Rodney Chan

Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer, has entered the liquid cooling sector, which it views as a potential future growth driver.

photo of AI impacts necessitate cooperation across supply chain, urges ASEH COO image AI is bringing tremendous impacts on the semiconductor industry, creating challenges and opportunities that necessitate cooperation across the supply chain to create a sustainable ecosystem, according to OSAT ASE Technology Holding (ASEH) COO Tien Wu.

Over the past two years, local GPU manufacturers in China have been on a roller coaster ride.

The US Department of Justice's antitrust probe against Nvidia came as no surprise. The chip vendor has made enormous profits since early 2023 with its stock price skyrocketing, thanks to its dominance in the AI sector.

Topco Scientific, a supplier of semiconductor materials, anticipates substantial sales growth for advanced packaging materials in 2025 due to demand generated by AI applications.

China-based display solutions supplier BOE Technology has unveiled a roadmap for diversification into making glass substrates for semiconductor packaging.

A major focus of SEMICON Taiwan 2024 that concluded last week was advanced packaging, with CoWoS, 3D IC, and FOPLP being the leading technologies. CoWoS has caught more attention than the others from the equipment and materials vendors seeking to become part of the supply chain.

photo of Collaboration between competitors needed to support AI development image Cloud AI was a key topic at SEMICON Taiwan 2024, which just concluded last week, but the focus was not just on increasing computing power. A lot of in-depth discussions were devoted to the development of memory and high-speed transmission.

photo of China 8-inch SiC substrate maker seeking biz opportunities in Taiwan image China-based Guangzhou Summit Crystal Semiconductor (GZSC) is seeking business opportunities in Taiwan, eyeing the potential of Taiwan's 8-inch SiC wafer fabrication.

Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), reportedly a major light guide plate supplier for Apple's notebook keyboards, has disclosed plans to construct production capacity in Thailand after its new plant in Vietnam becomes operational.