MCU specialist Holtek Semiconductor is optimistic about its sales and profits in 2021 and beyond, as the company has seen its order visibility extend into 2022, according to company...

Superior Plating Technology (SPT), dedicated to metal surface treatment and electroplating processing, is expected to post significant profit growth in 2021 thanks partly to its entry...

Specialty DRAM and NOR flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics has reported net profit grew 5.7% sequentially to NT$350 million (US$12.53 million) in the fourth quarter of 2020. Net profit...

Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.

Innolux expects to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2021 with large-size panel shipments to stay flat but ASP to go up 7-9% sequentially, according to the company.

Memory module maker Adata Technology saw its net profits hike 236% on year in 2020, with EPS reaching NT$6.10 (US$0.22).

AU Optronics (AUO) has reported net profit of NT$3.38 billion (US$120.9 million) for 2020, improving from net loss of NT$19.19 billion for 2019.

Diode maker Eris Technology is poised to obtain from Lite-On Semiconductor automotive diode production equipment which has been acquired by Eris' largest shareholder Diodes, and will...

IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology swung to net profit of NT$541 million (US$19.3 million) in 2020 from loss of NT$2.025 billion a year earlier, mainly driven by...

SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...

Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits fell 26.7% sequentially to KRW9.05 trillion (US$8.08 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2020, due to weaker memory prices, sluggish...

Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its net profits exceed NT$10 billion (US$357.1 million) in the fourth quarter, with profits for 2020 reaching a 14-year high of...

AMD has announced revenues for the fourth quarter of 2020 of US$3.24 billion, operating income of US$570 million, net income of US$1.78 billion and diluted earnings per share of US...

Backend house ASE Technology has reported net profit of NT$27.59 billion (US$985.37 million) on consolidated revenue of NT$476.98 billion for 2020, with both results hitting the highest...

Motherboard and graphics card maker ASRock and ASMedia Technology, a fabless chipmaker specializing in high-speed transmission chips, both enjoyed revenue surges in 2020 with promising...

DRAM prices will start to rally in the first quarter and rise through the second quarter of 2021, due to undersupply in the market, according to chipmaker Nanya Technology.

The US trade ban against China-based SMIC has restricted the pure-play foundry's capability of obtaining semiconductor equipment for its process technology advancements. Nevertheless,...

Taiwan-based makers of notebooks, motherboards and graphics cards are expected to see a strong first-half 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive demand for these devices...

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses, including MOSFET chip specialists, may have seen their sales growth constrained by tight capacity at 8-inch foundries in the second half of 2020,...

Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, expects to return to profitability in 2020 with shipments likely to ramp up quarter by quarter in 2021.

The impact of Huawei's woes on its Taiwan-based chip suppliers has been smaller than expected, according to industry sources.

Tight foundry capacity resulting in insufficient chip supplies and rising chip ASPs already buoyed Taiwan's first-tier fabless chipmakers' profits in the third quarter. Such scenario...

Taiwan-based memory module houses including Adata Technology, Apacer Technology and Innodisk all enjoyed sequential revenue increases in November 2020.

Taiwan-based foundries particularly 8-inch ones are expected to see their production capacities stay tight through the end of 2021, with upward adjustments in their foundry quotes...

MLCC and chip resistor specialists Yageo and Walsin Technology have reported sequential increases of 6.5% and 6.3%, respectively, in November revenues.