Last update: Monday 20 May 2013 [20 news items]
Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
May 20, 13:55
Taiwan-based Capella Microsystems topped fellow analog IC design houses with the highest EPS of NT$3.48 (US$0.12) in the first quarter of 2013, according to market data.
Capella, Global Unichip expected to post strong performance in 2Q13
Apr 26, 11:55
IC design firms Capella Microsystems and Global Unichip are expected to post brisk results for the second quarter of 2013 buoyed by orders for the new Samsung Galaxy smartphone series,...
IC vendors to ship record volumes of ambient light and proximity sensors in 2Q13
Apr 17, 22:16
Taiwan-based IC design houses including Capella Microsystems, Sitronix Technology and Lite-On Semiconductor are expected to see their quarterly shipments of ambient light and proximity...
Taiwan IC design houses to report stronger than expected earnings for 1Q13
Mar 27, 22:04
A number of IC design houses in Taiwan are expected to report better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter of 2013, powered by the launch of new products and cost-reduction...
Richtek eyeing 5% sequential sales growth in 1Q13
Jan 16, 21:40
Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology reportedly aims to ramp up its revenues by 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 given a low base in the previous quarter as well as increasing...
Global Unichip posts record monthly revenues
Sep 7, 01:30
IC design service company Global Unichip has announced revenues of NT$1.12 billion (US$37.6 million) for August 2012, up 24.1% on month and 25.7% from a year earlier. The figure also...
Capella Microsystems to see shipments decrease in 2H12
Aug 29, 14:35
IC design house Capella Microsystems is expected to see its shipments of ambient light sensors affected significantly after Samsung Electronics, one of Capella's major clients, lost...
Newswatch - Jul 4, 14:03
Intel is expected to include ambient-light sensors as standardized IC parts for third-generation, Haswell-based ultrabooks, which will benefit Taiwan-based IC design house Capella...
IC design houses to report strong revenue growth for May
May 30, 14:33
A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their revenues hit records in May because the companies have a book-to-bill (B/B) ratio greater than 1.00 on average...
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...
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...
IC design houses receiving more large-volume orders from tablet PC sector
Aug 31, 13:46
Some Taiwan-based touch controller and analog IC makers have recently received large-volume orders from the tablet PC sector as a number of tablet PC vendors plan to launch new models...
Taiwan IC designers shipping nearly all ICs used in Amazon tablets
Jul 27, 12:02
A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their sales move up vigorously in the third quarter of 2011 due to their shipments of IC parts to the supply chain for...
More Taiwan-based IC designers cut into iPad 3 supply chain
Jul 26, 14:06
Taiwan-based IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics, Richtek Technology, Capella Microsystems (Taiwan) and Integrated Memory Logic (iML) have reportedly entered the supply chain...
Capella Microsystems, Macroblock post gains in June revenues
Jul 12, 15:28
Analog IC design houses Capella Microsystems and Macroblock have both announced sequential revenue gains for June, with Capella's revenues being driven by shipments of new ambient-light...
Capella to ship new ambient-light sensors in 3Q11 for tablet PC and TV applications
Jul 1, 14:10
Ambient-light sensor supplier Capella Microsystems will begin to ship its new products for tablet PC and TV applications in the third quarter of 2011 and expects its revenues to climb...
IC design houses iML and Capella woo orders from Apple
May 5, 15:21
IC design houses Integrated Memory Logic (iML) and Capella Microsystems are both reportedly in cooperation talks with Apple and could become the first Taiwan-based fables IC vendors...
Taiwan IC design houses see strong demand from smartphone sector in 3Q10
Jul 21, 12:03
Taiwan-based handset design houses, including Elan Microelectronics, Egalax-empia Technology (EETI), Capella Microsystems and Prolific Technology, are all expecting strong demand...
Ambient-light sensor maker Capella debuts on OTC market
Jun 29, 14:06
Capella Microsystems, a fabless design house specializing in analog and analog/digital mixed signal ICs for optical systems, will begin trading on Taiwan's OTC (over-the-counter)...
Touch panel IC designer Elan and ambient light sensor supplier Capella see increasing orders
Jun 25, 11:52
Taiwan-based touch panel IC vendor Elan Microelectronics and ambient light sensor maker Capella Microsystems have seen their orders increase substantially over the past few months...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- 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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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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

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