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Monday 6 May 2024
SK Hynix denies plan to produce DRAM at M17 site
SK Hynix reportedly designated its M17 factory site as another new DRAM production base soon after announcing in late April its investment in the M15X DRAM plant in Cheongiu, South...
Friday 3 May 2024
Japan takes ambitious action on advanced packaging technology to capture Chiplet and AI chip opportunities
The potential of advanced packaging technology to upgrade chip performance has attracted many Japanese equipment and material suppliers to allocate their resources in this highly...
Thursday 2 May 2024
Chinese semiconductor firms raising prices on soaring precious metal costs
Many Chinese semiconductor firms have told customers they are raising prices due to rising costs of precious metals, such as gold and copper, according to industry sources.
Thursday 25 April 2024
Congo questions Apple on concerns about use of conflict minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government notified Apple Inc. of concerns that the company's supply chain may be tainted by conflict minerals sourced from the central African...
Thursday 25 April 2024
Japanese materials and equipment suppliers gaining from HBM expansion drive
The continuous surge in generative AI applications is driving strong demand for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), significantly benefiting Japanese suppliers of materials and equipment...
Wednesday 24 April 2024
Battery information sharing among Japan, EU, US aims to cut reliance on Chinese materials
Japan and the European Union have agreed to collaborate on a scheme to share information about battery material production locations and the supply chain. The move will help the two...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Taiwanese MicroLED makers carry on as Apple aborts MicroLED smartwatch project; Three industry expos you should watch out for this month
VP of Taiwan Display Union Association (TDUA) James Yang says he is optimistic about Taiwan's MicroLED industry and the technology's potential, despite Apple's recent decision to...
Wednesday 10 April 2024
China pushes for OLED material self-sufficiency
China was already the largest OLED panel producer in 2023, manufacturing 51% of the world's OLED panels. Now it's actively increasing its capacity for OLED materials, for which China's...
Monday 8 April 2024
Amid US-China spat, new opportunities for Taiwan-based battery material suppliers
Prices have dropped for nickel and lithium, key materials used in batteries for Electric Vehicles (EV), as growth in the EV market has slowed. Even as suppliers begin to reduce production,...
Monday 8 April 2024
Why do quake-ridden Taiwan and Japan thrive in semiconductor industry?
After the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Taiwan, TSMC's speedy recovery to resume operation on the late evening of April 5 demonstrated the resilience and flexibility of...
Friday 29 March 2024
Battery material supplier Aleees signs new customers in automotive sector
Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees), a Taiwan-based provider of LFP battery materials and IP licensor, has expanded its customer base to include automakers in Europe, the US,...
Thursday 28 March 2024
AI chip boom to drive sales surge for TOK's ArF and EUV photoresists
Japan's semiconductor chemicals vendor Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) has stated that the increasing demand for AI chips will drive up sales and market shares of its extreme ultraviolet (EUV)...
Thursday 28 March 2024
IC packaging materials distributor Niching sees brisk order visibility
Niching Industrial has observed clear order visibility for vapor chambers and silver paste materials.
Thursday 28 March 2024
OLED materials demand ramping up
Demand for OLED materials is ramping up for IT and AR/VR device applications, according to industry sources in South Korea.
Wednesday 27 March 2024
IC packaging materials supplier CWE obtains NT$3 billion syndicated loan
Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE) has signed a five-year syndicated loan agreement for NT$3 billion (US$94 million) with 12 local banks in Taiwan, according to the semiconductor materials...