Taiwan-based pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) continue to see orders demanding 8- and 12-inch wafer fabrication services pull in, and is in talks with...

GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are gearing up for a seasonal...

The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market surged 21% on year to US$6.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics.

Taiwan-based specialists in semiconductor materials analysis, IC test and verification services will see their sales for the second half of the year driven by continuous R&D on...

TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) are poised to see their second-quarter revenues hit...

Samsung Electronics has introduced its newest radio frequency (RF) technology based on 8nm process. This cutting-edge foundry technology is expected to provide a "one chip solution,"...

Taiwan backend houses have seen clear order visibility for wire-bonding packaging services for notebook- and PC-use peripheral chips throughout 2021, while continuing to embrace strong...

Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see customers pull in orders despite concerns about overbooking, and will see their fab capacity stay extremely tight throughout 2021,...

Over a dozen employees at logic IC packager Greatek Electronics have been infected with COVID-19, but the company has no plans to suspend its fab operations, according to company...

Samsung Electronics is expected to see sales of its non-memory business particularly the system LSI segment boom this year, buoyed by strong demand for handset application processors,...

Rising foundry and backend manufacturing costs have prompted Taiwan's IC design houses to raise their chip prices, which will buoy their sales performance in the second quarter of...

TSMC will be stepping up its advanced process capacity expansion through 2023, according to company CEO CC Wei.

NOR flash chipmaker GigaDevice is reportedly ramping up its output at Hua Hong Semiconductor, eyeing a bigger share in the TWS earbuds market segment.

Most EV startups are expected to see their growth momentum dented by the increasing difficulty in obtaining foundry capacity support for chips they need, according to industry sour...

NXP Semiconductors is another chip vendor which has struck a long-term deal with United Microelectronics (UMC) under which the pure-play foundry will have some of its newly-established...

TSMC has disclosed it is ramping up its output for automotive microcontrollers (MCU) for 2021, which will be 60% higher than in 2020.

One of TSMC's employees living in New Taipei City has been tested positive for COVID-19, according to the pure-play foundry. The Taiwan-based foundry has seen two employees infected...

Taiwan's III-V semiconductor players including foundry Win Semiconductors and epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) have cut into the supply chains of major carmakers...

Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers specializing in fast-charging devices for handsets continue to see their supply constrained, despite some concerns raised about disappointing end-market...

Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 950,000 wafers, or 17%, from 2020 through 2024 to reach a record high of 6.6 million wafers per month,...

Qualcomm is believed to have struck a long-term deal with United Microelectronics (UMC) under which the pure-play foundry will provide capacity support for the chip vendor over six...

TSMC and other Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to carry out their capacity expansion projects cautiously and progressively to avoid the risk of overcapacity.

Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC), China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International...

DRAM and NAND flash memory contract prices are set to register double-digit increases in the third quarter of 2021, according to industry sources.

Radio component revenue reached an all-time high in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics, which expects revenue to grow through 2025.