Photomask supplier Taiwan Mask (TMC) has expressed optimism about its operations in 2021, citing robust demand from 8-inch and 12-inch foundries for mature-node manufacturing.

TSMC has held a topping-out ceremony for a new 3nm fab at its manufacturing base at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), paving the way for the new facility to kick off commercial...

Pure-play foundries including Globalfoundries, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have raised their 8-inch foundry quotes by 10-15% in the...

Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 123.44 for October 2020, decreasing 1.19% sequentially but increasing 7.63% on year, according to the Ministry...

Samsung Electronics has seen orders demanding 14nm and above processes ramp up from its China-based fabless clients recently, according to industry sources.

Apple is expected to ramp up flexible PCB (FPCB) demand for its 2021 devices, and is looking to work more closely with its Taiwan-based suppliers including Zhen Ding Technology, Compeq...

Acer Synergy Tech (AST), an affiliate of the Acer Group that focuses on providing system integration services, is set to be listed on Taiwan's over-the-counter market by year-end...

TSMC is in talks with a Korean client for manufacturing OLED driver ICs using the foundry's 28nm high-voltage process, according to industry sources.

Zhen Ding Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unimicron Technology, suppliers of substrate-like PCBs for Apple's iPhone 12, and Elite Material (EMC), which provides related SLP CCL...

Pegatron is considering establishing a new plant in the US to better serve its clients there including Apple and Tesla, according to industry sources.

Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics has reported net profits fell 53.3% sequentially and 44% on year to NT$331 million (US$11.6 million) in the third quarter...

Wistron has disclosed it will rent a factory in Taiwan from solar cell and module maker United Renewable Energy (URE) for housing additional server production capacity, and will also...

Taiwan's PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing has enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for both handset and non-handset applications, with clear order visibility extended through the first quarter...

Intelligentization has become a key global trend in every industry. AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a company that has thrived for many years in the field of optoelectronics, recently hosted...

China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 10-12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020, with gross margin...

AU Optronics (AUO) will apply smart manufacturing to ramp up its output to meet increasing demand for LCD panels for a wide range of applications, according to company chairman Paul...

FocalTech Systems has raised quotes for its TDDI chips and LCD driver ICs by 10%, and is mulling another double-digit price increase in the first half of 2021, according to industry...

Flash device controller developers, including Silicon Motion Technology, have seen their foundry partners encounter tight capacity particularly at 8-inch fabs, which may persist through...

Pegatron's alleged violation of Apple's supplier code of conduct by using student workers was probably the result of needs to fulfill strong orders for for iPhone 12 amid a serious...

Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$21.8 billion (US$763.4 million) and NT$22.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, which...

Taiwan-based notebook and server manufacturers are sticking to plans of moving production out of China according to customer requests, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential...

Globalfoundries and Soitec have announced a multi-year supply agreement for 300mm radio frequency silicon-on-insulator (RF-SOI) wafers.

PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing has reported net profits climbed 43.8% sequentially to NT$1.44 billion (US$50.4 million) in the third quarter of 2020, with EPS reaching NT$1....

With 8-inch wafer fabrication demand rising rapidly for chips including ultra-thin fingerprint sensors, power management ICs, MOSFET chips and display driver ICs, second-tier foundries...

GlobalWafers will sustain full capacity utilization for its 12- and 8-inch wafer production lines at least throughout the end of 2020, with its 6-inch wafer capacity over 70% utilized,...