Equipment vendors are receiving a boost from Chinese chipmakers resuming constuction on new fabs, according to industry sources.

US companies held a 50% share of total IDM sales and a 64% share of fabless sales worldwide in 2020, capturing 55% of total IC sales worldwide last year, according to IC Insights.

The supply of IC packaging production tools including polish grinders, wafer-dicing machines, and tape laminators has become severely tight, apart from delivery lead times lengthened...

Semiconductor material distributors including Topco Scientific, Topco Technologies and Wahlee Industrial, and IC packaging materials distributors Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE)...

Chip demand for true wireless studio (TWS) devices has started picking up substantially, particularly for active noise-cancelling (ANC) chips, according to sources at Taiwan-based...

MediaTek and Elan Microelectronics both plan to raise their chip prices by 10-20% to reflect rising foundry costs starting May 1, while fellow IC design company Realtek Semiconductor...

Niche-market memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) has reported March revenue hit a record high of NT$1.91 billion (US$67.1 million), and expects its...

Taiwan-based IC and material distributors are expected to see their profit growths this year outperform revenue increases, as shortages of IC parts and materials are sending prices...

Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, Elan Microelectronics and Integrated Technology Express (ITE) continue to enjoy a strong pull-in of orders for Chromebooks, which...

RF IC vendor RichWave Technology is ramping up wafer starts at foundry house Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and also at its backend partners, looking to further grow...

Taiwan's III-V semiconductor players including foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), and IDM Transcom have all reported impressive sales results...

Tight global supply of TXCO (temperature-compensated crystal oscillator) controller ICs seen after a fire damaged in October 2020 a plant operated by Japan's leading vendor AKM is...

Materials for PCBs and IC packaging have seen prices rising and the upward trend is set to continue in the second quarter, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Pure-play foundries have raised their quotes starting the second quarter of 2021 to reflect tight capacity, and are likely to adjust upward the prices again in the third quarter,...

Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are believed to have seen their March revenues climb substantially...

IC distributor WPG has reported consolidated revenues and net profits increased 15.6% and 25.9%, respectively, on year to record highs in 2020 with EPS reaching NT$4.77 (US$0.17).

Taiwan-based IC test solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has reportedly obtained nearly 100% of probe card orders for MediaTek's mid- and high-end 5G smartphone...

Prices for packaging-use epoxy molding compounds (EMC) will rise 10% starting April and supply shortages are expected to persist through the end of 2021 at least, according to Chang...

Renesas Electronics is reportedly seeking capacity support from TSMC and other Taiwan-based foundries to fill its supply shortfall caused by the suspension of its fire-damaged fab.

Taiwan-based IC design houses, particularly those specializing in smartphone-use chip solutions, are expected to post impressive sales results for March 2021, thanks to robust demand...

Leadframe supplier Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has seen clear order visibility through April 2022, in line with wire-bonding process capacity at backend houses already booked by chipmakers...

US-based semiconductor equipment vendor KLA is looking to beef up its operations in Taiwan with plans to hire an additional 100 staff this year.

Taiwan-based OSAT providers are not expecting much business opportunity to be coming from Intel's new manufacturing strategy, dubbed IDM 2.0.

Taiwan-based PCB and IC substrate companies are poised to enjoy a particularly strong first half of 2021, thanks to robust demand for high-end substrates and HDI boards, according...

IC backend houses are expected to run their mainstream wire-bonding packaging lines at full capacity through the end of the year to meet strong demand for automotive and consumer...