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Semiconductor Back-End
TSMC Strengthens Glass Substrate Supply Chain for CoWoS, Achieving 16% Warpage Reduction for High-Performance AI GPUs
Wccftech USA Overview TSMC is expanding its glass substrate supply chain for advanced CoWoS packaging, collaborating with Innolux and Ibiden. Glass substrates demonstrate a 16% reduction in package warpage, along with improved thermal ex... -
Semiconductor Back-End
ABF Substrates Become AI Accelerator Bottleneck, Nvidia’s H100 Requires 12+ Layers; Glass Substrates Emerge as Next-Gen Solution, Commercialization Years Away
Data Gravity USA Overview Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) substrates are a critical component and growing bottleneck in AI accelerators, HBM, and chiplet-based designs. Nvidia's H100 GPU demands over 12 layers of ABF, with the Blackwell B2... -
Semiconductor Back-End
TSMC’s CoWoS Capacity, Targeting 125K-130K Wafers/Month by 2026, Still Falls Short as Nvidia Reserves 60% of Output
INDmoney India Overview TSMC's CoWoS advanced packaging remains a hidden bottleneck in AI chip supply, despite targeting 125,000-130,000 wafers per month capacity by the end of 2026. Demand continues to outstrip supply, with TSMC's CEO s... -
Semiconductor Back-End
TSMC Narrows CoWoS Supply-Demand Gap from 20% to 10% by End of 2026; NVIDIA to Adopt Next-Gen CoPoS for 2028-2029 Mass Production
Moomoo Singapore Overview TSMC is accelerating advanced packaging capacity expansion, projecting its CoWoS supply-demand gap to significantly narrow from approximately 20% to 10% by the end of 2026. Concurrently, research and development... -
Semiconductor Back-End
AT&S Unveils €2 Billion Kulim Expansion to Fuel AI Boom with Advanced IC Substrates and PCBs
AT&S Official Press Release オーストリア Overview AT&S is undertaking a monumental €1.5 billion to €2 billion expansion of its Kulim, Malaysia, manufacturing facility. Driven by long-term commitments from industry leaders like AMD, t... -
Semiconductor Back-End
Advanced Packaging: Glass Core Substrates Emerge as Next-Gen Frontier; Intel Commits Over $1 Billion to R&D for High-Volume Production by 2030
Infra Startups USA Overview Advanced packaging is a critical bottleneck in the AI boom, with TSMC's CoWoS capacity dictating the pace of global AI infrastructure build-out. Shipments of CoWoS wafers are projected to reach approximately 4... -
Semiconductor Back-End
Samsung, SK Hynix Eye Honam Region in South Korea for First Advanced Packaging Fabs Amid Soaring AI Memory Demand; Amkor Plans $980M Expansion
The Elec Inc. South Korea Overview Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are considering establishing their first advanced semiconductor packaging plants in South Korea's Honam region to meet surging AI infrastructure demand. Samsung is weigh... -
New Technology
Novo Nordisk’s Zenagamutide: Dual GLP-1/Amylin Agonist Delivers Significant Metabolic Gains in Type 2 Diabetes
Healio デンマーク Overview Novo Nordisk's novel unimolecular GLP-1/amylin receptor agonist, zenagamutide, has demonstrated significant reductions in HbA1c and body weight in adults with type 2 diabetes during its Phase 2 clinical trial. ... -
Market Trends
Precision Science Fuels Biopharma M&A Surge: Q1 2026 Hits $65B+, Marking Industry’s ‘Full Recovery’
BioSpace / PwC, Pharmaceutical Technology / PwC USA Overview PwC's latest report declares the biopharma ecosystem 'fully recovered,' with Q1 2026 M&A deal values exceeding $65 billion, marking the largest quarter since 2020. This rob... -
Drug Discovery & DDS
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to AVLAYAH, a BBB-Penetrating Biologic, Ushering in a New Era for Brain Drug Delivery
Drug Delivery Leader USA Overview On March 25, 2026, the FDA granted accelerated approval to AVLAYAH (tividenofusp alfa-eknm), the first biologic engineered to traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This landmark decision, following dec...