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Monday 3 August 2026
AI infrastructure orders extend PCB expansion race
Global demand for AI infrastructure is rising, and as order visibility improves, the PCB supply chain has launched a marathon of factory expansion. Upstream copper-clad laminate (CCL)...
Monday 3 August 2026
India expands chip talent pipeline amid surging global chip demand
India has stepped up efforts to build a larger semiconductor workforce through training, curriculum reform, and industry partnerships. The plan matters beyond India because chip supply...
Monday 3 August 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics deepens AI supply-chain bet with new contracts, eyes glass substrate production in 2027
Samsung Electro-Mechanics used its second-quarter earnings call to signal that its bet on AI infrastructure is paying off and about to get bigger, pointing to a run of long-term supply...
Monday 3 August 2026
Flexible PCB maker Flexium sees AI server shipments doubling after 2Q margin turns positive
Flexium Interconnect said its second-quarter operating loss narrowed from the previous quarter as new flexible printed circuit products entered mass production for a US customer's...
Monday 3 August 2026
C.C.P. Contact Probes teams with chipmaker on MEMS probes and test-cleaning sheets
C.C.P. Contact Probes said it has expanded its presence in the AI sector through a joint development project with a major semiconductor company covering microelectromechanical systems...
Monday 3 August 2026
AI server demand revives long-term MLCC supply agreements as shortages intensify
Surging demand for AI servers is tightening global capacity for high-end passive components, prompting customers to once again pursue long-term supply agreements (LTSAs) as they seek...
Saturday 1 August 2026
Elite Material posts record 2Q result on strong AI-related demand
Elite Material Co. said booming demand for advanced materials used in AI hardware kept its factories fully loaded in the second quarter of 2026, lifting revenue and profit to record...
Saturday 1 August 2026
Thintronics wins proposed US CHIPS incentives for advanced substrate technology
Thintronics, a semiconductor interconnect company, said in a press release on July 29 that it had signed a letter of intent with the US Department of Commerce and the CHIPS Research...
Friday 31 July 2026
AI server boom reshapes MLCC pricing as capacity shifts upmarket

The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is reshaping one of the semiconductor industry's most overlooked component markets. Soaring...

Friday 31 July 2026
Semco reportedly expands SoulBrain partnership to advance glass substrate materials for AI chip packaging

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is broadening its collaboration with South Korean materials supplier SoulBrain beyond glass substrate...

Friday 31 July 2026
Unimicron says Intel's EMIB-T will not reach mass production until 2027, sharpening advanced packaging rivalry
TSMC's CoWoS capacity remains tight, and demand for a second supply route is strengthening, according to Unimicron, which said Intel's EMIB-T advanced packaging platform will not reach...
Friday 31 July 2026
Chang Wah sees broadening demand recovery and higher margins in 2Q26
Chang Wah Technology said stronger demand and tighter inventories are lifting its business across multiple markets, a sign that the recovery in electronics supply chains is widening...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Japan and South Korea MLCC makers signal further price hikes amid AI demand

Japan and South Korea's MLCC suppliers are again raising prices, signaling tighter supply conditions that could affect electronics...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
China's glass substrate supply chain takes shape for AI chip packaging
Intel's recent memorandum of understanding with Lens Technology to collaborate on through-glass via (TGV) advanced packaging has been widely viewed as an important step towards the...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Huawei targets 2027 glass substrate production to gain an edge in AI chips

Huawei is reportedly working through its domestic supply chain to begin mass production of semiconductor glass substrates in 2027,...