The semiconductor industry appears to have escaped the direct impact of the coronavirus crisis so far, but the market is likely to suffer the repercussions as the outbreak slows or...

Holtek and other Taiwan-based MCU firms have landed an influx of short lead-time orders for healthcare applications, such as ear thermometers, as demand has been surging since the...

Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, has struck a strategic partnership with Japan-based Wintest under which the pair will jointly develop semiconductor...

While consolidation in the semiconductor industry contributed to lower growth rates in R&D spending in the past five years, the long-term trend has been for a slowdown in annual...

The production value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry reached NT$2.6 trillion (US$86.713 billion) in 2019, according to science and technology minister Chen Liang-gee.

With TSMC - the world's top pure-play foundry - anticipating record-high capex levels this year, semiconductor equipment vendors particularly those engaged in TSMC's supply chain...

Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is urging the local industry and academy to devote more efforts to R&D on electronic design automation (EDA) to fill Taiwan's...

Nepcon Japan 2020 running January 15-17 in Tokyo saw its first-day semiconductor forum steal the show with heavyweight firms TSMC and Micron shedding light on latest packaging technologies...

Semiconductor equipment suppliers including distributors have seen demand surge from China where a number of wafer fabs are being equipped for additional production capacity, according...

Spirox, which distributes IC packaging and testing equipment, expects to see its revenues climb about 50% to a nearly 10-year high in 2020.

Taiwan's backend leader Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reportedly broken into the supply chain for Apple's mmWave 5G iPhones and 5G iPads with its substrate-based FC_AiP...

Nepcon Japan 2020 runs from January 15-17 in Tokyo with exhibitors showcasing their latest IC innovations covering packaging technologies, materials, equipment, sensors and PCBs for...

Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) expects its revenues to be higher than year-ago levels in the first quarter of 2020, and is positive about its performance in all of the ye...

Although World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) both expect the US, Japan and Europe to suffer from weakening economy in 2020, several Taiwanese industrial...

Taiwan-based Integrated Service Technology (iST), Sporton International and Materials Analysis Technology (MA-tek), all dedicated to semiconductor materials analysis, IC test and...

Ansys has increased its R&D workforce in Taiwan by 50% to support its local chipmaking partners, according to Roger Lee, company country manager for Taiwan.

E Ink Holdings (EIH), a developer of electronic ink technology, and LivingPackets, a developer of reusable packaging, have jointly announced The Box, a sustainable, reusable packaging...

SJ Semiconductor (SJSemi), a joint venture between China-based foundry SMIC and backend house JCET, has started implementing its second-phase development looking to strengthen its...

TSMC's backend antenna-in-package technology, dubbed InFO-AiP, has attracted orders from US-based clients for packaging 5G mmWave devices, with volume production set to kick off next...

The output value of Japan's PCB industry dropped 7.4% from a year earlier to JPY38.34 billion (US$1.27 billion) in October 2019, contracting for the 10th consecutive month, according...

IC assembly and test services provider ASE Technology Holding has signed a MoU with Taiwan's STSP (Southern Taiwan Science Park) Bureau to secure 20 hectares of land at a new national...

Niche-market IC packaging house Xintec has disclosed its net profit surged 252% from a year ago to NT$74 million (US$2.46 million) in November 2019. EPS for the month came to NT$0....

ASE Technology and VisEra Technologies are both being pinpointed as among the backend houses set to enjoy robust demand for optical in-display fingerprint sensors, according to industry...

Chinese chipmakers are revving up development of HPC (high performance computing) chips for AI and deep learning applications, which are expected to become available for volume production...

Taiwan-based niche-type CCL maker Ventec International expects its gross margin to reach over 25% for whole-year 2019 thanks to volume production of its new high-end materials and...