Global tablet shipments are expected to hit the level of 40 million units in the third quarter of 2018, up from 37.08 million units in the second quarter, with the growth momentum...
IC foundries have seen their 8-inch fabs run at full utilization, but order visibility for their 12-inch fab capacity is becoming unclear, according to industry sources.
United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its wafer shipments to register flat sequential growth in the third quarter with a marginal increase in ASPs. Capacity utilization will drop...
Winbond Electronics has completed the sale of NT$10 billion (US$327.2 million) worth of secured corporate bonds in Taiwan, according to the maker of specialty DRAM and flash memory...
Taiwan chipmakers have quietly revised downward their revenue growth projections for the third quarter of 2018, as their order visibility for the quarter remains unclear amid the...
A Chinese court has ruled in favor of United Microelectronics (UMC) in a patent infringement lawsuit against Micron Technology, which would ban sales of the allegedly infringing products...
United Microelectronics (UMC), the second-largest Taiwan-based pure-play foundry, disclosed recently plans to list its HeJian-led China operations on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)...
Wafer Works has recently commenced production at its new plant in Zhengzhou, China dedicated to producing 8-inch wafers, according to company chairman Pat Chiao.
Global supply of silicon wafers will remain tight and their prices are expected to spiral upward probably through 2025 due to ever-expanding demand and slow capacity expansions at...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started commercial production of chips built using 7nm process technology, according to company CEO CC Wei. The foundry is also...
Image sensor packaging specialist Xintec has decided to suspend its 12-inch wafer-level packaging production line for one year due to disappointing CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand...
Speculation circulated recently that Macronix International had been approached by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) about a potential tie-up in the semiconductor business,...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its fab operation in Xiamen, China to remain unprofitable in 2018 due to insufficient economies of scale.
Globalfoundries has disclosed plans to cut 5% of its global workforce, or about 900 employees, with the layoff to take place mainly in Europe and the US.
DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics will start constructing a new fab in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan in September followed by equipment move-in slated for 2020.
