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...

China's homegrown semiconductor equipment makers are gearing up to develop diverse frontend and backend IC process equipment in line with the government efforts to boost self-sufficiency...

Car sales in major markets have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the negative impact is expected to extend to upstream demand for 6- and 8-inch silicon wafers used to...

Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are poised to rake in record revenues in the second quarter of 2020 on continued robust demand for forehead thermometers and other healthcare applications...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported record revenues of NT$7.84 billion (US$260.9 million) for the first quarter of 2020, up 13.6% on year...

Taiwan-based MCU specialists continue to enjoy extremely strong demand for healthcare applications such as ear and forehead thermometers badly needed in fighting the coronavirus pandemic,...

Taiwan-based MCU specialists have seen orders for healthcare applications ramp up substantially, and therefore are striving for more capacity support from their 8-inch foundry partners,...

The supply of 8-inch wafer fabrication services remains tight, due to robust demand for fingerprint-on-display (FoD) solutions, CMOS image sensors and power management ICs, according...

Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has seen clear order visibility through the end of March, with no substantial shifts in customer orders despite the ongoing...

Taiwan's pure-play foundry UMC will see clear growth momentum in 2020 come from ever-increasing chips foundry demand for 5G applications, with clients moving actively to pull in shipments...

Silicon wafer shipments are expected to stay in low gear in the fourth quarter of 2019 as clients have decelerated their shipment pull-in to facilitate year-end financial settlements,...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) remains cautious about its outlook for the rest of 2019, citing still high inventory levels at its customers, according to the Taiwan-based...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will see its revenues rise sharply in 2020, thanks mainly to its acquisition of Globalfoundries' 8-inch fab in Singapore, according to Fang...

Eight-inch fab utilization rates continue to fall on weak demand for automotive and consumer ICs and are unlikely to rebound until the first half of 2020, according to industry sou...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post flat or an up to 5.5% sequential increase in third-quarter revenues.

Foxconn Technology Group, gearing up to build its own semiconductor ecosystem, is expected to activate a new round of acquisition deals to fill up the gaps in its supply chain, according...

Foxconn Technology Group is likely to kick off construction of a 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 in Zhuhai, southern China in cooperation with the city government there, and will operate...

China ICT makers are keen on turning to Taiwan supply chain as they seek alternative import sources of discrete power semiconductor devices, especially medium- and high-end ones long...

GlobalWafers' Novara plant in Italy dedicated to making 8-inch silicon wafers became the largest supplier of 8-inch silicon wafers in Europe in 2018, with a 24% market share, according...

IC foundries have seen their 8-inch fab utilization rates pick up recently, driven by a pull-in of orders for IoT and automotive electronics applications, according to sources at...

TSMC's new 8-inch wafer fab to be built in Tainan will have its capacity mostly fulfill robust orders for automotive chips from STMicroelectronics and other dedicated chipmakers,...

SK Hynix held recently a "topping out" ceremony to celebrate a major milestone of the construction of its new 8-inch wafer fab in Wuxi, China, according to industry sources. The facility...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to see its revenues rebound to sequential growth in the second quarter of 2019, as the visibility of its...

Taiwan foundry houses see poor order visibility for the second quarter of 2019, as domestic and international IC design houses need more time to digest their chip inventories, according...

Globalfoundries' recent moves have invited speculation that the US pure-play foundry may be looking for a buyer. Does Globalfoundries' majority shareholder, Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology...