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Monday 17 August 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Innotek substrate lines near full capacity as AI demand rises

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) and LG Innotek pushed their semiconductor package substrate operations close to full capacity in...

Monday 17 August 2026
Toppan eyes FC-BGA substrate price hikes as new line fills up
Japan's Toppan is negotiating price increases for FC-BGA substrates with customers as its new FC-BGA substrate plant ramps up, lifting the operating margin of its electronics business...
Friday 14 August 2026
China PCB makers pour billions into AI server, HPC, optical markets
Chinese printed circuit board (PCB) makers are stepping up investment in higher-value markets including AI servers, high-performance computing (HPC) and optical communications. Following...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
China's AMIES lands repeat orders for 350nm lithography system

Shanghai-based AMIES Technology has secured repeat volume orders for its domestically developed AST6200 350nm stepper projection lithography...

Sunday 9 August 2026
Ajinomoto rides advanced packaging boom as ABF demand surges

Ajinomoto raised its full-year forecast on August 6 as growing demand for AI servers and high-performance computing lifted sales of...

Friday 7 August 2026
Ibiden raises full-year profit forecast as AI server and substrate demand strengthens
Ibiden said on August 4 that it raised its fiscal 2026 outlook after stronger-than-expected demand from generative AI and a recovery in the general-purpose server market lifted results...
Thursday 6 August 2026
US curbs on Chinese data-center optics open orders to non-China suppliers
The US Federal Communications Commission is reportedly considering restrictions on new models of Chinese-made optical transceivers used in data centers, potentially exposing suppliers...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix expansion puts Korea's chip supply chain to the test

Daeduck Electronics plans to invest KRW497 billion(US$349.50 million) in semiconductor production facilities through 2027, its second...

Wednesday 5 August 2026
AI chip demand revives co-investment deals as ABF substrate capacity fills through 2028
AI chip demand is tightening supply of IC substrates, prompting Nvidia, AMD, and hyperscalers to lock in Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) capacity through 2028 and press suppliers to...
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Aurona lifts ABF and CCL shipments, eyes capacity expansion in 3Q26

Aurona said shipments of ABF substrate pads and CCL-related packaging materials both rose, extending its growth momentum in the second...

Monday 3 August 2026
Intel offers bonuses to speed up Ohio fab construction and reaches EMIB-T yields of 90%
Intel is awarding bonuses for overtime work as it seeks to complete the construction of its Ohio fab complex by 2031. Meanwhile, the company has made progress on the development of...
Monday 3 August 2026
Intel EMIB yields hit target, MediaTek eyes 2028 ASIC ramp

MediaTek said at its latest earnings call that its second-generation data-center ASIC product remains on schedule for mass production...

Saturday 1 August 2026
Thintronics wins proposed US CHIPS incentives for advanced substrate technology
Thintronics, a semiconductor interconnect company, said in a press release on July 29 that it had signed a letter of intent with the US Department of Commerce and the CHIPS Research...
Friday 31 July 2026
TSMC reportedly develops EMIB-like packaging to counter Intel

TSMC is reportedly developing a new advanced chip-packaging technology modeled on Intel's Embedded Multi-die Interconnect Bridge (EMIB),...

Friday 31 July 2026
Semco reportedly expands SoulBrain partnership to advance glass substrate materials for AI chip packaging

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is broadening its collaboration with South Korean materials supplier SoulBrain beyond glass substrate...