United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is making significant strides in the advanced packaging sector, breaking new ground in a market traditionally dominated by TSMC. According to a report by Economic Daily News, UMC has secured a major advanced packaging order from Qualcomm for high-performance...

As TSMC keeps making strides in advanced nodes, its Taiwanese foundry peers may be facing tough competition on mature nodes from Chinese rivals, including SMIC, Hua Hong Group, and Nexchip, as per Economic Daily News. The report indicates that recently, prices for 12-inch wafers from Chinese foundri...

According to a report from TechNews, citing Central News Agency, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs is leading the establishment of the quasi-government-owned power company, Taiwan Intelligent Electric Power. The report notes that companies such as foundry company UMC, IC packaging and testing co...

Following the footsteps of PC makers such as Dell and HP, which reportedly aim to reduce the number of components made in China as quickly as possible, a report by technowvoice suggests that American networking giant Cisco is also joining the ranks, as it has now prohibited suppliers from providing ...

While Taiwanese foundries are reportedly facing price pressure in mature nodes and are said to be offering discounts, TSMC is also rumored to mull about offering discounts to its customers on mature nodes, particular for 7nm and 14nm, a report by Commercial Times indicates. Sources cited by the r...