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Wednesday 26 June 2024
Sumitomo Chemical downsizes LCD materials, scales up investment in semiconductor materials
Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical is refining its growth strategy by downsizing its LCD component business while expanding its semiconductor materials division.
Tuesday 25 June 2024
AI demand driving up orders for passive components
Passive component makers have seen a marked rise in demand for new products and materials with the rise of AI servers.
Tuesday 25 June 2024
Tex Year blooms green by selling hot melt adhesives in 2024
Tex Year held its shareholder meeting on June 24, successfully passing various resolutions.
Thursday 20 June 2024
FineMat's transformation anticipates strong improvements for 2H24
Based on its etching technology, FineMat Materials is transforming in 2024 into a professional Mask Sheet etching manufacturer.
Thursday 20 June 2024
Fab toolmakers see strong demand for HBM, CoWoS-like from China
IC equipment and materials suppliers have seen a surge in demand from China's semiconductor industry, where companies are rushing to adopt HBM memory and CoWoS-like technology, according...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
CuspAI bags US$30 million, taps AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton to tackle climate change with advanced materials
Cambridge-based AI startup CuspAI has secured US$30 million in seed funding and enlisted "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton as an advisor.
Thursday 6 June 2024
TAC optical films demand rises, increasing TacBright's sales in 2024
TAC optical film manufacturer TacBright Optronics held a shareholders' meeting on the 5th, successfully passing various proposals. TacBright pointed out that in 2024, with the larger...
Friday 31 May 2024
Oversupply of polarizers likely to remain until 2025
Due to the continuous expansion of production capacity in China, the polarizer industry is facing a problem of oversupply that exceeds even the demand for panel productions.
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Samsung eyes rolling out 1,000-layer 3D NAND by 2030 with new material
Samsung Electronics is keenly exploring "hafnia ferroelectrics" as a next-generation NAND flash material, with the hope that this new material will enable stacking over 1,000 layers...
Friday 24 May 2024
Absolics becomes first materials firm to get US CHIPS Act subsidy
Absolics, an affiliate of South Korean chemical material firm SKC and invested by Applied Materials, signed a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) with the US Department of Commerce...
Friday 24 May 2024
Rising costs likely to result in 2H24 mobile phone price increases
In the second half of 2024, mobile phone brands are likely to face even greater pressure on operations.
Thursday 23 May 2024
Major Chinese CCL firm raises prices
China-based CCL maker Kingboard Laminates has notified customers of immediate price hikes to reflect growing raw materials costs, according to industry sources.
Monday 20 May 2024
Japanese initiative helps semiconductor material startups cross Death Valley
The Japanese government has introduced a Strategic Startup Promotion Plan (SIP) to address the challenges facing material and pharmaceutical startups.
Friday 17 May 2024
Applied Materials projects significant revenue growth from GAA, sparking major chipmakers showdown in 2025
Applied Materials revealed that its revenue from GAA process equipment is expected to increase significantly over the next 1-2 years, indicating that TSMC's 2nm GAA chips will likely...
Friday 17 May 2024
Topco sees strong orders from Chinese foundries
Topco Scientific, a Taiwan-based semiconductor material distributor, has seen a significant increase in orders from Chinese foundries whose 12-inch fab utilization rates have risen...