Following a decline of 12% in 2019, worldwide semiconductor revenue rebounded in 2020 to total US$449.8 billion, an increase of 7.3% from 2019, according to preliminary results by...

The output of Taiwan's PCB industry grew 5.6% on year to a record high of NT$667.2 billion (US$23.83 billion) in 2020, bolstered by pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy in most of...

Taiwan-based automotive PCB makers including Chin-Poon Industrial, Unitech and Dynamic Electronics are guardedly optimistic about their sales prospects this year after seeing revenues...

Along with fast growing demand for compound and Si-based ICs used in automotive sensor modules, Taiwan-based GaAs epitaxial wafer makers WIN Semiconductors, Advanced Wireless Semiconductor...

PCB manufacturers Compeq Manufacturing and Tripod Technology have both seen strong HDI PCB shipment pull-ins from clients for handset, notebook and automotive applications, and are...

Taiwan-based IC design houses intend to offer higher prices in order to obtain more support from their foundry partners during the third quarter of 2021, according to sources at Taiwan's...

IC substrate suppliers Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their fourth-quarter 2020 revenues hit the year's peak, bolstered by higher prices offered by clients...

Sales of ruggedized PCs were seriously hit by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but are expected to begin to recover in 2021 as enterprises will resume procurement with COVID-19 vaccines...

Taiwan's major HDI board makers have seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese handset vendors since fourth-quarter 2020, with the momentum expected to persist through at least the...

SiC (silicon carbide) components pomise great potentials in EV applications, and are expected to account for 25% of automotive power semiconductor by 2025, according to Digitimes...

Unfavorable macro conditions, including the US-China trade war and COVID-19, have been slowing down 5G deployments across the globe, but 5G will still play a crucial role in driving...

Demand for high-performance chips solutions for EV and autonomous vehicles is expected to gradually gain momentum, which will generate a new outlet for Taiwan's ABF substrate makers,...

Foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have seen the visibility of orders for automotive chips extended to the end...

Taiwan makers of quartz crystal components are set to embrace new growth momentum in 2021 from segments of 5G small cells and diverse IoT devices that are expected to proliferate,...

Demand for highly-customized IC sockets will sustain growth momentum in 2021 along with increasing application of SiP (system in package) technology to heterogeneous chips integration,...

Chip demand for automotive electronics applications has been ramping up significantly since the fourth quarter of 2020 along with the gradual recovery of global car sales, which is...

Laster Tech, through its largest China-based client Huayu Vision Technology (Shanghai), has obtained long-term orders for automotive headlight controllers from General Motors, Ford...

Eterge Opto-Electronics, which specializes in customized lens modules, has raised its paid-in capital to NT$140 million (US$4.97 million) to enable its deployments in the automotive...

Huawei Technologies has signed a framework agreement with China-based automaker Chery Automobile for joint development of smart solutions for automobiles, according to Chinese media...

HannStar Display has kicked off small-volume shipments of its automotive panels to automakers in Europe, having already entered related supply chains in China and Japan.

Automotive chip vendors are striving for mid- and long-term capacity support from Taiwan-based foundries, according to sources at Taiwan-based fabless IC vendors.

Leadframe maker Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has readied NT$10 billion (US$355.05 million) in new funds, including a 5-year syndicated loan of NT$7.2 billion (US$255.6 million) newly...

The impact of Huawei's woes on its Taiwan-based chip suppliers has been smaller than expected, according to industry sources.

Taiwan's PCB industry is expected to face shortages of upstream materials in first-half 2021, particularly copper foils for both general and high-end applications, according to industry...

Taiwan-based OSAT services providers have seen clear order visibility through mid-2021, thanks to robust demand for 5G and Wi-Fi chips, power management ICs (PMIC), and display driver...