GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are gearing up for a seasonal...

Apple is expected to roll out two new MacBook Pro models later in 2021, with shipments slated to kick off in the third quarter, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based voice coil motor (VCM) suppliers expect order pull-ins from Apple to gradually turn strong starting from June as the US brand is expected to release its next-generation...

Taiwan's tech firms have intensified coronavirus-prevention measures after COVID-19 hit some local semiconductors plants, with KYEC bearing the brunt of the impacts, raising concerns...

Most Taiwan-based supply chain makers included in Apple's miniLED-backlit iPad Pro products have reported robust revenue growths for May thanks to shipment pull-ins from Apple, according...

Concerns about the stability of Taiwan's IC industry supply chain have been raised again, as clusters of COVID-19 infections have hit several local chip plants.

Taiwan's ICT supply chain, especially semiconductor backend houses have seen rising COVID-19 infections among their...

Brand PC vendors, such as HP, have moved to skip usual practice by placing orders directly with IC design houses that usually land orders from ODMs, according to industry sources.

Components suppliers and downstream assemblers are set to conduct their mid-year inventory checking later in June and do necessary inventory adjustments, but they are most concerned...

Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai) will form a joint venture with PTT, Thailand's majority state-owned oil and gas company, in the second half of 2021 as part of their memorandum...

Malaysia is where a number of Japan- and Taiwan-based passive component vendors operate their regional factory sites, and their production may be disrupted by an ongoing two-week...

The number of Chinese makers in Apple's top-200 supplier list for 2020 is comparable to that of Taiwanese firms. But industry observers believe Taiwanese suppliers' manufacturing...

Rising popularity of electric vehicles (EV) has grabbed global attention. Poised to replace internal combustion engines, EVs are considered the new trend in the era of sustainability...

Fuyang Technology will be transforming into a manufacturer of ABF substrates after losing flexible PCB orders from Apple in 2020, with its business restructuring led by Kinsus Interconnect...

China-based makers have been gaining presence in the Apple's supply chain, with 12 new makers from the country entering the vendor's newly released top-200 supplier list for 2020,...

Global top-5 notebook brands, not including Apple, expect demand for notebooks to stay robust in the second half of 2021 and believe notebook shipments are unlikely to experience...

Globalization has changed the ways how supply chains are managed but has also increased risks. Southeast Asia is promising to be a major alternative for supply chains seeking to diversify...

TSMC has disclosed it is ramping up its output for automotive microcontrollers (MCU) for 2021, which will be 60% higher than in 2020.

The US and China have been clearly in a standoff, sparring over tariffs and technologies. This has resulted in supply chain reshuffle for some industries. US president Joe Biden signed...

Apple's supply chain is gearing up for the upcoming iPhones. Apple is expected to adopt flexible AMOLED for all of its next-generation iPhones to be launched later this year and will...

Downstream module makers in Apple's iPhone supply chain are likely to begin pulling in shipments for related parts and components around June in preparation for the US handset vendor's...

Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers specializing in fast-charging devices for handsets continue to see their supply constrained, despite some concerns raised about disappointing end-market...

Taiwan PCB and CCL makers in the supply chain of Apple smartphones are gearing up production for new iPhones, with delivery schedules returning to pre-pandemic timeframes, according...

Apple is expected to unseat Samsung Electronics as the largest buyer of AMOLED displays for smartphones in 2021, as new iPhones for the year reportedly will all adopt flexible AMOLED...

In view of intensifying US-China confrontation and Taiwan actively promoting its New Southbound Policy, many Taiwan-based suppliers intend to meet increasing capacity demand by relocating...