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Tuesday 12 August 2025
Trans-Sun Materials Technology posts mixed revenue results amid AI PC demand growth
Trans-Sun Materials Technology, a maker of electronic functional materials, reported July 2025 consolidated revenue of NT$128 million (US$4.28 million), up 10.56% from June but down...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Wah Hong eyes growth in EV and semiconductor films after 1H25 revenue bump
Wah Hong, a leading Taiwanese optical film and advanced materials maker, reported moderate revenue growth for the first half of 2025, though foreign exchange losses and rising research...
Monday 11 August 2025
Toshiba's Japan Semiconductor to boost foundry output 50% by 2029, eyes SiC and GaN chips
Japan Semiconductor, a chipmaker under Toshiba, is seeking to significantly expand its contract chip manufacturing operations, aiming to lift output by 50% from 2024 levels by the...
Monday 11 August 2025
Eternal Materials sees profits impacted by exchange losses, hopes for market recovery after tariff stabilization
Eternal Materials has reported revenue of NT$20.465 billion (approx. US$686 million) for the first half of 2025, down 5.2% year-over-year. Net profit attributable to the parent company...
Sunday 10 August 2025
Ample Electronic unveils advanced thermal paste for AI chip cooling

Ample Electronic Technology, a leading upstream supplier of conductive pastes and thick-film conductor materials for passive components,...

Saturday 9 August 2025
Tesla orders boost Samsung's Taylor plant; OCI expands semiconductor-grade phosphoric acid production
South Korean materials company OCI recently announced plans to expand its production capacity of semiconductor-grade phosphoric acid. This expansion comes in response to surging customer...
Friday 8 August 2025
Aleees expands global footprint, seizes restructuring opportunities for LFP technology
Lithium intellectual property supplier Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees) issued on August 7 an update to its customer certification progress, in which the company counted...
Friday 8 August 2025
Ventec rides the aerospace and EV wave with advanced CCL materials
Despite persistent global headwinds — from slowing economic growth to fluctuating tariff policies — niche copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturer Ventec International...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Fujifilm posts record earnings on chip material sales, considers backing Rapidus
Fujifilm Holdings posted an operating profit of JPY75.2 billion (approx. US$510 million) for the April–June 2025 quarter, a 21% year-over-year increase and the second straight...
Thursday 7 August 2025
J-Star Holding lists on Nasdaq, aims to be pioneer for Taiwan's SMEs
J-Star Holding, known as YMA, was listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market on July 29, 2025. Chairman Jonathan Chiang noted that this marks a significant milestone for the company, aiming...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
China ships first NIL lithography tool as 300-plus firms mobilize to rival EUV tech
Amid tightening US export controls on EUV lithography systems and related technologies, China's chip equipment sector has made a breakthrough. On August 1, Pulin Technology (Hangzhou)...
Friday 1 August 2025
Exclusive: Why Beijing's choice to target one battery tech and spares another is a strategic gamble?
China's government has recently imposed a series of export and overseas technology-transfer restrictions targeting lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials. Notably absent from...
Thursday 31 July 2025
US hits Chinese graphite with 160% tariffs, threatening EV costs
The US Commerce Department imposed anti-dumping tariffs as high as 93.5% on Chinese graphite imports in mid-July 2024, bringing total duties to 160% when combined with existing countervailing...
Tuesday 29 July 2025
Phison warns of BT substrate shortages, partial supply constraints expected from August 2025
As raw materials for IC substrates face shortages, the supply of BT substrates continues to tighten. This has led to material shortages in flash and SSD packaging ICs. Phison CEO...
Monday 28 July 2025
Trump tariffs leave costly China supply question unanswered
President Donald Trump's recent flurry of trade deals have given Asian exporters some clarity on tariffs, but missing are key details on how to avoid punitive rates that target China's...