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Saturday 18 July 2026
JNTC-TOPPAN glass substrate push signals AI packaging supply-chain shift
As AI accelerators and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packages grow larger and more complex, substrate technology is becoming a new constraint in advanced packaging. Organic substrates...
Friday 17 July 2026
Powertech and Broadcom expand AI ASIC push with US$400M Singapore FOPLP venture

Powertech Technology is deepening its panel-level packaging (FOPLP) strategy after its board approved a joint venture with Broadcom...

Friday 17 July 2026
TSMC limits mature-node expansion and eases pressure on PMIC suppliers
TSMC chairman C.C. Wei said at the company's July 16 earnings call that mature-node expansion will be limited, with future capacity additions focused mainly on overseas fabs in Japan...
Friday 17 July 2026
WST targets AI optical boom as high-power CW laser shipments begin in 4Q26
Buoyed by robust shipments of optical communications products, Taiwanese optical communications company WaveSplitter Technologies (WST) nearly doubled its first-quarter revenue in...
Friday 17 July 2026
Power component prices keep rising as supply tightens

Power semiconductor makers say prices are still being adjusted as upstream raw material costs rise and AI-driven high-margin products...

Friday 17 July 2026
Cica-Huntek opens Arizona plant to support advanced chip manufacturing in the US
Cica-Huntek Chemical Technology said on July 16 that its subsidiary facility in Phoenix, Arizona, had been completed and officially opened after about US$8 million in investment. The...
Friday 17 July 2026
Capacity reservations and inventory buildup reshape component makers' 3Q26 outlook amid persistent shortages
Global investment in AI infrastructure continues to accelerate, yet component shortages across the supply chain have not eased as previously expected. Instead, tightening availability...
Thursday 16 July 2026
AI hardware boom lifts Taiwan's rail and CCL suppliers; optical module tells messier story
Taiwan's technology supply chain delivered another month of strong year-over-year revenue growth in June 2026, led by suppliers tied directly to AI server infrastructure, even as the...
Thursday 16 July 2026
Exclusive: Advanced packaging outpaces front-end growth while NPO paves way for commercial CPO
Generative AI is accelerating demand for computing power, memory and data bandwidth, shifting semiconductor innovation beyond front-end processes toward advanced packaging, silicon...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Jensen Huang's Akihabara visit honors partners behind Nvidia's 33-year rise
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to attend an event in Tokyo's Akihabara district on July 15, marking the 30th anniversary of the partnership between Nvidia GeForce Japan and gaming...
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Nam Liong posts strong Q2 as high-value materials drive growth
Nam Liong Global Corporation reported consolidated revenue of NT$245 million (US$8.4 million) for June 2026, down 2.56% from the previous month but up 21.66% year over year, reflecting...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Taiwan AI suppliers ride global demand as substrate, and CCL markets tighten
Taiwan's AI hardware supply chain remained strong in June, as substrate and CCL makers posted sharp annual gains driven by demand for AI servers, ASICs, and high-performance computing...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Six-inch SiC substrate price rebounds as supply tightens

Six-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, a third-generation semiconductor product that has faced oversupply and falling prices for...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
Intel challenges HBM leaders with XBM and ZAM in a bid to reshape AI memory

Intel is developing a new memory architecture aimed at challenging the dominance of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), with commercialization...

Tuesday 14 July 2026
AI demand pushes global ABF substrate market into shortage, with pressure seen through 2028

The AI boom is tightening an important but often overlooked part of the chip supply chain, with global readers likely to feel the effects...