The sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NTD) is raising concerns about its negative impact on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, particularly foundries like TSMC, UMC, and Vanguard. As noted by Commercial Times, institutional analysis and industry data indicate that every 1% gain in the NTD...

As noted by Central News Agency, since China is actively expanding in mature nodes, the impact of the country's newly added capacity is expected to intensify. TrendForce predicts that China's foundry giant Nexchip will surpass Taiwanese foundries VIS and PSMC, moving up from 10th to 8th place i...

According to Economic Daily News, citing Reuters, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is scheduled to hold a hearing tomorrow (the 11th) on Chinese-made “legacy” semiconductors. This investigation was launched before the end of the Biden administration. The report indicates that the U...

Following a new wave of U.S. export restrictions that targets nearly 140 Chinese semiconductor companies, NXP, while making strides in building a chip plant in Singapore, affirms that it is working to provide the capability of a localized supply chain within China, according to a report from Bloombe...

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) today announced that its Fab 3 in Taoyuan experienced a power supply issue at 12:10 PM, leading to a power outage. VIS stated that as a precaution, the cleanroom was promptly evacuated, and all personnel were confirmed to be safe. Power was r...