Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a member of Taiwan's ASE Technology Holding, has disclosed plans to acquire fellow EMS company Asteelflash for around US$450 million.

Supply of mid-range and high-end smartphone-use lens modules is short of demand, according to Jones Chen, chairman for optical lens maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO).

AVY Precision Technology is expanding its automotive component business to cover products including electric parking braking (EPB) system module and electric vehicle motor, and expects...

Macronix International is poised to kick off commercial shipments of 48-layer 3D NAND flash chips in the second half of 2020, followed by volume shipments of 96-layer 3D NAND products...

Acquiring Panasonic's loss-making semiconductor business will have a negative impact on Nuvoton Technology's profitability in the short term, and it may take time for the business...

Smart glasses enabled by AR/MR technologies may gradually replace smartphones, with such a trend beginning to emerge in 2023 according to Tom Liang, chairman for both Taiwan-based...

Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics is slowing down constructing and equipping its new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to company...

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has enjoyed robust demand for smartphone-use sensors which is filling its 12-inch fab ca...

WPG's tender offer for WT Microelectronics shares has raised concerns among the latter's customers as well as suppliers, according to WT Micro chairman and CEO Eric Cheng.

Tsinghua Unigroup has announced the appointment of Yukio Sakamoto, the former CEO for Japan's Elpida Memory, as senior VP of Unigroup and head of the group's Japan-based unit.

Taiwan-based Yageo announced recently plans to acquire fellow US-based passive component company Kemet in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.8 billion. The acquisition is expected...

Foxconn Technology Group will give more priority to profit improvement with a goal of boosting its gross margin to 10% over the next 3-5 years, according to company chairman Young...

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments fell for the fourth consecutive quarter in the third quarter of 2019, according to SEMI.

Memory module firm Transcend Information expects to post better financial results for the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, citing recovery in end-market demand and chip...

Copper-clad laminate (CCL) specialist Iteq has reported net profits surged 79.3% from a year earlier and 23.9% sequentially to a record high of NT$715 million (US$23.5 million) in...

Despite the macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges facing the global semiconductor industry, TSMC is set to enjoy a substantial revenue increase in 2020, according to company chairman...

The emerging AI and 5G applications will be triggering the next phase of growth in the global semiconductor market, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.

Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam is optimistic about the development of the 5G and AI combination, likening 5G to an airplane's engine and AI the pilot. He believes the combination...

Arm will keep licensing its processor IP and rendering service support to its partners in China, having made strict scrutiny of legal issues involved, according to Allen Wu, executive...

To promote development of its hydrogen energy industry, Taiwan must formulate a full set of regulations with which licenses can be granted to the supply chain, according to Chen Yen-sen,...

Taiwanese makers will continue facing fierce competition from Chinese peers and will need to accelerate their paces in business transformation, according to Taiwan Electrical and...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will see its revenues rise sharply in 2020, thanks mainly to its acquisition of Globalfoundries' 8-inch fab in Singapore, according to Fang...

Ten new 6G OLED fabs are set to come online in China by 2021, despite some delays resulting from the US-China trade tensions and weak demand, according to a Taiwan-based upstream...

Paul Peng, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO), is being tipped to be the next chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), succeeding incumbent TH Tung, who is obligated to step down...

Niche-market IC packaging house Xintec is eyeing its return to profitability this year, according to industry observers.