IC design houses project revenues slide in 4Q10

Nov 12, 01:00

Although Taiwan-based notebook manufacturers are expecting a 5-10% sequential rise in fourth-quarter 2010 shipments, related IC design houses, which have already entered their off...

IC design houses brace for weak 4Q10

Oct 11, 12:08

Despite strong demand from clients in China prior to the National Day holidays, most Taiwan-based IC design houses posted lower revenues in September than those they recorded in August...

IC design houses expected to see sales bounce back in September

Aug 24, 14:00

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen their orders remain in low levels in recently although most notebook ODMs have stated that their shipment volumes will pick up later in the...

IC design houses to see flat sequential growth in 2H10 revenues

Aug 18, 14:12

IC design houses Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and Ene Technology are expecting order levels in August 2010 to be similar to these of July,...

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 designer GMT looks to sequential revenue growth in 2Q10

May 11, 11:09

IC design house Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT) expects revenues for the ongoing second quarter to grow sequentially from the NT$1.22 billion (US$38.73 million) recorded in the...

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...

Notebook IC vendors look to 20-30% sequential revenue growth in March

Apr 1, 13:46

Notebook IC vendors, including Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Integrated Technology express (ITE) and Ene Technology, are expected to see their revenues grow 20-30% sequentially...

Not all notebook vendors and makers building IC inventories, say sources

Mar 30, 12:16

ODM notebook makers and branded notebook vendors seem to have adopted different strategies for building related IC inventories for the second quarter of 2010, according to sources...

Analog IC design firms positive about TSMC investment in LED industry

Mar 29, 14:35

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are positive about the entrance into the LED industry by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), indicating that the cooperation between...

GMT 1Q10 revenues expected to grow over 10% on quarter

Mar 29, 14:04

Analog IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT)'s March revenues are likely to grow 15% sequentially to NT$400 million (US$12.57 million), thanks to increased supply from Taiwan...

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...

LED driver IC vendors look to strong revenue growth in 2Q10

Mar 23, 14:30

Most Taiwan-based LED driver IC design houses look to strong revenue growth in the second quarter of 2010 thanks to increasing shipments to LED module makers as well as notebook and...

Chimei Innolux to shake up LCD panel IC sector

Mar 15, 16:52

The birth of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) is expected to shake up the LCD panel-related IC design sector, according to industry sources.

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,...

Analog IC vendor GMT posts net profits of NT$674 million in 2009

Feb 12, 15:28

Analog IC vendor Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT) has posted net profits of NT$674 million (US$21.02 million) for 2009, translating into an EPS of NT$7.86.

Notebook related IC designers Ralink and GMT post sequential revenue growth in January 2010

Feb 9, 16:40

Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw January 2010 revenues hit a record high of NT$428 million (US$13 million) thanks to strong demand from the notebook segment, especially from...

Taiwan notebook, panel related IC designers to see double-digit growth in January, 1Q10

Newswatch - Jan 19, 12:29

Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their January and first-quarter 2010 revenues both grow by at least 10% sequentially with increasing orders from notebook and panel...

Analog IC maker GMT lands new orders from panel makers

Jan 13, 11:53

Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has secured power management (PWM) IC orders from LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), according to industry sources. The IC design house...

GMT and AUO form joint venture to develop LED driver ICs

Dec 25, 15:22

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and AU Optronics (AUO) have set up a joint venture dedicated to the development of LED driver ICs as well as other analog...

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,...

Notebook related IC designers see 20% decline in October; expect rebound in December

Nov 11, 15:37

Notebook related IC design houses saw sequential revenue declines of around 20% in October 2009 due to fewer working days. However, they expect revenues to rebound slightly in December...

IC designer GMT positive about 1Q10, says president

Nov 4, 16:46

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects revenues to decline 15% sequentially to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.13 million) in fourth-quarter 2009 before climbing...

Notebook IC designers expect 10-15% revenue decline in 4Q09

Oct 23, 15:00

Ene Technology, Integrated Technology Express (ITE) and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) all estimate their revenues in the fourth quarter of 2009 to see a 10-15% sequential decline...

GMT lands LED driver IC orders from TV vendors

Oct 14, 12:13

IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has recently completed several driver IC design-ins for LED-backlit LCD TVs developed by China- and Taiwan-based downstream vendors,...

PC-related IC designers expected to enjoy high sales in September

Sep 29, 12:01

Taiwan-based IC design house Realtek Semiconductor is expected to see its September revenues hit a record for the fourth consecutive month, while Richtek Technology, Global Mixed-mode...

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,...

Notebook related IC designers see bright 2H09 outlook

Aug 26, 16:53

Taiwan notebook related IC design houses all have seen orders from notebook makers increase and are expected to enjoy growth through the fourth quarter, according to market sources...

Taiwan IC designers post strong July sales

Aug 10, 16:41

Many Taiwan-based IC design houses saw significant sales in July thanks to strong seasonal demand, and market observers expect their sales to continue rising through the third quar...

GMT, Richtek report high sales in July

Aug 7, 12:48

Revenues of both Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and Richtek Technology hit company records in July 2009 thanks to seasonality. Both companies expect to see monthly growth in the...

Novatek enters LED driver IC market

Newswatch - Jul 31, 15:57

LCD driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics has said it has already started volume production of LED drivers, but revenue contributions from the segment are still limited because...

Analog IC maker GMT look to see over 20% sequential revenue growth in 3Q09

Jul 30, 15:09

Taiwan-based Global Mixed-mode Technology's (GMT's) revenues are expected to grow more than 20% sequentially to NT$1.15-1.2 billion (US$25.02-36.54 million) in third-quarter 2009...

IC designers GMT and Richtek to post stronger July sales

Newswatch - Jul 29, 12:15

Taiwan-based Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and Richtek Technology stand a good chance of recording monthly revenue records in July, according to market watchers.