While demand for its 7nm manufacturing node has been strong, TSMC is ready to move its more advanced 5nm process to...

Intel in May unveiled plans to launch its 7nm products in 2021, and it is now stepping up efforts towards achieving that goal. It has started placing equipment and materials orders...

Some may think Moore's Law is reaching its limits, but for TSMC, it is still very much alive. The world's number one pure-play foundry is already conducting 3nm...

Pre-orders for Apple's iPhone 11 series may be better than expected, but components makers in the new smartphones' supply chain remains cautious. PCB makers say their order...

TSMC's clients reportedly have been eager to secure the foundry's 7nm production ccapacity, as strong demand from the smartphone and for the advanced node has resulted in tight supply...

Components suppliers are naturally eyeing the business opportunities arising from 5G developments, with heat-sink solution...

The US-China trade war is sending many manufacturers fleeing the "world's factory," with many Taiwanese makers relocating production lines to Southeast Asia or returning home. For...

Apple has just released its new iPhones and smartwatch, and its next-generation AirPods is likely to be available soon. Supply chain sources have disclosed that ODMs will begin mass...

China's move to improve self-sufficiency for semiconductors is gaining momentum - in line with the country's national policy and in the wake of the trade war with the US - with DRAM...

TSMC expects it 2019 capex to exceed the high end of its previous guidance range of US$10 billion to US$11 billion, as the pure-play foundry steps up efforts to expand its 7nm process...

The overall semiconductor market may be weak, but TSMC has seen strong demand for its 7nm manufacturing capacity,...

Taiwan-based PC brands Acer and Asustek are unveiling new products in Berlin, as IFA 2019 approaches in the German city. Asustek will be showcasing its ProArt...

Chinese IT firms have been keen on reducing reliance on US supplies in the wake of the US-China trade war. Taiwan's IC design service providers used to land orders from China-based...

Taiwanese passive component suppliers have seen inventory approach healthy levels after two to three quarters of correction. But while their third-quarter...

The saturated notebook market has long been in lack of wow factors to stimulate demand. Now Intel and Microsoft are reportedly teaming up again to develop standards for dual-screen...

Many IT firms from industries including DRAM and NAND flash and optical fingerprint sensor are optimistic about demand in the second half of 2019, but the same may not go for polarizer...

Development of 5G technologies and products has become a key direction for Huawei's operation with its orders for 5G-related...

Following the trial production of 1znm DRAM chips at the fab in Japan, Micron is expected to begin mass production of...

With the trade tensions between the US and China escalating, IT companies in the US and China have started taking measures to minimize the impact with Apple and Google both accelerating...

With 5G business opportunities starting to emerge, CCL makers have been keenly increasing their capacity to satisfy...

The DRAM sector enjoyed robust growth in 2018, but oversupply coupled with weakening economy and demand has sent memory prices crashing this year. But there may be good news around...

For TSMC, Moore's Law is far from being dead. While it has been keen to grow chip density on the transistor level, advancing packaging technology is one of the possible ways TSMC...

Apple is set to release its new iPhones next month, but shipment prospect of the new devices are expected to be weak. Apple's inventory preparations for the new iPhones for 2019 will...

Taiwan-based IC designer house MediaTek reportedly is on track to roll out its first 5G SoC series, codenamed MT6885,...

Chinese smartphone vendors, particularly Huawei, scrambled to stock up components in the second-quarter of 2019 amid escalating US-China trade tensions. Such precautionary orders...