Taiwan-based WT Microelectronics has announced plans to take over Singapore-based IC distributor Excelpoint Technology via its wholly-owned subsidiary WT Semiconductor for a total...

Production schedules at 8-inch fabs have begun to loosen recently, as display driver IC suppliers and other analog chip providers are cutting down their wafer start orders, leaving...

With IDMs such as Infineon and STMicroelectronics experiencing prolonged delivery lead times for industrial MCUs, Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are looking to fill the growing supply...

Analog chip prices are expected to continue rising but at a slower pace while supply-side constraints remain, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.

Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in 2021 surged 44% to an all-time record of US$102.6 billion from US$71.2 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.

China's lockdowns have once again thrown the global supply chain into chaos. Although Taiwan-based IC design houses are less reliant on the Chinese market and production has been...

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...

Days after the visit by Intel CEO to India, semiconductor industry bodies from the US and India signed an MoU on deepening mutual relationship, highlighting the US's willingness to...

China-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are reportedly raising their quotes for LED DDIs in April, which may bring an end to the chip price decreases since the fourth quarter...

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...

MediaTek enjoyed strong shipments for AIoT device applications, as well as shipments of its power management ICs and ASIC solutions, which helped offset weakness in its mobile SoC...

Robust ABF substrate demand for datacenter applications will boost revenues and profits at Taiwan-based suppliers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect...

Semiconductor equipment maker Foxsemicon Integrated Technology (FITI), an affiliate of the Foxconn Technology Group, has attracted about NT$1.7 billion (US$58.3 million) in investment...

Taiwan's legislature is about to amend the National Security Act (NSA) to cover "economic espionage crime." Experts say the move is to strengthen law enforcement on strategic technology...

Demand for chips will present divergent trends in 2022, as automotive chips will remain in short supply and consumer electronics makers are reportedly scaling down their chip demand,...