In the contest to offer the world's most popular smartphone, it seems like the only competition that Apple has these days is Apple itself, according to Omdia.

Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision has taken a major step in expanding capacity in Taiwan by remitting back about NT$11 billion (US$367 million) in income from selling...

Leadframe specialist Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has disclosed plans to expand production capacity for QFN (quad flat no-lead) leadframes at its factory sites in China and Taiwan...

US vendors remain dominant players in the global front-end semiconductor equipment market segment, which will be a critical factor blocking China's ambition of raising self-sufficiency...

China's National Development and Reform Commission has disclosed the scope of new infrastructure construction intended to facilitate digital transformation, smart upgrading and integration...

Pure-play foundry Mosel Vitelic is expected to return to profitability in the second quarter of 2020, thanks to robust orders for sensors for use in infrared thermometers, and MOSFET...

Competition in China's 5G phone market has extended to the entry-level to mid-range segments earlier than expected as vendors including Huawei, Xiaomi and Hisense have rolled out...

MOSFET backend specialists, such as GEM Services, have seen orders start pulling in since March and expect the momentum to persist through June, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based electronic component supply chain makers have come under pressue to move production lines out of China in the wake of the US-China trade war and coronavirus pandemic,...

Pneumatic automation component maker Taiwan Chelic has disclosed it is constructing a plant in eastern China with investment of CNY180 million (US$25.5 million), with production set...

Xiaomi has reported strong sales for the first quarter of 2020, with overseas sales for the first time accounting for half of its total revenues.

IC production in China represented 15.7% of its US$125 billion IC market in 2019, up only slightly from 15.1% five years earlier in 2014, according to IC Insights. The share is forecast...

Digitimes Research has lowered its global smartphone shipment forecast for 2020 to 1.15 billion units, down 15.4% from 2019's 1.36 billion because of the impacts from the coronavirus...

Chip demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up starting the third quarter of 2020, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.

Huawei has built 200,000 5G base stations so far in China and the number is set to hit 800,000 by 2020 covering over 340 cities, according to company's wireless network vice president...