Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues fell 13.1% sequentially to NT$78.09 billion (US$2.53 billion)...

GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects robust demand for 3D sensing and 5G related applications to drive its mid- and long-term business growth.

Taiwan foundry houses see poor order visibility for the second quarter of 2019, as domestic and international IC design houses need more time to digest their chip inventories, according...

Globalfoundries' recent moves have invited speculation that the US pure-play foundry may be looking for a buyer. Does Globalfoundries' majority shareholder, Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has given its cautious business and overall chip industry outlook this year, when the pure-play foundry is likely to remain the only...

China-based IC production is forecast to exhibit a strong 2018-2023 CAGR of 15%, according to IC Insights. Considering that China-based IC production was only US$23.8 billion in 2018,...

Persisting robust demand for 8-inch wafer foundry services have prompted foundry houses to expand their capacities in this segment in various ways, including the latest move by Vanguard...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post a revenue decrease of 8-13% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, citing inventory adjustments...

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to enter volume production of chips built using 14nm FinFET process technology in the first half of 2019, fulfilling the...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen the delivery time for chips produced on its advanced node processes reduced to less than two months compared with over three...

United Microelectronics (UMC) swung to net loss of NT$1.71 billion (US$55.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2018, with EPS coming to negative NT$0.14. The pure-play foundry also...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed that yield rates were affected by certain substandard chemical used in the manufacturing process, following media reports...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is striving to cut its operating costs this year, and has been in talks with its equipment and materials suppliers about lowering...

With green energy increasingly adopted by international tech firms, the government in Taiwan will enhance the implementation of diverse renewable energy policies in line with the...

Pure-play compound semiconductor wafer foundry Global Communication Semiconductors (GCS) has announced plans to acquire a stake in Unikorn Semiconductor, a foundry spin-off of LED...

Despite its dim business and industry outlook this year, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to make progress in the development of sub-7nm process technologies...

As TSMC will surely take time digesting its iPhone AP inventory amid lingering lackluster sales of Apple's smartphones, most Taiwan IC designers are worried their gross margins in...

Rising chip demand for data centers, AI and IoT applications will still fail to offset the impact of falling demand for Apple's iPhones and other smartphones on 2019 revenues at Taiwan...

The semiconductor industry is expected to allocate the largest portion of its capex spending for flash memory again in 2019, marking the third consecutive year that flash has led...

Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is on track to expand production capacity by acquiring production equipment for its existing fabs in 2019, when the company...

Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its consolidated revenues fall to a 12-month low of NT$11.39 billion (US$369.6 million) in December, but revenues for all of 2018...

Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its annual revenues top NT$1 trillion (US$32.47 billion) for the first time in 2018.

Heterogeneous integration of diverse semiconductor components to support 5G, AI, automotive electronics, and IoT applications is gaining significant momentum, driving demand for SiP...

With the rise of fabless IC companies in China, demand for foundry services has also risen in the country. According to IC Insights, pure-play foundry sales generated from the China...

The huge annual trade deficit of up to US$375 billion is definitely a major reason for the US to raise tariffs on goods imported from China, but the trade war seems to be more of...