China has orders all public and government units to replace their foreign computers and software with locally developed ones within three years, releasing potential orders for more...

Apple has informed its upstream partners it will stop paying non-recurring engineering (NRE) fees for the development of new iPhones' chassis and metal frames, according to industry...

Chip demand for PCs from China will pick up substantially in 2020 due to large-scale replacement of PCs by the government and military sectors, providing huge business opportunities...

AMD has appointed Michael Gregoire to its board of directors. Gregoire will serve on the Audit and Finance Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

The mainstream design of high-end active noise-cancelling true wireless stereo (TWS) headset has been trending toward hybrid driver configurations that have helped drive up the growth...

Fingerprint recognition will continue to be a major feature for smartphones next year, with optical and ultrasonic in-display sensors to be two main options for device vendors. Taiwan-based...

Now that Young Liu has taken the helm, the Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has begun a series of transformations targeting the business opportunity from 5G,...

The world's top pure-play foundry is set to wrap up 2019 with strong sales performances, thanks to impressive contributions from advanced manufacturring processes. TSMC...

Intel Labs has unveiled a cryogenic control chip, code-named "Horse Ridge," for speeding up development of full-stack quantum computing systems.

Supply of mid-range and high-end smartphone-use lens modules is short of demand, according to Jones Chen, chairman for optical lens maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO).

AVY Precision Technology has announced a plan to invest JPY100 million (US$923,000) to acquire a 5.9% stake in Japan-based Living Robot, a developer of companion robots.

EMS provider Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$15.013 billion (US$492 million) for November, increasing 2.50% sequentially but decreasing 10.28% on year.

Global shipments of wearable devices totaled 84.5 million units in the third quarter of 2019, an on-year increase of 94.6% and a new record for shipments in a single quarter, according...

Taiwan-based IPC maker Ibase Gaming has announced it will partner with US-based Powin Energy and Japan-based Murata Manufacturing to develop energy storage solutions.

Huawei Tachnologies is expected to ship 200 million smartphones in 2020 and its fellow first-tier vendors, including Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi, will each ship at least 100 million units,...

AVY Precision Technology is expanding its automotive component business to cover products including electric parking braking (EPB) system module and electric vehicle motor, and expects...

Power supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$22.674 billion (US$743 million) for November, decreasing 1.91%...

Although the memory market looks to be heading towards a recovery in 2020, suppliers are cautious about expanding supply. Winbond is building a new plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan,...

Qualcomm has launched new Arm-based processors for notebooks. Among the chips, the new Snapdragon 7c series designed for entry-level devices reportedly adopts ASE Technology's system-in-package...

Smart glasses enabled by AR/MR technologies may gradually replace smartphones, with such a trend beginning to emerge in 2023 according to Tom Liang, chairman for both Taiwan-based...

Time-lapse camera maker Brinno has disclosed it will adjust OBM (own brand manufacturing) sales agent networks in the US, Japan and Singapore by enhancing product education, after-sale...

Taiwan-Janssen Project, focusing on R&D of treating lung, rectal and colorectal cancers in 2019, has awarded grants to three academic/research units, according to Ministry of...

Keyboard and CCM (compact camera module) maker Chicony Electronics saw November consolidated revenues of NT$8.260 billion (US$271 million) decrease 10.99% sequentially but increase...

EMS provider Qisda has been expanding business for its own-brand medical devices and materials in China and Southeast Asia, according to company vice president for Medical Devices...

Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.656 billion (US$218 million) for November, hitting a record for the fourth consecutive...