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Tuesday 30 January 2024
Malaysia sees new semiconductor cluster forming as first IC substrate plant commissioned
The global semiconductor industry has invested in Malaysia for over 50 years. With IC substrate maker Austria Technologie & Sytemtechnik (AT&S) starting production at its...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
CMMT invests in AEMC to pave way into semiconductor business
Taiwan-based polarizer maker Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) has acquired a 33.7% stake in Opals Chemical Technology, a subsidiary of Advanced Echem Materials Company (AEMC),...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
PCB demand from AI server industry to increase
With ChatGPT significantly boosting demand for AI servers, related supply chain players have seen orders for Copper Clad Laminate (CCL), PCB, and ABF substrates increase, according...
Monday 29 January 2024
AI chip advancements fuel surge in Japanese semiconductor backend process materials
Amidst the rapid advancement in AI chip development, emerging technologies like chiplets are making semiconductor backend processes more intricate. As a result, the prices and profit...
Monday 29 January 2024
Weekly news roundup: Huawei seeks complete independence from Android with 'Pure-Blooded Harmony'
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of January 22-26:
Friday 26 January 2024
Semco reportedly to put new Vietnam plant into production in 2Q24
The previously announced new ABF substrate plant in Vietnam by Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) was slated to begin production in the second half of 2023. However, due to a general...
Friday 26 January 2024
Thinking Electronic steps up deployment in automotive sector
Passive component industry experts project a noticeable industry rebound after the second quarter or the second half of this year. Most firms are looking to automotive applications...
Friday 26 January 2024
Upcoming flagship smartphones to drive power amplifier demand
The upcoming release of 5G and AI-capable smartphones will boost demand for Power Amplifiers (PA), benefiting industry suppliers such as Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors...
Thursday 25 January 2024
ITRI unveils ambitious 2035 tech roadmap and sustainability initiatives
Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) revealed its comprehensive 2035 technology strategy and roadmap on January 24, focusing on areas such as...
Thursday 25 January 2024
For PCB manufacturers, improving specs is key to recovery
The PCB industry has been on a roller coaster ride in the past three years, with 2021 and 2022 seeing a massive disruption in the supply chain caused by pandemic-related imbalances...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
CCL firm Ventec grows presence in car industry supply chain
Taiwan-based Ventec Electronics, which specializes in niche-market copper-clad laminates (CCL) and thermal materials, has effectively penetrated the automotive industry supply chai...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Supply chains shift to localized short chains
The US-China trade war and its geopolitical ramifications have restructured the global supply chain, transforming long chains into localized short chains.
Wednesday 24 January 2024
AT&S commences Malaysian IC substrate plant, start supplying AMD by year-end
Austria Technologie & Sytemtechnik (AT&S), one of the world's biggest PCB and IC substrate makers, opened its first new IC substrate plant in Kulim, Malaysia, on January 24...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Taiwan export orders fell 16% in 2023
Taiwan's total export orders for the year 2023 witnessed a substantial contraction.
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Taiwanese PCB supply chain sees growth opportunity in LEO satellites
The craze for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites began in early 2022 with the start of the Ukraine-Russia war. Recently, driven by international satellite operators, an international...