The trade tensions between Japan and Korea are expected to drive up memory prices, prompting the chip and module vendors to accelerate inventory adjustments, after which they will...

TSMC plans to increase its capex this year to support chipmaking on 7nm and 5nm processes, demand for which will be mainly driven by 5G applications. During TSMC's migration to even...

TSMC's positive outlook for the rest of 2019 has lifted the cloud over the semiconductor supply chain. For passive...

It usually takes time for suppliers and clients to form steady partnerships, and it is also not unusual for the latter to diversify their supplies. Now the latest news from the server...

The Japan-Korea trade tensions may be hitting Samsung's semiconductor business, but at least its foundry unit should...

Intel may have eased its CPU shortages, but competition from its arch rival AMD is intensifying. Both vendors are set to unveil new top-of-the-line desktop...

Foxconn is not satisifed with its role as merely the biggest EMS provider in thew world, as its latest deployments have demonstrated its ambitions in building an ecosystem that includes...

Apple may have disbanded its team for the development of AR/VR HMDs (head-mounted displays), but that does not mean...

For the IT industries, there are still many uncertainties, such as the outcome of the US-China trade talk, lying ahead for the rest of the year. TSMC's better-than-expected second-quarter...

TSMC has reported better-than-expected growth in revenues for the second quarter of 2019, with the prospect of seeing...

The US and China m ay have entered into a truce to their trade war, but for Taiwan's notebook ODMs that means clients are now less eager to build up their inventory, affecting their...

Despite hiccups over the last few months, including the US trade ban on Huawei that has roiled the smarrtphone market, TSMC's...

Huawei has suspended its notebook orders and projects since the US hit it with a trade ban, but its ODMs have disclosed...

Nvidia has recently revealed that its next-generation GPU will be manufactured by Samsung on 7nm EUV process. The revelation should not have come as a big surprise, as Nvidia probably...

In the post-Terry Gou era, Foxconn has elected a new chairman, Young Liu, who has been leading the semiconductor business subgroup of the electronics manufacturing giant. Liu's rise...

The IC industry in Taiwan has breathed a sigh of relief after the US and China agreed to restart trade talks. But most of them remain cautious, as so much remains to be seen. TSMC...

The battle for dominace in the gaphics card maket is heating up as AMD and Nvidia are set to release their latest...

It is believed that Samsung smartphones will gain some ground in the market, thanks to the US ban on Huawei. But the Korean giant is looking to gain more as in the mobile...

Intel CPU shortages have given room for AMD to expand its presence in the market, but Intel is now keen to keep the rival at bay by resorting to a pricing...

Despite the prospect of the US-China trade tensions further driving down DRAM pricing in the second half of the year, vendors continue to advance their

The US-China trade war has put Huawei, and in general the smartphone market, in limbo. Huawei has sharply cut orders...

Moving out of China seems to be an irreversible trend for many IT products manufacturers at the moment. But where are they relocating? For Wistron, India...

The US ban on Huawei does not seem to have dampened the industry players' interests in 5G, with many still expecting explosive growths to come soon. Handset vendors remain as keen...

The escalating US-China trade war is sending IT firms moving their manufacturing operations from China to avoid the tariffs imposed on Chinese products. But plant relocation is much...

Foxconn has introduced a new committee for collective management for the "post-Terry Gou era," as the chairman is...