IDM vendors may consider outsourcing more of their production starting 2022, with Taiwan-based contract chipmakers being among the beneficiaries, according to industry sources.

TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.

Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see their clients make efforts to build up inventories, which may result in pressure on the supply chain, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.

Each of the top-10 growing IC product categories tracked by IC Insights is expected to see a double-digit increase in sales, but only the top-five segments are forecast to grow faster...

Taiwan's electronics firms with manufacturing operations in northern Vietnam have all strengthened anti-virus measures following recent Covid-19 infections in two provinces, Hai Duong...

SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...

Automotive chip suppliers are queuing up for capacity support from foundries, particularly 8-inch ones, and may be prompted to accept higher quotes for more capacity, according to...

Companies in IT supply chain are expected to keep production at high levels in China during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays seeking to catch up with orders from clients, according...

Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...

Research and development spending by semiconductor companies worldwide is forecast to grow 4% in 2021 to US$71.4 billion after rising 5% in 2020 to a record high of US$68.4 billion,...

Five big acquisition announcements and more than a dozen smaller deals in 2020 pushed the total value of M&A agreements in the year to an all-time high of US$118 billion, surpassing...

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...

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-based makers of notebooks, motherboards and graphics cards are expected to see a strong first-half 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive demand for these devices...

Worsening Covid-19 infections and the recent labor riot at Wistron's iPhone manufacturing plant in India have compounded the difficulty for Taiwan's ODMs to send Taiwanese production...

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.

Taiwan's server makers are generally upbeat about their shipment prospects for 2021 thanks mainly to strong demand for datacenter applications and server replacement boom to be driven...

TSMC chairman Mark Liu has dismissed recent speculation that claimed a cutback in 5nm chip orders from Apple would drag down the foundry's 5nm process capacity utilization to 80%...

Automotive OEMs, as well as first-tier suppliers, have seen their production disrupted by shortages of MCUs and other related ICs, according to industry sources.

DRAM will generate the greatest sales revenue among all IC product categories in 2020, while NAND flash will outperform other sectors in terms of revenue growth, according to IC In...

The global semiconductor market is projected to grow by 8.4% in 2021 following a 5.1% increase this year, according to the autumn 2020 forecast of the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics...

Walsin Technology has resumed resistor production at its Malaysia plant, which had been shut down temporarily to facilitate coronavirus-related inspections, according to the passive...

SK Hynix has obtained permission from the local government to resume operation at its plant in Chongqing, China, according to the South Korea-based memory vendor. The plant was shut...

The global DRAM memory market will reach the balance of supply and demand in the first half of 2021, with limited growth in the overall bit supply coupled with a gradual rise in demand...