SanDisk has announced its 256Gb 3-bit-per-cell (X3) 48-layer 3D NAND chip and the start of 3D NAND pilot line operations in Yokkaichi, Japan in conjunction with its partner, Toshib...

Consumer IC supplier Generalplus Technology saw its net profits grow 186% sequentially to NT$131 million (US4.15 million) in the second quarter of 2015, which translated into an EPS...

According to DisplaySearch, panel pricing has been down in late July into early August. Due to weak demand and lower profitability in the monitor panel market, makers are shifting...

Xiaomi is engaged in the development of mobile processors based on the ARM chip architecture, and is expected to have the first in-house developed chips for handsets in early 2016,...

IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects to post growth ranging from 1.5% to negative 4% sequentially for the third quarter of 2015.

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its third-quarter revenues to fall 9.7-14.6% sequentially citing continued inventory correction in the supply...

Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$518 million (US$16.39 million) for July 2015, representing a 5.8% increase on month and 21.91% drop on year.

Precise Biometrics has entered an agreement with Taiwan-based touchscreen sensor developer Elan Microelectronics for licensing of Precise Biometrics' product for fingerprint recognition...

In the first quarter of 2015, shipments of large area TFT-LCD panels for notebooks, monitors, and LCD TVs totaled 148.8 million units, down 4.1% sequentially. In particular, notebook...

Panel makers are conservative about shipment growth in the second half of 2015 but expect steady shipments for handset applications to China due to an estimated 3-5% on-year smartphone...

Apple is not expected to launch a successor to the iPhone 5c this year, but will instead introduce its next-generation budget smartphones in second-quarter 2016 with the devices coming...

Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$84 billion in the second quarter of 2015, rising 1% sequentially and 2% on year, according to SIA.

MCU maker Nuvoton Technology has reported net profits of NT$160 million (US$5.06 million) for the second quarter of 2015, up 67% sequentially but down 11% on year. The earnings translated...

MediaTek has revised downward its handset-IC shipment target for 2015 to 400 million units, down 10% from the 450 million originally estimated.

Silicon Motion Technology, a Taiwan-based company engaged in the design and development of NAND flash device controller solutions, will reportedly provide controller chips for SSDs...