The US-China trade war, a key threat to the global economy in 2018, will continue to play a pivotal role in 2019. But what does it mean to the world's biggest manufacturer and market,...

The South Korea government has cooperated with the private sector to boost upgrading of manufacturing industries and aims to increase the number of smart factories from about 5,000...

Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase 9.7% to US$62.1 billion in 2018, exceeding the historic high of US$56.6 billion set last year,...

SK Hynix has reported net profits of KRW4.69 trillion (US$4.12 billion) on consolidated revenues of KRW11.42 trillion for the third quarter of 2018. Both hit record-high levels.

Silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers has disclosed plans to build new production lines for 12-inch wafers at its existing plant in South Korea.

Demand from China's semiconductor industry is set to witness robust growth, according to fab toolmaker KLA-Tencor, which expects China to become its largest market in 2019.

BenQ Dialysis Technology (BDT) has disclosed it has obtained a license from South Korean authorities allowing it to begin supplying its Qflux Dialyzer hemodialyzers in the country...

SK Hynix has reported net profits of KRW4.33 trillion (US$3.87 billion) on consolidated revenues of KRW10.37 trillion for the second quarter of 2018. Both results hit record-high...

Taiwan-based backend firm Chipbond Technology is expected to see revenues generated from orders for OLED panel driver ICs make a substantial contribution to company revenues in 2019...

China-based Xiaomi launched its latest smartphones including the flagship Hongmi Note 5, in Seoul, South Korea, priced KRW200,000-300,000 (US$190-285), in cooperation with local telecom...

Samsung Electronics will expand its capex for NAND flash memory to around US$9 billion in 2019, up from about US$6.4 billion in 2018, a recent Chosun Ilbo report quoted industry...

China will unseat South Korea as the largest market of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2019, when global sales hit another record-high levels, according to SEMI.

GlobalWafers has reached a MoU with the government of South Korea for the silicon wafer company to expand production capacity at its local plant in South Korea, according to company...

Most Korea-based LCD equipment makers saw their revenues hit high in 2017, driven by expansion projects initiated by Samsung Display and LG Display to ramp up their OLED panel production...

Taiwan's machinery exports, after surging 21.1% on year to US$25.6 billion in 2017, soared 18.3% from a year earlier to US$6.43 billion in the first quarter of 2018, with China remaining...

Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers has reported net profits of NT$2.78 billion (US$93.2 million) on revenues of NT$13.91 billion for the first quarter of 2018, with both results hitting...

With its large foundry and advanced packaging base, Taiwan was the largest consumer of semiconductor materials for the eighth consecutive year in 2017, according to a recent SEMI...

IC foundries, and PC and handset manufacturers continue to encounter rising costs of components and materials, and will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in 2018,...

Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a supplier of semiconductor silicon wafers, has reported clear order visibility through 2020.

LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has announced that South Korea's intellectual property authority has upheld the company's patent KR768539 against Seoul Semiconductor's...

Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$56.6 billion in 2017, a year-over-year increase of 37% from 2016 sales of US$41.24 billion, according to SEMI....

China-based companies have shown the largest fabless IC market share gain since 2010, according to IC Insights. China-based fabless chipmakers collectively captured an only 5% share...

Memory makers are demanding their downstream clients place orders for DRAM chips bundled with certain amounts of NAND flash, according to industry sources. Such bundled deals are...

DRAM chipmaker Nanya has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.15 billion (US$210.1 million) for January 2018, hitting a monthly record for the fourth consecutive month.

LG Display (LGD) will move to set up an 8.5G OLED panel plant in Guangzhou, southern China, as South Korea government has lately issued a green light for the investment project, according...