Texas Instruments ushers the IC industry into a new era of BCD technology platforms, says Petrov Group

May 24, 15:05

Texas Instruments (TI), the largest analog IC vendor, is an undisputed market share and trend-setter in power management. The company broadly covers all power IC market segments,...

Rising analog IC inventory raises concern for 2H10

May 19, 14:20

Some Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have seen their inventory levels growing higher recently as clients begin to cut orders due to the prolonged impact of the debt crisis in...

Analog IC designer GMT looks to sequential revenue growth in 2Q10

May 11, 11:09

IC design house Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT) expects revenues for the ongoing second quarter to grow sequentially from the NT$1.22 billion (US$38.73 million) recorded in the...

Richtek looks to 7-18% sequential revenue growth in 2Q10

May 7, 14:59

IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to grow 7-18% sequentially to NT$2.9-3.2 billion (US$92.08-101.6 million) in the second quarter of 2010, according to company...

VIS expects higher 2Q10 shipments; set to exit memory foundry business

May 3, 14:21

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw total wafer shipments in the first quarter of 2010 increase 24% sequentially, while capacity utilization rate grew...

Richtek posts EPS NT$3.69 for 1Q10

Newswatch - Apr 29, 15:21

Analog IC designer Richtek Technology has posted net profits of NT$525.32 million (US$16.69 million), or NT$3.69 per share, for the first quarter of 2010, according to a company filing...

Lite-On Semi looks to 15-20% revenue growth in 2010

Apr 22, 15:01

Lite-On Semiconductor expects its revenues to increase 15-20% in 2010, with discrete components contributing 52% to total revenues, followed by analog ICs with 22%, and imaging products...

Analog IC vendors positive about 2Q10 business outlook

Apr 15, 12:14

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses, including Richtek Technology, Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Anpec Technology, Advanced Analog Technology and Leadtrend Technology, are...

Analog IC vendor Anpec looks to strong sales of handset and notebook PWM ICs in 2Q10

Apr 14, 12:00

Analog IC design-house Anpec Electronics expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2010 to be higher than the NT$742 million (US$23.54 million) it recorded in the first quarter...

Tight analog IC supply to not ease until May

Apr 8, 14:03

The tight supply of analog ICs will not ease until May as OEM/ODM makers in China will continue to build up their inventories before the May 1 Labor Day holiday, according to industry...

Analog IC design firms positive about TSMC investment in LED industry

Mar 29, 14:35

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are positive about the entrance into the LED industry by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), indicating that the cooperation between...

GMT 1Q10 revenues expected to grow over 10% on quarter

Mar 29, 14:04

Analog IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT)'s March revenues are likely to grow 15% sequentially to NT$400 million (US$12.57 million), thanks to increased supply from Taiwan...

Buying pace slowing down for consumer ICs, say IC distributors

Mar 25, 15:13

Taiwan-based IC distributors have seen demand for IC products - including analog ICs, driver ICs and handset chips - from the PC, handset and consumer electronics sectors slow down...

Analog IC vendors receiving influx of short lead-time orders from OEM/ODM makers, say sources

Mar 25, 15:04

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have seen an influx of short lead-time orders recently from the local OEM and ODM makers as the production capacities of international analog...

Lite-On Semi to see better-than-expected 1Q10 results

Mar 23, 16:18

Lite-On Semiconductor has estimated that its consolidated revenues for the ongoing first quarter are likely to drop by less than 5% sequentially thanks to growing shipments of semiconductor...

Analog IC design houses look to strong revenue gains in March

Mar 12, 14:23

Most Taiwan-based analog IC design houses expect their revenues to post a sequential gain of more than 20% in March due to strong demand from notebook and OEM/ODM handset makers,...

LCD analog IC maker AAT raises 1Q10 guidance

Mar 9, 16:24

Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has revised upward its first-quarter guidance on strong demand for TFT LCD products, according to industry sources. The analog IC designer is expected...

Anpec expected to see February 2010 revenues grow on month

Mar 9, 14:39

Analog IC design house Anpec Electronics may appear to be the only company among Taiwan's publicly-listed IC designers to post a sequential revenue growth in February, mainly thanks...

IC design houses placing more wafer orders at second-tier or China-based foundries

Mar 4, 12:22

Some Taiwan-based vendors of LCD driver ICs, analog ICs and CMOS sensors are increasing their orders for wafer starts at second-tier foundries or foundries in China due to tight production...

Analog IC shortage will not ease in the short term

Feb 24, 11:38

Supply of analog ICs has fallen short in the first quarter of 2010 and may not recover in the short term as demand from the notebook and LCD panel segments continues to increase,...

Analog IC vendor GMT posts net profits of NT$674 million in 2009

Feb 12, 15:28

Analog IC vendor Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT) has posted net profits of NT$674 million (US$21.02 million) for 2009, translating into an EPS of NT$7.86.

Richtek extends delivery lead time for analog ICs

Feb 5, 15:10

Taiwan-based IC design house Richtek Technology has recently extended the delivery lead time for its analog ICs due to an influx of short lead-time orders as well as tight capacity...

Analog IC makers Richtek, Anpec 1Q10 revenues to grow 5-10% on quarter

Jan 20, 11:33

Richtek Technology and Anpec Electronics both have said their first-quarter revenues will increase sequentially on rising orders of power management (PWM) ICs for handsets, notebooks...

Analog IC maker GMT lands new orders from panel makers

Jan 13, 11:53

Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has secured power management (PWM) IC orders from LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), according to industry sources. The IC design house...

GMT and AUO form joint venture to develop LED driver ICs

Dec 25, 15:22

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and AU Optronics (AUO) have set up a joint venture dedicated to the development of LED driver ICs as well as other analog...

Anpec to enjoy substantial shipment growth of handset analog ICs in 2010

Dec 17, 12:17

Consumer IC design house Anpec Electronics is expected to see revenues grow by more than 30% in 2010 with notebook, fan, and handset analog ICs being the major growth drivers, according...

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses waging patent war to protect market share

Dec 11, 16:16

A patent war has begun among Taiwan-based analog IC makers as more companies have entered the analog IC market. Richtek Technology recently filed suit against uPI Semiconductor, a...

IC designers AAT, APEC and ILI to benefit from Innolux-CMO merger

Newswatch - Nov 25, 16:41

Taiwan-based IC design houses Advanced Analog Technology (AAT), Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) and ILI Technology are expected to see increased orders from Innolux...

TSMC October revenues up 4%

Nov 10, 16:24

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced net sales of NT$29.18 billion (US$902 million) for October, an increase of 4.1% over the previous month. The growth...

MagnaChip emerges from Chapter 11

Nov 9, 12:05

MagnaChip Semiconductor, a South Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer applications, has issued a statement that its...

Specialty IC foundry VIS conservative about 4Q09

Nov 4, 12:17

Analog/mixed-signal and logic IC specialist Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has estimated wafer shipments to decrease by around 30% sequentially in the fourth quarter on...

IC testing house Sigurd to see strong 4Q09

Newswatch - Oct 14, 11:50

Sigurd Microelectronics is expected to see revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 remain similar to levels in the third, thanks to a pick-up in demand from the memory sector and...

IC designer AAT expected to benefit from AUO, PVI e-book reader, e-paper shipments

Oct 13, 15:02

Analog IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has completed design-in of power management (PWM) ICs for e-book readers and e-paper displays developed by AU Optronics (AUO)...

TI opens 300mm analog fab in US

Oct 6, 14:46

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the opening of its manufacturing facility in Richardson, Texas. The chipmaker said it expects to begin moving equipment into the facility in Oc...

X-Fab launches CMOS foundry process for high-temperature analog/mixed-signal applications

Sep 9, 14:03

X-Fab Silicon Foundries has announced what it claims is the industry's first analog/mixed-signal CMOS foundry process (dubbed XA035) for ICs requiring operating temperatures up to...