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Japan’s Sumitomo Bakelite to expand chip-encapsulation material output in Singapore, China
Japan's Sumitomo Bakelite will expand production capacity for advanced semiconductor encapsulation materials for chip production at its plants in Suzhou, China, and Singapore, installing new production lines at both sites.
One-third of chip firms plan Asia-Pacific expansion amid AI boom: FedEx
A third of semiconductor companies plan to expand manufacturing into Asia-Pacific markets over the next three years as the AI boom drives chip demand, according to global courier FedEx.
Vietnam to host SEMIEXPO chip exhibition in December, drawing global firms
Vietnam will host SEMIEXPO Vietnam 2026, an international semiconductor exhibition, in Ho Chi Minh City on December 13-14, drawing some 200 companies and global chip leaders,
Japan’s TOPPAN, US’ Broadcom open Singapore’s first high-end AI-chip substrate plant
A joint venture between Japan's TOPPAN and U.S. chipmaker Broadcom opened Singapore's first plant for high-end FC-BGA chip substrates on Tuesday, a component in short supply as demand for AI processors surges.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to invest $4.9B in AI-chip substrates, including $1.8B for Vietnam
South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics will invest KRW6.78 trillion won ($4.9 billion) to expand production of chip-packaging substrates in South Korea and Vietnam, its biggest bet yet on components for AI processors.
Taiwan-Dutch venture VSMC opens $7.8B specialty-chip fab in Singapore
VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (VSMC), a chipmaking joint venture between Taiwan's Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Dutch group NXP Semiconductors, opened its first factory in Singapore on September 28, a $7.8 billion investment.
Canada’s Enablence raises $18M to expand optical-chip output in Vietnam with Foxconn unit
Canada's Enablence Technologies has raised C$25 million ($18 million) to expand production of optical chips at its California plant and a Vietnam facility run in collaboration with ShunYun Technology, an unit of Taiwan's Foxconn.
Korea’s ITM Semiconductor recovers $2.5M out of $9.3M embezzlement in Vietnam
South Korea's ITM Semiconductor recovered about KRW3.5 billion ($2.47 million) out of an employee embezzlement worth KRW13.2 billion at its Vietnamese subsidiary ITM Semiconductor Vietnam.
Synopsys, Singapore’s A*STAR to cooperate in advanced chip packaging, AI simulation
The United States-based Synopsys and Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will jointly develop advanced semiconductor-packaging and simulation technologies for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing.
Vietnam’s tech giant FPT breaks ground on 10.5-hectare education complex for semiconductors, UAVs
Vietnam's technology giant FPT broke ground on a 10.5-hectare education complex in Dien Bien province, northwestern Vietnam on Tuesday, focusing on technology fields such as semiconductors and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
