Testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) is expected to budget a higher capex for 2021 than NT$8.5 billion (US$301.8 million) in 2020 to meet robust testing orders for 5G chips...

Fab toolmaker Marketech International has seen its backlog of orders reach a record NT$25.6 billion (US$908.8 million), according to industry sources.

The stay-at-home economy induced by the coronavirus outbreak is expected to significantly boost demand for the PlayStation 5 (PS5) and benefit Taiwan's upstream semiconductor companies,...

Automotive chip vendors are striving for mid- and long-term capacity support from Taiwan-based foundries, according to sources at Taiwan-based fabless IC vendors.

The impact of Huawei's woes on its Taiwan-based chip suppliers has been smaller than expected, according to industry sources.

Many international semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers have been stepping up investments or strengthening deployments in Taiwan seeking to better serve TSMC's ecosystem...

Backend houses are set to begin processing orders for 5nm mining ASICs from China's cryptomining hardware companies by the end of December 2020, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based San Fu Chemical, dedicated to offering specialty chemicals for semiconductor and optoelectronics sectors, is positive about its 2021 business prospects thanks to robust...

China's SMIC is struggling to obtain crucial EUV lithography equipment for the development of its sub-7nm process technologies, and will be seeking a dialogue with ASML with the help...

Mong-song Liang has submitted his resignation to SMIC's board of directors after the China-based foundry decided to bring back Shang-yi Chiang to its management, according to sources...

TSMC chairman Mark Liu has dismissed recent speculation that claimed a cutback in 5nm chip orders from Apple would drag down the foundry's 5nm process capacity utilization to 80%...

Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) could further expand and develop smart micro-industry parks to promote the establishment of AI and micro industries, according to a group of leaders...

Despite speculation that 5nm chip orders for the world's top foundry house is slowing down, industry sources say TSMC...

Amid concerns that quantum computing could threaten the existence of the semiconductor industry, Taiwan's minister of science and technology Tsung-Tsong Wu has noted that his ministry...

TSMC is expected to have an about 20% sequential increase in wafer shipments for 5nm process in first-half 2021, according to industry sources who have dismissed speculation that...