United Microelectronics (UMC), through its takeover of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor (MIFS), has entered the supply chain for Sony's CMOS image sensors, according to industry sources.

Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics is slowing down constructing and equipping its new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to company...

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has enjoyed robust demand for smartphone-use sensors which is filling its 12-inch fab ca...

Taiwan's pure-play foundry UMC will see clear growth momentum in 2020 come from ever-increasing chips foundry demand for 5G applications, with clients moving actively to pull in shipments...

Pure-play foundry UMC has kicked off risk production for 5G RF switches using its 12-inch wafer fabrication lines, which are also looking to be validated for other 5G chip designs,...

TSMC continues to see its 7nm manufacturing processes run at full utilization, according to sources at fabless chipmakers who said new orders placed recently cannot be fulfilled at...

TSMC Nanjing Company has reported its first quarterly profit for the third quarter, which narrowed its losses to NT$1.41 billion (US$46.1 million) in the first three quarters of 2019...

GlobalWafers has disclosed it has inaugurated the second plant of its wholly-owned subsidiary MEMC Korea Company (MKC), which is scheduled to start volume production of 12-inch silicon...

TSMC and UMC both plan to expand production capacities at their 12-inch wafer fabs in China to satisfy growing demand from local chipmakers.

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has seen its order visibility improve and managed to return to monthly profits in the second...

TSMC and UMC are set to allocate more of their available 12-inch fab capacities for the fabrication of display driver ICs in 2020 to satisfy growing demand for applications such as...

China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT, formerly Innotron) has managed to improve its 19nm process manufacturing yield rates to satisfactory levels, and is...

Silicon wafer manufacturers have seen their clients become more reluctant to sign long-term agreements (LTA) particularly those for 8-inch and smaller size products, according to...

Silicon wafer shipments are expected to stay in low gear in the fourth quarter of 2019 as clients have decelerated their shipment pull-in to facilitate year-end financial settlements,...

China's semiconductor industry has experienced a more reasonable structural adjustment with IC design replacing packaging and testing as the largest segment in terms of revenue contribution...

The global DRAM market, now over 90% controlled by three major players Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron, is likely to experience a structural shakeup in the next 5-10 years,...

Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics has announced net profit increased 27.9% sequentially to NT$591 million (US$19.3 million) in the third quarter of 2019. EPS...

TSMC is expected to step up the construction of its advanced 3nm wafer fab after securing 30 hectares of land in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) by the end of 2019, according...

Powerchip Technology, in line with its corporate restructuring, has transferred all its fab and business assets to its 8-inch foundry subsidiary Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...

China-based foundries including Hua Hong Semiconductor, CanSemi Technology, and memory startup ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) have recently started operating their new 12-inch...

TSMC is expected to move its more advanced 5nm process technology to volume production as early as March, according to industry sources.

DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology, specialty DRAM and flash memory specialist Winbond Electronics and mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International are expected to post substantial...

Winbond Electronics has announced its new LPDDR4X memory series designed for the emerging AI and 5G applications, such as ADAS, smart speakers, 8K TVs, 5G mobile phones and security...

China's move to improve self-sufficiency for semiconductors is gaining momentum - in line with the country's national policy and in the wake of the trade war with the US - with DRAM...

China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT, formerly Innotron) has kicked off 12-inch fab equipment move-in in the third quarter, aiming to start commercial runs...