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Friday 31 July 2026
Semco reportedly expands SoulBrain partnership to advance glass substrate materials for AI chip packaging

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is broadening its collaboration with South Korean materials supplier SoulBrain beyond glass substrate...

Friday 31 July 2026
ams OSRAM's Micro LED links trade speed for scale in AI data centres

ams OSRAM is developing Micro LED-based optical data links for AI data centres, positioning the technology as a high-density, scalable...

Thursday 30 July 2026
GlobalFoundries lands US$300M CHIPS backing for AI silicon photonics

GlobalFoundries has signed a letter of intent with the US Department of Commerce for a potential US$300 million award to accelerate...

Monday 27 July 2026
Aluminum gains ground as high copper prices push substitution across industries
Aluminum substitution for copper gained momentum in 2026 as elevated raw material costs and cost-cutting pressure spread across the auto, power and appliance sectors. The shift was...
Sunday 26 July 2026
Pantheon Electric expands copper platform as AI and grid demand tighten supply
Pantheon Electric said it has completed the acquisition of four manufacturers and built an integrated power infrastructure platform across 21 factories in North America and Europe...
Thursday 23 July 2026
Samsung weighs Besi's Korean rivals for 50-bonder hybrid bonding line as pricing talks drag on

Samsung Electronics is preparing a die-to-wafer hybrid bonding production line with about 50 bonders at its Pyeongtaek campus for next-generation...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
Tower Semiconductor bets on Japan to ride the AI data center shift from copper to light
Tower Semiconductor is placing a roughly US$3 billion wager that the artificial-intelligence buildout will force data centers to move data with light rather than electricity, anchoring...
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Tripod posts record second-quarter revenue as 2026 capex plan tops NT$10 billion
Tripod Technology said its business stayed strong in the first half of 2026, helping second-quarter revenue hit a new quarterly high. June sales still topped NT$8 billion (approx....
Saturday 11 July 2026
Interview: Why Geckos bets materials, not chips, will decide the next AI performance leap

As generative AI fuels rapid growth in demand for high-performance computing (HPC), the semiconductor industry is shifting from a process...

Friday 10 July 2026
JPC Connectivity June revenue hits a new high on AI data center demand
AI data centers and faster interconnects are lifting demand for JPC Connectivity, with the cable and connector maker posting record June revenue and stronger quarterly results. The...
Thursday 9 July 2026
Gem Terminal June sales dipped as AI cooling and green power demand rose
Gem Terminal said June 2026 consolidated revenue fell from May because customers and internal teams carried out routine inventory counts, delaying some shipments. Even so, the Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Exclusive: Geckos bets on AI materials beyond nano copper powders and CPO waveguides
As generative AI drives rapid growth in high-performance computing (HPC) demand, the semiconductor industry is shifting from process-node competition to materials competition. Geckos...
Monday 6 July 2026
Kingboard raises CCL prices again as AI demand tightens PCB material supply
Rising demand for AI servers and high-performance computing (HPC) continues to drive price increases across the upstream PCB materials supply chain.
Saturday 4 July 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix seek substrate price cuts for the second half of 2026
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly pressing South Korean semiconductor substrate suppliers to lower prices for the second half of 2026, even as memory demand remains in...
Friday 3 July 2026
Global server demand is set to stay strong through 2027 as supply chain pressure widens

Global server demand is expected to stay strong through 2027, with implications for cloud operators, hardware makers, and data center...