The chipmaking giant and Apple supplier still beat market predictions with its $20.1bn figure for the final three months of last year

China's central bank is under pressure to cut rates at a time it faces falling prices, which may discourage private investment and spending; experts say structural reforms are needed

The Korean outfit has a lead on rivals in developing the latest in high-end chips used in the fast-growing field of generative AI

China's rising EV brands are a key market for automotive technology makers as they race each other to launch more automated driving functions

Chinese chipmakers are forecast to start production at 18 new fabs this year, according to a microelectronics industry group

The world's largest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs says its operating profit for October to December will drop to $2.1 billion

Graphene-based chips promise reduced power consumption and hugely improved processing speeds compared to silicon-made chips

China's Alibaba and Tencent have reportedly told Nvidia that they will be switching to domestic firms such as Huawei for some advanced chip orders

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state has held top-level talks with the world’s leading semiconductor firms as it chases its chip hub ambition

Vice-presidential candidates clashed with one blaming the ruling DPP for provoking Beijing and forcing the chip giant to invest overseas

Factory activity slipped in South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam in December, while data for China was mixed

Criticism comes after the Netherlands restricts export licence for top chip-machine maker, to prevent them being exported to Chinese firms