Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers are optimistic that the Chinese market is poised for recovery after a sharp decline caused by the dual impacts of the pandemic and geopolitical...
Shin-Etsu Chemical and Sumco, which account for approximately 50% of the global wafer market, have both reported a decline in demand for the April-June 2024 quarter compared to the...
The automotive chip market has been in the doldrums of late, with major European and American IDMs and Taiwanese IC design firms alike anticipating a gloomy forecast for the third...
China's leading foundries, SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor, have seen their newly added 12-inch production capacity fully utilized, absorbing a surge in domestic orders.
The third quarter of 2024 has seen a steady increase in the demand for industrial memory, thanks to rising DRAM contract prices and end-market inventory correction coming to an end,...
NAND flash memory vendor Kioxia has reported a record revenue of JPY428.5 billion (US$2.91 billion) for the fiscal first quarter of 2024, with operating profits surging over 100%...
The slow recovery in China's economy means that performance varies across different market segments, says Hung-chang Hsieh, general manager of IC distributor Alltek Technology.
Radiant, a leading backlight module manufacturer, is experiencing a gradual recovery in revenue. The company anticipates distinct seasonal patterns in 2024, with the third quarter...
GlobalFoundries (GF) has released its second quarter 2024 financial report, which exceeded market expectations. Nevertheless, GF suggested that the recovery of semiconductor demand...
Taiwan-based IC backend firms are optimistic about the overall recovery in the market in the second half of this year, with particular focus on the robust demand for AI processors,...
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 7.1% quarter-on-quarter to 3.035 billion square inches in the second quarter of 2024, but saw an 8.9% decline from the 3.33 billion square...
The launch of generative AI-capable devices and a significant increase in smartphone replacements have led to substantial growth in TDK's small lithium-ion battery segment. Moreover,...
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has successfully secured orders originally intended for Chinese competitors, despite the Chinese companies offering...
Under the continuous efforts of companies like Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo, Honor, and Oppo, China's mobile phone market is finally experiencing a long-awaited revival.
