Worsening inflation and other macro headwinds will likely result in a particularly weak second half of 2022 for many end-market sectors. Still, Realtek Semiconductor and several other...

TSMC and other major Taiwan-based foundries have been running their fabs at full capacity utilization, but may see their fab utilization rates drop in the third quarter due to cutbacks...

Many IC design houses, particularly those engaged in the consumer electronics sector, have moved to adjust their wafer starts at foundries amid concerns about a potentially weak third...

Compal and Pegatron are reportedly expanding production in Vietnam, while Vietnam is poised to increase minimum wage amid rising inflation.

Nissan and Mitsubishi respectively have reported high orders for their new electric "kei" car since late May, according to media reports.

Taiwan-based backend houses have seen demand for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) and touch and display driver integration (TDDI) chips decelerate due to weakness in the TV, notebook,...

IC design houses are negotiating with upstream foundries about their wafer starts between the end of 2022 and early 2023, but are finding it difficult to plan, according to industry...

High-density DDR3 DRAM demand is poised to boom for Wi-Fi 6/6E and 7 chip solutions, according to industry sources.

Fab equipment spending in 2023 is forecast by SEMI to remain at US$109 billion, staying flat from the predicted spending in 2022, symbolizing the plateauing of capacity investments...

A seasonal pick-up in end-market demand will still take place this year despite macro headwinds, leading Pegatron to expect sales performance in the second half of 2022 to outperform...

Realtek Semiconductor and other Taiwan-based PC-related chip suppliers are pinning their hopes on commercial notebooks despite growing uncertainty in the overall notebook sales this...

Industrial computing device makers, including Advantech, Ennoconn, Aaeon Technology, Adlink Technology and Avalue Technology, have obtained orders with shipments scheduled until September-December...

PCB manufacturer HannStar Board expects a ramp-up in demand for game consoles and servers to offset a slowdown in demand for Chromebook and other consumer notebooks in 2022.

Demand for BT substrates, aQFN leadframes and other IC packaging materials continues ramping up, thanks to robust demand for network chips and devices, according to industry source...

Sluggish sales of large-size panels and continuous uncertainties in TV terminal demand have continued to erode shipments of large-size display driver ICs (DDI), resulting in revenue...