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Saturday 14 June 2025
Broadcom's AI chip sales hit 52%, with SoftBank and OpenAI on deck

Broadcom is emerging as a key supplier in the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain, with revenue from AI-related chips now comprising...

Saturday 14 June 2025
China’s chip tool reboot: AMEC backs a “2.5-player” play
In late April 2025, South Korea's ZDNet Korea reported that China is moving ahead with a major overhaul of its domestic semiconductor equipment sector, aiming to consolidate...
Friday 13 June 2025
Taiwanese chip tester MPI sees three-year order visibility as AI drives demand
Taiwan's MPI Corporation, a major producer of probe cards and semiconductor test equipment, said artificial intelligence infrastructure demand is driving capacity utilization to maximum...
Friday 13 June 2025
AI-fueled demand lifts Keystone Microtech's 2025 forecast; FX risk clouds margin outlook
Taiwan's test interface supplier Keystone Microtech Corp. expects sustained order momentum through late 2025, fueled by growing demand for chip testing in AI and high-performance...
Thursday 12 June 2025
China's MLCC makers carve out 10% share — How does Semco adjust course?
Chinese multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) manufacturers—including Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology, Chaozhou Three-Circle Group, and Eyang Technology—have rapidly...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Nan Ya PCB sees another executive change as president Andy Tang retires
IC substrate manufacturer Nan Ya PCB announced that company president Andy Tang will retire and step down on June 16, 2025. The company has yet to announce a successor.
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Taiwan-Korea alliance targets semiconductor materials dominance
PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials agent Ampoc recently announced a strategic technical partnership with South Korean semiconductor materials leader DCT Material...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
China's STAR Market reforms spark record M&A wave as tech firms seek scale and strategy
Marking the first anniversary of China's "Eight Measures for the STAR Market"—a landmark reform package aimed at boosting tech innovation and industrial upgrading—the...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Ampoc partners with South Korea's DCT Material to expand advanced process materials market
Ampoc, a distributor of PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials, announced that in response to the growing global demand for high-end materials in advanced semiconductor...
Monday 9 June 2025
Shibaura takeover heats up as Yageo moves closer to Japan's regulatory green light
Taiwan-based Yageo Corporation has refiled its foreign investment application under Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) as of June 2, in a renewed bid to acquire...
Monday 9 June 2025
First Hi-tec targets NT$10 billion revenue in 2025 on AI server boom
Taiwan-based niche PCB maker First Hi-tec Enterprise is riding strong momentum from the AI server sector and expects its 2025 revenue to surpass NT$10 billion (US$307 million), according...
Saturday 7 June 2025
GBM's acquisition of Lincstech: GM says benefits will be gradual
Walsin's PCB business unit, PSA, together with its subsidiary GBM, recently held an investor conference. When the operational benefits from GBM's acquisition of Japan's major PCB...
Thursday 5 June 2025
LPKF reportedly enforces glass substrate patents amid intensifying industry competition
German laser technology provider LPKF has begun actively asserting its patents related to semiconductor glass substrate technology, signaling a potentially more aggressive posture...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Semco reportedly expanding semiconductor-use glass substrate ecosystem
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) reportedly has begun building a glass substrate ecosystem to support the development of next-generation semiconductors, with Samsung Electronics...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
CoWoS material shortage triggers AI supply chain concerns; TSMC and ASE expected to receive priority access
As the surge in demand for high-performance computing (HPC) chips driven by artificial intelligence (AI) continues, the semiconductor industry has reported that Japanese chemical...