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Wednesday 6 December 2023
Niching expects vapor chamber sales to climb over 50% in 2024
Niching Industrial, which sells IC packaging materials, anticipates vapor chamber sales will grow over 50% year on year in 2024. Increasing sales of vapor chambers is part of the...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Fuso Chemical set to expand CMP slurry production by 50% amid market growth
Japan-based Fuso Chemical, the global leader in semiconductor CMP slurries with a 90% market share, is set to invest JPY 50 billion (US$350 million) in a significant production expansion...
Monday 4 December 2023
Chip materials maker goes into debt rather than raise prices
One of the chipmaking industry's small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it's refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capex costs.
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwanese CCL makers show resilience against PCB market headwinds, bolstered by booming AI applications
Despite global inflation, rising interest rates, and challenges in the Chinese economy impacting the PCB industry Taiwan's three major copper-clad laminate (CCL) suppliers –...
Friday 1 December 2023
Auto supply chain players adapt to net-zero goals, exploring recycled materials
Energy conservation and carbon reduction are posing substantial challenges to automakers, with an even more significant impact on supply chain players. Recent reports indicate a surge...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
Navigating economic crosswinds: China's dilemma amidst a rising Baltic Dry Index
Amidst supply chain restructuring, the US-China tech conflict, and domestic housing policies impacting China's economic landscape, the world's second-largest economy grapples with...
Monday 27 November 2023
IC design houses grapple with unrelenting price-reduction pressures from customers and high raw material costs
While positive about their revenue performance returning to a growth track with high expectations for an economic upswing in 2024, most IC design houses in Taiwan continue to face...
Friday 24 November 2023
China eases export controls on compound semiconductors, bringing relief to LED makers
China's recent relaxation of export controls on semiconductor materials like indium and germanium, effective from November 1, has alleviated the challenges faced by LED makers such...
Monday 20 November 2023
Dive into dopant diffusion in semiconductors: Q&A with Atomera CTO Robert Mears
During an email interview, Atomera founder and CTO Robert Mears discussed how dopant diffusion affects chipmaking and options for delving into the dopant diffusion process to accomplish...
Friday 17 November 2023
Toyota to source battery metals from Redwood Materials
Toyota is expected to use battery materials recycled from its hybrid EVs to produce new batteries in the US. The automaker plans to source cathode active materials and anode copper...
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Baco Solution challenges Applied Materials' dominance in PVD equipment market with breakthrough overseas order
The semiconductor physical vapor deposition (PVD) equipment market, long dominated by Applied Materials of the US, is seeing South Korean players making a strong entry. Baco Solution...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
TSMC fab investments buoying STSP revenue
TSMC has become the primary revenue backer of the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), as it is for the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), which is nearly saturated with land, according...
Monday 30 October 2023
Strong advanced process manufacturing buoys MSScorps 3Q23 gross margin
IC analysis and inspection lab Material Science Service (MSScorps) has seen a surge in materials analysis demand from semiconductor customers who are actively pursuing advanced process...
Thursday 26 October 2023
Inventec secures large orders for AI servers
Inventec is busy sourcing chips, components, and materials to meet a high number of AI server orders, according to company chairman Sam Yeh.
Thursday 19 October 2023
Panel component suppliers aware of demand volatility in 4Q23
LCD panel component suppliers are aware of the volatility of demand in the fourth quarter of 2023, although overall operations in the second half of this year are expected to beat...