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Tuesday 23 June 2026
Fulltech sees low DK2 shipments rising, starts M9 quartz cloth certification
Fulltech, a glass fiber yarn and cloth maker, said at its 2026 annual general meeting that demand for next-generation AI servers and high-speed switches is lifting specifications and...
Tuesday 23 June 2026
High-end fiberglass cloth supply tightens; shortages to persist through 2027

Demand for high-end fiberglass cloth is surging on the AI boom, and orders from copper-clad laminate (CCL) customers are leaving the...

Wednesday 13 May 2026
Ajinomoto raises ABF substrate film prices 30%
Ajinomoto has informed IC substrate makers that it will raise prices for its key ABF build-up film by 30%, with the new pricing expected to take effect in the third quarter of 2026...
Friday 24 April 2026
AI PCB supply crunch squeezes margins on rising materials and energy costs
A tightening supply of high-end materials is emerging as a key constraint just as PCB specifications and manufacturing processes move into a new upgrade cycle. Shortages span from...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
CCL price hikes to extend through 2026 with rising glass fiber and copper foil costs

Surging demand for high-end PCBs driven by AI servers and switches is intensifying supply imbalances for upstream materials. Industry...

Thursday 2 April 2026
Asahi Kasei enters AI chip fiberglass market to challenge Nittobo's dominance
Japan's Asahi Kasei has announced its official entry into the AI chip supply chain with fiberglass cloth as an insulating substrate material, targeting the current global leader Nittobo,...
Tuesday 24 March 2026
AI boom lifts substrate maker Kinsus as prices and demand rise
Buoyed by strong demand from makers of AI GPUs, CPUs, and application-specific chips, Kinsus Interconnect Technology said it expects a sharp lift in both revenue and product mix as...
Friday 23 January 2026
Fiberglass crunch spurs supply scramble as CCL makers ban order changes

As AI chip package sizes continue to grow, warpage issues in IC substrates have become more pronounced. Capacity constraints for low-CTE...

Wednesday 21 January 2026
Research Insight: High-end fiberglass cloth supply tightens as server demand spotlights Nittobo

As next-generation AI server platforms enter volume deployment, supply chain constraints are extending beyond high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...

Monday 19 January 2026
Glass fiber supply crunch hits AI hardware and Apple's 2026 devices
The global AI boom is pushing electronics supply chains to their limits. While shortages of advanced chips and memory have drawn most attention, a less visible constraint is emerging:...
Monday 19 January 2026
Persistent shortages of advanced glass fiber cloud the AI chip outlook

Demand for AI chips is expected to remain strong in 2026, keeping the spotlight firmly on persistent shortages of high-end glass fiber...

Thursday 15 January 2026
Exclusive: T-Glass shortage ripples through memory and advanced packaging markets

The global memory industry is confronting a growing capacity crunch, one that is increasingly rippling upstream to a shortage of glass...

Monday 22 December 2025
Memory supercycle exposes T-Glass constraint, tightening BT substrate supply
As the global memory industry enters a supercycle driven by structural supply shortages, BT substrates for memory chips are also tightening. Taiwan-based IC substrate makers Kinsus...
Thursday 27 November 2025
Taiwanese firms expand 5G glass fiber capacity to challenge Japan's dominance
The surge in global AI infrastructure demand is driving major upgrades in PCB material specifications, but it has also exposed supply shortages of critical upstream materials such...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Nittobo to triple T-Glass cloth capacity by 2027
Japanese fiberglass cloth giant Nitto Boseki (Nittobo) announced plans to invest JPY15 billion(US$101.87 million) to expand its production facilities to meet surging demand from AI...