TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...

Unfavorable macro conditions, including the US-China trade war and COVID-19, have been slowing down 5G deployments across the globe, but 5G will still play a crucial role in driving...

China-based TV maker TCL has denied that it planted backdoor software in its TVs sold to the US market.

Taiwan-based chip resistor specialist Ta-I Technology will invest a total of US$12 million in the establishment of a production subsidiary in Vietnam, according to a resolution approved...

Automotive chip vendors are striving for mid- and long-term capacity support from Taiwan-based foundries, according to sources at Taiwan-based fabless IC vendors.

China's SMIC, which has been added to a US trade blacklist, may have to put the development of its sub-14nm process technologies on hold, Digitimes Research believes.

Although manufacturers may feel less compelled than before to relocate their production out of China, now that Donald Trump is leaving the White House, they will carry on with their...

Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI) is one of the world's top OSATs with major backend orders from non-Korean memory vendors. PTI has just completed a top management shakeup after...

With China stepping up its efforts to build a "de-Americanized" semiconductor supply chain, Taiwan-based IC design houses led by MediaTek are expected to see a bright year for their...

The US trade sanctions against Huawei and its chipmaking affiliate HiSilicon continue to benefit Taiwan's IC design sector in the fourth quarter of 2020, set to be a particularly...

Honor may become a successful handset brand on its own after being spun off from Huawei, but faces challenges by becoming a competitor of its ex-parent company, according to industry...

Zhaoxin Semiconductor, formed in 2013 as a joint venture between Taiwan's VIA Technologies and China's Shanghai government, will own part of VIA's x86 processor IP assets.

Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and flash memory, expects its in-house developed 48-layer 3D NAND products to start generating revenue in 2021.

The global supply of NOR flash memory will fall short of demand in 2021 if trade tensions between the US and China persist, according to Macronix International chairman Miin Wu.

Compal Electronics has been increasingly requested by its clients to diversify manufacturing bases beyond China, particularly for smart devices, according to a company executive.

Despite the COVID-19 shutdown of the Chinese economy earlier this year, China's share of the pure-play foundry market is forecast to be 22% in 2020, 17pp higher than it registered...

The development of China's homegrown semiconductor industry is taking shape, according to Charles Kau, who has just resigned as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigr...

The coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the escalating US-China trade war, have prompted businesses to revise their roadmaps and goals for 2020. Disruptions brought by the pandemic...

Arm stands to lose its Chinese clients by becoming a part of the US-based Nvidia amid China's campaign to shed its reliance on American IC suppliers.

Materials analysis (MA), reliability analysis (RA) and failure analysis (FA) are increasingly needed by IC designers, wafer foundries and backend houses to support R&D projects...

Huawei's senior officials have told Taiwan's semicondcutor suppliers that the Chinese company fears for the worst for its smartphone business because of the US trade ban, according...

While many still believe the US-China tech war will be over along with the end of the US presidential election, most China experts at US think tanks believe it will be difficult for...

Apple is seemingly continuing to recruit more Chinese suppliers for iPhones, judging from Chinese EMS provider Luxshare Precision Industry and handset cover glass maker Lens Technology's...

China's upcoming 14th five-year plan (2021-2025) will continue to highlight technology and capacity upgrades as the core of its semiconductor self-sufficiency strategy, with foundry...

The global semiconductor industry has too much capacity, too many players and has had declining revenues since the end of 2018. Market prospects are bleak for the next two years and...