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

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Eternal Materials, which supplies resin materials and dry-film photoresists, is set to invest CNY90.52 million (US$13.84 million) to build a coating production line at a plant in...

Taiwan-based CCL makers including Nan Ya Plastics, Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) will raise their quotes by 15-20% starting April in response to increased costs of copper...

Clevo, which specializes in gaming and niche notebook manufacturing, expects shortages of display driver ICs and other notebook-use components and materials to worsen in the second...

Corning has disclosed plans to hike its display glass substrate prices in the second quarter of 2021 to reflect increased costs in logistics, energy, raw materials and other operational...

Japan-based semiconductor equipment vendor Tokyo Electron is reportedly eyeing the acquisition of a 6-inch wafer fab in Taiwan that has been put up on sale, while fellow companies...

Suppliers of semiconductor components and materials, such as CCL and PCBs, have all geared up for the upcoming release of Intel's Whitley next-generation server CPU platform.

The global semiconductor materials market grew 4.9% in 2020 to US$55.3 billion in revenue, surpassing the previous market high of US$52.9 billion set in 2018, according to SEMI.

Topco Technologies, which distributes silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, has expressed optimism that its sales and profits for 2021 will be bolstered by rising prices...

Semiconductor materials distributors are expected to gain profit momentum from brisk sales of COG or COF packaging materials driven by robust demand for e-paper and ESL (electronic...

Taiwan's passive component materials suppliers are expected to embrace a particularly strong first-half in 2021 thanks to robust demand for notebook, handset, networking and automotive...

TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) continue to run at full capacity for their 28nm and...

Taiwan-based distributors of ICs and materials continue to see strong influx of orders, which will buoy their sales performance through the second quarter, according to industry so...

The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Administration is enlisting more semiconductor upstream materials and equipment vendors to further strengthen the core IC manufacturing ecosystem...

With the US trade restrictions on Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) reportedly easing, the China-based pure-play foundry is striving to regain orders particularly those...

Polarizer supply has been tight amid strong demand for LCD panels, but is expected to become balanced in second-half 2021 when China-based makers ramp up production at newly-established...

Taiwan's inductor specialist Chilisin Electronics is optimistic about its operations this year, thanks to a significant ramp-up in demand for molding chokes for 5G infrastructure,...

Notebook battery module makers are poised to raise their quotes by 10-15% to reflect rising raw materials costs, according to industry sources.

Strong demand for passive components has pushed up revenues sharply at upstream materials vendors such as Ample Electronics Technology (AET), dedicated to production of conductive...

Packaging materials suppliers have seen a surge in orders from display driver IC (DDI) backend specialists, and are poised to enjoy strong DDI demand throughout 2021, according to...