Taiwan-based Answer Technology (ANStek), which distributes mainly ICs for niche-market applications, has seen its customers place orders with caution as a result of a slower-than-anticipated...
The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), citing data from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), forecasts that the output value of Taiwan's integrated...
As more and more companies participating in the RE100 initiative will use 100% green energy by 2030–2050, green hydrogen is a key option in the long-term global energy transition...
Pure-play foundry United Mircroelectronics (UMC) has reported revenue of NT$19.06 billion (US$601.3 million) for July 2023, essentially unchanged sequentially. However, compared to...
Chinese foundries including CanSemi Technology, GTA Semiconductor, and Nexchip Semiconductor have stepped up enhancing their mature-node manufacturing capability for automotive ICs,...
Semiconductor industry is extremely capital-intensive and technology-driven. Those players who hold dominant positions define the market. To illustrate this, I'll use the analogy...
In 2008, the subprime mortgage crisis and the global financial crisis not only reshaped the financial industry but also had profound effects on the semiconductor sector. Since then,...
Thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the US is expected to strengthen its presence in the global semiconductor industry. However, as demands for workers in the sector are...
Several semiconductor companies in Taiwan are among the world's top-ranking companies in various ESG ratings, but they are not immune to a potential carbon lock-in effect due to the...
IC design companies will continue to manage inventory levels through the fourth quarter of 2023 cautiously, setting the tone for the performance of the semiconductor industry during...
Former US President Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview, accused Taiwan of taking away American's semiconductor business and said the US government should have tariffed Taiwan,...
Semiconductor equipment suppliers are experiencing a decline in customer orders, which may limit their growth in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
As the US is spending tens of billions in attracting investments to solidify its leadership in the global semiconductor ecosystem, analysts forecast the US and its European allies...
Despite significant sales shrinkages amid lingering economic downturns and market headwinds, there have been no significant layoffs among nearly all the upstream and downstream players...
