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Wednesday 21 October 2026
TSMC and others turn LCD plants into AI assets as LG Innotek weighs acquisition
Growing demand for AI servers, advanced packaging, and data centers is reviving interest in idle LCD plants, with companies acquiring and converting existing sites into semiconductor...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics extends long-term contracts to memory substrates, totaling KRW4.3T
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) has signed a long-term supply agreement worth KRW360.487 billion (approximately US$260 million) with a major global company for memory packaging substrates,...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Contrel, FSE combine laser and plasma processes for advanced packaging
Contrel Technology and FSE jointly showcased dual-core laser micromachining and plasma process technologies at TPCA Show 2026, targeting advanced packaging and high-end substrate manufacturing...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Packaging-to-board integration emerges as key gap as AI reshapes electronics supply chain
Packaging, substrate, printed circuit board (PCB), and assembly makers need closer coordination to meet the demands of AI and high-performance computing (HPC), as package-to-board...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
AUO selects glass substrate specs for semiconductor processes, not size rivalry
AUO is tailoring its glass core substrate specifications specifically to semiconductor process requirements rather than competing on panel dimensions with Innolux, according to Chairman...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Daeduck Electronics targets 2029 ceramic substrates for AI packaging
South Korean substrate maker Daeduck Electronics is accelerating development of ceramic core substrates (CCS) to address warpage and thermal-management challenges as AI semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
AI substrate bottleneck shifts from design to manufacturing
AI computing is pushing packaging density to its limits, with accelerator substrates expected to exceed 100x100mm and expand beyond 120x120mm within the next three to five years. As...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Amkor triples Gwangju investment as AI packaging demand grows
Amkor Technology is tripling its planned investment in Gwangju to expand advanced packaging capacity for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, bringing a semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
TPK targets 2028 TGV mass production with NT$6 billion investment
TPK Holding has completed a pilot production line for glass-substrate through-glass via (TGV) technology at its Zhongli plant and started joint development and validation of early-stage...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Hanmi Semiconductor establishes US hub to support AI packaging customers

Hanmi Semiconductor has established a US subsidiary in Silicon Valley as it seeks to capitalize on growing demand for advanced semiconductor packaging...

Tuesday 20 October 2026
MediaTek's Google TPU v9 faces potential delay over glass substrate yields, but 2026 orders remain strong
Market reports have recently suggested that MediaTek's tensor processing unit (TPU) v9 project with Google could face delays in volume production as Google reportedly revises the chip's...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: AI packaging power reaches kilowatt scale as thermal design moves toward the die
Generative AI is pushing chip power consumption and heat flux to unprecedented levels, driving AI packaging thermal management requirements from several hundred watts to the kilowatt...
Monday 19 October 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Microsoft Maia 300 leads 2nm race, TSMC's US strategy shifts, Intel EMIB-T faces yield challenge
Microsoft's early adoption of TSMC's 2nm process, a US$2 billion manufacturing partnership between TSMC and GlobalFoundries, and delays to Google's next-gen TPU highlight diverging...
Monday 19 October 2026
ACM Research bets on panel-level packaging and overseas growth as adoption risks persist
ACM Research is expanding beyond China as its panel-level packaging equipment advances through customer evaluations in Taiwan, while the US semiconductor equipment maker invests in...
Monday 19 October 2026
From LCD powerhouse to AI enabler: Taiwan's display industry reinvents itself after 30 turbulent years
Once a global LCD manufacturing powerhouse, Taiwan's display industry has weathered financial crises, antitrust penalties and fierce competition from state-backed Chinese rivals. Now,...