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Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC reportedly pushes CoPoS exclusivity to lock in next-gen packaging lead
TSMC is accelerating the expansion of its CoWoS advanced packaging capacity while pushing ahead with the more technically demanding panel-level packaging technology CoPoS, aiming to...
Friday 8 May 2026
Surging AI demand tightens supply of key PCB material

Demand for high-performance printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in advanced semiconductors has surged in recent months, tightening supply...

Friday 8 May 2026
Topco hits record 1Q26 revenue, profit on semiconductor materials demand
Topco Scientific reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue and profit on May 7, driven by strong demand for photoresists, photomask substrates, and silicon wafers used in advanced...
Friday 8 May 2026
Shenmao rides the AI infrastructure boom to record revenue growth
Taiwanese solder materials manufacturer Shenmao Technology said surging demand from the artificial-intelligence server supply chain, coupled with expanding shipments to Southeast Asia...
Friday 8 May 2026
BenQ Materials bets on CPO and microLED amid optical communications push
BenQ Materials is seeing its diversification begin to pay off as it pushes into co-packaged optics (CPO) and microLED. The polarizer maker said its subsidiary Cenefom's chemical mechanical...
Thursday 7 May 2026
SEMI reports stronger wafer shipments with global implications
The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group reported a 13.1% year-over-year rise in global silicon wafer shipment area to 3,275 million square inches in the first quarter of 2026, signaling...
Thursday 7 May 2026
South Korea's US$344.3 million push to localize power chips
South Korea plans to provide KRW500 billion (US$344.3 million) in state funding for a large-scale research and development project aimed at localizing next-generation power semiconductors,...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Supply chain walks pricing tightrope as AI demand lifts costs

The rapid spread of generative AI applications and rising demand for computing power have pushed global data center construction into...

Wednesday 6 May 2026
Innos Taiwan and Apollo Power to supply renewable electricity to semiconductor suppliers
Innos and Apollo Power announced a green power cooperation agreement on May 5 to supply renewable electricity to global high-tech manufacturing, aiming to support the semiconductor...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
AMI capacity sold out through 2028 as CCL makers race for high-end tools

The PCB industry is entering a new phase of transformation in the AI era, as rising demand for high-frequency and high-speed applications...

Tuesday 5 May 2026
Univacco eyes 2027 Vietnam plant ramp-up for CPO and advanced packaging materials
Univacco said its Vietnam plant will begin mass production in the second quarter of 2027 as the company moves to position itself in the co-packaged optics and advanced packaging materials...
Monday 4 May 2026
Win Semiconductors: GaAs and InP supply still meets production demand
Rising raw material prices have pushed up gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrate costs, squeezing a key material used in power amplifiers (PA). Win Semiconductors said that its scale gives...
Monday 4 May 2026
Taiwan moves to close the gap on semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan's government is advancing its Five Trusted Industry Sectors program, which identifies semiconductors, AI, defense, security, and next-generation communications as the country's...
Monday 4 May 2026
BenQ Materials unit Cenefom enters memory supply chain with CMP brush wheels
BenQ Materials is accelerating its expansion into semiconductor materials as its subsidiary Cenefom officially begins operations at its new Guangyuan plant. The facility's chemical...
Sunday 3 May 2026
Taiwan's Hsin-li Chemical to acquire up to 30% of golf equipment distributor Dacome in tender offer

Hsin-li Chemical, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Sun Yad Group, said it plans to launch an over-the-counter tender offer for shares of Dacome,...