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Thursday 5 February 2026
Packaging costs rise as Chinese MCU makers push price hikes despite weak demand
Amid rising wafer fab and raw material costs, Chinese MCU maker Cmsemicon led a 15-50% price increase to curb losses in the sluggish MCU market. Despite packaging firms signaling price...
Tuesday 3 February 2026
Realtek, MediaTek, Airoha increase prices in response to OSAT and memory price hikes
Rising prices are no longer limited to upstream materials and PCBs; surging memory costs have further pushed up supply chain expenses, prompting synchronized responses across wafer...
Thursday 29 January 2026
Analysis: China's chip price spiral has begun; a grey rhino threatening the 2026 supply chain
China's semiconductor supply chain is sending a clear signal: a wave of "chip inflation" driven by mature-node manufacturing, memory, and packaging costs is no longer theoretical;...
Thursday 29 January 2026
Cmsemicon triggers MCU, NOR Flash price hikes of up to 50% in widening China chip cost cycle
Chinese microcontroller (MCU) supplier Cmsemicon has raised prices on its MCU and NOR Flash products by 15% to 50%, citing tighter chip supply and higher packaging and testing costs...
Tuesday 27 January 2026
Yageo leads chip resistor price hikes, Walsin follows
Price increases are spreading through the passive components industry as clearer pricing signals from market leaders accelerate the trend across the supply chain. Products ranging...
Monday 26 January 2026
Rising precious metal costs prompt Taiwan LED makers to assess price hike
Rising precious metal prices are rippling through the LED industry, prompting Chinese manufacturers to issue price increase notices and pushing Taiwanese suppliers to consider similar...
Friday 9 January 2026
Walsin subsidiary Joyin raises prices on thermistors and varistors as silver cost surges
Taiwan's passive component industry is experiencing another round of price increases. Joyin, a circuit protection components brand under Walsin Technology, has issued price increase...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly reject long-term DRAM contracts and raise prices by up to 70%

Reports in Korean business media say Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are raising quoted prices for server DRAM by 60% to 70% for the...

Wednesday 24 December 2025
SMIC signals mature-node price turnaround with reported 10% hike
China's leading foundry, SMIC, is reported to have issued price increase notices to selected customers, marking the start of a pricing adjustment. The company has yet to formally confirm...
Thursday 27 November 2025
Nan Ya Plastics raises CCL and PP prices by 8% amid raw material cost surge
Nan Ya Plastics, a subsidiary of Formosa Plastics Group, has notified customers of an 8% price increase across its entire copper-clad laminate (CCL) and prepreg (PP) product lines...
Friday 7 November 2025
Memory price surge amid supply tightness pressures Chinese smartphone makers
The surge in AI computing has led to a significant price increase in DRAM and NAND Flash, with major manufacturers raising prices by up to 30% in late 2025, putting cost pressure on...
Monday 3 November 2025
TSMC unveils four-year price hike for advanced chips starting 2026
Industry sources revealed TSMC had introduced a rare multi-year price increase strategy for its advanced semiconductor processes, effective starting in 2026. The company will implement...
Tuesday 7 October 2025
Upstream substrate and leadframe price hikes pressure IC packaging costs
Since early 2025, rising costs of precious metals such as gold and silver have triggered price increase signals in the supply chain for key materials like substrates and leadframes...
Friday 26 September 2025
Samsung reportedly cuts 2nm foundry prices by 30% to counter TSMC's 50% hike
The global race to build the future of technology just got dramatically more expensive. TSMC is reportedly planning a staggering 50% price increase for its next-generation 2nm chips...
Monday 15 September 2025
Exclusive: Micron halts NAND and DRAM quotes after SanDisk price hike, sharper increases looming
Memory manufacturers are swiftly following SanDisk's announcement of a 10% price increase for NAND products, signaling a broader industry move toward higher pricing amid expected supply...