Global semiconductor materials market revenue edged down 1.1% in 2019, according to SEMI.

Elite Material (EMC) saw its net profits climb 85% in 2019 to NT$3.245 billion (US$107.09 million) on revenues of NT$24.86 billion, thanks partly to upgrades in PCB materials demanded...

Semiconductor firms in Taiwan and China have advanced the stocking of materials amid uncertain development and impacts of the global coronavirus spread, allowing materials distributors...

Quanta Computer and Inventec both saw their notebook shipments fall significantly on month in February due to the coronavirus impact.

China- and Taiwan-based solar cell makers are concerned that the continued increase in coronavirus infection cases in Japan and South Korea is likely to affect supply of key materials...

KLA has announced the Archer 750 imaging-based overlay metrology system and the SpectraShape 11k optical critical dimension (CD) metrology system for IC manufacturing.

The global server shipments so far have only been mildly affected by labor shortages in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, but if the epidemic cannot be contained by the end of...

Twelve-inch foundry Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing (XMC) has reportedly scaled down its chip output amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Electronics manufacturing operations in China are facing mounting risks of operating losses in the first quarter, as low labor return rates, poor capacity utilization, and shortages...

EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, has announced it is partnering with Inkron, a manufacturer...

Motherboard and graphics card sales in China are expected to plunge 50% or more in the first quarter of 2020, according to sources at local channel distributors, who also expressed...

Challenges arising from the coronavirus outbreak may become severe in the second quarter, according to sources in the memory industry, which may suffer from upstream material shortages...

Semiconductor plants in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, are facing increasing variables that may seriously affect their operations, particularly insufficient technical...

Taiwan-based PCB makers operating plants in China are seeing a low return rate of workers amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak but they have secured smooth transportation for products...

IC substrates are set to enter a golden growth period driven by ever-increasing applications of 5G and AI chips solutions. To secure a preemptive presence in the market, Taiwan's...

The coronavirus outbreak in China is poised to cast a significant impact on the display industry's supply chain, affecting the procurement of raw materials, manufacturing and product...

DRAMeXchange has reiterated its previous forecast that DRAM and NAND flash memory contract prices for the first quarter of 2020 will rise slightly on quarter.

Taiwan-based solar cell and PV module makers face possible disruptions to materials supply from China due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry sources.

LCD fabs run by BOE Technology, China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) and Tianma Microelectronics in Wuhan - the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak - may suffer a shortage...

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs, which operate their plants mainly in China, have estimated their production utilization rates will range from 50% to 70% after resuming operation following...

NAND flash device controller specialist Phison Electronics remains optimistic about its performance this year, despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

While consolidation in the semiconductor industry contributed to lower growth rates in R&D spending in the past five years, the long-term trend has been for a slowdown in annual...

Yangtze Memory Technology (YMTC), which is headquartered in the hardest-hit city of Wuhan in the wake of China's coronavirus outbreak, has told Digitimes that it has taken necessary...

Driven by 5G and AI applications, the IC substrate sector is experiencing the fastest wave of tech advancement in 20 years, raising the entry threshold for newcomers and boosting...

Most Taiwan-based suppliers of materials for flexible PCBs (FPCBs) are expected to enjoy a new wave of business opportunities associated with 5G handsets and even foldable handsets...