China-based outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT) vendors and second-tier Taiwan-based backend houses are cutting their prices for conventional ICs to vie for more...

Delivery lead times for automotive-qualified IGBTs have been prolonged to 50 weeks or more, with the component shortage showing no sign of easing, according to industry sources in...

Following the escalation of US tech export restriction on semiconductor equipment to cover processing tools for 14 nm and below, which has been confirmed by two American equipment...

China advances its leading position in the global New Energy Vehicle (NEV) market as the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war impact Europe. According to data from the China Passenger...

China-based vendors of new energy cars, in the 1H22 China fund-raising market, absorbed the largest amount of funds among various domains of venture capital investment, according...

In the advanced packaging field, the competition among OSATS on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, such as Taiwan-based ASE Technology Holding and China-based JCET Group, is heating...

With the US tightening restrictions on China's access to chipmaking equipment, Taiwan-based fab tool suppliers engaged in the supply chain of SMIC and other China-based chipmakers...

Speculation has circulated in China's chipmaking industry that SG Micro's battery management chips and level shifter ICs have passed Apple's verification for the upcoming iPhones...

US legislators have passed the US$52 billion Chips Act. However, some commentators have claimed what the US is doing is perhaps too little, too late.

COVID lockdowns in China affected the export orders that Taiwan received in April 2022, which came to US$51.90 billion, down 17.2% sequentially and 5.5% on year, according to Ministry...

Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported net sales increased 14% from a year earlier to US$252.4 million in the second quarter of 2022, when sales...

Despite the headwinds across the automotive industry, Volkswagen Group saw a more than 10% increase in 1H22 operating profits from last year. CFO Arno Antlitz said the environment...

South Korea-based LG Energy Solution will produce LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery at its factory in Nanjing, China, with production expected to kick off in 2023, according to...

Demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries has surged as countries pledge to phase out gasoline cars and automakers roll out more EV models. According to a report from the International...

The Senate on July 27 passed CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation in a vote of 64-33. A total of US$52.7 billion will be spent as a 5-year incentive for developing...