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Monday 5 October 2026
Bangkok floods disrupt logistics for Taiwan PCB makers in Thailand
Severe floods triggered by days of extreme rain in Thailand have paralyzed transport in Bangkok and several other areas, disrupting local auto and components supply chains and drawing...
Monday 5 October 2026
CHPT posts record quarterly revenue as chip test demand rises
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), a supplier of semiconductor test interfaces, posted record revenue for September and the third quarter of 2026 as demand for AI-related chip testing...
Monday 5 October 2026
Cheap SiC substrates ignite demand wave, reshape ecosystem
Prices for low-cost 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, after years of capacity expansion and brutal price wars, are now showing clear signs of bottoming out in the second half...
Monday 5 October 2026
AI hardware is propping up world trade, and pulling it toward East Asia and North America
The resilience of global goods trade amid tariff escalation and an energy shock is real, but it rests on a narrow base. A breakdown of ITC Trade Map export data shows that a handful...
Monday 5 October 2026
TSMC, Intel named as Musk's Terafab ambitions face reality check
As Elon Musk's Terafab ambitions advance, the realities of modern silicon manufacturing become increasingly apparent, prompting Musk to enter talks with industry mainstays like Intel...
Monday 5 October 2026
AI server lines accelerate automation, boosting cobot demand
The AI server boom is spreading into the market for collaborative robots (cobots). The share of cobots on AI server production lines is rising as Wiwynn expands their use at its Mexico...
Monday 5 October 2026
Taiwan's GIS targets optical communications growth with fresh laser-packaging capacity
General Interface Solution (GIS) Holding is gaining traction in optical communications and other new products despite weak consumer electronics demand caused by rising memory prices...
Friday 2 October 2026
Nvidia weighs PTFE and HC for glass-free PCBs in Rubin Ultra
Nvidia is testing glass-free PCB material systems for its next-generation AI server platforms, evaluating polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and hydrocarbon (HC) resin formulations for...
Friday 2 October 2026
China turns to 3D packaging to push AI performance beyond front-end scaling limits
Chip-performance gains have long been driven by an industry-wide focus on shrinking transistor nodes and tightening integration. While major economies including the US and Taiwan have...
Friday 2 October 2026
ASE stake, expansion open doors for Machvision
AI servers and advanced packaging continue to drive demand for semiconductor manufacturing, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT), and equipment. Machvision said Advanced...
Friday 2 October 2026
JSR completes South Korean EUV facility as Japanese suppliers localize next-gen resists
JSR Micro Korea, the local subsidiary of Japan-based JSR, officially completed construction of a new semiconductor materials plant on September 30 in the Ochang Foreign Investment...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Shinko Electric acquires JDI's Mobara Fab to expand AI packaging capacity
Shinko Electric Industries announced on September 30 it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Mobara Fab from Japan Display (JDI) in Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture. The transaction...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Four glass makers converge on 510x515mm substrate, hinting at TSMC's next move
As AI chip sizes scale up, global glass leaders Corning, AGC, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), and Schott have all centered their next-generation core substrate and through-glass via (TGV)...
Thursday 1 October 2026
BOE eyes closer ties with Samsung, LG as it pushes into chip packaging
China's BOE Technology is seeking closer ties with Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics as the display maker expands beyond panels into semiconductor glass substrates and advanced...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Unimicron expands ABF substrate capacity with NT$10B Hukou land deal
Unimicron has moved again to ease tight ABF substrate supply, buying a Hukou site from Bridgestone Taiwan for more than NT$10 billion (US$313.65 million). The deal highlights how AI...