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Monday 27 July 2026
AI demand, aluminium foil costs trigger rare capacitor price rises across China, Japan and Taiwan

Rising raw material costs and tightening supply of high-end components for AI applications have triggered an unusual round of price...

Monday 27 July 2026
ZDT-led China PCB expansion tops US$10 billion on AI server and edge AI demand

China's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is entering a new investment cycle, with more than CNY70 billion (approx. US$10.3 billion)...

Sunday 26 July 2026
Pantheon Electric expands copper platform as AI and grid demand tighten supply
Pantheon Electric said it has completed the acquisition of four manufacturers and built an integrated power infrastructure platform across 21 factories in North America and Europe...
Saturday 25 July 2026
South Korean leaders meet Nvidia as AI partnerships expand
South Korean President Jae Myung Lee, senior government officials, business executives, and researchers gathered in San Francisco this week for an AI summit with Nvidia and industry...
Friday 24 July 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics wins US$200 million AI server capacitor order

Samsung Electro-Mechanics disclosed on July 23 that it signed a KRW295.12 billion (US$200 million) supply contract with a major global...

Friday 24 July 2026
China's Xi'an Eswin tops 1 million monthly 12-inch wafer sales and output, targets 1.8 million capacity

China's 12-inch silicon wafer maker Xi'an Eswin Material Technology said monthly output and sales of its 12-inch electronic-grade silicon...

Friday 24 July 2026
Zhen Ding expands Thailand capacity, deepens industry-academia ties to develop PCB, chip talent
Major printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Zhen Ding Technology Group has been actively developing its manufacturing base in Thailand. The investment was launched in 2023 and began...
Thursday 23 July 2026
SpaceX's in-house PCB ambitions unlikely to dent Taiwan suppliers, industry says

With SpaceX's first public earnings report approaching, investors are looking for fresh insight into the company's operations and future...

Thursday 23 July 2026
Laser source outsourcing pushes back CPO rollout
While the commercialization timeline for co-packaged optics (CPO) has not accelerated as expected from the AI data center-driven demand for high-speed transmission, industry players...
Thursday 23 July 2026
IQE lifts 2026 outlook as AI data centers accelerate indium phosphide demand

IQE has raised its 2026 revenue outlook as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and data centers continues to strengthen,...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
AI and satellite demand drive quartz components toward lower noise, jitter and higher precision

The rapid growth of AI data traffic is pushing quartz timing components toward three key technical upgrades: lower phase noise, reduced...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
HKC invests US$590M in advanced chip packaging to escape the LCD cycle

HKC, the world's third-largest LCD panel supplier, plans to invest CNY4 billion (approx. US$590 million) in a 12-inch chip packaging and...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
WAIC 2026: Enflame debuts China's first glass-based CoPoS AI chip sample

Chinese AI chip developer Enflame said at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2026 that it had jointly showcased an AI chip...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
AI infrastructure spending is reshaping Southeast Asia's PCB supply chain

Rising investment in AI servers, high-speed networking, and satellite communications is accelerating a shift in Southeast Asia's electronics...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
'Two companies, one business': how Zeiss and ASML are riding the AI boom to dominate EUV

Zeiss, the exclusive supplier of ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) optical systems, says the two companies operate as though they were...