Taiwan-based NOR flash chipmakers have seen more of their clients eager to strike long-term supply agreements, according to industry sources.

Notebook ODMs have expressed concerns about overbooking by clients who continue to step up their pace of orders, according to industry sources.

It would be "economically unrealistic" for the US and Europe to expand semiconductor fab capacity to satisfy their own needs, according to TSMC chairman Mark Liu.

Pure-play foundries United Microelectronics (UMC) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) will initiate further price hikes of about 10-20% with the new pricing to be effective...

Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Ennoconn expects its sales in 2021 to be driven by new opportunities for its three major businesses - brand operation, system integration and...

The ongoing tight supply of NOR flash chips will likely persist over the next two years, according to Miin Wu, chairman for Macronix International.

ODM Wistron has been developing electronic components and modules for electric vehicles (EVs) for years, and expects to start making profits from them later in 2021, according to...

Pure-play foundries have raised their quotes to fair and reasonable levels, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC)...

How much should one pay for a chip or a component? Lytica, a Canadian supply-chain pricing analytics company, has the answer. Founded by former Nortel chief procurement officer Ken...

Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) broke ground for a new 12-inch wafer fab at the Tongluo campus of the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) on March 25.

Micro-Star International (MSI) will raise its graphics card prices to reflect tight supply that may persist through the end of 2021, according to company chairman Joseph Hsu.

The miniLED backlighting business is expected to increase Ennostar's monthly consolidated revenues by 20-25%, according to company chairman and CEO Biing-jye Lee at a March 18 investor...

AP Memory Technology, a subsidiary of Powerchip Technology specializing in customized memory chip designs and IPs, has developed a new heterogeneous integrated technology named VHM...

Power supply and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics has been engaged in production of car-use electronic components for years, and is well prepared to make components...

Pegatron chairman TH Tung has expressed optimism about the development of Taiwan's electric vehicle (EV) industry supply chain, which is expected to gain a foothold in the worldwide...

Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is planning to modify 20 of its existing plants to become lighthouse factories in 2021 and will use these new facilities to promote...

Polarizer supply has been tight amid strong demand for LCD panels, but is expected to become balanced in second-half 2021 when China-based makers ramp up production at newly-established...

Compound semiconductor catches global market attention with rapidly advancing 5G and Wi-Fi communication technologies and rising IoT trends. Following first-generation semiconductor...

Taiwan-based machinery manufacturers are expected to generate NT$1.2 trillion (US$42.6 billion) in output and US$30 billion exports in 2021, increasing 9% and 15% respectively on...

Taiwan-based ruggedized PC specialist Getac Technology has expressed optimism about its operations this year.

The global supply of notebooks and other PCs will remain constrained all the way to the third quarter of this year as components continue to be in tight supply, according to Acer...

The supply of SSD device controller ICs remains tight, which may continue to boost SSD prices despite sufficient NAND chip supplies, according to industry sources.

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 5% in 2020, when revenue remained unchanged from 2019 at US$11.17 billion, according to SEMI.

Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has budgeted NT$5.1 billion (US$182.33 million) in capex for 2021, up from the NT$3.54 billion allocated last year.

Taiwan-based companies, with support from a local ecosystem for integrating power and electric/electronic systems, have significant advantages in the global in electric vehicle (EV)...