The supply of SiC wafers may become insufficient to satisfy demand for electric vehicles (EV) in the near future, prompting Taiwan-based silicon wafer makers including GlobalWafers,...

Taiwan's IC designers are mulling raising quotes for TV SoCs and driver ICs amid increasingly tight supply as Korean vendors gradually quit production of LCD panels and TVs as well...

Touchscreen solution and fingerprint sensor specialist Elan Microelectronics has reported revenue climbed 60.4% sequentially and 62.2% on year to an all-time high of NT$3.54 billion...

NAND flash contract prices are expected to hold flat in the third quarter of 2020, but prices for 3D 3bits/cell (TLC) NAND chips have come under increasingly downward pressure due...

Samsung Electronics maintained its lead in the smartphone memory market with 50% revenue share in the first quarter of 2020, followed by SK Hynix and Micron Technology, according...

IC test solutions provider Keystone Microtech is looking to expand its production capacity at its plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan to satisfy growing demand for networking chips,...

Taiwan-based Eternal Materials continues to utilize as high as 90% of its dry-film photoresist production capacity, thanks to brisk PCB demand for base stations, servers, notebooks...

The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to pass US$1 billion in 2021, energized by demand from hybrid & electric...

MediaTek has launched its newest chips in the smartphone gaming-focused G series - the MediaTek Helio G25 and G35. The latest chips feature MediaTek HyperEngine game technology for...

EMS provider Lite-On Technology and LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics have seen sharp growth in demand for UV and IR LED devices, and are poised to expand corresponding...

Catcher Technology will continue to enjoy strong demand for notebook and tablet chassis in the second half of 2020 while demand from the smartphone segment will depend on sales of...

IC backend houses have seen demand pick up recently for processing TV SoCs and chip solutions for set-top boxes (STB) and other household appliances while chip demand for handset...

UVAT Technology, which provides OEM services for anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI) coating for notebooks and handsets, continues to enjoy a ramp-up in orders for notebooks with...

Globalfoundries announced recently it has secured a purchase option agreement for approximately 66 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to its most advanced manufacturing facility,...

Micron Technology has announced results for its third quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended May 28, with revenue registering increases of 13% sequentially and 14% on year.

Group Up Industrial (GP) has clear order visibility through the third quarter of 2020, thanks to growing demand from its PCB and IC substrate clients looking to ramp up their offerings...

Pure-play foundry TSMC saw its R&D spending hit an all-time high of nearly US$3 billion last year.

Rigid PCB maker HannStar Board will see strong growth momentum driven by notebook, server, networking and gaming applications in the third quarter of 2020, but prospects for the fourth...

With China-based 8- and 12-inch wafer fabs gearing up for equipment and facility upgrades, Taiwan-based fab tool provider Gudeng Precision Industrial is expected to be among the beneficiaries,...

The rise of pandemic-induced stay-at-home activities has been driving the creator PC market growth thus far in 2020 with brand vendors including Acer and Dell having recently released...

Panasonic plans to expand its high-frequency and high-speed CCL production capacity at its plant in China's Guangdong seeking to satisfy Chinese demand for 5G infrastructure applications,...

GlobalWafers will not see a peak season in 2020, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson for the silicon wafer manufacturer.

Defying a decline in market revenue, the world's top-10 semiconductor suppliers managed to generate revenue growth of 2.1% in the first quarter of 2020, as they benefitted from a...

Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which supplies compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers, will complete installing new equipment and facilities and is gearing up to scale...

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), an affiliate of memory maker Na Ya Technology and specializing in memory chips packaging and testing, remains upbeat about backend demand for...