The price of raw materials such as copper, aluminum, and nickel have soared since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, but components manufacturers have remained calm.

Component suppliers said they might raise quotes again to tackle rising costs as aluminum price hit a 10-year high at US$2,700 per ton. Some suppliers have raised the price in the...

While copper wire is considered a cheaper alternative to gold wire for ball wire bonding used in semiconductor packaging, a process based on aluminum wire has been developed by Taiwan's...