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Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's EUV gap keeps semiconductor catch-up in check
As the US continues to tighten export controls on advanced semiconductor equipment to China, questions are mounting over whether China can narrow the gap with leading-edge manufacturing...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
How AI boom spurs Taiwan's PCB makers to rethink their Southeast Asia playbook

Amid the global boom in AI infrastructure investment, Southeast Asia is evolving from an electronics-component manufacturing base into...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Elite Material, TUC race ahead in AI CCL push

As AI server products accelerate their generational shift and demand higher-frequency, higher-speed transmission, the upgrade cycle...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
Glass substrates poised to be chip packaging's next battleground: Trumpf

AI and high-performance computing are pushing chip packages beyond the limits of conventional materials, and German laser equipment...

Monday 20 July 2026
Compeq acquires Guanyin site for NT$2.09 billion to expand optical and space data center PCB capacity
HDI PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has approved the acquisition of a new manufacturing site in Taoyuan's Guanyin Industrial Park for approximately NT$2.09 billion (US$64.5 million),...
Monday 20 July 2026
AI boom pushes PCB, passive component lead times into a new normal

The global wave of AI data center construction continues to accelerate, driving structural growth across the PCB and passive component...

Monday 20 July 2026
Networking demand remains resilient, but component shortages threaten shipment schedules

AI data center expansion and high-speed network upgrades continue to support demand for networking equipment. However, as the industry...

Monday 20 July 2026
Samsung struggles to secure AI chip substrates, report says

Samsung Electronics is reportedly facing difficulties securing large-format FC-BGA package substrates for custom AI chips, as suppliers...

Monday 20 July 2026
Holtek sees customers prioritize supply stability over pricing as optical communications gains are expected in 2027
Microcontroller (MCU) supplier Holtek Semiconductor reported June 2026 revenue of NT$351 million (approx. US$12 million), up 12.62% month-over-month and 30.93% year-over-year. Revenue...
Monday 20 July 2026
Micron's 10-year deal with GlobalWafers signals tighter 12-inch supply

Rising demand for AI data centers and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is pushing semiconductor competition further upstream into silicon...

Monday 20 July 2026
Huahsu expands capacity to tap AI and advanced packaging demand
Huahsu, a semiconductor materials supplier established in 1997 through a joint investment by Japan's Asahi Kasei and Wah Lee, has launched a new capacity expansion plan as demand for...
Saturday 18 July 2026
JNTC-TOPPAN glass substrate push signals AI packaging supply-chain shift
As AI accelerators and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packages grow larger and more complex, substrate technology is becoming a new constraint in advanced packaging. Organic substrates...
Friday 17 July 2026
Powertech and Broadcom expand AI ASIC push with US$400M Singapore FOPLP venture

Powertech Technology is deepening its panel-level packaging (FOPLP) strategy after its board approved a joint venture with Broadcom...

Friday 17 July 2026
TSMC limits mature-node expansion and eases pressure on PMIC suppliers
TSMC chairman C.C. Wei said at the company's July 16 earnings call that mature-node expansion will be limited, with future capacity additions focused mainly on overseas fabs in Japan...
Friday 17 July 2026
WST targets AI optical boom as high-power CW laser shipments begin in 4Q26
Buoyed by robust shipments of optical communications products, Taiwanese optical communications company WaveSplitter Technologies (WST) nearly doubled its first-quarter revenue in...