The importance of advanced packaging to the continuation of Moore's Law has already attracted TSMC and Intel to the field.

The "Cross-Strait +1" supply chain layout is quietly taking shape. For the semiconductor packaging and testing industry that emphasizes capacity and labor-intensive processes, the...

PCB drill manufacturer Topoint held its earnings call on August 4. Looking ahead to 3Q23, it stated that inventory clearance in the supply chain is approaching its end. Most customers...

The trend toward decarbonization will lead to robust market growth for power semiconductors, particularly those based on materials with wide bandgaps. According to Infineon Technologies,...

Bosch is expanding its semiconductor business further. The company has now opened a new testing center for chips and sensors in Penang, Malaysia, at a cost of around EUR65 million,...

Thailand is on track to be the EV hub in Southeast Asia. According to research firm Counterpoint, Thailand accounted for 78.7% of the battery EV sales in the region in the first quarter...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he discussed Telsa Inc.'s investments in the Southeast Asian country during a virtual meeting with Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

Tai-Tech Advanced Electronics, a power inductor specialist, recently announced plans to establish a new plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia for the production of automotive electronics...

Many OSATs and IDMs have backend production capacities in Penang, Malaysia, which has become an important location for their site expansions.

After experiencing a long inventory adjustment period, Taiwan-based Win Semiconductors, Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC)...

More China-based EV makers are expanding in Southeast Asia: Great Wall Motor (GWM) aims to enter the Vietnam market in August. GAC Aion has launched its operations in Thailand, planning...

Eternal Materials, dedicated to supplying resins, electronics materials including PCB-use dry film photoresists, and specialty materials, plans to expand its production capacity outside...

IC leadframe demand is expected to grow sharply in the next several years, as a result of expansions of packaging capacity. Texas Instruments (TI), for example, has recently announced...

IC substrate and PCB maker AT&S (Advanced Technologies & Solutions) has been expanding its IC substrate manufacturing footprint in Asia before COVID-19 outbreak. It has moved...

Taiwan's leading IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology will invest NT$30 billion (US$981.03 million) to set up a new plant in Taiwan dedicated to production of IC substrates with...