China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported revenue grew 18.7% on year and 3.7% sequentially to US$938 million in the second quarter...

Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$20 billion (US$680 million) and NT$20.6 billion in the third quarter of 2020, which will...

Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has reported net profits increased 24.3% sequentially and 9.9% on year to a record high of NT$2.03 billion (US$69.1 million)...

Niche IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics is reportedly engaged in the development of AI chips for accelerating edge computing at smartphones and other devices, according to industry...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which runs only 8-inch wafer fabrication lines, has already seen its supply fall short of demand with order visibility...

Flash device controller IC specialist Phison Electronics has disclosed plans to streamline its operations in China.

IC test interface solutions provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) saw its revenues for the first seven months of 2020 jump 44.7% on year to NT$2.343 billion (US$79.69 million)...

ASE Technology Holding expects to generate sequential revenue growth through the fourth quarter of 2019, judging from a substantial pick-up in orders for communications chips.

DRAM and NAND flash are expected to repeat as the two largest IC segments again in 2020 after holding the same positions in 2019, according to IC Insights.

Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers have seen their order visibility improve as handset brands gear up for the launch of new models in the third quarter, and PC and notebook...

IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology has reported net profits of NT$234 million (US$8 million) for the second quarter of 2020, shooting up 197% sequentially and improving...

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...

IC substrate maker Unimicron Technology is slated to complete construction of a new plant in Yangmei, northern Taiwan by the end of 2020, followed by process optimization and validation...

Taiwan's Economic Affairs Minister Mei-hua Wang, in response to the Japan and India governments' call for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to set up wafer foundries...

Display driver IC backend specialists including ChipMos Technologies and Chipbond Technolofy are expected to enjoy a significant ramp-up in demand for handset applications, including...

Taiwan-based Nova Technology, which specializes in water, gas and chemical process systems, expects a substantial pick-up in orders from China's chipmaking sector to drive its overall...

Taiwan-based backend houses and IC test interface solutions providers have started scaling up their output for midrange 5G smartphone chips designed by MediaTek for the China market,...

Cadence Design Systems and United Microelectronics (UMC) have jointly announced that the Cadence millimeter wave (mmWave) reference flow has achieved certification for UMC's 28HPC+...

Taiwan-based logic IC packaging firm Greatek Electronics, an affiliate of Powertech Technology (PTI), has indirectly cut into the supply chain of Sony's next-generation PS5 gaming...

KLA has announced the eSL10 e-beam patterned-wafer defect inspection system, which is designed to accelerate time-to-market for high-performance logic and memory chips, including...

IC materials analysis specialist Integrated Service Technology (iST) saw its profits for the first half 2020 exceed those for all of 2019, driven by strong demand for advanced fabrication...

Even with the disastrous effects of COVID-19 on the global economy, the worldwide IC market is expected to show single-digit growth in 2020 after dropping by 15% last year, according...

Taiwan-based analog IC firms are generally optimistic about demand for consumer notebooks, particularly Chromebook, in the third quarter of 2020.

Most of Taiwan's IC-design houses are poised for robust revenue growth in third-quarter 2020 counting on continuing build-ups of IC inventory by IT brands for new devices set to launch...

Taiwan-based IC design houses specializing in PC-related chip solutions are expected to post double-digit revenue growth in the third quarter of 2020, thanks to a continued pull-in...