Samsung has a far smaller share than TSMC in the wafer foundry sector, but Samsung's technologies built from its experience in memory and Exynos series AP production are as good as...

The worldwide semiconductor equipment market, which had a scale of US$60.5 billion in 2018, is controlled mostly by companies in the West. The development of China's semiconductor...

Pingtouge Semiconductor, Alibaba's semiconductor subsidiary, reportedly has placed orders for 7nm chip solutions with Global Unichip and TSMC.

Following two years of expansion, the global microcontroller (MCU) market is set to stall in 2019 because of a combination of factors including a downturn in the wider electronics...

Samsung Electronics provided an update to its advanced-node process technology roadmap, including its 3nm gate-all-around (GAA) technology, during a recent company event in Santa...

Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, expects sales to hit bottom for 2019 in the second quarter.

The global IC packaging and testing market had a scale of US$28 billion in 2018 with the top-10 players commanding a combined 84% share. Three of the top-10 players are based in China...

The silicon wafer reclaim market grew 19% to US$603 million in 2018, following a 18% increase in 2017, according to SEMI.

The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of US$3.98 billion for the purpose of upgrading...

Taiwan's clean room engineering specialist Acter is gearing up to fulfill orders which have been deferred for 2-3 quarters, as well as demand from Taiwan's semiconductor and electronics...

GlobalWafers expects the US tariff increase on Chinese goods to have an insignificant impact on its performance this year, as the silicon wafer supplier will enjoy another year of...

Within China's semiconductor industry, the IC design sector actually achieved the most progress in 2018. But how big exactly is China's IC design industry? There have been many versions...

China at the moment has as many as 30 semiconductor fabs under construction - the most ambitious investment plan the global semiconductor industry has ever seen. China's memory industry...

Qualcomm has introduced the world's first 5G NR mmWave antenna modules and sub-6 GHz RF modules for smartphones and other mobile devices, but Samsung is fast catching up.

The different sectors of the semiconductor industry are clearly defined with specific work, and therefore each sector's self-sufficiency rate must be looked at in their own right...

GaAs epi-wafer company Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI), which uses MBE (molecular beam epitaxy) growth technology, saw its revenues for April plunge 23.8% on month to...

PCB drill bit maker Topoint Technology saw its net profits decline 49.5% from a year earlier to NT$31 million (US$1 million) in the first quarter of 2019, with capacity utilization...

TSMC has reported consolidated revenues of NT$74.69 billion (US$2.45 billion) for April 2019, down 6.3% sequentially and 8.8% on year.

Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has reported net profit of NT$1.839 billion (US$59.6 million) for first-quarter 2019, hitting a quarterly...

United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its April revenues climb to a six-month high, while revenues at Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) reached...

At a recent company investors meeting, Intel announced plans to start shipping its volume 10nm client processor in June and shared first details on its 7nm process technology.

Undoubtedly the semiconductor industry is a key factor underlying the US-China trade war. However, when we try to understand the strength and progress of China's semiconductor industry,...

China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue increase of 17-19% sequentially in the second quarter of 2019, with gross...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is on track to move 5nm process technology to volume production in 2020, and reportedly has plans...

Taiwan IC designers are now moving to place additional orders with foundry houses and thicken their inventories lest they should suffer insufficient foundry capacity support in the...