Eight-inch foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which has seen its fabs run at full utilization, will continue to boost production efficiency, according to company...
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Huali Microelectronics, and memory foundry specialist Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) are all gearing up for transition to...
IC Insights has revised upward its semiconductor industry capex growth forecast for 2018 to 14% from 8%. The industry capital spending is also forecast to exceed US$100 billion for...
Memory-IC backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.58 billion (US$186.2 million) for April 2018, up 27.9% on year but down 1.3% sequ...
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will continue expanding production capacity at its 8-inch fabs, and is still evaluating the feasibility of building 12-inch production lines,...
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported net profits of NT$3.4 billion (US$114.3 million) for the first quarter of 2018, up 92% sequentially and 48.7% on year.
Winbond Electronics, a supplier of specialty DRAM and flash memory, has reported net profits surged 118% from a year earlier to NT$1.57 billion (US$53.1 million) in the first quarter...
Backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen its order visibility extend to the third quarter of 2018, but expressed concerns that tight supplies of certain components and materials...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its revenue growth forecast for 2018 to 10% from the previously-estimated 10-15%, citing weaker-than-expected smartphone...
LCD panel firm HannStar Display plans to expand its capex for 2018 to between NT$3 billion (US$102.2 million) and NT$4 billion from the NT$1.9 billion spent a year earlier, with the...
Top semiconductor players Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Samsung Electronics and Intel are engaged in increasingly fierce competition not only in developing advanced...
E-paper solution supplier E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects its capex for 2018 to be higher than the NT$400 million (US$13.72 million) it spent a year earlier as the company plans to ramp...
LG Display (LGD) is expected to set its 2018 capex higher than rival Samsung Display (SDC) for the first time since 2012 as the company has continued to accelerate the expansion of...
