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New Technology
Panel Warpage Control Emerges as Key Bottleneck Hindering FOPLP Cost Advantage in Advanced Packaging
EAA Partners - Substack USA Overview Panel warpage control is identified as a critical bottleneck preventing Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FOPLP) from realizing its theoretical cost advantages in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Th... -
New Technology
Advanced AI Chips Face Intensified Thermal Management Challenges: TSMC Plans 20-Layer HBM Integration in 14x Reticle CoWoS by 2028, Microchannel Cooling Emerges as Key Technology
36Kr China Overview Thermal management has become a critical challenge in advanced-packaged AI chips, particularly due to thermal coupling issues across chiplets in 2.5D, 3D IC, CoWoS, and HBM architectures. TSMC's roadmap for 2028 inclu... -
Market Trends
ASE’s SPIL Nears Arizona Back-End Test Facility Expansion Amidst $10.5B CAPEX Surge; Amkor Boosts US Packaging Investment to $12B
TrendForce Taiwan Overview ASE subsidiary SPIL is finalizing plans for a new back-end test facility in Arizona, part of ASE's $10.5 billion CAPEX for 2026, which includes $4 billion for new facilities and $6.5 billion for equipment. Conc... -
Market Trends
Google Reportedly Considering CoWoS as Backup for 2027 TPUs Amid Intel EMIB-T Substrate Yield Lag Reports
No source name USA Overview Google's Humufish TPU project, slated for mass production by late 2027, is reportedly considering TSMC's CoWoS as a backup packaging solution, following reports of lagging substrate yields for Intel's EMIB-T t... -
Market Trends
Nvidia Chip Sales Projected to Double Next Year, Accelerating HBM4 Transition Amid TSMC CoWoS Packaging Bottleneck
No source name USA Overview Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang forecasts a doubling of Nvidia chip sales next year and an accelerated transition to HBM4, with TSMC's CoWoS advanced packaging identified as a primary shipping bottleneck. CoWoS is cru... -
New Technology
HBM Identified as Primary Bottleneck for AI Chip Manufacturing; Nvidia, Google, AMD, Amazon Consumed 90% of Global Supply in 2025
New Market Pitch USA Overview High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) has emerged as the most significant bottleneck in AI chip manufacturing, surpassing advanced packaging technologies like CoWoS. According to Epoch AI estimates, just four companie... -
New Technology
TSMC to Boost 2nm and 3nm Advanced Process Capacity by up to 22% by Mid-2027 to Meet Soaring AI/HPC Demand
BigGo Finance Taiwan Overview TSMC plans a significant capacity expansion for its 2nm and 3nm advanced processes to meet surging demand for AI and HPC chips. The 2nm monthly capacity is projected to increase by approximately 22% to 110,0... -
Market Trends
TSMC to Double CoWoS Advanced Packaging Capacity to 260,000 Wafers/Month by 2028, Driving OSAT and Intel Orders Amid Supply Crunch
BigGo Finance Taiwan Overview TSMC plans to double its CoWoS advanced packaging capacity from 130,000 wafers/month to 260,000 wafers/month by the end of 2028, primarily driven by surging AI chip demand. This expansion, centered on its AP... -
New Technology
TSMC Accelerates Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) Deployment, Eyes ‘CPO Moore’s Law’ for AI Chip Performance Boost
KuCoin Taiwan Overview As GPU and ASIC computing power continues to advance, TSMC is accelerating the deployment of Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) to address the power consumption and signal transmission limits of traditional copper interconne... -
Semiconductor Back-End
NVIDIA to Boost CoWoS Production Capacity by 3.5x to Over 120,000 Wafers/Month by End-2026, Securing HBM4 Supply
SemiconductorX USA Overview NVIDIA plans to scale its CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) production capacity by 3.5x to 120,000–130,000 wafers per month by the end of 2026, up from 35,000, driven largely by its own demand. The company is...