Last update: Wednesday 15 May 2013 [63 news items]
Global Unichip, Macroblock, ALi perform lower than expected in 1Q13
May 15, 22:12
IC design houses Global Unichip, Macroblock and ALi saw performances below market expectations in the first quarter of 2013. Global Unichip and Macroblock each posted EPS below NT$1...
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,...
Global Unichip unveils new 28nm data converter IP family
Mar 19, 15:02
Global Unichip has announced a new family of silicon proven digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and analog-to-digital converters (ADC) IP targeting TSMC's 28nm high performance mobile...
Global Unichip lands sensor chip orders for Microsoft Xbox 720, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 7, 15:19
IC design service company Global Unichip reportedly has entered, for the first time, the supply chain of Microsoft and will design and ship its ASIC solutions for the Kinect sensors...
Taiwan IC design houses to benefit from Samsung aggressive product roadmaps in 2013
Dec 7, 14:30
Taiwan-based IC design houses, which have been cooperating with Samsung Electronics on product development, are expected to fare well in 2013, as the Korea-based vendor is reportedly...
MediaTek posts flat revenues in August, but looks to strong performance in September
Sep 10, 11:58
MediaTek has announced revenues of NT$9.22 billion (US$308.96 million) for August, down 0.3% sequentially but up 10.9% on year. For the first eight months of 2012, MediaTek posted...
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...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
May 4, 15:53
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete digital solution directly from the C-based algorithm of its customers, and...
Capella, Global Unichip reportedly break into supply chain for Samsung Galaxy S3
May 4, 14:07
Two Taiwan-based IC design firms are believed to be among the major chip suppliers for Samsung Electronics' recently-announced Galaxy S3 smartphone, according to industry sources.
Faraday 1Q12 sales up, Global Unichip down
Apr 9, 15:24
IC design service providers Faraday Technology and Global Unichip have posted mixed results for the first quarter of 2012, with the former registering 39% growth on quarter and the...
UMC 2Q12 utilization to reach above 90%
Mar 15, 01:10
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) utilization rate in March is rumored to be around 95%. Industry sources noted that as demand continues to grow in the second quarter,...
Global Unichip reaches tape-out of 30 customer devices using Synopsys IP
Mar 14, 14:08
IC design service provider Global Unichip and Synopsys, an EDA and IP company, have jointly announced the tape out of 30 customer devices during the past four years using a combination...
Global Unichip USB 3.0 device controller IP certified by USB-IF
Nov 29, 14:52
Global Unichip has announced that its USB 3.0 device controller IP has passed the USB-IF test procedure for SuperSpeed products and is now listed on the integrator list.
Global Unichip September revenues hit record high
Oct 7, 15:55
Global Unichip, the IC design service provider partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), saw its revenues reach a new high of NT$1.05 billion (US$34 million)...
TSMC to visit Apple for more talks
Oct 6, 01:30
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has sent a 60-member team, which includes staff from its IC design service partner Global UniChip, to Silicon Valley-based Apple...
Global Unichip 3Q11 revenues to rise 15-20%
Sep 22, 01:10
IC design service provider Global Unichip is expected to report 15-20% sequential growth in revenues for the third quarter of 2011, as orders for 65nm and 40nm non-recurring engineering...
MediaTek, MStar, Global Unichip to hike 3Q11 revenues goals
Sep 20, 13:55
Taiwan-based IC design houses MediaTek, MStar Semiconductor and Global Unichip are expected to upwardly adjust their respective projected revenues for the third quarter of 2011 due...
Global Unichip seeing demand for 65nm and below processes rise
Jul 12, 15:07
Global Unichip has esimated that products requiring 65nm and below processing rose to account for more than 50% of its revenues in the second quarter, up from 45% in the first. The...
Global Unichip, Springsoft to see June revenues grow
Jun 29, 11:09
IC design service providers Global Unichip and Springsoft will see their June revenues remain high although most of their partners in the downstream IC design industry may suffer...
Global Unichip, Alchip developing ASIC solutions for TD-LTE networks
Jun 20, 11:30
Taiwan-based fabless IC design service companies Global Unichip and Alchip Technologies have both reportedly received orders for TD-LTE ASIC solutions from system players in China,...
Global Unichip looks to more revenues driven from advanced processes
Jun 3, 11:46
Global Unichip, an IC design service provider partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has stated that revenues generated by its advanced manufacturing processes...
SpringSoft, Global Unichip and Faraday post mixed April results
May 11, 10:49
Taiwan-based IC design software vendor SpringSoft's consolidated revenues hit a record high of NT$196 million (US$6.86 million) in April as fellow companies Global Unichip and Faraday...
Global Unichip sees 1Q11 revenues drop on-quarter, but higher gross margin
Feb 14, 16:32
Global Unichip, an IC design service provider partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has said revenues may decline by more than 10% sequentially in the...
Global Unichip expects sales pick up in 2Q11
Jan 7, 11:55
IC design service provider Global Unichip is expected to see its first-quarter 2011 revenues affected by seasonal factors before staging a turnaround from the second quarter onward...
IC design service providers Faraday and Global Unichip post mixed November results
Dec 8, 12:09
IC design service providers Faraday Technology and Global Unichip have posted mixed results for November, with the former seeing its revenues drop 3% sequentially and the latter posting...
Global Unichip, Faraday 3Q10 sales up 7% on quarter
Oct 8, 02:20
IC design service providers Global Unichip and Faraday Technology both saw their third-quarter 2010 revenues increase by about 7% sequentially, in line with their guidance, according...
Global Unichip and Faraday positive about 3Q10 outlook
Sep 8, 11:47
IC design service providers Global Unichip and Faraday Technology both expect to set sales records in third-quarter 2010 despite posting sequential decline in August revenues, according...
Synopsys DesignWare SATA IP enables first-pass silicon success for Global Unichip
Aug 30, 15:00
Synopsys has announced that Global Unichip Corporation (GUC) has achieved first-pass silicon success for its GP5080 SSD SoC utilizing the Synopsys DesignWare SATA IP solution, consisting...
Global Unichip and Faraday look to 7-9% sequential revenue gains in 3Q10
Aug 9, 15:58
IC design houses Global Unichip and Faraday Technology both expect their revenues to grow 7-9% sequentially in the third quarter.
Global Unichip to begin 40nm tape-out for China IC designers in 2Q10
Mar 17, 12:04
Global Unichip has received orders for 40nm chip production from China and will begin design tape-out in the second quarter, according to company president Jim Lai. Global Unichip...
Global Unichip looks to revenue growth in 1Q10
Feb 24, 15:24
Global Unichip has seen a recovery in the US and Europe and expects revenues to grow slightly in the first quarter of 2010. The company said revenues in March are likely to perform...
Global Unichip aims for double-digit growth in 2010 sales
Feb 8, 14:47
Global Unichip, an IC design service provider partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has guided for a double-digit revenue growth in 2010, according to...
Cross-strait USB 3.0 war to begin
Dec 21, 15:52
Fierce competition between Taiwan and China in the USB 3.0 IC design market is coming in 2010 as Intel plans to integrate USB 3.0 support into its chipsets next year.
Global Unichip vice chairman and CEO KC Shih retires
Nov 13, 16:34
KC Shih has retired as Global Unichip's vice chairman and CEO, but will remain as a member of the company's board of directors, according to the company. Shih founded Global Unichip...
Faraday, Global Unichip differ on 4Q09 outlook
Nov 4, 14:58
Faraday Technology expects fourth-quarter revenues to drop by 10% due to weaker demand for ASICs, while Global Unichip has said its revenues in the fourth quarter will increase slightly...
Taiwan April unemployment down, says DGBAS
Bits + chips | 27min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Mobile + telecom | 32min ago
China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
Mobile + telecom | 41min ago
Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
Bits + chips | 46min ago
Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
LED | 1h 11min ago
Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
Green energy | 1h 24min ago
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:53
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:39
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | May 21, 21:27
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | May 21, 20:41
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | May 21, 20:15
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | May 21, 20:03
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | May 21, 19:59
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | May 21, 19:58
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | May 21, 19:55
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | May 21, 19:13
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:27
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:58
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:48
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:37
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:36
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:35
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:03
Global Unichip lists on Taiwan's OTC exchange on November 3
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)invested IC design house Global Unichip started trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market on November 3 with a per share price...
Photo: Andrea Liu, Nov 3.
Jim Lai, president and COO of Global Unichip
In Taiwan, the two leading design-service houses are usually identified as Global Unichip Corp., which enjoys a close relationship with foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Photo: company, Jun 7.
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete digital solution directly from the C-based algorithm of its customers, and...
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- 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
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- 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
22-May-2013 10:45 (GMT+8)
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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
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Company, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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.