Touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS) is expected to lock in the first batch of in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor module orders from Samsung Electronics for usage...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported revenue climbed 18.8% on year to a record high of NT$25.37 billion (US$905.71 million) in 2020.

Android-camp handset vendors including Samsung Electronics are expected to follow in the footsteps of Apple in incorporating direct time-of-flight (dToF) CMOS image sensors (CIS)...

Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect are poised to benefit significantly from 5G handset sales boom expected in 2021 as they reportedly have secured...

ASE Technology has reportedly grabbed flip-chip packaging orders for Qualcomm's just-unveiled flagship 5G SoC Snapdragon 888, as well as orders for the new integrated X60 5G modem,...

Samsung Electronics has cut its foundry quotes to attract 5nm chip orders including those for Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor series, according to industry sources.

Smartphone shipments to the China market in third-quarter 2020 plunged 25.2% on quarter and 26.2% on year due to the US government placing stricter trade sanctions on Huawei and consumer...

Handset brands including Samsung Electronics, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have stepped up their purchases of IC parts as they aim to take over the smartphone market share relinquished by...

According to Digitimes Research's observations, 2020 global tablet shipments will show flat growth from the 2019 level as the COVID-19 pandemic spurs explosive stay-at-home demand...

Taiwanese IC design houses have mixed feelings about good sales of the new iPhone series, which could limit sales for 5G Android phones in the short term, according to industry sou...

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Android phone vendors start pulling in, and are more upbeat about their sales outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Taiwan's III-V semiconductor supply chain players including Win Semiconductors and Visual Photonics Expitaxy (VPEC) are poised to benefit from growing demand for RF, PA and ToF LiDAR...

Google is developing its next-generation Chromebook, codenamed Halvor, with Compal Electronics being the ODM partner, according to industry sources.

China has stepped up the development of its homegrown CMOS image sensor (CIS) industry sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips, with SmartSens...

As optical sensors are increasingly applied to wearable devices, TWS (true wireless stereo) earphones, AR/VR headsets and healthcare devices, Taiwan's IC designers, III-V semiconductor...

Smartphone shipments to the China market in first-quarter 2020 plunged 51.9% from the prior quarter to reach the lowest single-quarter shipment volumes in recent years, as the market...

Google and Apple are announcing a joint effort to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the coronavirus, with user privacy...

Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers including Flexium Interconnect and Career Technology continue to step up their deployments in the 5G antenna board segment with optimism that market...

Unitech, a global solution provider of automatic identification and data capture technologies, announced it is an official partner for Android zero-touch enrollment that streamlines...

ASE Technology and VisEra Technologies are both being pinpointed as among the backend houses set to enjoy robust demand for optical in-display fingerprint sensors, according to industry...

China-based fabless chipmaker Goodix has booked considerable 8-inch fab capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its optical in-display fingerprint sensor...

The global market for wearables is on track to ship 305.2 million units in 2019, up 71.4% from the 178 million units shipped in 2018, according to IDC. From there, total volumes will...

Robust orders for 5G smartphone application processors from the world's major Android phone vendors will allow backend house ASE Technology Holding to enjoy a particularly strong...

Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 865 and 765 seies SoC chips designed for 5G-capable Android smartphones slated for launch in 2020. TSMC and Samsung Foundry reportedly are...

Modified polyimide (MPI) and liquid crystal polymer (LCP) materials for smartphone antennas are expected to coexist, with the former being adopted mainly for Android models, and the...