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ASE Technology expands AI semiconductor capacity as demand rises, boosting advanced packaging, testing and LEAP growth with major investment plans.

Taiwan's ASE Technology Holding, the world's largest chip packaging and testing ‌provider, said on Thursday it would raise this year's ‌capital expenditure by $2 billion to around $10.5 billion, driven by strong demand. • Its ​previous capital expenditure guidance was $8.5 billion. • The company said it is building 13 greenfield sites this year ‌and has another eight ⁠brownfield sites, where it acquired existing factories and is repurposing them to meet demand.

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Taiwan's ASE Technology Holding, the world's largest chip packaging and ‌testing provider, is expanding capacity to meet AI ‌demand, Chief Operating Officer Tien Wu said on Wednesday. • ​Wu said the holding company is adding 15 new sites this year, including six greenfield sites for ASE, seven greenfield sites for its unit Siliconware Precision Industries, and sites ‌acquired from Taiwan's Innolux ⁠Corporation earlier this year. • Nvidia said last ​year it planned to ​build up to $500 billion worth of AI ‌server infrastructure in the United ​States with partners ​including ASE subsidiary Siliconware Precision Industries, but the subsidiary has yet to announce any investment plans.

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Taiwan’s ASE Technology Holding, the world’s largest chip packaging and testing provider, ‌said on Wednesday it expected revenue from its leading‑edge ‌advanced packaging business to rise 10% to more than $3.5 billion in 2026, ​as the company sees strong customer demand for AI chips. • The holding company's subsidiary Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is a major packaging supplier ​for Nvidia's ​AI chips. • ASE's shares have risen 95% so far this year, far outperforming a 36% rise in the broader market.

ASE Technology (NYSE:ASX) reported first-quarter 2026 results that management said demonstrated resilience despite typical seasonality in electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Kenneth Hsiang, head of investor relations at ASE Technology Holding, said demand for the company’s assembly, testing an