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Monday 9 November 2026
Doosan expands CCL production in China and South Korea to meet AI demand
Doosan is moving ahead with a roughly KRW970 billion (approx. US$716 million) expansion of copper-clad laminate (CCL) production in South Korea and China as demand for AI accelerators,...
Monday 9 November 2026
Exclusive: Gallium oxide prepares to tackle power semiconductor market with 6-inch mass production and 8-inch breakthroughs
Gallium oxide (Ga2O3) is approaching a pivotal industrial inflection point. On one hand, wafer sizes are scaling up to seamlessly integrate with existing semiconductor...
Monday 9 November 2026
Taiwanese ICT manufacturer Wah Hong accelerates AI cooling as memory hikes hit electronics
Higher memory prices caused by tight supply weakened demand for consumer electronics, while investment in Wah Hong Industrial's thermal management division weighed on overall third-quarter...
Monday 9 November 2026
PCB manufacturer Zhen Ding Tech sets new revenue record, sees 4Q26 peak to continue
PCB manufacturer Zhen Ding Tech (ZDT) reported record revenue for October 2026, driven by peak-season demand for mobile communications products and ramping shipments of high-end AI...
Monday 9 November 2026
Nittobo's T-Glass supply crunch deepens despite 3.6-fold capacity expansion plan for AI chips
Japan's Nittobo (Nitto Boseki) plans to invest an additional JPY20 billion (approx. US$127 million) to expand production of T-Glass, a specialized low-coefficient-of-thermal-expansion...
Monday 9 November 2026
India roundup: India electronics manufacturing expands amid AI-driven supply constraints
India's electronics sector is drawing fresh investment in semiconductors, optical connectivity and manufacturing capacity, even as AI-driven component shortages threaten production,...
Monday 9 November 2026
Weekly news roundup: AI compute race intensifies as DRAM rivals diverge and chipmakers expand investments
This week's coverage highlights accelerating competition across AI infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing and advanced memory. Sweden launched the NVIDIA-based Sferical One supercomputer...
Saturday 7 November 2026
Analysis: Britain's semiconductor paradox—world-class innovation, but who captures the value?
As artificial intelligence reshapes global chipmaking, the UK's strength in design, materials and research is being tested by a longstanding challenge: turning technological breakthroughs...
Friday 6 November 2026
Nvidia reportedly buys glass substrate samples from Korea's JNTC
South Korea's JNTC has joined Nvidia's purchasing supplier list and is supplying paid samples of through-glass via (TGV) substrates, including 2mm-thick glass cores, The Elec...
Friday 6 November 2026
China's NSIG sees silicon wafer prices rebound, but profitability remains elusive
National Silicon Industry Group (NSIG) expects to complete its expansion to 1.2 million 300mm silicon wafers per month by the end of 2026, positioning the Chinese semiconductor materials...
Friday 6 November 2026
EnliTech revenue jumps 71% in October as SiPh testing accelerates
Optoelectronic chip testing equipment maker EnliTech reported self-assessed consolidated revenue of approximately NT$51.504 million (US$1.57 million) in October 2026, up 71.33% year...
Friday 6 November 2026
Eiso Enterprise boosts profit as AI server BBU shipments ramp
PCB maker Eiso Enterprise posted strong growth in the third quarter of 2026 as AI server backup battery unit (BBU) products began shipping, driving demand for high-end printed circuit...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Commentary: AOI locks in China's InP substrates for AI optics, but export controls threaten supply
AI data centers are accelerating demand for high-speed optical communications, extending competition in the optical transceiver market beyond chips and module manufacturing to critical...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Murata, Samsung Electro-Mechanics reportedly secure Winbond's silicon capacitor capacity
Murata Manufacturing and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) have reportedly secured silicon capacitor production capacity from Winbond Electronics to meet demand from their end customers,...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
GCS Holdings welcomes Marvell's Lumentum deal, locks in 2027 InP supply
Marvell Technology and optical communications laser maker Lumentum announced on November 2 that they had signed a definitive agreement for Marvell to acquire Lumentum in an all-stock...