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Tuesday 1 September 2026
India expands chip ambitions with full Semicon 2.0 notification
India has unveiled the next phase of its semiconductor policy, a move that could reshape global chip supply chains, investment flows, and talent markets. The expanded program aims...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Semicon Taiwan 2026 to spotlight AI-driven semiconductor supply chain shifts
Semicon Taiwan 2026 is set to open soon as Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International said AI is pushing a new wave of technology upgrades across the global chip industry...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Rising Packaging Complexity Elevates Glass in Semiconductor Manufacturing

As transistor scaling becomes more difficult and costly, advanced packaging has become one of the most important paths for extending Moore's Law. Technologies such as...

Tuesday 1 September 2026
Buima returns to profit in the second quarter on battery module demand
Buima swung back to profitability in the second quarter of 2026 as a recovery in its battery module shipments and gains from asset disposal lifted results. The company said demand...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Acme sees years of SiC growth as data center demand builds
Capex by the world's nine largest cloud service providers (CSPs) is expected to rise about 90% year over year in 2026, while AI servers are growing faster than conventional servers,...
Monday 31 August 2026
U-Best races to launch PFAS-free coatings by 1Q27
U-Best Innovative Technology, a unit of Sun Yad Group, is accelerating development of fluorine-free coatings to capture replacement demand driven by EU and US state-level regulations...
Monday 31 August 2026
Kingboard Laminates raises prices again as CCL shortages deepen
Kingboard Laminates, a leading Chinese copper-clad laminate (CCL) maker, has issued another price increase notice as shortages of core materials such as fiberglass cloth and copper...
Monday 31 August 2026
Shanghai's 15th Five-Year Plan bets on chips, AI, advanced packaging
On August 26, the Shanghai municipal government released its 15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries, setting a target for added value in strategic...
Monday 31 August 2026
Taisic Materials produces Taiwan's first 12-inch SiC boule with homegrown crystal growth furnace
Taisic Materials, a subsidiary of Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, has successfully produced Taiwan's first 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) boule using a crystal growth furnace independently...
Monday 31 August 2026
India roundup: India broadens semiconductor and AI ambitions across manufacturing, design, materials and data centers
India's semiconductor ambitions are expanding from packaging and testing to chip design, materials, mobile devices and data centers. New investments by CG Power, Infineon, Foxconn,...
Monday 31 August 2026
China optical display investment shrinks 80% in 1H26
China's optical display industry is cooling after years of aggressive panel fab construction that has reshaped the global display landscape. Investments in China's optical display...
Monday 31 August 2026
Tex Year's specialty chemicals push could reshape its growth mix as AI and optics expand
Tex Year is widening its specialty chemicals business beyond LCDs and electronics into AI servers, in-vehicle electronics, Mini LED, and optical lenses, while also targeting optical...
Sunday 30 August 2026
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers eyes cautious 2H26 on higher-value, recycled materials
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) is taking a cautiously optimistic view of operations in the second half of 2026. Despite geopolitical volatility and disruption to Middle...
Friday 28 August 2026
China memory catch-up broadens: YMTC closes in on SK Hynix NAND share, CXMT advances DRAM tech
China's memory-chip industry is narrowing parts of the technology gap with global leaders on two fronts. YMTC is approaching SK Hynix in NAND revenue share while running a more advanced...
Friday 28 August 2026
Long-term contracts tie up InP capacity due to data center optics demand
Compound semiconductor supply-chain players say China has recently eased some substrate export controls, but the upgrade of high-frequency transmission in AI data centers toward 200G...