CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED SUPPLY CHAIN
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Memory bottlenecks drive HBM shift to 8-layer stacks
As the gap between memory supply and demand widens due to the surge in AI applications, supply chain sources report that major GPU and custom ASIC vendors are considering lower-spec...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Adani and Jabil plan 50:50 JV to make AI data center hardware in India
A proposed Adani-Jabil venture could boost India's role in the global AI supply chain by adding local manufacturing of servers, racks, and cooling systems. If approved, the tie-up...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Chinese automakers face three hidden barriers in European expansion
China-based automakers are mounting an aggressive push into Europe, enjoying rapid early momentum. However, supply chain analysts note that the ultra-fast development model perfected...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
LGES diversifies ESS equipment suppliers after Daejin Machinery default, court rehabilitation
LG Energy Solution (LGES) is reportedly restructuring its energy storage system (ESS) battery equipment supply chain after major partner Daejin Machinery entered financial difficulties...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
TSMC-GF interposer deal reshapes US AI supply chain, from CoWoS to HBM
GlobalFoundries (GF) and TSMC have reached a manufacturing agreement to establish a US-based supply source for silicon interposers supporting TSMC's CoWoS advanced packaging ecosystem...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Energy law overhaul drives Taiwan storage demand
Taiwan's Energy Management Act is undergoing its first major revision in nearly a decade, driving businesses to reassess self-generation and energy storage systems (ESS) as the market...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
AI substrate material shortages ease, but advanced equipment emerges as expansion bottleneck
As the customer base for AI accelerators expands rapidly and consumes IC substrate capacity, advanced packaging remains a critical industry bottleneck. Consequently, supply chain attention...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Taiwan seeks new grid, renewable energy solutions as AI computing hubs hit power constraints
As the global AI industry and AI data centers (AIDCs) experience explosive growth, developing compute hubs presents severe power supply challenges alongside stringent international...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
AI Server tracker: Taiwan's AI server chain grew 55% in September, but the growth narrowed to fewer suppliers
The AI buildout is still lifting Taiwan's server supply chain faster than almost any other industry, yet September's filings show the lift concentrating into fewer hands. The 49 listed...
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Interview: Microsoft's Maia GM on Maia 300, Taiwan and HBM supply
Microsoft's in-house Azure Maia chips will become the main platform for its own AI services, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Foundry. However, the company...
Monday 12 October 2026
South Korean startup Helios targets Taiwan supply chains and Taiwan Strait risk analysis
As US defense procurement restrictions and European Union (EU) supply-chain due diligence requirements advance, South Korean risk-intelligence startup Helios is targeting verification...
Monday 12 October 2026
Cook makes first post-CEO visit to China, lauds Guangdong's role in Apple supply chain
Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook made his first visit to China since stepping down as Apple CEO. He visited Guangdong Province, a manufacturing hub that contains much of the iPhone...
Monday 12 October 2026
Former iPhone display plant in Japan reportedly to enter AI chip supply chain
A former iPhone display factory in Mobara, Japan, is set for a new role in the semiconductor supply chain, with Shinko Electric Industries planning to convert the site into a production...
Monday 12 October 2026
Commentary: Could a 65% US-content rule redraw China's 3.2T optical supply chain?
AI data centers are shifting toward faster networking architectures, with optical transceivers advancing from 800G and 1.6T toward 3.2T. Yet China's ability to retain its position...
Sunday 11 October 2026
System integration emerges as Taiwan's next drone industry edge for defense scale-up
As defense technology and unmanned vehicles increasingly extend beyond traditional defense industries into the ICT and semiconductor sectors, Taiwan's manufacturers are being urged...