Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) held a ceremony recently to mark the start of equipment move-in at the new facilities of its 8-inch wafer plant in Tianjin, China,...

Taiwan-based Ichia Technologies, which manufactures flexible PCBs (FPCB) as well as mechanical integrated components, has reported pre-tax profits of NT$97 million (US$3.2 billion)...

United Microelectronics (UMC) will be expanding production capacity in 2019, and is looking to grow its presence in the automotive electronics sector and also the China market.

Taiwan-based PCB firm Zhen Ding Technology has announced that its subsidiary Avary Holding (Shenzhen) has secured approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to...

Robust cleanroom and engineering equipment orders from China's semiconductor and FPD industries buoyed both Acter's and Nova Technology's revenues in the first half of 2018.

PCB firm Tripod Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$12.74 billion (US$416.8 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 19.8% on year and 10.5% sequentially.

Murata has raised its MLCC prices by 20-30% to reflect the tight supply in the market. Taiwan-based MLCC suppliers including Yageo, Walsin Technology and Holy Stone Enterprise should...

PCB makers Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, and flexible PCB (FPCB) specialists Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect have all reported on-year increases...

LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech will soon begin to expand production capacity at its factory in Wuhan, China to meet increased demand from existing and new clients,...

Strong MOSFET demand boosted revenues at Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), which provides wafer thinning services, in June.

A continued rally in MLCC prices has been pushing up prices for other passive components including capacitors, which Lelon Electronics specializes in. For Lelon president Wu Chih-min,...

Taiwan chipmakers have quietly revised downward their revenue growth projections for the third quarter of 2018, as their order visibility for the quarter remains unclear amid the...

IC testing service provider King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) saw its June revenues hit a nine-month high of NT$1.72 billion (US$56.2 million).

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Tyntek will soon expand production capacity for LED chips used in sensing devices by 87.5%, with the new capacity to gradually come into operation...

Speculation has circulated in the industry that Korea- and Taiwan-based passive component suppliers plan to raise their MLCC prices in July.

United Microelectronics (UMC), the second-largest Taiwan-based pure-play foundry, disclosed recently plans to list its HeJian-led China operations on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)...

Passive component maker Walsin Technology has ramped up its investments in capacity expansion quarter by quarter since the beginning of 2018, with the investments to drive up capacity...

Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has entered a trading halt today (June 29), pending the release of material information, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...

Demand for TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips is set to ramp up starting the third quarter, with Taiwan-based backend firms including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS...

Wafer Works has recently commenced production at its new plant in Zhengzhou, China dedicated to producing 8-inch wafers, according to company chairman Pat Chiao.

ChipMOS Technologies has seen its COF (chip-on-film) packaging production capacity run at full utilization, thanks to strong demand for TDDI (touch and display driver integration)...

Solar poly-Si wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) expects utilization of production capacity to rise from below 50% currently to 70% in the third quarter of 2018, according...

GlobalWafers has enjoyed robust 12- and 8-inch silicon wafer demand, while having its supply of 6-inch wafers fall far short of demand, according to company chairperson Doris Hsu.

PCB firm Tripod Technology is expected to see its 2018 revenues top NT$50 billion (US$1.65 billion), driven by growing demand for automotive electronics, server and consumer electronics...

GlobalWafers has reached a MoU with the government of South Korea for the silicon wafer company to expand production capacity at its local plant in South Korea, according to company...