Taiwan IC designers looking to orders from China-based white-box smartphone vendors

Jun 20, 14:02

Taiwan-based IC design houses have rekindled their hope that they can cooperate one again with China-based white-box handset makers to make a strong presence in China's smartphone...

PC chip vendors look to flat sales in August

Aug 25, 14:14

Taiwan-based IC design houses for PC products expect their revenues to stay flat in August before clients in the motherboard and notebook ODM sectors begin to step up their purchases...

Anpec seeing boost in orders for fan driver ICs

Apr 1, 01:40

IC design house Anpec Electronics has landed an influx of orders for fan driver ICs, which will buoy its sales in the second quarter of 2011, according to industry sources. The unexpected...

IC vendors Richtek and Anpec see business as usual despite lowered Acer 1Q11 guidance

Mar 29, 11:47

PC IC vendor Richtek Technology has stated that its guidance for the first quarter 2011 will remain unchanged even though Acer has lowered its revenue forecast for the quarter.

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,...

Foundry quotes for mature processes rise 10-15%, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 13, 16:50

Taiwan-based analog IC designers including Richtek Technology, Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Anpec Technology and Leadtrend Technology are willing to accept higher quotes in...

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...

MediaTek solution shipments to push Anpec and ESMT products in 2Q10

Apr 7, 14:54

More branded and white-box handset makers have recently accelerated their adoption of MediaTek's 2.5G/2.75G SoC solution MT6253 and MT6268 3G solution – a trend which is likely...

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...

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,...

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...

MediaTek reports 41% revenue decline in February 2010

Mar 8, 11:14

Although MediaTek saw February 2010 revenues drop 41% sequentially to NT$7.88 billion (US$247.12 million), the company's revenues will return to the NT$10 billion level in March since...

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...

MOSFET supply falling short

Jan 18, 15:45

Supply of MOSFETs is falling short of strong market demand as a result of foundry partners' tight capacity, even at their 5-inch and 6-inch fabs, according to industry sources. Taiwan-based...

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...

Notebook and STB IC design houses to enjoy sequential shipment growth in 1H10

Dec 4, 11:53

Most Taiwan-based notebook related and STB IC design houses, including Ene Technology, Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Richtek Technology, Anpec Electronics, Global Mixed-mode...

IC design houses see influx of short lead-time orders from China

Nov 20, 14:44

Taiwan-based IC designers are seeing increased short lead-time orders for December 2009 from China, as OEMs and vendors place orders to avoid shipping delays due to uncertain weather,...

MediaTek to ship GSM/GPRS single-chip solution in December

Nov 18, 12:06

MediaTek is scheduled to volume produce its first GSM/GPRS single chips MT6253 in December, according to industry sources. The solution will target white-box handsets priced at less...

GMT shipping LED backlight ICs for netbooks

Sep 2, 12:09

Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) began shipping LED driver ICs for 8- and 9-inch netbook backlighting in the second quarter and fulfilling orders for 10-inch models in the third,...

Taiwan analog IC designers to enjoy growth in 3Q09

Jul 6, 15:52

Taiwan analog IC design houses are expected to see double-digit sequential revenue growth in third-quarter 2009, outperforming other segments, according to market watchers. Order...

LED IC player Grenergy enters LED lighting market

Jul 1, 11:10

LED IC player Grenergy, a subsidiary of IC designer Anpec Electronics, is eyeing the LED lighting market and has set up a new company, Ecolighting, to develop LED lighting modules...

Taiwan IC designers ahead in China white-box notebook market

Feb 27, 13:44

The monthly shipments of white-box notebooks to the China market have reached over 200,000 units, attracting more IC designers to join this market. But Taiwan IC designers have taken...

IC designers see weak December sales, conservative about 1Q09

Jan 5, 16:26

Performances of Taiwan IC design houses were generally not satisfactory in December 2008, with some expected to report an over 30% sequential sales decline. The IC designers do not...

IC designer Anpec to see up to 50% sales decline in 4Q08

Dec 25, 17:03

Anpec Electronics has lowered its fourth-quarter sales target to a decline of 40-50%, meaning the company will see losses, as its sales in the fourth-quarter will be only NT$500 million...

IC designers to cut sales targets to reflect difficult times

Dec 3, 10:54

After Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) lowered its fourth-quarter financial forecast, the market is speculating that Intel will also cut its fourth-quarter shipment...

IC designers may see even worse performance in 4Q08 due to frozen orders in November

Nov 28, 01:10

Taiwan first-tier IC design companies have revised fourth-quarter sales forecasts warning that performance is unlikely to meet earlier expectations because orders have been frozen...

IC designers Anpec and Ralink lower 4Q sales target on weak orders from mobo and notebook clients

Nov 12, 11:18

IC design houses Anpec Electronics and Ralink Technology have lowered their fourth-quarter guidances because of weakend orders from motherboard and notebook clients respectively,...

IC design house Anpec and Maxim settle lawsuit

Oct 31, 17:01

Maxim Integrated Products has announced that a settlement has been reached in the patent infringement lawsuit that it filed against Taiwan-based IC design house Anpec Electronics...

Taiwan IC design houses report increased 3Q margins amid NT Dollar depreciation

Oct 22, 12:10

LCD driver IC makers Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have reported third-quarter gross margins at 20.16% and nearly 25% ,respectively, mainly due to exchange rate gains.

Taiwan PC-related IC design houses to see sales decline in 10% range in 4Q

Oct 15, 11:27

Taiwan PC-related IC design companies including Realtek Semiconductor, Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Anpec Electronics, Richtek Technology and Ene Technology all expect their...

Taiwan analog IC design houses expect outstanding 3Q08 margins and EPS thanks to depreciation of NT dollar

Oct 13, 12:19

Taiwan analog IC design houses are seeing a rebound in their third-quarter financials thanks to currency exchange gains due to the depreciation of the NT dollar. Global Mixed-mode...