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Tuesday 26 May 2026
Taiwan MLCC makers plug into AI server demand
AI servers are driving a surge in demand for high-end passive components, rapidly eating into multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) capacity and extending lead times to more than 16–20...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Wingtech sues Nexperia for US$1.2B as it fights delisting risk
Wingtech Technology, the Chinese tech company that owns Dutch semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, has filed a civil lawsuit against Nexperia and five defendants for alleged damages...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Holy Stone Enterprise says AI power surge will deepen global MLCC shortages
Holy Stone Enterprise warns that AI-driven power upgrades are creating global shortages and record demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), with lead times beyond 20 weeks...
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Lightmatter joins TSMC on COUPE for 3D optical engines
AI computing's massive demand for infrastructure is making interconnect and laser technologies key to overcoming power and bandwidth limits, prompting silicon photonics unicorn Lightmatter...
Monday 25 May 2026
AI servers drive order growth; Weltrend's fan motor driver IC visibility strong
At its earnings conference, Weltrend Semiconductor described the first quarter of 2026 as an exceptional one. Despite the period being historically slow, the company posted year-over-year...
Monday 25 May 2026
AI data centers spark 800V HVDC rush for Taiwan lead frame suppliers

The shift toward 800V high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power architectures in AI data centers is driving a surge in demand for power...

Monday 25 May 2026
Ample Electronic says AI demand is boosting MLCC-related passive components
Ample Electronic said rising demand from artificial intelligence end customers has driven a stronger market for multilayer ceramic capacitors and related passive components, lifting...
Monday 25 May 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics secures large silicon capacitor supply contract
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco)'s KRW1.5 trillion (approx. US$990 million) silicon capacitor supply contract with a major global company could reshape component supply for AI servers,...
Monday 25 May 2026
Embedded substrates draw AI chip interest as packaging turns strategic
Rising interest in embedded substrates among Nvidia, AMD, and Intel signals potential shifts in AI data‑center supply chains, as the technology promises improved signal integrity...
Sunday 24 May 2026
Geopolitics disrupts chips — can Taiwan and South Korea cooperate to hold the line?
The global semiconductor industry is being pulled in two directions. On one side, the cost of building a single advanced chip factory has ballooned to as much as US$40 billion, concentrating...
Sunday 24 May 2026
AI server boom squeezes Samsung Electro-Mechanics' component supply

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is emerging as another beneficiary of the AI data center buildout, as demand for high-end capacitors and package...

Saturday 23 May 2026
Taiwan power chip maker Panjit targets AI and robotics for next growth phase

Panjit International Inc. is accelerating its expansion into AI and automotive electronics as the Taiwanese power semiconductor maker positions...

Friday 22 May 2026
WPG Holdings flags server supply gaps amid memory price hikes, 800V shift
Amid the continued crowding-out effect of artificial intelligence (AI) demand, IC distributor WPG Holdings said memory shortages and rising prices are weakening end-product sales momentum,...
Friday 22 May 2026
AP Memory IPD enters Intel's EMIB supply chain, shipments set for 2Q26
Specialty memory design company AP Memory is positioning itself to capture growth momentum from stack silicon capacitors (S-SiCap). The company said its discrete S-SiCap products,...
Friday 22 May 2026
TSMC supply chain material maker AMC rides AI packaging yield boom

Alliance Material Co. (AMC), a Taiwan-based advanced semiconductor materials supplier, said its balance film anti-warpage material has...