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)...

Intel at its recent earnings call disclosed that its next-generation 7nm processors, including the company's first 7nm datacenter GPU design, would rely on external and internal process...

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...

Memory-IC design house Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) believes demand already hit bottom for 2020 in the second quarter and is starting picking up in July.

TSMC expects to see 5nm process technology account for about 8% of its total wafer revenue in 2020, compared with the about 10% estimated previously. The foundry also confirmed it...

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...

TSMC's wafer start shipments are likely to post double-digit percentage point gains sequentially in the third quarter due to high capacity utilization rates enjoyed by the pure-play...

Taiwan-based suppliers engaged in the supply chains of Apple and TSMC may still be able to see their sales performance follow seasonal patterns in the third quarter - traditionally...

China has been stepping up its de-Americanization campaign seeking to strengthen its chip self-sufficiency in 2020 as its trade disputes with the US intensify, according to industry...

Memory chipmaker Macronix International and image sensor specialist Pixart Imaging, with both reportedly in the supply chain for Nintendo's Switch, saw their June revenues grow.

Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenue increased 8.85% sequentially to a record high of NT$17.34 billion (US$588.7 million) in the...

Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses, such as MediaTek, have demanded more capacity support from their foundry partners recently, according to industry sources.

Globalfoundries has announced its most advanced FinFET solution, 12LP+, which is ready for production. The differentiated 12LP+ solution is optimized for artificial intelligence (AI)...

Corning has announced that Innolux will use Corning Laser Technologies' Large Platform Cutting Tool and Full Automation System for making high-end car display panels, enhancing design...

Globalfoundries, a longtime supplier of microelectronics to the US Department of Defense (DoD), and SkyWater Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to manufacture...

Fabless chipmakers in Taiwan and China specializing in display driver ICs and fingerprint sensor chips are keenly developing OLED DDI chip solutions for smartphones seeking to build...

Oppo is reportedly stepping up efforts to develop its own mobile application processors in house and will appropriate an annual R&D budget of over NT$20 billion (US$673.6 million)...

TSMC has been engaged in the installation of 3nm process fabrication lines and related facilities, and is keeping the progress on track, according to the pure-play foundry.

Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec have seen orders for RF chips ramp up recently from Taiwanese IC designers...

Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip continue to see robust demand from China's chipmaking industry, which has...

Taiwan-based IC design houses, particularly those specializing in PC related chip solutions, stay upbeat about their sales performance in the second quarter of 2020, according to...

TSMC has announced the availability of what it claims is the world's first 7nm automotive design enablement platform (ADEP) to accelerate time-to-design for customers' AI inferencing...

US vendors remain dominant players in the global front-end semiconductor equipment market segment, which will be a critical factor blocking China's ambition of raising self-sufficiency...

Chip demand for 5G smartphones is expected to pick up starting the third quarter of 2020, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.

Most Taiwan-based fabless ASIC designers and silicon IP providers remain upbeat about their sales and profits for the second quarter of 2020 thanks to clear order visibility from...