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Friday 30 January 2026
ASIC server demand boosts Taiwan's high-end CCL shipments
Cloud service providers (CSPs) continue to maintain strong capex, driving steady growth in AI servers and high-speed network switches markets while elevating the grade of copper-clad...
Friday 30 January 2026
DRAM price surge ripples downstream as CWE plans EMC hike
The recent surge in DRAM prices is widening pricing headroom across the semiconductor supply chain, prompting Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE), a major semiconductor materials supplier...
Thursday 29 January 2026
Cmsemicon triggers MCU, NOR Flash price hikes of up to 50% in widening China chip cost cycle
Chinese microcontroller (MCU) supplier Cmsemicon has raised prices on its MCU and NOR Flash products by 15% to 50%, citing tighter chip supply and higher packaging and testing costs...
Thursday 29 January 2026
Elite Material Co. invests in Taoyuan to boost high-end PCB production for AI demand
Elite Material Co. (EMC), a leading copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturer, has acquired land and buildings in Taiwan's Taoyuan Guanyin Industrial Park from Far Eastern New Century...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Corning signs up to US$6 billion supply agreement with Meta for US data center expansion
Corning and Meta Platforms have agreed to a multiyear deal valued at up to US$6 billion to supply optical fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions for Meta's US data center expansion...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
KGD joins memory price rally with China vendor raising prices by up to 80%
A fresh wave of memory price hikes is sweeping across the semiconductor supply chain, spreading from AI memory products into manufacturing, packaging, and testing, and upstream materials...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Efun Technology's shift toward niche optical films signals broader industry disruption amid supply chain challenges
The optical film industry is undergoing significant upheaval as disruptions in the red supply chain force manufacturers to rethink their business models. Taiwan-based Efun Technology...
Tuesday 27 January 2026
China reportedly enters semiconductor glass substrate market
China is moving into the semiconductor glass substrate market, with both chip-related suppliers and display makers entering the field, according to Korean industry reports.
Monday 26 January 2026
LG Display pushes into glass interposers as Korean panel makers seek growth
LG Display is moving from research toward execution in the emerging glass interposer market, working with domestic glass-processing partners to apply its display manufacturing experience...
Sunday 25 January 2026
South Korea advances OLED and PeLED with higher efficiency and longer perovskite lifespan
The display industry, evolving from LCD to OLED, now faces cost and performance bottlenecks, driving focus on new emissive materials and novel form factors. South Korean research teams...
Saturday 24 January 2026
China advances T1000 carbon fiber supply chain for semiconductor materials
As the global semiconductor industry pushes forward with advanced processes, heterogeneous integration, and cutting-edge packaging, competition now extends beyond process nodes to...
Saturday 24 January 2026
Energy limits AI growth; geopolitical stakes in rare earths, new packaging innovations reshape global supply chains
The Global Electronics Association's latest "2026 Electronics Industry Trend Forecast" highlights critical challenges and shifts that will impact the sector over the next few years...
Saturday 24 January 2026
LinkCom magnetic component price pressure eases; wireless charging module prices rise by 20%
The Taiwanese passive components industry continued to experience a wave of price increases. Magnetic component manufacturer LinkCom pointed out that since magnetic components primarily...
Friday 23 January 2026
Fiberglass crunch spurs supply scramble as CCL makers ban order changes

As AI chip package sizes continue to grow, warpage issues in IC substrates have become more pronounced. Capacity constraints for low-CTE...

Friday 23 January 2026
Solum Advanced Materials develops ultrathin stainless steel foil for all-solid-state batteries
South Korean materials company Solum Advanced Materials has created a 10-micron ultrathin stainless steel foil using its proprietary Equi-Speed Asymmetric Rolling (ESAR) technology...