Demand for touch controller, eDP, USB 3.0 chips rises on forthcoming Haswell

Apr 16, 15:47

Taiwan-based IC suppliers for touch controllers, eDP (embedded DisplayPort) solutions and USB 3.0 chips, have seen a pick-up in demand recently, as notebook OEMs and ODMs have begun...

Alcor Micro to offer USB 3.0 flash drive controller ICs

May 30, 01:30

Alcor Micro, a Taiwan-based design house of controller ICs used in input/output, multimedia and storage devices, will in June 2012 offer USB 3.0 controller ICs for use in flash drives...

Genesys Logic reportedly lands USB 3.0 card reader controller chips for MacBook Air

May 14, 15:44

IC design house Genesys Logic reportedly has received USB 3.0 card reader controller chip orders for Apple's MacBook Air notebooks to be released in the second half of 2012, according...

NAND flash controller designers post mixed earnings results in 1Q12

May 3, 01:10

Major suppliers of NAND flash device controller ICs have reported mixed earnings results for the first quarter of 2012, showing their diverse capabilities in making a smooth transition...

Alcor Micro to launch controller chips for USB 3.0 flash drives, eMMC devices

Apr 20, 01:15

Alcor Micro is scheduled to launch its first USB 3.0 flash drive controller in June, and will expand its offering to include chips for eMMC devices in the second half of 2012, according...

Alcor Micro to buy back shares

Newswatch - Aug 22, 10:24

USB controller designer Alcor Micro plans to buy back up to 3.65% of its outstanding shares and will then transfer the shares to its employees, according to a resolution passed by...

IC design houses brace for weak 4Q10

Oct 11, 12:08

Despite strong demand from clients in China prior to the National Day holidays, most Taiwan-based IC design houses posted lower revenues in September than those they recorded in August...

Shipments of USB 3.0 chips by Taiwan makers not to be significant in 2010, say sources

Aug 2, 16:43

Although more than 10 Taiwan-based IC design houses, including Genesys Logic, JMicron Technology, ASMedia Technology, VIA Labs, Prolific Technology, Alcor Micro, Etron Technology...

USB controller IC vendor Alcor Micro posts strong revenue gains in June

Newswatch - Jul 6, 12:03

USB hub controller IC maker Alcor Micro has posted revenues of NT$197.73 million (US$6.14 million) for June, up 1.3% sequentially and 25.6% on year, according to company data. The...

USB 3.0 chip shipments to boost Genesys and Alcor Micro 2Q10 revenues

May 18, 11:40

IC design houses Genesys Logic and Alcor Micro are expected to see their revenues grow over 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010 buoyed by increasing shipments of USB 3.0...

ALi reports profit growth for 1Q10; partners with SMiT for HD STB

May 5, 13:59

IC design house ALi has announced a net income of NT$341 million (US$10.8 million), or NT$1.12 per share, on consolidated revenues of NT$1.3 billion for the first quarter of 2010...

Alcor Micro to tap touch panel controller market

Nov 4, 15:43

NAND flash controller designer Alcor Micro, plans to introduce capacitive controller chips for touch panels in 2010, according to the company.

Alcor Micro becomes sole supplier of card reader, webcam chips for Foxconn, sources say

Oct 30, 17:15

IC design house Alcor Micro's card reader and notebook webcam product lines have entered the supply chain of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), according to company...

Alcor Micro cuts into Lenovo supply chain for card readers

Sep 7, 16:18

Alcor Micro has secured orders of card reader controller ICs from Lenovo, according to the company, saying it expects revenues for September 2009 to grow 5-10% on month.

Notebook related IC designers see bright 2H09 outlook

Aug 26, 16:53

Taiwan notebook related IC design houses all have seen orders from notebook makers increase and are expected to enjoy growth through the fourth quarter, according to market sources...

Alcor Micro sets private placement share price

Aug 24, 16:44

IC design house Alcor Micro has set the price of its private placement for seven million shares at NT$39.35 (US$1.20) per share, with market observers expecting the company to see...

Transcend to increase investment in flash controller IC designer

Jun 17, 11:24

Memory module maker Transcend Information plans to increase its stake in Alcor Micro by subscribing to part of the seven million new shares to be issued by the NAND flash controller...

Foxconn interested in Alcor Micro private placement, say sources

Newswatch - May 25, 17:09

Following the announcement by Alcor Micro that it will issue seven million shares via private placement, market sources have claimed that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...

Despite a bearish market, some Taiwan IC design houses seeing share price gains amid consolidation speculation

Oct 7, 16:10

While the Taiwan stock market continues to perform badly, Taiwan IC design companies Advanced Analog Technology (AAT), Alcor Micro and Anpec Electronics are showing a rebound in their...

NAND flash controller IC design houses post mixed results in 1H08

Aug 29, 11:52

Major NAND flash controller IC design houses have posted mixed financial results for the first half of 2008. As prices for of NAND flash keep heading south, fellow controller IC design...

NAND flash controller makers see demand warming up

Jul 22, 10:38

After suffering from plummeting prices in June, NAND flash memory controller IC design houses are seeing an improved market demand status, though growth is not consistent. Most leading...

Alcor Micro said to land card reader controller orders from Asustek and HP

Jun 13, 12:15

After drawing investment from Asustek Computer in 2007, Alcor Micro is said to have landed card reader controller IC orders for low-cost notebooks (netbooks) from Asustek and Hewlett-Packard...