Channel distributors of MLCCs are increasingly plagued by the growing supply shortfall of the passive component, as they can hardly find new supply sources to meet customer demand,...

Thanks to the booming development of IoT (Internet of Things) devices and applications, Taiwan-based specialists in semiconductor materials analysis, IC test and verification services,...

The largest China-based LED packaging service provider MLS has entered the LED automotive lighting market segment through its Taiwan subsidiary, MLS Taiwan.

TeraPower Technology, a re-invested chip probing affiliate of Taiwan's memory backend service specialist Powertech Technology (PTI), is actively tapping into the automotive electronics...

Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen its order visibility extend to the third quarter of 2018, but expressed concerns that tight supplies of certain components and materials...

Driven by strong growth in the memory market, worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$420.4 billion in 2017, a 21.6% increase from 2016 revenues of US$345.9 billion, according...

Taiwan's IC testing specialist King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) expects robust demand for test services from the segments of automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS), IoT devices and high...

StarVR, a VR device joint venture between Acer and Sweden-based Starbreeze, started trading on Taiwan's emerging stock market on April 23. On the first day of trading, StarVR's share...

With silicon carbide (SiC) emerging as an increasingly popular third-generation semiconductor material for car-use power devices and 5G networks, international major IDMs such as...

Taiwan OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) firms are facing headwinds in striving for flip-chip packaging orders for cryptocurrency mining ASICs, as the sharp price...

The global semiconductor packaging materials market reached US$16.7 billion in 2017, according to a report by SEMI and TechSearch International. While slower growth of smartphones...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its revenue growth forecast for 2018 to 10% from the previously-estimated 10-15%, citing weaker-than-expected smartphone...

IC foundries, and PC and handset manufacturers continue to encounter rising costs of components and materials, and will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in 2018,...

Global semiconductor revenues derived from chip usage in electronic equipment and devices amounted to US$111.4 billion at the end of first-quarter 2018, up a significant 17% from...

Taiwan-based automotive connector maker Hulane expects business growth in 2018 and is looking to achieve annual revenues of NT$6 billion (US$202.92 million) within three years.

Taiwan-based leadframe suppliers including Shuen Der Industry (SDI) and Jih Lin Technology are moving to expand their production capacities to satisfy growing demand for automotive...

Despite escalating trade tensions between China and the US, many China exhibitors at the 2018 Global Sources Consumer Electronics in Hong Kong are optimistic that their revenues...

Zeroing in on automotive electronics as a new "blue ocean" market, Taiwan's IC design houses are expected to tap deeper into the sector in 2018 by enhancing innovative functions of...

Taiwan-based logic IC packaging firm Greatek Electronics, an affiliate of Powertech Technology (PTI), has seen orders for MCUs ramp up from its IDM clients while enjoying strong demand...

Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a supplier of semiconductor silicon wafers, has reported clear order visibility through 2020.

Taiwan's automotive electronics maker Mobiletron is showcasing its latest in-house developed active battery balancing management technology, high energy density power battery pack...

LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics is exhibiting a 3D LED automotive taillight at Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (AMPA) during April 11-14...

Bolstered by its programmability trait, FPGA (field-programmable gate array) is gaining ground in the field of high-performance computing (HPC) chips and artificial neural networks...

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$64.97 billion (US$2.22 billion) for the first quarter of 2018, down 22.6% sequentially and 2.4% on...

Taiwan-based diode makers have seen clear order visibility through the third quarter of 2018 while still facing tight supply of silicon epitaxial wafers, according to industry sour...