Semiconductor equipment maker Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, is expected to post on-year revenue growth in 2020, according to industry sources...

TSMC is expected to kick off volume production of chips manufactured on an enhanced version of its 5nm FinFET process, dubbed tentatively 5nm Plus, in the fourth quarter of 2020,...

Pure-play foundry Mosel Vitelic is expected to return to profitability in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to robust orders for sensors for use in infrared thermometers, and MOSFET...

Phoenix Silicon International (PSI) has disclosed plans to ramp up monthly capacity for 300mm silicon wafer reclaim to 300,000 pieces in the third quarter from the current 240,000...

IC production in China represented 15.7% of its US$125 billion IC market in 2019, up only slightly from 15.1% five years earlier in 2014, according to IC Insights. The share is forecast...

The output value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry is forecast to increase 4-5.7% in 2020, despite headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the government-sponsored...

High inventory levels at clients in late 2019 and the coronavirus outbreak early this year combined to send first-quarter 2020 revenues of the world's top-2 silicon wafer suppliers...

TSMC already took 7nm and 5nm chip orders from Huawei in advance before stopping taking more orders from the China-based client in the wake of the US government's announcement of...

TSMC has an over 50% of the global pure-play foundry market, and the establishment of its new US fab could pose a further threat to Samsung's foundry operations and Globalfoundries,...

A TSMC wafer fab designed for advanced 5nm process manufacturing in the US could drive changes to many semiconductor players within the supply chain, according to Digitimes Researc...

TSMC has always been evaluating potential locations for an advanced wafer fab overseas, including the US, but no specific plans have been put in place yet, according to the pure-play...

United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues climbed to a record high of NT$15.06 billion (US$504.6 million) in April 2020, while Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS)...

Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers expects to post flat sequential growth in second-quarter shipments, and has expressed uncertainty about its outlook this year.

Market observers have expressed uncertainty about silicon wafer company GlobalWafers' business prospects for the third quarter, citing the coronavirus pandemic's impact on end-market...

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 2.7% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, despite headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic, according to SEMI.

China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is looking to ramp its 17nm process output in the second half of 2020, according to industry sources.

China-based CIS (CMOS image sensor) packaging service provider China Wafer Level CSP has posted consolidated revenues of CNY191 million (US$27.4 million) and net profit of CNY62 million...

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post a slight sequential decrease in second-quarter revenues but sustain gross margin over 40%, after ending the first quarter with...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue growth of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to robust demand for power management...

PCB maker Allied Circuit has reported net profits shot up near 20-folds on year to a record high of NT$145 million (US$4.82 million) in the first quarter of 2020, buoyed by strong...

China has stepped up the development of its homegrown silicon wafer sector as part of the country's ambitions to achieve self-sufficiency in chips. The National Silicon Industry Group...

TSMC has disclosed that its 3nm technology development remains on track, with risk production scheduled for 2021 followed by volume production in the second half of 2022.

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$419.1 billion in 2019, down 12% from 2018, according to final results by Gartner. Intel regained the top position in the market as the downturn...

Global silicon wafer market sales could dip if uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19 to the semiconductor industry persists, or could climb on the strength of rebounding...

Semiconductor equipment manufacturers worldwide logged sales of US$59.8 billion in 2019, a 7% drop from the all-time high of US$64.5 billion in 2018, according to SEMI.