Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$122.7 billion during the third quarter of 2018, an increase of 4.1% over the previous quarter and 13.8% more than the third quarter of...

China crypto mining chipmakers Bitmain Technologies and Innosilicon Technology are racing to roll out 7nm mining ASICs seeking to revive the mining sector, but industry sources said...

Leading international IDMs including Texas Instruments (TI), Infineon and Rohm are aggressively developing GaN (gallium nitride) power devices to meet the growing demand for high...

Arm has unveiled its latest client CPU roadmap in Taiwan, seeking to boost processor performance by at least 15% annually by 2020 to brace for the data-centric computing era and help...

Touch panel maker TPK Holding has reported that it posted net profits of NT$191 million (US$6.18 million) for the third quarter of 2018, reversing a net loss of NT$227 million seen...

Qualcomm has announced that it will set up three technology and testing centers in Taiwan as it deepens its collaborative efforts with the local government and business concerns to...

IC design service company Global Unichip has reported net profits increased 24.8% sequentially to NT$280 million (US$8.96 million) in the third quarter of 2018. EPS for the quarter...

Globalfoundries has announced the establishment of Avera Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to providing custom silicon solutions for a broad range of applications...

AU Optronics (AUO) expects its capacity utilization rate to maintain at a high level in the fourth quarter of 2018 as demand for large-size panels from the TV sector in China remains...

The production value of the global foundry industry is expected to grow by a CAGR of 6.2% to reach US$81.94 billion in 2023, the final year of a five-year forecast period, driven...

Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has obtained validation for its automotive solutions, and expects its shipments to the auto sector to ramp up in 2019.

Mobile SoC supplier MediaTek expects to post a revenue decline of 4-12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, with about flat growth in gross margin.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held a ceremony on October 31 to mark the opening of its 12-inch wafer plant in Nanjing, China. Company chairman Mark Liu and CFO...

Taiwan-based major MCU makers including Holtek Semiconductor expect their shipments for the fourth quarter of 2018 to be affected by the uncertainty in terminal market demand amid...

Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has expressed caution about the IC market growth in 2019, citing the impact of the escalating US-China trade war and...