Taiwan's major HDI board makers including Compeq Manufacturing, Tripod Technology and Unimicron Technology will see strong shipment momentum persist into the second half of the year,...

Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology has reported net profit hiked 192.7% sequentially to NT$2.71 billion (US$95 million) in the first quarter of 2021. EPS for the quarter came...

Backend firms including ASE Technology, Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries and Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) continue to enjoy strong packaging demand for...

CCL maker Iteq expects to enjoy sequential revenue increases through June, driven by a pick-up in demand for servers and 5G base stations.

Topco Technologies, which distributes silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, has expressed optimism that its sales and profits for 2021 will be bolstered by rising prices...

PCB maker Dynamic Electronics is optimistic about its revenue and profit prospects for 2021, with automotive applications, particularly for EVs, to be its main growth driver, according...

China faces an unprecedented chip shortages, and homegrown chipmakers can address their slow capacity expansions by seeking breakthroughs in mature specialty process nodes and pursuing...

Pandemic-driven demand for notebooks supporting remote work and study has brought explosive growths in orders for CPUs, power management ICs (PMIC), display driver ICs (DDI), and...

Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to enjoy a particularly strong first-half 2021, but it is facing challenges from tight...

Phison Electronics, which specializes in flash storage devices and controller ICs, has put increased focus on enterprise, automotive and industrial applications while lowering sales...

Taiwan-based Chipbond Technology and JMC Electronics have both seen orders for tape COF substrates pick up substantially, reflecting limited capacity supply for such substrates and...

Packaging specialists, such as Greatek Electronics, plan to raise their quotes for MCU and other consumer IC products in the second quarter to reflect their tight capacities, according...

Foxconn expects to improve its gross margin this year to 7% in 2021, and will continue to deepen its deployments in a spate of segments including electric vehicles (EV), robots and...

Taiwan's electronics firms with manufacturing operations in northern Vietnam have all strengthened anti-virus measures following recent Covid-19 infections in two provinces, Hai Duong...

Next-generation DDR5 memory is expected to be employed in consumer electronics devices starting as early as the second half of 2021, despite its still-early stage of deployment, according...

Topco Technologies, which distributes and sells silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, has expressed optimism about its shipment will ramp up steadily in 2021 on growing...

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) has reported consolidated revenues increased 32.3% on year and 4.8% sequentially to NT$713.78 billion (US$25.51 billion) in December 2020, hitting a...

Taiwan makers of quartz crystal components are set to embrace new growth momentum in 2021 from segments of 5G small cells and diverse IoT devices that are expected to proliferate,...

China-based channel distributors have raised their prices for chip resistors though some major manufacturers have stressed they did not start the upward pricing trend.

Leadframe maker Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has readied NT$10 billion (US$355.05 million) in new funds, including a 5-year syndicated loan of NT$7.2 billion (US$255.6 million) newly...

Taiwan-based OSAT services providers have seen clear order visibility through mid-2021, thanks to robust demand for 5G and Wi-Fi chips, power management ICs (PMIC), and display driver...

Demand for IC substrates for processing niche-type memory chips has turned strong since November, with shipment pull-in momentum from clients to last into the first quarter of 2021,...

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) saw its consolidated revenues climb 11.2% sequentially and 13.1% on year to a record high of NT$681.38 billion (US$24 billion) in November 2020.

FCCL supplier Thinflex will be wholly owned by Arisawa Manufacturing, now holding a 52% stake in the Taiwan-based maker, as the Japanese vendor is set to acquire the remaining 48%...

Orders for niche-market DRAM memory has started picking up recently, thanks to the roll-outs of new consumer electronics devices, according to sources at backend houses.