Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has enjoyed robust demand for smartphone-use sensors which is filling its 12-inch fab ca...

TSMC continues to see its 7nm manufacturing processes run at full utilization, according to sources at fabless chipmakers who said new orders placed recently cannot be fulfilled at...

GlobalWafers has disclosed it has inaugurated the second plant of its wholly-owned subsidiary MEMC Korea Company (MKC), which is scheduled to start volume production of 12-inch silicon...

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), a foundry subsidiary of Powerchip Technology, has seen its order visibility improve and managed to return to monthly profits in the second...

TSMC and UMC are set to allocate more of their available 12-inch fab capacities for the fabrication of display driver ICs in 2020 to satisfy growing demand for applications such as...

In incorporating AI-based systems, enterprises must first determine the real purpose of adopting them and should noy use them merely as a tool for data presentation, otherwise the...

Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics has announced net profit increased 27.9% sequentially to NT$591 million (US$19.3 million) in the third quarter of 2019. EPS...

DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology, specialty DRAM and flash memory specialist Winbond Electronics and mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International are expected to post substantial...

Winbond Electronics has announced its new LPDDR4X memory series designed for the emerging AI and 5G applications, such as ADAS, smart speakers, 8K TVs, 5G mobile phones and security...

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...

China-based DRAM chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT, formerly Innotron) has kicked off 12-inch fab equipment move-in in the third quarter, aiming to start commercial runs...

Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential increases in August consolidated revenues of 24.9% and 3.1%, respectively.

Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics has seen its 12-inch fab run at full capacity starting July, thanks to the arrival of new orders and seasonal factors.

Despite a ramp-up of orders for 7nm chips, TSMC is still seeing orders for other advanced process nodes remain sluggish which has kept its overall 12-inch fab capacity in oversupply,...

Globalfoundries and ON Semiconductor have entered into a definitive agreement for ON Semi to acquire a 300mm fab located in East Fishkill, New York, according to the companies.

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS), which designs and manufactures power semiconductors for a broad range of applications, will start production at its new 12-inch wafer plant...

Recent rumors circulating in the chipmaking industry have claimed that Globalfoundries is looking to sell another Singapore-based fab, likely a 12-inch one, following the deal it...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen the delivery time for chips produced on its advanced node processes reduced to less than two months compared with over three...

The huge annual trade deficit of up to US$375 billion is definitely a major reason for the US to raise tariffs on goods imported from China, but the trade war seems to be more of...

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) ambition in the chipmaking sector is taking shape. The Taiwan-based conglomerate reportedly has stuck a deal with China's Zhuhai...

Defying slack demand from smartphone and the impact of the US-China trade war, foundry houses in Taiwan and China are rushing to expand capacities at their 8-inch wafer fabs seeking...

Silicon wafer market growth for 2019 will depend on chipmakers' 12-inch fab expansions and smartphone demand, Digitimes Research believes.

The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$27.406 billion (US$889.4 million) for capacity deployment.

The world's top DRAM suppliers saw their operating margins climb to record highs in the third quarter of 2018, though their ASP increases started slowing down, according to DRAMeXchange...

China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 7-9% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2018, with gross margin...