China-based OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) firms are gearing up to tap into medium to high-end packaging fields, including the flip chip (FC) packaging segment...

On November 26, 2018, Microsoft saw its market value of US$807 billion surpass Apple's NT$805 billion, officially making the software giant the most valuable IT player worldwide....

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to launch a large-scale recruitment drive in 2019 as it expects to see an unprecedented wave of up to 5,000 of its employees applying for retirements...

Founded in 2010 as China's first high-tech enterprise dedicated to developing civil millimeter wave radar MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit), IMsemi Technology, headquartered...

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...

Founded in November 2016 to develop and produce compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers, China's Epihouse, headquartered in the country's southeast port city of Xiamen, has kicked...

Microchip Technology via subsidiary Silicon Storage Technology (SST) has announced a strategic partnership with SK Hynix System IC to expand the availability of SuperFlash technology...

A healthcare foundation founded by Foxconn Group chairman Terry Guo has signed an MoU with the Merck Group for establishing H.Spectrum & Merck Innovation Lab to develop bio-chip...

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,...

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...

The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$27.406 billion (US$889.4 million) for capacity deployment.

As a heavyweight member in the China semiconductor industry, Tsinghua Unigroup has set ambitious goals of scoring US$100 billion in annual revenues, taking the largest share of the...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is looking to expand its 8-inch fab capacity to meet strong chip demand for automotive electronics, IoT and industrial automation...

The government in Taiwan, quite concerned about the future development of small- and medium-sized IC design houses in the country, is seeking to leverage academic forces to help them...