ASE Industrial holding, the parent company of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), will be diversifying its offerings to satisfy growing...

Speculation has been circulating that Qualcomm will return to TSMC for 7nm. Industry sources believe that the foundry with its 7nm FinFET process node will win back its major contract...

Intel has announced the resignation of Brian Krzanich as CEO and a member of the board of directors. The board has named chief financial officer Robert Swan interim CEO, effective...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started commercial production of chips built using 7nm process technology, according to company CEO CC Wei. The foundry is also...

AU Optronics (AUO) is exhibiting SunBravo and SunForte high-efficiency PV modules, and a smart cloud-based monitoring solution at Intersolar Europe 2018 in Munich during June 20-22...

APD Group took part in Computex Taipei in June 2018, showcasing many products, including networking power, medical power, to consumer electronics power, alongside many other applic...

Metal chassis specialist Casetek Holdings, a subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, will complete capacity expansions at its two plants in China in the second half of 2018 to better fulfill...

Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology - the world's top-3 DRAM vendors - could be fined up to US$8 billion in China over alleged price fixing, according to industry...

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$2.70 billion in billings worldwide in May 2018 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI. The billings...

The annual LiveWorx 2018 digital transformation conference was held in Boston from June 17-20, highlighting innovative and disruptive technologies, including IoT, AR/VR, machine learning,...

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have both been hit by unstable yield rates of their 18nm process technologies for server DRAM production, particularly production for high-end server...

Image sensor packaging specialist Xintec has decided to suspend its 12-inch wafer-level packaging production line for one year due to disappointing CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand...

Shunsin Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) specializing in assembly and test of system-in-package (SiP) modules, has obtained new orders...

Cooling fan maker Power Logic expects to enjoy strong revenue growth momentum in the second half of 2018, mainly bolstered by stable orders for the firm's new car ventilation fans...

Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Flexium Interconnect expects to enjoy another year of double-digit revenue growth in 2018.

Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which has seen its fabs run at full utilization, will continue to boost production efficiency, according to company...

The Chengdu Shuangliu Free Trade Zone, a major part of the Sichuan FTZ in southwestern China and now home to 2,444 businesses with aggregate registered capitals of CNY33.8 billion...

Taiwan-based automotive terminal and connector maker Chialin Precision Industrial has decided to cut its paid-in capital by 20% in order to boost the return on equity (ROE) for shareholders...

Speculation circulated recently that Macronix International had been approached by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) about a potential tie-up in the semiconductor business,...

Electrophoretic display (EPD) solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects shipments of its electronic shelf labels (ESLs) to grow exponentially in 2018, as the rise of the new...

Rising raw materials costs have prompted Mosel Vitelic and other 6-inch foundries to raise their quotes, according to Rebecca Tang, chairperson for the Taiwan-based foundry specializing...

Copper clad laminate (CCL) supplier Ventec International plans to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) mainboard in the first quarter of 2019, according to company...

Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask is expected to return profitable in 2018, following three years of losses, according to market watchers.

Driven by the colossal Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity, wireless technologies - including wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth, cellular and low-power wireless - will...

Industrial PC (IPC) maker Nexcom International is currently servicing the US' education and smart manufacturing market via its US-based subsidiary Nexcobot established in March 2018...