GaAs foundry AWSC 2Q11 profits double

Aug 26, 15:02

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported net profits of NT$33.1 million (US$1.1 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 101%...

AWSC shipping GaAs devices for HCPV modules

Jul 27, 15:05

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), which sources epi-wafers from Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), reportedly has started small-volume...

GaAs foundry AWSC migrating to 6-inch wafers

Jul 22, 01:10

GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to convert all of its production capacity to 6-inch wafers in the third quarter of 2011, according to industry...

Three Taiwan GaAs makers to benefit from new iPhone launch

Jul 13, 14:05

GaAs component suppliers Avago, TriQuint and Skyworks reportedly will share Apple's orders for GaAs components used in the new iPhone to be launched in the third quarter, and this...

GaAs wafer makers Win Semiconductors and AWSC June revenues riding higher

Jul 6, 14:54

Taiwan-based GaAs wafer makers Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) have both posted strong sales for June 2011 due to strong demand for GaAs-based...

OmniVision, Avago reportedly win significant orders for iPhone 5

Jun 7, 16:57

OmniVision has grabbed a majority of total CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders placed by Apple for the fifth-generation iPhone, market sources have claimed. Meanwhile, power amplifier...

AWSC posts flat growth in May revenues

Jun 7, 14:35

GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported revenues of NT$179 million (US$6 million) for May 2011, up 0.5% sequentially and hitting the highest since...

Win Semi May sales hit record high

Newswatch - Jun 3, 11:31

Gallium-arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$704 million (US$24.5 million) for May 2011, a record high for the second straight month.

GaAs wafer maker VPEC to set sales record for fifth straight month

May 27, 01:25

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs epitaxial wafers used in the fabrication of power amplifiers (PA), will likely break its revenue record for the fifth...

GaAs foundries post sales growth in April

May 5, 01:35

GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have reported sequential growth in revenues for April 2011 of 15.1% and 3.4%, respectively.

AWSC, VPEC 2Q11 revenues to see double-digit growth

Apr 19, 15:50

GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), which manufactures GaAs epitaxial wafers, are expected to post sequential...

GaAs foundry Win Semi preps for listing on TSE, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 28, 15:07

Win Semiconductors, a major GaAs IC foundry, will soon submit an application to list its stock on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according to a Chinese-language...

AWSC March revenues set to climb over 40% sequentially

Mar 25, 01:00

GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to enjoy a sequential growth of more than 40% in revenues in March 2011, thanks to a warming up in orders,...

GaAs IC foundry Win announce NT$7 billion in 2010 consolidated revenues

Mar 22, 01:55

GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors announced that 2010 consolidated revenues rose 45% from 2009 to NT$7.059 billion (US$238.7 million), a new record. The company's first-quarter revenues...

AWSC to see revenues recover in March

Mar 16, 01:30

GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) expects revenues to recover in March 2011 thanks to power amplifier (PA) maker Skyworks resuming normal orders.

GaAs IC foundries post mixed February results

Mar 10, 15:48

GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported a sequential increase in consolidated sales for February 2011, while Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) posted a drop.

iPad 2 to benefit PA makers and Taiwan GaAs foundry houses

Mar 2, 01:10

Component suppliers are expected to benefit from the iPad 2 's imminent launch. Both TriQuint Semiconductor and Skyworks Solutions will be the new Apple device's GaAs power amplifier...

GaAs foundries VPEC, AWSC and Win Semi report mixed January results

Feb 9, 01:50

GaAs foundry house Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) posted a new monthly sales record with NT$186 million (US$6.43 million) in January revenues, up 16.3% sequentially. Fellow...

GaAs foundries post mixed 4Q10 results

Jan 5, 01:00

GaAs foundry house Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) saw revenues for December 2010 slip 15.5% sequentially to NT$153 million (US$5.25 million), yet fourth-quarter revenues...

Smartphone demand to buoy AWSC, Win Semi 2011 shipments

Jan 4, 15:57

Taiwan-based GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors will enjoy rising shipments in 2011, benefiting from the continued growth expected...

GaAs foundry AWSC grabs new orders

Dec 24, 01:35

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has landed orders for GaAs switch products from Japan, and also received verification from international IDMs, according to market sources...

GaAs IC market grows 36% in 2010, says Information Network

Dec 10, 10:28

The market for gallium arsenide (GaAs) ICs grew 36% in 2010, led by strong demand in wireless - cell phones and WiFi, according to The Information Network. This represents the largest...

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semi to boost capacity in 2011

Dec 10, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors has revealed plans to ramp up capacity in 2011 in anticipation for brisk power amplifier (PA) demand coming from the smartphone sector. The company...

Maxtek looks to increasing shipments of GaAs switch products in March 2011

Dec 2, 01:55

IC distributor and GaAs-based IC designer Maxtek Technology has indicated that its GaAs switch products for Wi-Fi applications have been adopted by a number of international players...

GaAs foundries see demand declining in December

Dec 1, 01:45

GaAs foundry houses, including Win Semiconductors, Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), have seen demand for GaAs-based power...

GaAs wafer supplier VPEC sees flat November revenues

Nov 22, 12:22

Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has said sales for November are likely to stay at a high level. November shipments have been driven by sustained power amplifier (PA)...

Taiwan makers expected to benefit from TriQuint insufficient GaAs PA capacity

Nov 11, 11:56

International GaAs semiconductor supplier TriQuint Semiconductor has received orders for handset power amplifiers (PAs) far in excess of its capacity and therefore some of its clients...

AWSC posts record sales in October, Win sees 12% decline

Nov 3, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) reported a new monthly sales record for October at NT$192 million (US$6.3 million), while Win Semiconductor saw sales...

Win Semi 3Q10 pre-tax profits more than double on quarter

Oct 22, 10:11

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors posted pre-tax profits of NT$864 million (US$28 million) in the third quarter of 2010, which were more than double on quarter. The company credited...

AWSC, Win Semi enjoy further record sales in September

Oct 15, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor saw their sales reach new historical records in September 2010, as demand for end-products...

AWSC, Win Semi revenues to grow 10% sequentially in 4Q10

Sep 28, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor are likely to enjoy another month of record sales in September, thanks to continued-strong...

GaAs foundry VPEC expected to see strong shipments in 4Q10

Sep 23, 14:42

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is expected to post a sequential decline in revenues in September 2010 as well as in the third quarter...

VPEC, Win Semi ready to adopt BiHEMP process for production

Sep 13, 12:01

Pure-play 6-inch GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and one of its epi-wafer suppliers, Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), have both expressed optimism about demand for so-called...

Taiwan GaAs foundries hit record revenue highs in August

Sep 6, 14:39

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor, two major Taiwan-based GaAs wafer foundries, have both reported new record highs in monthly revenues for August...

Win Semi, Presto sign contract for GaAs testing

Sep 3, 14:39

Taiwan-based GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and Presto Engineering, a semiconductor product engineering company, have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver characterization...