Analog IDMs have prolonged their delivery lead times to as long as 40 weeks as they probably have given priority to producing automotive chips that have been in severe short supply,...

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$3.14 billion in billings worldwide in February 2021 (three-month average basis), logging a record high for the...

Intel has announced plans to invest about US$20 billion to build two new fabs in Arizona in line with what it calls its IDM 2.0 strategy, seeking to become a major provider of foundry...

Renesas saw one of its plants in northern Japan struck by fire and the incident could lead to a further tightening of...

Although many Taiwan-based IC design houses have joined Foxconn Technology's MIH platform to tap the global automotive chip market, it remains to be seen when efforts initiated by...

Global automotive chips shortages worsened by a recent fire damaging Renesas' plant in northern Japan are casting clouds over normal shipments at Taiwan's automotive PCB vendors as...

Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial expects capacity utilization at its plant in Changshu, China to rise above 90% as early as April, thanks to additional workforce support,...

A recent fire that struck one of Renesas' plants in Japan may lead to a further tightening in the world's available production capacity for automotive chips, according to industry...

China's IC design sector saw out grow 24% to hit a record high in 2020, with the top-five vendors accounting for nearly 50% of the total, Digitimes Research has found.

PCB maker Dynamic Electronics is optimistic about its revenue and profit prospects for 2021, with automotive applications, particularly for EVs, to be its main growth driver, according...

TSMC will issue a total of NT$21.1 billion (US$743.2 million) in unsecured bonds to finance new facility establishment and equipment purchases, according to a resolution approved...

China faces an unprecedented chip shortages, and homegrown chipmakers can address their slow capacity expansions by seeking breakthroughs in mature specialty process nodes and pursuing...

Supply in the semiconductor market has been so tight that prices in many segments, including foundry services, have been rising. Taiwan's pure-play foundry...

Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are likely to see their revenues increase significantly in March and second-quarter 2021 thanks to capacity support from wafer foundry houses and IC backend...

Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are already in talks with clients about contracts for 2022, and intend to implement a floating pricing policy amid tight capacity, according to industry...