China-based Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics is expanding its capacity aggressively by announcing on April 18 that it will build a new 8.6G LCD fab, or the third one of the company,...

China-based Chongqing HKC Optoelectronics will invest CNY40 billion (US$6.37 billion) to establish a 11G LCD fab in Zhengzhou, China focusing on production of 65- to 150-inch 4K/8K...

China-based Innotron Memory, previously known as Hefei ChangXin or Hefei RuiLi, is gearing up for volume production of 8Gb DDR4 chips in 2019.

IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) disclosed on April 16 that production subsidiary Siliconware Electronics (Fujian) has struck a deal with China MCC20 Group for...

China-based Fujian Jin Hua Integrated Circuit will complete equipment move-in as early as July, paving the way for volume production in the third quarter of 2018, according to industry...

Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) under China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup has obtained its first orders for commercial production of over 10,000 3D NAND flash chips for use in...

Taiwan-based equipment suppliers Acter and Nova Technology have both enjoyed robust cleanroom and engineering equipment orders from China's semiconductor and FPD industries, with...

Pure-play foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have reported sequential increases in March consolidated revenues of 4.2% and 25.8%,...

ASIC supplier Bitmain has postponed shipments for its Ethereum ASIC miner, the Antminer E3, from April to mid- or late-July due to the circuit's weaker-than-expected performance,...

IC testing service providers King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics both see their fab utilization rates stay high at between 80% and 85%, driven by robust demand...

Tsinghua Unigroup has struck deals with Intel to source 3D NAND flash chips from the US firm in 2018 and 2019, while having subsidiary Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) continue...

Strong demand for Internet of Things (IoT) related chips is filling China- and Taiwan-based pure-play foundries' 8-inch fab capacities, according to industry sources.

Toshiba has approved Toshiba Memory's proposed investment in production equipment for Fab 6 at its Yokkaichi operations in Mie (Japan), where Toshiba Memory will be making 3D flash...

A brief power outage took place at Samsung Electronics' NAND flash plant in Pyeongtaek on March 9, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) has reported, citing market...

Fab equipment spending will increase at 5% in 2019 for a fourth consecutive year of growth, according to SEMI. China is expected to be the main driver of fab equipment spending growth...

Semiconductor manufacturers around the world have closed or repurposed 92 wafer fabs from 2009-2017, according to data compiled by IC Insights.

Taiwan-based touch panel maker General Interface Solution (GIS) has reportedly acquired the backend notebook LCD module (LCM) assembly equipment from Samsung Display, further enhancing...

The success and proliferation of integrated circuits has largely hinged on the ability of IC manufacturers to continue offering more performance and functionality for the money, according...

Semiconductor and LCD equipment supplier Nova Technology has reported net profits of NT$447 million (US$15.3 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$3.34 billion for 2017. Both results...

Cleanroom and turnkey equipment supplier Acter has enjoyed strong orders for new fab constructions from China's IC manufacturing, packaging and testing, and optoelectronics sectors,...

IC industry wafer capacity, specifically in the memory segment, was inadequate to meet demand throughout 2017. However, new IC manufacturing lines are expected to boost industry capacity...

Memory makers are demanding their downstream clients place orders for DRAM chips bundled with certain amounts of NAND flash, according to industry sources. Such bundled deals are...

After securing orders from STMicroelectronics, Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) process is being evaluated by hundreds of potential customers looking to use a more advanced fully-depleted...

Net profits at Winbond Electronics, a supplier of specialty DRAM and flash memory, hit a 17-year high of NT$5.55 billion (US$189.3 million) in 2017. EPS for the year came to NT$1.54...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) estimates its revenues will expand at a 5-10% CAGR in the next five years, and will be able to secure a return of the NT$500 billion...