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Thursday 8 January 2026
Precious metal rally tightens electronics supply chains as silver price surge lifts component costs
Market analysts have identified 2025 as a potential "super bull market" year for precious metals, driven by a complex mix of geopolitical tensions and supply-demand imbalances. Prices...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
5G and AI demand boost Taiwan's copper wire industry growth
Taiwan's copper wire sector has experienced notable growth since 2021, with output value exceeding NT$200 billion (approx. US$6.36 billion) for the first time, according to the Ministry...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Chang Wah interview: strong lead frame growth despite precious metals shortage
Post-pandemic inventory digestion for mature semiconductor processes has come to an end. Market conditions have rebounded amid tariff-hedging and precautionary stocking, driving Taiwan's...
Friday 2 January 2026
Walsin Lihwa and Taya see copper price gains extend to 2026 on AI, EV, grid demand
Copper prices are expected to continue rising through 2026, driven by strong demand from AI data center construction, growth in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, and power grid...
Friday 2 January 2026
Power supply chain weighs price hikes, long-term contracts as copper price increases
In the midst of the global energy transition, expanding AI infrastructure, and rising electricity demand, international copper prices have recently remained at high levels, bringing...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
South Korean PCB industry faces cost challenges as AI drives raw material prices up
The South Korean printed circuit board (PCB) industry is struggling as soaring gold and copper prices, up 50% and 30% respectively since early 2025, increase production costs. Despite...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Copper surge ends CCL price war between China and Taiwan
Amid rising concerns over global copper supply shortages, London Metal Exchange (LME) copper prices have surged nearly 40% since early 2025, significantly increasing cost pressures...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Exclusive: Why photons beat copper in AI factories—Celestial AI Co-founder on Marvell's acquisition
In a year when artificial intelligence spending has begun to resemble a national infrastructure program, Celestial AI has chosen to stop being a standalone startup. Preet Virk, the...
Friday 12 December 2025
VPEC will focus on optical components in 2026
AI data centers are seeing rapidly increasing demand for HPC and big data processing. The shift from traditional copper wiring to fiber optics boosts data transfer rates while lowering...
Thursday 11 December 2025
UMC launches new Tainan plant to convert chip waste into valuable materials

United Microelectronics (UMC) has opened an NT$1.8 billion (approx. US$58 million) circular economy center at its Tainan campus, launching...

Tuesday 9 December 2025
Silver shockwaves push tech suppliers to renegotiate and retrench

Since the start of 2025, silver prices have nearly doubled, far outpacing the roughly 30% rise in copper and the 60% climb in gold. The...

Monday 8 December 2025
Cable makers see short-term gains from rising copper prices
Amid the recent surge in copper prices, cable maker Taya points to potential short-term benefits from inventory appreciation, but long-term profits will still depend on inventory...
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Marvell to acquire Celestial AI to accelerate shift toward optical interconnects for AI data centers
Marvell's planned acquisition of Celestial AI signals a major shift toward all-optical interconnects in AI data centers, with the company positioning itself to capture a rapidly expanding...
Wednesday 3 December 2025
China's Kingboard raises prices again as copper and fiberglass costs soar

Following price-hike announcements from Taiwan's major copper-clad laminate (CCL) makers, including Nan Ya, China's market leader Kingboard...

Tuesday 2 December 2025
Copper shock, AI PCB demand recasts global CCL pricing
Costs for copper foil and electronic-grade glass fibre cloth are climbing at the same time that AI infrastructure build-out is fuelling strong demand for high-frequency, high-speed...