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Thursday 20 March 2025
Iteq gears up for AI notebook surge in 2Q, eyes 2025 rebound
Iteq Corporation (Iteq), a major copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturer, faced growth challenges in 2024 due to Nvidia's GB200 chip shipment delays, underperforming compared to rivals...
Thursday 20 March 2025
Niching expects demand for advanced packaging and heat dissipation to drive sales surge
Niching, a Taiwan-based semiconductor materials and components supplier, expects continued growth in overall demand through 2025. General manager Dao-Jing Huang highlighted that growth...
Thursday 20 March 2025
China to further tighten export curbs on battery, chip material tech, escalating US trade spat
China is reinforcing its grip on key minerals and battery technologies as tensions with the US escalate over tech trade policies. Fortune reports that China dominates the...
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Ventec optimistic about high-margin product momentum; hopes new Thailand plant mitigates geopolitical impacts
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturer Ventec has experienced declining revenue over the past three years but has strategically shifted towards niche specialty materials and high-margin...
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Buima turns to green energy, cost reduction in transition efforts
Construction material maker Buima saw its gross margin reach 14.56% in 2024, boosted by solid shipments of battery module products and a marked increase in exports of metal construction...
Tuesday 18 March 2025
New insulating materials key to unlocking next-gen AI chip performance
As AI continues to attract widespread attention, the race to build large-scale data centers is ongoing. Regarding energy consumption, the power demand of hyperscale data centers has...
Monday 17 March 2025
China targets US lithium battery production with strategic countermeasures
Since President Trump took office, China has come to view the US with increasing skepticism, prompting the Chinese government to implement several countermeasures in response to perceived...
Friday 14 March 2025
Samsung reportedly advances development of glass interposers to boost semiconductor performance
Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun developing a next-generation packaging material, the "glass interposer," a move aimed at replacing the costly silicon interposers currently...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Hiroca rides China auto boom, expands into Japan and South Korea
Taiwan's Hiroca Automotive Trim Corp. continues to see strong sales in its major Chinese market, driven by the country's "trade-in for new" consumer policy and aggressive promotions...
Thursday 13 March 2025
U-Best seizes foldable market opportunities with HC materials and advances AR optical films
U-Best Innovative Technology is positioning itself to capitalize on the burgeoning market for foldable smartphones. The company anticipates strong demand for flexible hard coating...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Trump's 'America First' rattles supply chains as Qualipoly Chemical expands with precision
Since Trump assumed the presidency, global supply chains have been thrust into a vortex of disruption. Amid the upheaval, Qualipoly Chemical Corp. (QPC) is fortifying its production...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Former TSMC R&D VP spearheads breakthrough sub-1nm EUV academic research
Burn-Jeng Lin, the former VP of R&D at TSMC, is leading a team at a university in Taiwan focused on advancing subnanometer EUV research.
Saturday 8 March 2025
Taiwan strengthens photoresist R&D to bolster semiconductor self-sufficiency
Photoresist (PR) is a key material in photolithography, essential for manufacturing semiconductors, PCBs, and display panels. The global PR market is highly concentrated, with Merck,...
Friday 7 March 2025
Topco Scientific to embrace strong 2025, confident in its global market approach
Topco Scientific (TSC) anticipates that its operational apex will be achieved in 2025, as the demand for silicon wafers, photoresists, and other related materials has grown significantly...
Friday 7 March 2025
Toray to establish Taiwan R&D centers for semiconductor partnerships
Leading Japanese fiber material maker Toray announced plans for new investments on March 3, 2025, which will see the establishment of Toray Taiwan Technical Centers (TTTC) in Taipei's...