Taiwan-based and foreign applicants applied for 35,264 patents, in the first half of 2021, which increased 3.86% on year, according to the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) under...

Following its move to set up a 5nm chips fabrication plant in the US and expand foundry capacity in China, TSMC has recently confirmed its intentions to build fabs in Japan and Germany...

The output value of Taiwan's compound semiconductor industry grew 26.4% on year to NT$36 billion (US$1.28 billion) in the first half of 2021, according to statistics compiled by the...

A new TSMC fab in Germany could be the final piece of the puzzle for Europe's car industry supply chain, according to industry sources.

SEMICON Taiwan 2021 has announced that starting from September, five online technology forums will be held as a prelude to its physical exhibition, which has been rescheduled to December...

TSMC is evaluating the feasibility of building more fabs overseas fabs, including Germany, according to the foundry...

TSMC is in the early stages of discussions with clients over the feasibility of setting up a new fab in Germany, chairman Mark Liu told shareholders at the company's annual general...

Taiwan's automotive PCB makers are expected to significantly ramp up their shipments in the second half of the year as car chip shortages are improving along with a notable surge...

First-tier automotive IC IDMs in the US, Japan and Europe have reportedly approached OSATs including ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI) and Greatek Electronics to book backend...

TSMC will be ramping up its output for automotive chips through 2022, as the foundry has struck multiple contracts set to be fulfilled next year, according to sources at fabless ch...

In light of the global semiconductor demand surges and chip companies looking to avoid the risks from the trade war and supply chain storage, the India government has recently provided...

China-based AI and HPC chip developers have quietly stepped up their pace of orders demanding advanced-node manufacturing at TSMC, according to industry sources.

Apple has stepped up its chip purchases for the upcoming iPhones, while first-tier automotive component vendors in the supply chains of carmakers in Japan are also vying for more...

Brand vendors of 5G smartphones have started building component inventory for their new models for the second half of 2021, but prices of AP solutions are facing difficulties to increase,...

According to the ancient Chinese thinker Zhuangzi, persistence on building up competence over time is the only way to earn people's trust. Taiwan, with a small population of less...