The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has dragged down considerably shipments for most end products in the first quarter of 2020, according to DRAMeXchange, which cut its NAND flash...

Memory module houses are expected to post impressive profit and margin results for the first quarter of 2020, driven by chip price increases, according to industry sources.

MediaTek has unveiled plans to buy back common shares from the Taiwan stock market aiming to stabilize its stock prices.

Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology has disclosed consolidated revenues climbed to a five-month high of NT$4.56 billion (US$152.3 million) in February 2020.

Taiwan-based makers' bargaining power for international OEM quotes is diminishing, especially those in traditional manufacturing industries, mainly because they have long relied on...

Notebook makers are turning cautious about purchasing some specific components such as MLCCs and chip resistors that are running low in inventory and facing price hikes, as the purchases...

Industry observers are generally upbeat about memory chip prices this year, despite the coronavirus outbreak.

Server memory demand continues to be strong thanks to a pull-in of orders from US- and China-based datacenter and server vendors, which will help sustain contract price growth in...

Electronic-grade solvent demand from Taiwan's chipmaking industry is expected to be bullish, according to a supplier who is reportedly in TSMC's supply chain.

Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) reduced their semiconductor spend in 2019, influenced by declining memory prices, according to Gartner. Apple took the top rank from...

Memory chip prices are likely to rise at a slower pace in February, as buyers in China are holding a wait-and-see approach, according to industry observers.

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

SK Hynix saw its operating profits plunge 87% to KRW2.71 trillion (US$2.28 billion) in 2019, while consolidated revenues decreased 33% on year to KRW26.99 trillion. The company generated...

China's smartphone market declined 15% to 85.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019, which marked the 11th consecutive quarterly decline and hit the market's lowest level since...

Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for the fourth quarter of 2019 is preliminarily estimated at 3.38%, 0.34 percentage point higher than the 3.04% forecast in November...

Qualcomm and MediaTek are expected to each post a double-digit increase in mobile chip sales this year, with gross margin edging up single-digit percentage points thanks to the availability...

Intel is expected to initiate price cuts on its PC processors in the second half of 2020 to defend its market dominance, according to sources at PC makers.

Market speculation is emerging that Qualcomm might lower quotes for midrange 5G chip solutions thanks to improved yield rates at foundry partner Samsung Electronics, but industry...

Anticipating that memory chip prices will be rising this year, memory module makers have started replenishing inventory while also making upward adjustments in their DRAM module quotes,...

Leading smartphone brands Samsung and Huawei are ramping up consumption of their own application processor solutions in their products, causing market share to shift away from top...

China-based OEM Huaqin has reportedly been vying keenly for new notebook orders from Asustek Computer for 2020, facing competitions mainly from Quanta Computer and Pegatron, according...

NAND flash contract prices are forecast to rise by up to 40% in 2020, according to sources at memory chipmakers.

Graphics DRAM contract prices for the first quarter of 2020 are forecast to rise over 5% sequentially, with the price rally outperforming other DRAM products' price increases, according...

Prices of large-size polarizers are expected to continue to come under downward pressure in 2020 due to market uncertainty arising from realignment of LCD panel production capacities...

Qualcomm has launched new Arm-based processors for notebooks. Among the chips, the new Snapdragon 7c series designed for entry-level devices reportedly adopts ASE Technology's system-in-package...