IC backend service provider Winstek Semiconductor (formerly STATS ChipPAC Taiwan) is expected to see a surge in demand for blockchain-use AI chips in December, according to company...

October billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment slipped 3.7% sequentially but stayed above US$2 billion, according to SEMI.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has not been of much help tackling the coronavirus pandemic, as there is no historical data on the virus that can be used to train AI models, and data...

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...

Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$113.6 billion during the third quarter of 2020, an increase of about 11% over the previous quarter and 5.8% more than the third quarter...

Integration of urban and rural spectrum resources is badly needed to effectively accelerate 5G telecom development in Taiwan, and telecom operators should be encouraged to jointly...

September billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment registered sequential growth for the third consecutive month.

Holtek Semiconductor has enjoyed strong demand for healthcare applications this year, according to Gordon Gau, president for the MCU supplier. Gau also expressed optimism about the...

The year 2020 is a milestone in use of green energy by Taiwan's high-tech industries, according to SEMI Taiwan president and SEMI chief marketing officer Terry Tsao.

Taiwan has to concentrate resources in developing a smart medical care sector with its own characteristics and international competitiveness, with electronic medical devices and telemedicine...

Charles Kau, formerly president for Taiwan's Nanya Technology, has stepped down as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigroup as his five-year contract with the China-based...

Taiwan-based IT security specialist Acer Cyber Security (ACSI), a subsidiary of the Acer Group, is optimistic about its operation in 2020 and 2021 as enterprises worldwide have been...

Asustek Computer is poised to see its smartphone business grow significantly in 2020, with overall handset ASPs trending upward and losses for its mobile device business unit further...

Wistron Medical Technology, an affiliate of the Wistron Group, sees good progress in medical product developments and expects its medical solutions to drive up the company's sales...

The coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the escalating US-China trade war, have prompted businesses to revise their roadmaps and goals for 2020. Disruptions brought by the pandemic...

August billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment registered sequential growth for the second consecutive month.

Solar wafer prices have risen 15% in third-quarter 2020, returning to reasonable levels to keep the PV supply chain in healthy operation, according to Li Zhenguo, president for China-based...

With the gaming market expanding quickly in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Intel, AMD and Nvidia are all set to release their latest CPUs and GPUs in the second half of 2020...

Monthly billings of North American semiconductor equipment manufacturers registered double-digit increases on both sequential and on-year bases in July 2020.

The DRAM and NAND flash markets will be oversupplied until the first half of 2021, according to Chang Chia-kun, president for memory module maker Apacer Technology.

Inventec Appliances, a maker of smart hand-held devices, is having its most difficult year in 2020 since it was founded in 2000, because of the coronavirus pandemic and US-trade tensions,...

Display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies expects to post an around 20% revenue increase sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, with flat growth or a slight decrease in...

MediaTek has announced advances in its collaboration with Intel to bring 5G experiences to next-generation PCs with the successful development and certification of its 5G modem data...

NAND flash device controller specialist Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$114 million and US$120 million in the third quarter of 2020, down 12-17% sequentially,...

TPK Holding will double its touch-enabled notebook-use LCD module (LCM) capacity by year-end 2020 and further expand it to four times as much as the current level by early 2021 to...