Just ahead of the reciprocal tariffs taking effect on August 7, U.S. President Trump announced plans to slap a 100% tariff on imported chips. According to Politico, the U.S. imported over $60 billion worth of chips in 2024, with Taiwan emerging as the top supplier at roughly $12 billion. As a result...

According to Economic Daily News, fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) is regarded as the next mainstream technology in advanced packaging. Key industry players—including foundry giant TSMC, semiconductor packaging and testing leader ASE, and memory packaging powerhouse Powertech—are actively i...

Amid surging demand for advanced packaging, key materials are now hot commodities for tech giants. According to EE Times China and the Economic Daily News, Japan’s Asahi Kasei, a top PSPI (photosensitive polyimide) supplier to semiconductor firms like TSMC and Samsung, plans to cut PIMEL shipments...

As the chip war heats up, the U.S. BIS unveiled an updated semiconductor whitelist on February 4, per its website. Commercial Times reports that the list, split into IC design (IW) and packaging & foundry (PW) categories, is likely to spark a shift in chip orders from China—a boost for Taiwan�...

On January 16, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), a subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding, officially inaugurated its new advanced packaging facility at the Tanzi Science Park. SPIL also announced that three additional advanced packaging facilities are set to expand production capacity by 2025....