Macronix International saw its gross margin decline 10pp sequentially to 35% in the third quarter due mainly to an unfavorable product mix.

China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup has already begun to implement its new fab projects in Nanjing and Chengdu as part of its memory business expansion. The new manufacturing sites...

Silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers has disclosed plans to build new production lines for 12-inch wafers at its existing plant in South Korea.

Winbond Electronics will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 12-inch wafer fab in southern Taiwan on October 3, according to the Kaohsiung city government.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its August revenues climb 22.4% sequentially, while fellow foundry company United Microelectronics' (UMC) revenues slipped 8.1%...

Powerchip Technology has disclosed plans to implement a corporate restructuring project under which the company will transfer all its 12-inch fab operations to subsidiary Maxchip...

Eight-inch fab capacity remains tight, whereas there is an excess of 12-inch fab capacity, according to SC Chien, co-president for pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC).

Micron Technology has announced plans to invest US$3 billion by 2030 to increase memory production at its plant in Manassas, Virginia, creating 1,100 new jobs roughly over the next...

AU Optronics (AUO) has disclosed it will showcase what it claims to be the world's highest resolution full-color TFT-driven micro LED display technology at Touch Taiwan 2018.

Pure-play foundry Powerchip Technology has disclosed plans to construct two new 12-inch wafer fabs in Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$278 billion (US$9.05 billion).

Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a manufacturer of specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory, expects to start constructing its new 12-inch wafer plant at the Kaohsiung Science Park (KSP),...

EDA vendor Cadence Design Systems is scheduled to start operating a new subsidiary in Nanjing, China in September, according to industry sources.

As 8-inch wafer foundry capacity supply is expected to fall short of demand through at least 2020, Taiwan foundry houses including United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to enjoy another quarter of record-high revenues in the third quarter of 2018, thanks to continued strong demand for 8-inch foundry...

TSMC has made its full recovery after being hit by a computer virus, said company CEO CC Wei at a press event on August 6. The impact on its third-quarter revenues is expected to...