A price war between major 5G handset AP suppliers MediaTek and Qualcomm is likely to kick off in the second quarter of the year, while China-based smartphone vendors are slowing down...
Another year of double-digit market growth is expected for analog ICs in 2022 after sales in this semiconductor category surged by an unprecedented 30% in 2021, according to IC Ins...
Pure-play wafer foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) each saw revenue grow by a slight 1.6% sequentially in February, while revenue...
Taiwan-based RichWave Technology, which specializes in Wi-Fi FEM (front-end module) solutions, has seen delivery lead times for Wi-Fi core chips from vendors shorten to 26-36 weeks...
Worldwide microprocessor sales grew 14% to a record-high US$102.9 billion in 2021, after climbing 16% in 2020, when COVID-induced lockdowns drove up demand for PCs, large-screen smartphones...
Taiwan-based microcontroller companies including Nuvoton Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor intend to put increased focus on high-ASP (average selling price) products while reducing...
DRAM maker Nanya Technology expects its chip ASPs to drop at a slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter of 2022, and to register flat performance or a slight increase in the...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported net profits surged 91.1% on year to a record high of NT$55.78 billion (US$2.01 billion) in 2021, with EPS reaching NT$4...
The ongoing lockdown of the Chinese city of Xi'an in response to a spike in Covid cases will little affect manufacturing operations at plants there operated by Powertech Technology...
NAND flash ASPs are expected to undergo a 10-15% sequential decline in the first quarter of 2022, after an up to 5% decrease in the prior quarter, as the market shifts to oversupply,...
New-generation server processor platforms will be stimulating demand for high-frequency and high-speed CCLs in the first and second quarters of 2022, according to copper foil supplier...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is poised to make another 10% upward adjustment in its foundry quotes starting the first quarter of 2022, according to sources at IC...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$19.16 billion (US$690.4 million) in October 2021, whereas fellow companies TSMC and Vanguard...
Specialty memory IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) expects its gross margin to stay high at above 40% in the fourth quarter of 2021, with the prospect that...
