Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek expects its sales for the second quarter of 2019 to come within the guidance given previously of 13-21% sequential growth.

Wafer test solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has expressed caution about its shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019, judging from poor order visibility for the...

Marvell has entered into definitive agreements to purchase Avera Semiconductor, the application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business of Globalfoundries, according to the com...

IC backend house ASE Technology Holding's newly-developed fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) technology has obtained orders from HiSilicon, according to sources familiar with the...

MediaTek has reported net profit fell 16.2% sequentially to a four-quarter low of NT$3.42 billion (US$110,5 million) in the first quarter of 2019, but gross margin climbed 2.3pp on...

Taiwan's leading wafer testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) is expected to see its revenues for the second quarter of 2019 surge 10-30% sequentially on strong...

With the crypto mining fever subsiding, many Taiwan backend houses have seen their FC-CSP machines dedicated to packaging mining ASICs stay idle since late 2018, forcing them into...

Taiwan-based Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, expects to post a double-digit sequential decrease in first-quarter revenues. Revenues will start...

IC design service company Global Unichip has reported net profits of NT$988 million (US$32 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$13.46 billion for 2018, with both results hitting...

Taiwan-based graphics card players, Nvidia and semiconductor players including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Global Unichip and Faraday Technology are expected...

Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek is pursuing new business growth from non-handset markets, and has been enhancing its custom ASIC offering and customer portfolio in the sector, according...

Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is gearing up to expand its businesses in AI, automotive electronics and ASIC sectors, internally dubbed as the "3A" plan, seeking to reverse in 2019 its...

Crypto mining fever has subsided along with Bitcoin price collapsing from US$15,000 in January 2018 to under US$4,000 in December, sending mining ASICs supply chain players turning...

Taiwan-based ASIC vendors expect staggering growth in orders in the next few years, driven by demand from the high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors...

Taiwan-based IC design service company Global Unichip is likely to post revenue growth of 11-13% sequentially in 2018, a recent Chinese-language Commercial Times report quoted...

Globalfoundries announced in August 2018 its decision to put 7nm FinFET R&D on hold indefinitely in a move to intensify the company's focus on delivering differentiated 14/12nm...

Taiwan IC designers capable of providing crypto mining ASIC solutions are feeling increasing pressure from customers postponing shipments and new product development amid Bitcoin...

Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is developing at full throttle ASICs for customers, posing increasing competition pressure to IC design service providers including Global Unichip and Alchip...

China crypto mining chipmakers Bitmain Technologies and Innosilicon Technology are racing to roll out 7nm mining ASICs seeking to revive the mining sector, but industry sources said...

IC design service company Global Unichip has reported net profits increased 24.8% sequentially to NT$280 million (US$8.96 million) in the third quarter of 2018. EPS for the quarter...

Globalfoundries has announced the establishment of Avera Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to providing custom silicon solutions for a broad range of applications...

Himax Technologies and Kneron, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup company, have jointly announced a collaboration to accelerate the development and commercialization of a high...

MediaTek is expected to post an up to 10% revenue decrease sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, as shipments of the company's mobile SoC chips will stay flat on quarter at...

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has maintained that it is not being investigated in an alleged insider trading case involving its largest shareholder Chunghwa Investment.

Rick Tsai, CEO for MediaTek, spent about NT$30 million (US$0.94 million) of his own money to buy MediaTek shares in August alone, according to Chinese-language media reports.