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Taiwan / China / US · Chips & Networking

AI PCBs & Laminates (CCL)

AI accelerator boards and switch trays need high-layer, low-loss PCBs and copper-clad laminate. Few makers qualify, and layer counts rise every generation.

Glass fabric + copper foil→Laminate (CCL)→PCB→Board
70
Tightness score ⓘ
#23 of 56
▲ Tightening
Supply concentration3
Lead time3
Capex intensity3
Geopolitical exposure4
Pricing power4
Lead time
6–12 mo
Theme 1M
−0.3%
% in uptrend
40%
Metric to watch

Monthly sales at Gold Circuit, Elite Material and TUC, and low-loss laminate pricing.

What would prove us wrong

Weakens if PCB makers add high-layer capacity faster than AI board volumes grow.

PCBs theme performance

Equal-weight · rebased 100 · 1Y
Stocks we track

Who controls this bottleneck

Roles, not recommendations. Delayed prices; local currency.

StockRoleListingLast1D1M3MYTDOff 52w highTrendNext earnings
2368.TW
Gold Circuit Electronics
High-layer PCBs for AI servers and switches TWSE
Taiwan
NT$1,115.0 0.00% +6.7% +18.5% +63.5% −24.9% 2026-11-09
2383.TW
Elite Material
Low-loss copper-clad laminate for AI boards TWSE
Taiwan
NT$5,070.0 0.00% +3.6% −0.0% +209.6% −19.8% 2026-10-28
6274.TWO
Taiwan Union Technology
High-speed copper-clad laminate TPEx
Taiwan
NT$1,420.0 0.00% −1.1% +6.4% +189.8% −25.3% —
TTMI
TTM Technologies
Advanced PCBs for data centers and defence NASDAQ
US
$88.57 +10.56% −31.4% −18.5% +28.4% −60.0% 2026-10-22
4958.TW
Zhen Ding Technology
PCBs and substrates TWSE
Taiwan
NT$567.0 0.00% +20.6% +12.1% +302.0% −12.2% 2026-11-09