Taiwan-based GaAs IC foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers are expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2020, despite the coronavirus epidemic, according to industry...

Color filter (CF) maker VisEra Technologies, a subsidiary of TSMC, will establish a new plant in Longtan, northern Taiwan and is eyeing new orders from Sony, according to industry...

Taiwan-based compound semiconductor components makers are gearing up to fulfill shipments of PA (power amplifier), RF (radio frequency) and VCSEl devices for a new iPhone model, tentatively...

Taiwan-based makers of CMOS image sensor (CIS) and VCSEL components are optimistic that multi-lens camera modules incorporating ToF (time of flight) sensing technology will be mass-adopted...

Most Taiwan-based GaAs foundry houses will not see much impact on their orders from the coronavirus outbreak in the near term, as the bulk of their production facilities are outside...

GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), which manufactures epitaxial wafers, both saw revenues increase by over 20% in 2019 and are expected...

Taiwan-based compound semiconductor suppliers are set to further expand their production capacities as they are poised to embrace robust demand for radio-frequency (RF) and power...

GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) is gearing up for capacity expansion to satisfy ever-expanding demand for 5G RF (radio frequency), PA (power amplifier), WiFi 6...

GaAs IC foundries including Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have both seen their 6-inch fab capacity utilization rates ramp up, driven by robust demand...

Global chipmakers are keenly developing Wi-Fi 6 chip solutions to support sub-6-GHz 5G smartphones, the mainstream new-generation models estimated to register annual shipments of...

Taiwan's GaAs foundry houses and VCSEL and DOE (diffraction optical element) backend specialists are set to land more follow-up orders from Apple in the fourth quarter of 2019 and...

Taiwan's chipmaking industry, led by TSMC, is gearing up to enter its next stage of growth as chip demand for 5G applications is set to start ramping up substantially next year, according...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors' third-quarter 2019 revenues climbed over 40% sequentially, beating its estimate of about 30% growth, due partly to strong demand for compound semiconductor...

Taiwan-based GaAs IC foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers are set to enjoy strong sales in the fourth quarter of 2019 and beyond, driven by robust demand for VCSEL and PA (power...

Taiwan's IC-design houses including MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductors have been placing more orders for testing gauges such as IC test sockets as these IC vendors are ready to ramp...

Testing and measurement solution provider Chroma Ate reportedly has developed inspection tools for examining VCSEL components to be used in backend ToF (time of flight)-based cameras...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors plans to expand production capacity by around 5,000 6-inch wafers monthly in the second quarter of 2020 to meet ever-increasing compound semiconductor...

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$66.6 million) for August 2019, hitting a monthly record for the second consecutive month.

Demand for GaN-based RF components and power amplifiers (PAs) is heading for long-term growth along with the establishment of 5G networks, according to industry sources.

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors saw revenues climb 12.83% on month and 44.03% on year to a record high of NT$2 billion (US$63.4 million) in July, thanks to a ramp-up in demand for...

The Taiwan government-backed Information and Telecommunications Research Laboratories (ITRL) is working with a number of local companies to develop 5G small-cell base stations, with...

Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor supply chain players are expected to play a critical role in the 5G application market, thanks partly to their close partnerships with major...

With HiSilicon, Broadcom and other fabless chip vendors gearing up to tap growing demand for 5G infrastructure chipsets, their Taiwanese silicon-based or compound semiconductor foundry...

GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors expects to post an around 30% sequential increase in third-quarter revenues, with a higher gross margin.

Apple has reportedly asked its supply chain partner to supply VCSEL components for use in rear ToF camera lens in its mobile devices to be released in 2020, according to supply chain...