Dialog to raise orders to VIS, says report

Newswatch - Mar 1, 15:37

Dialog Semiconductor will increase its orders to Taiwan-based Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to 20,000 wafers monthly in mid-2013, up from about 10,000 wafers at present,...

Supplies of LCD driver ICs likely to become tight in March-April, say sources

Mar 1, 15:13

Supplies of LCD driver ICs may become tight in March-April as most branded vendors will begin to roll out their flagship models in the second quarter, while China-based vendors will...

Himax ramping WVGA driver IC shipments to Samsung, say sources

Mar 1, 12:33

Himax Technology reportedly is ramping shipments of its WVGA driver ICs to Samsung Electronics for its midrange Galaxy Grand Duos smartphone as the Korea vendor is pushing sales of...

Demand for NAND flash controller market diminishing, says Phison chairman

Mar 1, 11:25

Demand for flash-based microSD cards will drop significantly as feature phones are gradually losing ground to smartphones, which will result in a dwindling NAND flash memory controller...

With Intel grabbing Altera orders, can we now begin speculating about future Apple hookup?

Feb 27, 17:38

Since Intel has opened up its fabs to other fabless IC firms, the Silicon Valley giant will pose a threat to TSMC at some point when it comes to high-volume orders, including future...

LFoundry to take over Micron Italy fab

Feb 27, 15:56

Micron Technology and LFoundry have entered into agreements for LFoundry to acquire Micron Technology Italia, Srl. and all of its semiconductor fabrication facility assets in Avezzano,...

Wah Lee 1Q13 revenues to fall 5% despite strong January sales

Feb 27, 14:00

Semiconductor materials distributor Wah Lee Industrial is expected to see its revenues slip 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 despite strong sales recorded in January,...

MWC 2013: Qualcomm, MediaTek not ready to develop 8-core smartphone CPUs

Feb 27, 11:19

Qualcomm and MediaTek appear to have temporarily suspended their respective plans to develop 8-core CPUs for smartphones based on product roadmaps revealed by the companies.

MEMS microphone shipments rise 57% in 2012, says IHS

Feb 27, 10:32

Shipments of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphones in 2012 amounted to 2.05 billion units, up 57% from 1.30 billion in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli. Shipments will climb...

MWC 2013: MediaTek to launch new chips for TD-SCDMA phones and tablets in 1H13

Feb 26, 19:03

MediaTek plans to release its new smartphone solution, the MT6572, supporting TD-SCDMA standards in the first quarter of 2013, as well as the MT8135 for tablets in the second quarter,...

Altera to use Intel for manufacturing FPGAs

Feb 26, 14:44

Altera and Intel have announced that the companies have entered into an agreement for the future manufacture of Altera FPGAs on Intel's 14nm tri-gate transistor technology.

Mobile IC vendors asking to renegotiate backend quotes for 28nm products

Feb 26, 13:46

The available capacity for 28nm mobile chips at IC foundries, mainly Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has become sufficient to meet demand since early 2013. Suppliers...

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...

New Qualcomm mobile chip to use TSMC 28HPM process

Feb 26, 10:05

Qualcomm and TSMC have jointly announced that Qualcomm's wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, will be the first company to produce working silicon on TSMC's 28nm HPM (high...

Holtek developing 8-bit MCUs for financial, sensor, smart meter applications

Feb 26, 10:02

Holtek Semiconductor expects sales of it 8-bit MCUs for debit card reader, smoke sensor and smart meter applications to increase substantially in 2013, expanding its share in the...

Sequans, Alcatel-Lucent team up for LTE broadcast

Feb 25, 11:53

Sequans Communications has successfully completed interoperability testing of Alcatel-Lucent's LTE infrastructure equipment with Sequan's eBMS-capable LTE chipsets, according to the...

Lantiq intros GPON SoC for SFP optical module form factor

Feb 22, 16:04

Lantiq has introduced the FALC ON-S, a complete GPON optical network unit (ONU) system-on-chip in a compact 11 by 11mm package. With its small size, high integration and power saving...

Qualcomm, Samsung claim top-2 spots in mobile handset IC market in 2012, says IHS

Feb 22, 12:24

Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics capitalized on rapidly shifting market conditions to claim the top-two spots of the mobile handset core integrated circuit (IC) business in 2012,...

Ilitek driver IC, touch controller shipments to pick up soon

Feb 22, 11:41

LCD driver IC vendor ILi Technology (Ilitek) is expected to see shipments for its two major product lines - small- to medium-size driver ICs and touch controller ICs - start gaining...

Toshiba launches interface bridge with backlight level controller for LCD displays used on mobile devices

Feb 22, 11:18

Toshiba has launched MIPI-DSI to LVDS interface-converter bridge LSIs with a backlight level controller for LCD displays that are suited to use in mobile devices, such as tablet PCs...

MediaTek March revenues to top NT$10 billion

Feb 21, 21:44

MediaTek is expected to see its revenues return to NT$10 billion (US$337.84 million) in March and its second-quarter revenues grow 20-30% sequentially thanks to better than expected...

Elan, EETI likely to enjoy particularly strong 1Q13

Feb 21, 15:31

Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) are expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter, judging from the brisk January sales reported by the two touch...

Taiwan IC production value to rise 9% in 2013, says report

Newswatch - Feb 21, 14:34

Taiwan's IC industry production value will rebound to a sequential growth track in the second quarter of 2013, and the overall value for the entire year is set to register a 9.3%...

Commentary: Google partnerships lifting Taiwan IC design industry

Feb 21, 13:59

While the overall prospects of the global technology industry for 2013 still look uncertain, promising first-quarter outlooks for a number of Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses...

Wintel camp mulls measures to rekindle weakening notebook industry

Feb 21, 11:52

Suppliers within the Wintel camp are mulling to launch a series of measures, including price cuts for their products, in the second quarter of 2013 to rekindle the stymied notebook...

Linaro to extend Linux reach to networking equipment

Feb 21, 10:50

Linaro, the not-for-profit engineering organization developing open source software for the ARM architecture, has announced the formation of the Linaro Networking Group (LNG) with...

Five IC suppliers to hold one-third of 300mm wafer capacity in 2013, says IC Insights

Feb 20, 20:28

Semiconductor industry capital spending is becoming more concentrated, with a greater percentage of spending coming from a shrinking number of companies. IC industry capacity is also...

Etron to hit 10 million USB 3.0 flash drive controller milestone in 2013

Feb 20, 13:45

Etron Technology is expected to see its cumulative shipments of USB 3.0 flash drive controllers surpass 10 million units in 2013, up significantly from the current one million units...

Second-tier analog IC vendors post strong sales in January

Feb 19, 21:48

Some second-tier analog IC vendors including On-Bright Electronics, Feeling Technology and Champion Microelectronic have posted strong sales in January, buoyed by orders from new...

MediaTek smartphone solution shipments to return to track in March

Feb 19, 21:18

Sales of smartphone solutions from MediaTek are expected to be back to the right track starting March as smartphone vendors in China have begun to renew their orders for dual- and...

Silicon wafer revenues fall in 2012, says SEMI

Feb 18, 16:15

Worldwide silicon wafer revenues declined by 12% in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry...

Novatek reports flat performance for January

Newswatch - Feb 18, 14:18

Novatek Microelectronics has announced consolidated net sales of NT$3.3 billion (US$110.92 million) for January 2013, down 0.5% from the previous month but up 42.2% from a year ear...

Faraday reports strong earnings for 2012

Newswatch - Feb 18, 14:17

Faraday Technology has announced net profits of NT$1.07 billion (US$35.97 million) for 2012 compared to NT$119 million of a year earlier.

Smartphones and tablets drive continued double-digit growth in MEMS motion sensor market, says IHS

Feb 18, 14:13

Smartphones and tablets continue to the prime movers of technology industries, with the two mobile platforms spurring a double-digit increase in the market for microelectromechanical...