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Tuesday 3 June 2025
Chip packaging material shortage deepens as top supplier raises prices 20%
Rising artificial intelligence chip demand has strained supplies of critical materials used in advanced semiconductor packaging, with Japan's Nittobo announcing price increases of...
Thursday 29 May 2025
Currency crunch stalls Nanya PCB, yet cloud and edge AI bets are just getting started

Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board Corporation (Nanya PCB), a top Taiwanese IC substrate maker, cautioned that second-quarter earnings may...

Tuesday 27 May 2025
China chip industry rises under US sanctions, Taiwan suppliers pivot
While the US-China trade war has entered a tentative truce, tensions in the semiconductor sector are escalating, placing renewed scrutiny on Taiwan's IC substrate manufacturers operating...
Tuesday 27 May 2025
TSMC's CoWoS boom squeezes substrates, stirs NAND pricing
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC), the world's leading supplier of BT substrate base materials, has notified clients of delayed shipments due to tightening raw material supply. The growing...
Monday 19 May 2025
Substrate makers' China exit stalls as SEA relocation falls short
Amid the renewed US-China trade tensions and fierce price competition from Chinese peers, the industry trend of "China Minus One" has resurfaced, spreading from outsourced semiconductor...
Thursday 8 May 2025
Malaysia's semiconductor strategy advances as AT&S high-volume plant delivers AMD AI chip substrates
Austria's AT&S has begun high-volume manufacturing at its new facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, marking a significant milestone in Malaysia's ambition to climb the semiconductor...
Monday 5 May 2025
Semco and Daeduck poised to power Tesla's autonomous Cybercab with key substrate supply

South Korea's leading substrate manufacturers, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and Daeduck Electronics, are preparing to supply crucial...

Friday 25 April 2025
AI lifts Taiwan's substrate leaders: 2025 supply crunch nears resolution
Soaring demand for AI servers has propelled Taiwan's ABF substrate leaders—Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology, and Nan Ya PCB—to double-digit annual...
Wednesday 23 April 2025
LG Innotek unveils 'Dream Factory' to pioneer PC CPU ABF substrates and target server market expansion

LG Innotek inaugurated a new semiconductor substrate production facility on April 17 in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Named the...

Tuesday 8 April 2025
Group Up eyes US expansion despite tariff challenges, confident in market position in 2025
In response to the impact of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States, PCB, and substrate equipment manufacturer Group Up stated that its product exports to the US are relatively...
Thursday 27 March 2025
Substrate and materials suppliers in CoWoS supply chain working to close capacity gaps
Nvidia's high-end AI server, the GB200, is facing challenges due to technical bottlenecks and material supply issues. Industry sources report that key materials used for chip substrates...
Monday 24 March 2025
Shinko Electric to delist in June, eye DNP and Mitsui Chemicals partnership on backend process materials
The Japan Innovation Network (JIC) has completed the tender offer for shares of Shinko Electric Industries, a Fujitsu subsidiary specializing in IC substrates, and the company is...
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Tong Hsing upbeat about optical communications segment, but automotive market outlook remains uncertain
Tong Hsing Electronic, a semiconductor packaging service and substrate provider, has forecast a mid single-digit quarter-over-quarter decline in revenue for the first quarter of 2025...
Friday 14 February 2025
PanelSemi partners with Japan Display to advance ceramic semiconductor packaging
PanelSemi signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan Display (JDI) to collaborate extensively in advanced ceramic semiconductor packaging. This development follows PanelSemi's...
Wednesday 5 February 2025
AI powers IC substrate market as 2025 recovery gradually takes shape
AI-powered applications reshaped the electronics manufacturing landscape in 2024, driving a resurgence for Taiwan’s leading IC substrate makers. Unimicron, Kinsus, and Zhen...