Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenue growth of 2-7% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to robust demand for power management...

Taiwan's PCB production value may hardly register positive growth in 2020 and instead may fall 3% from 2019 due mainly to impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on terminal sales of...

Faraday Technology, a fabless ASIC service and silicon IP provider, saw its net profits drop to a seven-quarter low of NT$39 million (US$1.3 million) in the first quarter of 2020.

Vertically-integrated LED maker Opto Tech has received many rush orders for infrared (IR) LED and UV-C LED devices as well as Si-based sensor chips arising from the coronavirus pandemic,...

Asia Tech Image (ATII) will expand monthly capacity at its factory in Myanmar from 1.1 million CIS (contact image sensor) modules at present to 1.3 million units by the end of 2020,...

The three-month average of worldwide billings of North American equipment manufacturers slipped to a 4-month low of US$2.21 billion in March 2020, according to SEMI.

Taiwan-based rigid-flex PCB specialists, particularly those in the supply chain for Apple's AirPods 2, are looking to diversify their businesses this year aiming to offset the impact...

A ramp-up in short lead-time orders placed by AMD and Nvidia will allow TSMC to post relatively strong results compared to other foundries in the first half of 2020, according to...

DRAM and NAND flash prices are facing increasing downward pressure, due to a slump in demand for consumer electronics devices, according to industry sources.

IC Insights has forecast that worldwide IC unit shipments will register their first-ever back-to-back annual decline in 2020.

Chip demand for PCs and consumer electronics devices may disappoint in the third quarter of 2020 despite the period being a traditional peak season for the two sectors, thanks to...

AirPods shipments have started gaining momentum though second-quarter 2020 volumes may still be unable to match the peak season levels of 2019, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based PCB makers are expected to see robust demand for 5G base stations, servers, networking equipment and HPC devices significantly drive up their shipments in 2020 while...

China-based handset makers have been keen on developing 5G phones supporting sub-6GHz technology, with prospects to see some brands roll out 5G models priced below CNY3,000 (US$424)...

Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed a pull-in of orders for 5G base-station and customer-premise equipment (CPE) from China, according to sources at Taiwan's IC distributors.