The coronavirus pandemic is driving more companies to embrace digital transformation, but the biggest pain point in the process for many corporate CTOs is the difficulty in assessing...

The handset market has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but China is banking on 5G smartphones to help reboot its economy. Chinese vendors are expected to roll out more...

The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting not only production but also the seasonal patterns for many manufacturers. Notebook ODMs are expecting strong shipments for April, a month that...

Samsung Display's decision to terminate production of LCD panels at its plants in Korea and China before year-end 2020 is positive for demand and supply of large-size panels in 2021,...

The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the globaal smartphone market have prompted TSMC to revise dowanrd its growth...

TSMC has reported impressive results for first-quarter 2020 despite the coronavirus outbreak, with sales growing 42% on year to NT$310.6 billion (US$10.33 billion) and net profit...

Mature manufacturing processes at TSMC have seen utilization rates drop amid chilled demand for automotive and consumer...

Both SMIC and HiSilicon play major roles in China's campaign to raise the country's IC self-sufficiency though TMSC has been the major foundry partner for Huawei's chipmaking arm...

The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the hard the smartphone market, with components suppliers disclosing that orders from Huawei...

Demand for server applications has been strong, fueled by stay-at-home economy amid lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic. But the lockdowns may disrupt suppliers' production...

Apart from its leadership in the foundry sector, TSMC has been making a lot of efforts developing packaging technologies with which it can offer value-added services to customers...

Sharp has not supplied LCD TV panels to Samsung since 2017 following Foxconn's takeover of the Japanese firm. But that is expected to change soon, as Samsung's in-house LCD panel...

Concerns about the NAND flash market outlook in second-half 2020 have been triggered by Samsung's reported move of striving to cut its SSD...

Undeterred by the coronavirus impacts and the cancellation of MWC 2020, China-based smartphone vendors were keen to launch their flagship 5G-enabled models online in the first quarter...

Samsung and TSMC have been engaged in a fierce race in advancing manufacturing processes, with the Korean foundry aiming to beat its Taiwanese rival to 3nm production. But Samsung...

TSMC may not have been entirely unscathed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted production and chilled end-market demand, but the outlook of for the foundry's...

Stay-at-home needs triggered by the coronavirus-imposed lockdowns in many parts of the world have boosted demand for enterprise and educational notebooks and tablets. Taiwan-based...

Demand from the server sector has been fueld by work- and study-from home activities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But IC designers have recently seen a slow-down in orders...

There has been speculation that Apple is looking to delay the launch of its next-generation iPhones due the impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, but its PCB suppliers say they have...

The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the lives and livelihoods of many, but despite the uncertainty lying ahead of the IT industry, Taiwan-based ODM Wistron...

The US-China trade war last year sent many vendors, including Apple, starting making plans to have more of their products made outside of China. While the relocation has yet to complete,...

Demand for software as a service (SaaS) has been on the rise, highlighted recently by needs for remote working in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, which has prompted more firms...

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, 5G chip vendors still have high expectations for 2020. But until the pandemic eases and end-maket demand recovers, the vendors are under pressure...

LED firms are generally optimistic about mini LEDs, expanding wafer, chip and packaging capacity for the segment. Apple reportedly prefers mini LED to OLED for its medium-size devices...

Within the semiconductor ecosystem, TSMC is a barometer occupying a pivotal place giving it a comprehensive picture of the direction and outlook of the chip maket, and expectations...