Last update: Monday 20 May 2013 [111 news items]
Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
May 20, 15:15
Taiwan-based analog IC vendors are facing increasing competition from China-based rival companies, which are now aiming to replace Taiwan makers as the major analog IC suppliers in...

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.
Richtek, GMT post mixed results for 1Q13
Newswatch - Apr 11, 11:44
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology has announced its first-quarter 2013 revenues met the low-end target of its guidance, while fellow company Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT)...
Taiwan IC design houses pull in more orders from supply chain in China
Mar 26, 14:05
Taiwan-based IC design houses have received more orders from clients in China's smartphone, tablet and flat panel segments recently as the supply chain in China has begun building...
PC-related IC designers likely to post disappointing 1Q13 results
Mar 15, 12:19
IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are likely to report disappointing revenue results for the first quarter...
TSMC short-term growth momentum affected by low order visibility for 2Q13
Mar 6, 11:21
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its short-term growth momentum affected by a low order visibility from international smartphone and tablet chipset...
Chip vendors see increasing demand for driver ICs from LED lighting segment
Feb 26, 10:07
Most Taiwan-based LED driver IC vendors have seen improvements in order visibility in the first quarter of 2013 and are expected to see their revenues grow 20-30% sequentially in...
IC design house GMT reports lower earnings for 4Q12
Newswatch - Feb 8, 15:21
IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw its pre-tax profits dip 30.9% to NT$169 million (US$5.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2012. Pre-tax EPS for the quarter...
Richtek, GMT expect orders to pick up in March
Feb 8, 11:49
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect their sales to start picking up late in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to demand for their...
IC design house GMT sees revenues hit 22-month low in December
Jan 7, 14:40
IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw its revenues dip over 20% on month and 10.9% on year to a 22-month low at NT$307.8 million (US$10.6 million) in December 2012,...
Analog IC design firms landing more orders from flat panel industry, say sources
Dec 18, 14:54
Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers have seen a rebound in orders recently, buoyed by growing shipments of LCD panels by makers in Taiwan and China, according to industry sources.
More LCD driver IC vendors competing for PWM IC market
Nov 29, 13:55
Buoyed by a recent upsurge in flat panel shipments, more LCD driver IC design houses are rolling out power management (PWM) ICs for the display industry, competing with analog IC...
Elan reports strong sales for October
Nov 6, 14:04
Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues grow 0.8% sequentially and 75% on year to a record high of NT$724 million (US$24.75 million) in October.
Analog IC vendors see increasing short lead-time orders
Oct 1, 11:24
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses will be able to overcome the impact of seasonality in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to increasing short lead-time orders from the PC and notebook...
IC vendors experiencing influx of orders
Sep 3, 14:30
A number of Taiwan-based IC vendors have revealed that they will be able to reach the high-end sales targets set for the third quarter of 2012 as they have received more orders from...
GMT expects 3-7% sequential revenue drop for 3Q12
Aug 14, 15:19
Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects its revenues to drop 3-7% sequentially in the third quarter, affected by a slowdown in the notebook segment and weak...
Capella posts 2Q12 EPS of NT$4.83
Jul 31, 14:35
Capella Microsystems (Taiwan) has posted a higher than expected EPS of NT$4.83 (US$0.16) for the second quarter of 2012, with a number of fellow companies also expected to report...
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...
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 seeing May sales boom
May 18, 01:05
Taiwan-based analog IC design firms are expected to see their second-quarter revenues close to their high-end targets or even beat company guidance, as sales generated thus far in...
Global Mixed-mode expects 5-15% growth in 2Q12 revenues
May 10, 01:00
Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 5-15% on quarter to NT$1.155-1.265 billion (US$39.4-43.1...
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...
Analog IC order visibility extends as far as 3Q12
Apr 18, 16:13
Analog IC suppliers have seen orders pick up with clearer order visibility since the second quarter of 2012, according to industry sources. In particular, the order visibility for...
Richtek, GMT March revenues to rise
Mar 16, 01:05
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are expected to see their March revenues rise substantially on month, thanks to brisk orders and sufficient...
Richtek, GMT expect sales growth in 1Q12
Feb 13, 16:33
Major Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales growth in the first quarter of 2012, bucking...
Notebook-related IC designers to see revenues decline 10-20% in 4Q11, 1Q12
Dec 15, 11:44
Notebook-related IC designers including Ene Technology, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and ITE Tech are expected to see their revenues decline in a range of 10-20% sequentially...
Richtek, GMT to see drops in 4Q11 revenues
Nov 11, 15:40
Analog IC design firms Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales decreases in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to sluggish PC and...
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...
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...
Most IC design houses post sequential drops in June revenues
Jul 8, 14:13
While MediaTek, Global Unichip and Faraday Technology have managed to reach their low-end revenue targets for June, fellow IC design houses including Global Mixed-mode Technology...
First-tier analog IC designers look to decreased gross margins for 2Q11
May 9, 11:57
Most first-tier analog IC designers, including Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), expect their gross margins to slip lower in the second quarter of 2011 due...
IC design house GMT posts EPS of NT$9.50 for 2010
Newswatch - Apr 15, 15:27
IC-design house Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT) has reported net profits of NT$812 million (US$27.87 million) or NT$9.50 per share for 2010, with gross margin reaching at 34.7%,...
TI certifies 8-inch wafers from SAS, says paper
Newswatch - Apr 15, 11:36
Eight-inch epitaxy wafers by Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has been certified by Texas Instruments (TI), according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Jan 26, 01:45
With the imminent entry of Texas Instrument's (TI) 12-inch analog IC process, Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have looked to transition to 8-inch wafers since the second half...
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,...
TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
Bits + chips | 6h 46min ago
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
IT + CE | 7h 41min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 7h 50min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Displays | 7h 51min ago
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
IT + CE | 7h 53min ago
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
Bits + chips | 8h 6min ago
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
Mobile + telecom | 8h 8min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 8h 10min ago
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Displays | 8h 12min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Before Going to Press | 8h 4min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | 8h 8min ago
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | 8h 9min ago
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 10min ago
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 8h 10min ago
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | 8h 13min ago
Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%
Before Going to Press | 8h 13min ago
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | 8h 15min ago
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 25min ago
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers
- BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
- ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
- BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
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- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
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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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