Apple has stepped up procurement of chips and components for the second-generation Apple Watch which is expected to debut later in 2016, according to sources from the supply chain.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced machinery equipment purchases totaling NT$12.11 billion (US$373.41 million) from nine companies, Advanced Micro Fabrication...

Fingerprint sensor maker Egis Technology (Egistec) has reported revenues of NT$166 million (US$5.12 million) for May, increasing 223.6% on month and 332.5% on year.

The Shanghai Integrated Circuit Investment Fund (SICIF), one of the largest investment funds in China for the semiconductor industry, has completed the first round of fund-raising,...

China-based panel makers, viewing that China-based smartphone vendors Oppo, Vivo, GiONEE and Meizu adopted AMOLED panels produced by Samsung Display in 2015 and Huawei Technologies...

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Synopsys have announced immediate availability of their joint 28nm RTL-to-GDSII reference design flow. Developed through deep...

WPG Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$45.233 billion (US$1.4 billion) for May 2016, representing a 4.75% increase on month and 9.07% increase on year.

PCB firm Chin-Poon Industrial, with more than 70% of its revenues coming from the automotive industry, has announced consolidated revenues for May 2016 increased 1.9% sequentially...

Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$517 million (US$16.06 million) for May 2016, representing a 5.05% increase on month and 6.64% increase on year.

Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.325 billion (US$103.21 million) for May 2016, representing a 4.35% drop on month and 40.28% increase on year.

PCB firm Compeq Manufacturing has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.23 billion (US$100.4 million) for May 2016, up 6.1% sequentially and about 6% on year.

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$25.8 billion for the month of April 2016, a decrease of 1.0% from last month's...

China's tablet-use application processor (AP) shipments will increase 6% sequentially to 20.4 million units in the second quarter of 2016, according to Digitimes Research.

PCB maker Apex International has reported revenues of NT$779 million (US$23.43 million) for May, increasing 12.56% on month and 13.44% on year. Accumulated revenues for the first...

Aurona Industry, a leading provider of PCB drilling back-up boards, has reported revenues of NT$100 million (US$3.11 million) for May, up 7.25% on year. Year-to-date revenues totaled...