777 news items tagged materials
China MOSFET suppliers to raise prices again
Thursday 25 February 2021China-based power MOSFET and other power device suppliers have already raised their quotes by 10-15% recently amid tight foundry capacity, and will make another upward price adjustments,...
LCD panel prices set to rise further in March
Thursday 25 February 2021LCD panel prices will continue rising in March after moving up in February, as supply remains constrained due to shortages of upstream chips and materials despite strong demand from...
Foundry, packaging materials in tight supply
Tuesday 23 February 2021The supply of foundry and packaging materials, such as photoresist and leadframes, has already fallen short of demand, prompting related distributors to raise prices, according to...
MLCC material maker PDC sees order visibility extended for 5G applications
Friday 19 February 2021Prosperity Dielectrics Company (PDC), which mainly supplies MLCCs and related ceramic powders, has utilized over 90% of production capacity with clear order visibility extended to...
Packaging quotes for MCU and other consumer ICs set to rise
Thursday 18 February 2021Packaging specialists, such as Greatek Electronics, plan to raise their quotes for MCU and other consumer IC products in the second quarter to reflect their tight capacities, according...
IC, materials distributors embracing strong 1Q21
Wednesday 17 February 2021IC and materials distributors have reported strong revenue results for January 2021 and will experience a particularly strong first quarter this year thanks to downstream clients...
LCD panel makers post sequential falls for January revenues
Tuesday 9 February 2021LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display, as well as related component suppliers including Radiant Opto-Electronics, Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) and FineMat...
Order visibility for passive component materials clear for 3-4 months
Thursday 4 February 2021Taiwan's suppliers of upstream materials for passive components have seen clear order visibility for 3-4 months ahead thanks to a significant ramp-up in demand for MLCCs, chip resistors...
Taiwan CCL makers to raise prices to reflect rising materials costs
Wednesday 3 February 2021Taiwan-based CCL makers including Elite Material, Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology and Ventec International are set to raise their quotes soon to reflect rising costs for copper foil...
LCD panel price rally to continue in 1H21
Tuesday 2 February 2021LCD panel prices are expected to continue rising during the first half of 2021, as shortages of components and raw materials, including driver ICs, polarizers and glass substrates,...
Taiwan urged to focus on quantum computer hardware initially
Thursday 28 January 2021Felix Gwo, director of the Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, has noted that Taiwan should focus on optimizing the hardware as the initial target in the development of...
TSMC, NTU expand R&D partnership to quantum materials
Friday 22 January 2021TSMC and National Taiwan University (NTU) have expanded their collaboration in technology development to quantum materials research.
Niche-type CCL maker Ventec optimistic about 1Q21
Thursday 21 January 2021Taiwan-based Ventec International, which specializes in specialty CCL and automotive thermal materials, has expressed optimism that its revenue performance for first-quarter 2021...
IC materials distributors see clear order visibility through 1H21
Tuesday 12 January 2021Semiconductor equipment and materials distributors including Wah Lee Industrial and Niching Industrial have seen clear order visibility for specialty chemicals, equipment components,...
Taiwan polarizer suppliers to embrace strong 1H21
Tuesday 12 January 2021Taiwan-based polarizer makers are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first half of 2021, bolstered by strong demand for TV and IT panels along with rising polarizer prices in the...
TSMC equipment and materials suppliers to embrace strong 2021
Friday 8 January 2021Semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers of TSMC are poised to embrace a strong first quarter of 2021, and they are also optimistic about their sales prospects this year, according...
SMIC sees US ban hit supply of chemical raw materials and consumables
Thursday 7 January 2021The US trade ban against China-based SMIC has restricted the pure-play foundry's capability of obtaining semiconductor equipment for its process technology advancements. Nevertheless,...
GlobalWafers to raise spot quotes for silicon wafers
Tuesday 29 December 2020GlobalWafers has run all its production lines for 12-, 8- and 6-inch silicon wafers at full capacity, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu. The silicon wafer supplier plans...
Merck to highlight innovative materials and solutions at CES 2021 online
Friday 25 December 2020Merck will present its latest technology advancements for the electronics industry at an all-digital event of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from January 11-14, 2021.
Taiwan CCL makers set to raise quotes amid rising costs
Thursday 24 December 2020Taiwan-based CCL makers are facing rising costs of upstream raw materials, and intend to pass the increased costs onto clients, according to industry sources.
Major IC equipment, materials vendors deepening presence in Taiwan
Tuesday 22 December 2020Many international semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers have been stepping up investments or strengthening deployments in Taiwan seeking to better serve TSMC's ecosystem...
EMC to acquire fellow CCL company for US$28.7 million
Tuesday 22 December 2020Taiwan-based copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Elite Material (EMC) has announced plans to fully acquire fellow US firm EMD Specialty Materials for a total of US$28.73 million.
PCB materials prices set to rise in 2021
Tuesday 22 December 2020Prices for upstream PCB materials including copper foil, glass cloth and resin are set to rally in 2021 as supply is expected to be increasingly short of demand throughout the year,...
Ventec sees auto thermal materials as main growth engine in 2021
Monday 21 December 2020Ventec International expects shipments of automotive thermal materials and high-end specialty CCL materials for military and aerospace applications to remain major growth drivers...
Daxin gearing up for semiconductor materials
Friday 18 December 2020LCD chemical material supplier Daxin Materials aims to ramp up the production of semiconductor materials when its new plant, being built in central Taiwan, is completed in the third...

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