Taiwan-based pure-play foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) are all...
Persistent foundry capacity crunch has not only ushered in high growth prospects for leading player TSMC, but also enabled some losses-ridden peers such as GlobalFoundries (GF) and...
Taiwan-based IC design houses have notified their customers about price hikes in the second half of 2021 to reflect rising manufacturing costs, according to industry sources.
TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) are poised to see their second-quarter revenues hit...
Rising foundry and backend manufacturing costs have prompted Taiwan's IC design houses to raise their chip prices, which will buoy their sales performance in the second quarter of...
TSMC and other Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to carry out their capacity expansion projects cautiously and progressively to avoid the risk of overcapacity.
With Taiwan encountering a sudden rise in the number of domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections, concerns about the stability of Taiwan's IC industry supply chain have emerged...
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has raised its capex budget for 2021 by 70% to NT$8.5 billion (US$303.8 million), with plans to purchase more fab equipment supporting its...
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced plans to take over the L3B plant of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), and related equipment and facilities,...
Taiwan-based Oriental System Technology (OST) is expected to scale up its shipments of infrared (IR) MEMS sensors for gaming notebooks to 4.5 million units in 2021 from 2.8 million...
Tight foundry capacity is expected to persist through 2022, encouraging foundry chipmakers to continue raising their quotes, according to industry sources.
Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask has seen a strong influx of rush orders, and is poised to raise its quotes in the second quarter, with the prospect for the company to see a 25% revenue...
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers have already notified their customers about price hikes of 10-20% or more for their TDDI and other DDI chips starting April, and are poised to...
