Taiwan

The turnaround is not “around the corner” but at least we can follow its progress!

Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) service providers experienced strong growth in 2017, but will this growth continue?  In the last few years, OSAT growth has been driven by shipments for packages found in smartphones, but this market is slowing.  What will replace...

Tracking toward even stronger growth than forecast last year, 200mm fabs worldwide are gearing up to add more than 600,000 wafers per month from 2017 through 2022, an 11 percent growth rate that will lead to a new high of 6 million wafers per month by the end of 2022, according to the SEMI Industry...

Broad Global & U.S. Electronic Supply Chain GrowthThe first quarter of this year was very strong globally, with growth across the entire electronics supply chain. Although Chart 1 is based on preliminary data, every electronics sector expanded –  with many in double digits. The U.S....

After a record January, Taiwan-listed electronics companies, many of which manufacture in China, reported significant drops in February sales. A number of events likely contributed: Far fewer working days in February due to Lunar New Year factory shutdowns Inflated January production and shipments...