The number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to increase. With nine new 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019, the worldwide number of operational...

Global fab equipment spending is expected to decline 14% to US$53 billion in 2019, but stage a strong recovery of 27% to set a new record in 2020, according to SEMI.

Multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) prices have been falling since 2019, due mainly to weakening demand as a result of trade disputes between the US and China, Taiwan's TechNews...

After experiencing a rapidly growing 2018, the cloud computing market is expected to slow down in 2019 for some correction before fast growth resumes in 2020, according to Wiwynn...

There is more variety than ever among the logic-oriented process technologies that companies offer, and derivative versions of each process generation between major nodes have become...

Huawei has demanded sufficient capacity support from its Taiwan-based backend partners for the end of 2019 and the middle of 2020, as the device vendor is gearing up for 5G with plans...

Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue decline of 14-19% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, when the fabless chipmaker expects its LCD driver IC sales generated from...

The government in Taiwan will complete the first-stage release of 5G spectrum licenses by 2020 at the latest to embrace global explosions of 5G applications and smartphone shipments,...

Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top two semiconductor chip buyers in 2018, representing 17.9% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Meanwhile, the top-10...

With more LCD panel suppliers capable of producing in commercial volume OLED displays for smartphones, Taiwan-based driver IC firms and related backend houses are gearing up to grow...

Despite its dim business and industry outlook this year, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to make progress in the development of sub-7nm process technologies...

Taiwan Mobile has announced to partner with Asus Cloud, a cloud computing service affiliate of Asustek Computer, to offer storage cloud services to Taiwan's small- to medium-size...

Emerging technologies and applications such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and 5G have driven server shipment growths in the past few...

The global market for NAND flash memory will remain in oversupply in 2019, as the outlook for end-market demand stays weak, according to DRAMeXchange. NAND flash chipmakers have moved...

Unitech Printed Circuit Board will be expanding its rigid-flex board portfolio for consumer electronics and automotive applications this year, while foreseeing a further slowdown...

Winbond Electronics, a maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory, saw its December revenues fall to a 20-month low of NT$3.69 billion (US$119.6 million).

Micron Technology has announced its automotive-grade LPDDR4X memory devices are being adopted for Qualcomm's third-generation Snapdragon automotive cockpit compute systems. The companies...

Unwavering in its drive to build a self-sufficient semiconductor supply chain, China plans more new fab projects than any other region in the world from 2017 to 2020, and its expansion...

Orders for datacenter servers are expected to slow down in the first half of 2019, but will resume sharp growth in the second half and grow even stronger in 2020, as many first-tier...

Apple has revised its guidance for fiscal first-quarter 2019 ended on December 29, expecting revenues of about US$84 billion, lower than the original estimate for the period, according...

Memory chipmakers had a good year in 2018, but the outlook for 2019 is marred by uncertainties arising from the US-China trade war and concerns about over-supply. Samsung Electronics...

Micron Technology is looking to hire 1,000 more employees in Taiwan in 2019, boosting its local team to as many as 8,000 people by the end of the year.

Connector and cable assembly maker Sinbon Electronics invested NT$800-900 million (US$25.9-29.2 million) to increase its production capacity in 2018 to meet increased orders, and...

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) ambition in the chipmaking sector is taking shape. The Taiwan-based conglomerate reportedly has stuck a deal with China's Zhuhai...

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...