Contact image sensor (CIS) module maker Asia Tech Image is expanding production capacity at its factory in Myanmar, with monthly capacity to increase to 1.11 million modules in third-quarter...

Micron Technology has unveiled a new 12-inch fab at its manufacturing site for NAND flash memory in Singapore, and expects the facility to ramp up production in the second half of...

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer and solar cell maker, has disclosed a plan to invest NT$300-400 million (US$9.6-12.8 million) to set...

PCB maker Dynamic Electronics has decided to sell its factory site in northern Taiwan and shift all its production capacity there to the firm's Kunshan plant in China, according to...

Quanta Computer is evaluating the feasibility of setting up a new plant in Southeast Asia, with Thailand being the favorite choice. Sources familiar with the matter identified Chonburi...

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,...

China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to have its more-advanced 14nm FinFET process ready for volume production by the end of 2019.

Toppan Photomasks and Globalfoundries have entered into a multi-year supply agreement in which Toppan will provide GF with photomasks and related services currently supported by GF's...

The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of about US$6.5 billion for the construction of new fab facilities, installation,...

The US government's latest decision to delay the impelmentation of a 10% tariff on notebook imports has not changed the minds of notebook ODMs who have already made plans to move...

Taiwan's top backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has decided to purchase a new factory building in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to provide more space for warehousing...

EMS provider Qisda will invest NT$1.5 billion (US$47.8 million) to add smart production lines for LCD displays, communication modules and optical devices at its existing factory in...

SK Hynix has developed HBM2E DRAM product with what it calls the industry's highest bandwidth. The new HBM2E boasts approximately 50% higher bandwidth and 100% additional capacity...

While data volume will expand exponentially from proliferating 5G, IoT, and autonomous driving applications, magnetic tapes will remain the mainstream data storage medium in the next...

IC substrate suppliers are moving to allocate part of their substrate-like PCBs (SLP) capacity to support production of ABF substrates that see robust demand, according to industry...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has enjoyed strong demand for 7nm chips and already utilized 100% of the process capacity since the third quarter of 2019, with orders...

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

Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics has seen its 12-inch fab run at full capacity starting July, thanks to the arrival of new orders and seasonal factors.

Optical module and component maker Young Optics has nearly completed its second factory to produce molded glass lens pieces in Bangladesh, with the trial production to begin in the...

AU Optronics (AUO) expects its sales for the third quarter of 2019 to remain at the same levels as a quarter earlier because there is uncertainty about demand in the traditional high...

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...

Quanta is looking for components that are not made in China to avoid issues concerning country of origin for its server...

Taiwan-based components makers are mostly uninterested in reestablishing local production capacity despite server ODMs' wish they did so, as their business scales are not large enough...

Quanta Computer has started seeking more non-China-made server components to avoid the possibility of being accused of using transshipments to avoid US tariffs, according to industry...

TSMC has given its optimistic tone regarding its performance in the second half of 2019, but other Taiwan-based pure-play foundries mostly are cautious over their business during...