Last update: Thursday 2 May 2013 [98 news items]
Spansion to buy Fujitsu MCU and analog unit
May 2, 16:20
Spansion on April 30 announced that the company had reached a deal with Fujitsu Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu, to acquire the microcontroller and analog business...
Lite-On Semi looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Mar 15, 11:41
Lite-On Semiconductor, a maker of discrete and analog IC components, has expressed optimism about its business outlook for 2013. Growth in sales from products used in mobile devices,...

Analog IC vendor On-Bright looks to strong performance in 1Q13
Newswatch - Mar 14, 12:06
Analog IC design house On-Bright Electronics expects its performance for the first quarter of 2013 to be better than that of the same period of a year earlier thanks to short lead-time...
Second-tier analog IC vendors post strong sales in January
Feb 19, 21:48
Some second-tier analog IC vendors including On-Bright Electronics, Feeling Technology and Champion Microelectronic have posted strong sales in January, buoyed by orders from new...
Richtek, GMT expect orders to pick up in March
Feb 8, 11:49
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect their sales to start picking up late in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to demand for their...
Diodes to acquire BCD Semi for US$151 million
Jan 3, 14:41
Diodes, a manufacturer and supplier of application-specific standard products within the discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, has announced that the company entered into...
Analog IC design firms landing more orders from flat panel industry, say sources
Dec 18, 14:54
Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers have seen a rebound in orders recently, buoyed by growing shipments of LCD panels by makers in Taiwan and China, according to industry sources.
Analog IC vendors see increasing short lead-time orders
Oct 1, 11:24
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses will be able to overcome the impact of seasonality in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to increasing short lead-time orders from the PC and notebook...
Capella posts 2Q12 EPS of NT$4.83
Jul 31, 14:35
Capella Microsystems (Taiwan) has posted a higher than expected EPS of NT$4.83 (US$0.16) for the second quarter of 2012, with a number of fellow companies also expected to report...
Taiwan analog IC designers expect 5-15% sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues
Jul 25, 14:43
Many Taiwan-based analog IC design houses expect their revenues to grow 5-15% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012 despite a conservative view held by the industry leader Texas...
ADI, TSMC develop new process for precision analog ICs
Jun 21, 14:26
Analog Devices (ADI) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have announced a collaboratively-developed analog process technology platform for precision analog ICs.
On-Bright expects 2Q12 sales to rise 50-60%
May 25, 11:51
Analog IC design house On-Bright Electronics has forecast revenues for the second quarter of 2012 will grow 50-60% sequentially to NT$540-570 million (US$18-19 million).
May 18, 15:10
Lumenpulse, a manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, recently announced it has received...
Analog IC designers seeing May sales boom
May 18, 01:05
Taiwan-based analog IC design firms are expected to see their second-quarter revenues close to their high-end targets or even beat company guidance, as sales generated thus far in...
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
May 10, 16:46
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial segment has been the fastest growing analog semiconductor segment over the past...

Analog IC designers see strong revenue gains in April
May 9, 14:28
Most Taiwan-based analog IC design houses, including Copella Microsystems (Taiwan), Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics, saw their revenues hit record highs for the second consecutive...
Analog IC order visibility extends as far as 3Q12
Apr 18, 16:13
Analog IC suppliers have seen orders pick up with clearer order visibility since the second quarter of 2012, according to industry sources. In particular, the order visibility for...
Most analog IC designers to post EPS over NT$1 for 1Q12, say sources
Apr 12, 15:14
Analog IC design houses, including Capella Microsystems, Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics, are expected to post an EPS of over NT$1 (US0.034) for the first quarter of 2012 due...
Richtek, GMT March revenues to rise
Mar 16, 01:05
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are expected to see their March revenues rise substantially on month, thanks to brisk orders and sufficient...
Taiwan analog IC firms gearing up for switch to 8-inch wafers
Feb 3, 01:10
Taiwan-based fabless analog IC firms are all expected to carry out their transition to 8-inch wafers in 2012, according to industry sources. The move will help improve their cost...
Lite-On Semi reports decline in November revenues
Dec 7, 14:27
Lite-On Semiconductor has announced that consolidated revenues for November 2011 amounted to NT$636 million (US$21.1 million), down 16.1% on year and down 4.3% on month. The firm...
Toshiba to shut three fabs, cutting chip production
Dec 1, 01:05
Toshiba on November 30 announced a reorganization of its semiconductor production facilities in Japan, aimed at reinforcing the operating structure and profitability of its discrete,...
Richtek, GMT to see drops in 4Q11 revenues
Nov 11, 15:40
Analog IC design firms Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales decreases in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to sluggish PC and...
Standalone transceiver chips to dominate the smartphone market, says Petrov Group (part 1)
Oct 21, 16:36
Transceivers are essential to the performance of mobile devices. They are designed to detect weak signals at a specific frequency when receiving and to send signals at a specific...
Demand for analog ICs to stay flat in 4Q11, say distributors
Oct 18, 11:32
Overall demand for analog ICs will remain flat in the fourth quarter of 2011 as orders from the notebook, tablet PC, digital camera and LCD TV sectors have been lowered, offsetting...
Dongbu HiTek launches 180nm processes for analog, power and mixed-signal chips
Aug 30, 17:01
Dongbu HiTek, a South Korea-based contract chipmaker, has announced the availability of two new specialized process technologies at the 180nm node for implementing advanced analog,...
Japan earthquake continues to inflate analog IC prices, says IHS iSuppli
Jul 1, 10:08
Supply disruptions spurred by the Japan earthquake are continuing to cause pricing increases for general-purpose analog components that are used in most types of electronic equipment...
TSMC receives more requests to produce analog chips using 12-inch, advanced processes
May 13, 01:10
A number of international analog IC companies have been in talks with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for allocation of 12-inch wafer production capacity to put...
First-tier analog IC designers look to decreased gross margins for 2Q11
May 9, 11:57
Most first-tier analog IC designers, including Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), expect their gross margins to slip lower in the second quarter of 2011 due...
Commentary: TI triggers new competition in analog IC market
Apr 7, 11:00
After dedicating its own 12-inch wafer fab to the production of analog ICs, TI has taken over National Semiconductor (NS), with the aim of boosting its share in the global market...
Richtek dismisses acquisition rumors
Stockwatch - Mar 24, 01:55
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology has dismissed a recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating it is looking to acquire Capella Microsystems,...
Taiwan analog IC prices affected by TI 12-inch fab going on-line
Mar 2, 01:00
With Texas Instrument's (TI) 12-inch fab to soon commence production of analog ICs and the company lowering prices since the second half of 2010, a new analog IC price war is expected...
Analog IC designer Leadtrend eyes 20% sales growth in 2011
Mar 1, 14:53
Analog IC design firm Leadtrend Technology has said that it aims for 20% revenue growth in 2011, as new products for network communication and LED lighting applications will bring...
Jan 26, 01:45
With the imminent entry of Texas Instrument's (TI) 12-inch analog IC process, Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have looked to transition to 8-inch wafers since the second half...
TFT LCD analog IC design houses slashing prices by 10-30%
Jan 25, 01:30
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are aggressively cutting quotes, especially in the TFT LCD panel analog IC segment. With Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Raydium Semiconductor,...
Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 22min ago
LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
LED | 23min ago
Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
LED | 1h 46min ago
Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
Green energy | 3h 6min ago
Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 3h 19min ago
Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
IT + CE | 3h 38min ago
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- GLT expanding light guide plate capacity
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
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- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
























