Rising raw materials costs have prompted Mosel Vitelic and other 6-inch foundries to raise their quotes, according to Rebecca Tang, chairperson for the Taiwan-based foundry specializing...

Driven by the colossal Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity, wireless technologies - including wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth, cellular and low-power wireless - will...

Phoenix Silicon International (PSI), which specializes in wafer reclaim services, expects steady growth in its wafer thinning business in 2018. The product segment has expanded to...

Taiwan-based Topco, which mainly distributes silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, expects to enjoy double-digit revenue growth in 2018 thanks to robust silicone deman...

DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics will start constructing a new fab in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan in September followed by equipment move-in slated for 2020.

MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$20.41 billion (US$684.2 million) for May 2018, up 7.3% sequentially and 10.7% on year.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its second-quarter revenues meet the company's guidance given in mid-April, and will have its third-quarter revenues...

Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues for May 2018 surged 151% from a year ago to a record high of NT$6.35 billion (US$213.6 million).

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to move its 7nm process technology to mass production ahead of schedule to meet growing demand from its fabless clients...

Phoenix Silicon International (PSI) has been contracted by a number of Europe- and US-based IDMs, such as Infineon, to use wafer thinning for making industrial MOSFET chips, according...

Demand for automotive memory is showing explosive growth in recent years as a result of maturing ADAS technology, increasing demand for in-vehicle infotainment systems and automotive...

Memory module firm Adata Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.96 billion (US$99.3 million) for May 2018, up about 20% sequentially and 16% on year. Sales of its DRAM...

Yageo has seen its supply of MLCCs fall short of demand, which will likely persist through 2019, according to company chairman Pierre Chen.

Arm China will be dedicated to developing products exclusively for the China market, and plans for an IPO on the local stock exchange, according to Rene Haas, president of Arm's IP...

DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.33 billion (US$279.6 million) for May 2018 which hit a monthly record for the second consecutive month.

Taiwan-based second-tier packaging and testing houses have enjoyed a pick-up of orders for flash memory, and 3D sensing and other optical components recently as their downstream clients...

Taiwan-based backend service company Lingsen Precision Industries is expected to see its sales climb to their peak for 2018 in the third quarter driven by robust demand for MEMS sensors,...

The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 5% on year to US$20.2 billion in 2017, while the tablet AP market grew 3% to US$2 billion, according to Strategy...

Acknowledging robust demand for datacenter and servers, backend firm Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) will expand production capacity for DDR4 burn-in and testing, according to...

Taiwan-based Taiflex Scientific, which supplies flexible copper clad laminates (FCCL), expects the flexible PCB (FPCB) market to continue growing.

Taiwan-based Nova Technology, which specializes in services of water, gas and chemical process systems, saw revenues generated from the China market surge 40% on year in 2017.

Semiconductor equipment maker Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, has completed capacity expansions at its Kunshan (China) plants to better meet brisk...

Quotes for 6-inch foundry capacity will rise 10% in the third quarter as demand for power semiconductor devices has been strong, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based IC design houses have expressed caution about their gross margin performance in the second half of 2018, as they will encounter rising costs including higher quotes asked...

Second-tier IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are planning to hike quotes for 8-inch capacity by 20-30% in the third quarter of 2018, according to sources in the Taiwan IC design...