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Thursday 29 January 2026
Cmsemicon triggers MCU, NOR Flash price hikes of up to 50% in widening China chip cost cycle
Chinese microcontroller (MCU) supplier Cmsemicon has raised prices on its MCU and NOR Flash products by 15% to 50%, citing tighter chip supply and higher packaging and testing costs...
Thursday 29 January 2026
Elite Material Co. invests in Taoyuan to boost high-end PCB production for AI demand
Elite Material Co. (EMC), a leading copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturer, has acquired land and buildings in Taiwan's Taoyuan Guanyin Industrial Park from Far Eastern New Century...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
Powertech will invest NT$43.3 billion to accelerate FOPLP, targets mass production in 1H27
In response to growing demand from AI and high-performance computing (HPC) for advanced packaging capacity such as fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP), Powertech chairman DK Tsai...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
MediaTek partners with Google, targets US$10 billion ASIC business by 2027
MediaTek's performance in ASICs has been the center of market interest as it continues to heavily invest in Taiwan and North America to break into the cloud AI market. Rumors have...
Tuesday 27 January 2026
Semco reports record revenue for 2025, driven by AI and automotive sectors
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) achieved a record annual revenue of approximately KRW11.31 trillion (approx. US$7.79 billion) in 2025, marking a 10% increase from the previous year,...
Tuesday 27 January 2026
China reportedly enters semiconductor glass substrate market
China is moving into the semiconductor glass substrate market, with both chip-related suppliers and display makers entering the field, according to Korean industry reports.
Tuesday 27 January 2026
TPCA predicts 13.9% rise in global PCB market in 2026 amid AI-driven capacity shift
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) computing is fueling a new wave of structural growth in the global printed circuit board (PCB) industry.
Tuesday 27 January 2026
AI and localization reshape China's semiconductor supply chain as price hikes arrive
After navigating pandemic tailwinds, US-China conflicts, and tariffs under US President Donald Trump, the global semiconductor and electronics industries are emerging from inventory...
Tuesday 27 January 2026
Yageo leads chip resistor price hikes, Walsin follows
Price increases are spreading through the passive components industry as clearer pricing signals from market leaders accelerate the trend across the supply chain. Products ranging...
Monday 26 January 2026
TAISIC Materials shifts focus to high-end SiC substrates
Facing intense price competition from Chinese manufacturers in the silicon carbide (SiC) substrate market, Kenmec Mechanical Engineering's subsidiary TAISIC Materials is pursuing a...
Monday 26 January 2026
Jabil names longtime director Steve Raymund chair
Jabil said on January 22, 2026, that longtime director Steve Raymund has been appointed chairman of its board, while Thomas T. Edman and Raejeanne Skillern have joined as new direc...
Monday 26 January 2026
LG Display pushes into glass interposers as Korean panel makers seek growth
LG Display is moving from research toward execution in the emerging glass interposer market, working with domestic glass-processing partners to apply its display manufacturing experience...
Monday 26 January 2026
Commentary: China's RISC-V progress from C-Sky to T-Head
Alibaba is rumored to be evaluating a plan to spin off T-Head Semiconductor for a potential listing. T-Head may still appear to be a young company, but to the semiconductor industry,...
Saturday 24 January 2026
Energy limits AI growth; geopolitical stakes in rare earths, new packaging innovations reshape global supply chains
The Global Electronics Association's latest "2026 Electronics Industry Trend Forecast" highlights critical challenges and shifts that will impact the sector over the next few years...
Saturday 24 January 2026
LinkCom magnetic component price pressure eases; wireless charging module prices rise by 20%
The Taiwanese passive components industry continued to experience a wave of price increases. Magnetic component manufacturer LinkCom pointed out that since magnetic components primarily...