The supply of leadframes for chip packaging has been tight, with the visibility of orders from international IDMs for automotive and industrial applications extended to 2023, according...

Rising wafer ASPs will continue to drive pure-play foundries' profit increases next year, according to industry sources.

Testing houses such as Sigurd Microelectronics, and IC test interface solution providers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), are poised to benefit more from mounting penetrations...

The development of the China power restriction policy will have to be observed for at least one year before assessing changes it may pose to electronics supply chains or whether backend...

Speculation has emerged in the chipmaking market that cutbacks in 5nm and 7nm chip orders placed by Apple and MediaTek could result in TSMC missing its revenue target for 2021 of...

Edom Technology has announced plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based IC distributor Promaster Technology, which sells mainly RF and 5G connectivity chips, through a share swap.

Micron Technology has seen manufacturing yield rates for its 1α (1-alpha) DRAM and 176-layer NAND process nodes reach mature levels.

OSATs including Ardentec, ASE Technology, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Powertech Technology (PTI) have landed significant backend orders for automotive MCUs from Japan's Renesas...

Smartphone sales in Indonesia increased 28% on year and 22% on quarter in the second quarter of 2021, driven by the launches of new products and promotions, Counterpoint Research's...

MediaTek has been improving its product mix by putting increased focus on Wi-Fi chip solutions to meet robust demand for networking devices, which will effectively bolster testing...

Backend firms have received engineering samples of next-generation smartphone APs from vendors such as Qualcomm and MediaTek, and expect a particularly strong first-quarter 2022 for...

PCB and other handset component suppliers continue to see their China-based brand customers remain cautious about placing orders thus far in the second half of 2021, with order visibility...

With the standards for the 5G protocols largely established, wireless communication providers in the US and Korea started to offer the service in select major cities starting third-quarter...

China with its 14th 5-year Plan (2021-2025) will be stepping up the development of the country's homegrown third-generation semiconductor industry supply chain, according to industry...

Taiwan's makers of RF and PA devices hope MediaTek can lead the local supply chain to meet competition from Qualcomm in tapping the mmWave 5G market, according to industry sources...