PCB maker Apex International has reported revenues of NT$585 million (US$17.65 million) for January 2016, up 8.59% sequentially but down 4.5% on year.

The global markets for smartphone and tablet applications processors (AP) both fell in 2015 compared to 2014, according to Strategy Analytics.

Taiwan-based WPG saw its January revenues decrease 4.2% sequentially while fellow IC distributor WT Microelectronics' revenues increased 7.6% on month.

Networking IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.257 billion (US$98.3 million) for January 2016, representing increases of 12.65% on month...

MediaTek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$21.33 billion (US$646.7 million) for January 2016, up 15.2% on month and 22.1% on year.

HDI PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.7 billion (US$112.3 million) for January 2016, up 1.6% on month and 22.6% from a year earlier.

SEMI has reported that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 3% to a record high of 10.434 billion square inches in 2015.

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 hit Southern Taiwan on February 6 and several semiconductor, optoelectronic and photovoltaic players at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP)...

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 shook southern Taiwan, the main production base of LCD panel maker Innolux. The company stated that after the quake hit at 4:00am on February 6,...

Companies in Taiwan's semiconductor industry supply chain are expected to start restocking their inventories at the end of the first quarter or in early second-quarter 2016, leading...

Taiwan-based Global Brands Manufacture (GBM), which specializes in the manufacture of notebook-use PCBs, has reported revenues for January 2016 decreased 1% sequentially and 8% from...

China's smartphone AP shipments grew 16.1% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2015 mainly thanks to demand for inventory preparation from some vendors and year-end holidays.

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced it is extending the expiration date of its tender offer for more SPIL common shares traded in Taipei and the NYC until 15:30...

Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decline 19.8% sequentially to 136 million units in the first quarter of 2016, according to Digitimes Res...

IC distributor WPG has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$515.65 billion (US$15.45 billion) for 2015. Net profits, however, decreased 6.6% on year to NT$5.45 billion.