The US-China trade war, a key threat to the global economy in 2018, will continue to play a pivotal role in 2019. But what does it mean to the world's biggest manufacturer and market,...

Defying slack demand from smartphone and the impact of the US-China trade war, foundry houses in Taiwan and China are rushing to expand capacities at their 8-inch wafer fabs seeking...

As automotive electronics come with increasing levels of integration and complexity, the upcoming second edition of ISO 26262 will include a new section, Part 11, laying out guidelines...

Taiwan's export order value totaled US$47.68 billion in November, decreasing 2.7% on month and 2.1% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)...

The overall demand for handset PCBs is being affected negatively by the global deceleration in smartphone sales. However, rising adoption of multi-lens cameras by smartphones is set...

The top-5 notebook brands' combined shipments grew 4% on month, but went down 11% on year in November, despite the month being a traditional strong season. Intel's CPU shortages and...

Ambarella, which develops high-resolution video processing and computer vision semiconductors, has announced it is partnering with Hella Aglaia, a developer of intelligent visual...

Chip-on-film (COF) packaging demand for panel-use driver ICs, demand for memory chips including niche-market DRAM and automotive NOR flash, and demand for automotive touch and display...

HTC is eyeing to reboot its smartphone sales in the first half of 2019 by focusing on mid-tier to high-end models, hoping they can improve its market share and profitability, according...

Yahoo TV has made significant progress in its business expansion through multiple partnerships, intensive live streams and innovative services in Taiwan in 2018 and is looking at...

Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is promoting the development of quantum computer technologies by subsidizing research by academics with assistance from industrial...

As a joint venture between US photomask maker Photronics and Japan's Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Photronics DNP Mask broke ground in mid-2018 for building a photomask plant in Xiamen,...

The DRAM market is set to remain the fastest-growing IC product segment in 2018, according to IC Insights. The market is forecast to increase 39% in 2018 following a 77% surge in...

With the AI and 5G markets set to flourish, chip demand for HPC, IoT and cloud servers is expected to enjoy substantial growth in 2019, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC dist...

HTC's efforts in developing AI technologies and platforms for healthcare and other applications have paid off significantly, with its DeepQ AI platform already utilized by hospitals...