LED chip inventories are generally decreasing toward a healthy level with price drops to slow down, according to LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar.

Anticipating that memory chip prices will be rising this year, memory module makers have started replenishing inventory while also making upward adjustments in their DRAM module quotes,...

In response to reports indicating Washington has increased its pressure on TSMC to have a plant in the US for the fabrication of high-security products, the Taiwan-based foundry said...

Prospects for handset component suppliers are dim in the first quarter of 2020 as China-based handset brands, notably Huawei, are cautious about placing component orders due to relatively...

Cooling fan demand will be rising driven by the availability of new Nvidia and AMD graphics cards, according to Taiwan-based Power Logic, which saw its revenues register a robust...

Digitimes Research estimates that global server shipments moderately declined 1.4% in 2019 but will turn to show positive growth of 6.6% in 2020, totaling 16.01 million units.

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Inventory levels in the passive components sector are running low, with clients now starting to replenish their stocks, promising tight supply of capacitors, resistors and inductors,...

Apex International remains optimistic about its sales performance next year, despite the impact of US-China trade disputes on the company's revenues since September, according to...

DRAM spot market prices have begun to rebound, according to DRAMeXchange. Market sentiment has been strengthened while buyers are more willing to raise their inventory levels.

Overall inventory of LCD TV panels has been brought down to healthy levels recently signaling that TV panel prices are likely to stage a rebound in the first quarter of 2020, according...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its November revenues increase 1.7% sequentially, while revenues at United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International...

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen their China-based customers start slowing down their pace of orders due to year-end inventory checks at the clients, which may drag down revenues...

The prospect of 5G definitely looks promising, but players in the supply chain have to make sure they have sufficient support from one another in order to fully enjoy the opportunities...

Mobile chipmakers are gearing up to secure stronger support from supply chain partners aiming to gain a greater presence in the market for 5G smartphones whose shipments are estimated...

The global NAND flash memory industry grew 10% in output value sequentially in the third quarter, when bit shipments registered a nearly 15% increase, according to DRAMeXchange.

The worldwide top-5 notebook brands' combined shipments slipped 13% on month in October 2019, a decline that was less steep than that seen in the same month year ago, thanks to some...

The three-month average of worldwide billings of North American equipment manufacturers climbed to a 14-month high of US$2.11 billion in October 2019, according to SEMI.

Taiwan-based Egis Technology (EgisTec) expects to post a slight sequential decrease in fourth-quarter revenues. Revenues will return to sequential growth in the first quarter of 2020,...

Asustek Computer expects to post flat growth or an up to 5% sequential decrease in PC sales in the fourth quarter, while sales of its component products including motherboards and...

DRAM contract market prices continue to drop but at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2019, and are set to stabilize and recover in 2020, according to DRAMeXchange.

Silicon wafer manufacturers have seen their clients become more reluctant to sign long-term agreements (LTA) particularly those for 8-inch and smaller size products, according to...

Memory module firm Transcend Information expects to post better financial results for the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, citing recovery in end-market demand and chip...

Silicon wafer shipments are expected to stay in low gear in the fourth quarter of 2019 as clients have decelerated their shipment pull-in to facilitate year-end financial settlements,...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) remains cautious about its outlook for the rest of 2019, citing still high inventory levels at its customers, according to the Taiwan-based...

Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to drop 1.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 after registering a nearly 2% increase in the prior quarter, according to Digitimes...