The worldwide top-5 notebook brands' combined shipments slipped 13% on month in October 2019, a decline that was less steep than that seen in the same month year ago, thanks to some...

The three-month average of worldwide billings of North American equipment manufacturers climbed to a 14-month high of US$2.11 billion in October 2019, according to SEMI.

Taiwan-based Egis Technology (EgisTec) expects to post a slight sequential decrease in fourth-quarter revenues. Revenues will return to sequential growth in the first quarter of 2020,...

Asustek Computer expects to post flat growth or an up to 5% sequential decrease in PC sales in the fourth quarter, while sales of its component products including motherboards and...

DRAM contract market prices continue to drop but at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2019, and are set to stabilize and recover in 2020, according to DRAMeXchange.

Silicon wafer manufacturers have seen their clients become more reluctant to sign long-term agreements (LTA) particularly those for 8-inch and smaller size products, according to...

Memory module firm Transcend Information expects to post better financial results for the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter, citing recovery in end-market demand and chip...

Silicon wafer shipments are expected to stay in low gear in the fourth quarter of 2019 as clients have decelerated their shipment pull-in to facilitate year-end financial settlements,...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) remains cautious about its outlook for the rest of 2019, citing still high inventory levels at its customers, according to the Taiwan-based...

Worldwide notebook shipments are forecast to drop 1.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 after registering a nearly 2% increase in the prior quarter, according to Digitimes...

Flash memory chipmakers have seen demand for 5G and AIoT related applications ramp up with order visibility stretched through the first quarter of 2020, according to industry sourc...

Taiwan-based Epistar has disclosed it has lowered capacity utilization rates to controal inventory level in efforst to cope with LED chip oversupply that has been hitting the global...

Server ODMs have reportedly seen the supply of Intel's 14nm CPUs become tight but remain sufficient to support their shipments in the fourth quarter, according to sources from the...

The market for passive components is likely to bottom out in the fourth quarter of 2019 and gradually rebound on 5G commercialization in 2020, according to industry sources.

With the US suspending the tariff on notebook imports from China until December 15, the pressure on notebook brand vendors pre-stocking extra inventory has been significantly eased,...

Eight-inch IC foundries have seen their fabless customers engaged in the fingerprint sensor, touchscreen IC, analog chip and LCD driver IC sectors step up their pace of orders recently,...

Clevo, which specializes in gaming and niche notebook manufacturing, expects to post sequential shipment growth of 30% in the third quarter as demand for gaming notebooks from China,...

Intel in the second quarter maintained its position as the world's largest semiconductor supplier, although second-placed Samsung managed to narrow the gap due to renewed vigor in...

Notebook ODMs are expected to enjoy higher-than-expected shipments in August, as the 10% tariff on China-sourced notebooks staring September 1 has promoted brand vendors to stockpile...

The Trump administration's latest move to slap a 10% tariff on the remaining US$300 billion worth of Chinese imports, including handsets, notebooks and TVs, starting September 1 may...

Yageo remains conservative about its performance for the rest of 2019, and continues to keep a close eye on the development of global trade conditions and other macro factors which...

Despite a 38% sales decline expected this year, the DRAM market is forecast to remain the largest of all IC product categories again in 2019 with sales reaching US$62 billion, down...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) continues to be cautious about its outlook for the rest of 2019, citing low order visibility and ongoing inventory adjustments at its clients,...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post flat or an up to 5.5% sequential increase in third-quarter revenues.

Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) expects to post a 2-4% shipment increase sequentially in the third quarter of 2019, with a 1% rise in wafer ASPs.