Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) saw its gross margin climb to a record high of 51% in the first quarter of 2022, when net profits grew 6.8% sequentially...

Delivery lead times for automotive and industrial MCUs from international IDMs are still long reaching at least 30 weeks or even more than one year, while Taiwan makers are gearing...

The COVID lockdown in Kunshan of China's Jiangsu province was not lifted as originally scheduled at midnight of April 12. Instead, the local authorities will implement different lockdown...

Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are on track to boost 200mm fab capacity by 1.2 million wafers, or 21%, from the start of 2020 to the end of 2024 to hit a record high of 6.9...

Powertech Technology (PTI) has obtained orders for packaging MediaTek's smartphone application processors slated for launch later in 2022, under the chipmaker's strategy to diversify...

Despite growing concerns about end-market demand slowdowns, pure-play foundries continue to see their fabs fully utilized with no major cutbacks in customer orders, according to industry...

Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers, most of whom have reported brisk sales results for the first quarter of 2022, are bracing for a challenging second quarter amid demand uncertainty,...

Taiwan's notebook ODMs have seen their shipments constrained by the ongoing COVID lockdowns in several major Chinese cities, and if the lockdowns prolong further, the makers may fail...

Coretronic shipped 141,000 projectors and visual solution devices as well as 4.622 million LED backlight units (BLUs) in March, with the former increasing 76% sequentially and 49%...

Horizon Plus, the joint venture established by Taiwan-based Foxconn and Thai state-owned energy group PTT, is reportedly in talks with Chinese carmaker Hozon to build electric vehicles...

Electronics supply chains in China's Yangtze River Delta area continue to see their operations affected by COVID lockdowns of Shanghai and Kunshan, but chances are relatively slim...

Taiwan's major leadframe makers including Jih Lin Technology and SDI are joining forces with international IDMs to supply customized power modules to Tesla and other first-tier EV...

Ruggedized PC vendor Getac has suspended operations at its plant in Kunshan of China's Jiangsu province due to the city's COVID lockdown, and it is evaluating the impact of the event...

It seems that CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand momentum for mainstream handset applications has become stagnant amid unclear market prospects, but the automotive CIS segment is emerging...

Suppliers of IC packaging materials including leadframes and substrates are poised to raise their prices in the second quarter to reflect rising raw materials costs, despite a slight...