Last update: Friday 22 March 2013 [276 news items]
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...
Silicon Motion set to deliver controllers for 20nm NAND flash
Feb 5, 15:09
Silicon Motion Technology has seen the majority of controller chips it is shipping are for 40nm and 30nm NAND flash, according to company president and CEO Wallace Kou. The NAND flash...
Taiwan government to allow IC design houses to make investment in China, says IDB director
Newswatch - Feb 4, 14:06
The Taiwan government plans to ease its rules to allow Taiwan-based IC design houses to commit equity investment in China, according to Woody Duh, director general of the Industry...
MediaTek says shipments for handsets to climb by up to 30% in 2010
Feb 2, 16:52
MediaTek has forecast shipments of its handset chips will top 450 million units in 2010, up from around 350 million shipped in 2009. Company president Hsieh Ching-Jiang said 5% of...
IC designer Sonix to see strong 1Q10
Jan 26, 15:10
Sonix Technology estimates its January 2010 revenues will come in above NT$300 million (US$9.4 million) compared to NT$344 million in December 2009 and NT$125 million a year ago....
Taiwan-based IC designers asked to order 12-week earlier due to tight foundry capacity
Jan 22, 12:25
Taiwan-based foundries have asked local IC design houses to place orders at least 12 weeks ahead of their delivery schedule and otherwise they are unable to guarantee capacity will...
Sitronix to see revenues increase in November 2009
Nov 19, 15:11
Driver IC designer Sitronix Technology expects its November 2009 revenues to be higher than the NT$412 million (US$12.8 million) it recorded in October due to increasing shipments...
MediaTek to ship GSM/GPRS single-chip solution in December
Nov 18, 12:06
MediaTek is scheduled to volume produce its first GSM/GPRS single chips MT6253 in December, according to industry sources. The solution will target white-box handsets priced at less...
Innolux-CMO acquisition brings no impact on Himax, says the IC designer
Nov 16, 14:55
The acquisition of Innolux Display and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will not impact Himax Technologies, a subsidiary of CMO, according to the LCD driver IC design house. Himax expects...
Ralink, Leadtrend and ALi to see revenues climb in October
Nov 5, 16:48
Taiwan-based IC design houses, Ralink Technology, Leadtrend Technology and ALi, all expect increased revenues for October although some others may see revenues fall 15-20% sequentially...
Chipbond and IST 4Q09 revenues to drop 20% on quarter
Nov 5, 16:23
Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) may see sequential revenue drops of almost 20% in the fourth quarter of 2009, in accordance with driver IC design...
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...
Alcor Micro to tap touch panel controller market
Nov 4, 15:43
NAND flash controller designer Alcor Micro, plans to introduce capacitive controller chips for touch panels in 2010, according to the company.
Taiwan IC designer Weltrend acquires Windows 7 certification for touchscreen ICs
Oct 20, 16:39
Taiwan-based IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor has obtained Windows 7 Logo certification for its two touchscreen ICs used in small- to medium-size products as well as certification...
Ralink, Realtek land more WLAN chip orders from first-tier notebook vendors
Oct 16, 12:40
Ralink Technology has received WLAN chip orders for Hewlett-Packard (HP) ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks, while Realtek Semiconductor has secured orders from Asustek Computer and...
MediaTek denies report about plan to release ALi shares
Stockwatch - Oct 15, 17:10
MediaTek has denied a media report about the company planning to release 25% of the shares it holds in IC design house ALi. A Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
IC design houses look to strong sales in 4Q09
Newswatch - Oct 15, 15:52
Most Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the decline of their fourth-quarter revenues to narrow thanks to strong sales of desktops and notebooks during China's national holidays...
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,...
IC designer AAT expected to benefit from AUO, PVI e-book reader, e-paper shipments
Oct 13, 15:02
Analog IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has completed design-in of power management (PWM) ICs for e-book readers and e-paper displays developed by AU Optronics (AUO)...
Niche memory IC designer Zentel sees 3Q09 sales up 41% on quarter
Oct 6, 15:06
Zentel Electronics saw revenues hit a record at NT$419 million (US$15.23 million) in September, up 12.9% on month, helping lift the third-quarter revenues by 41.2% sequentially, according...
Bosch looking for Taiwan-based MEMS design customers
Oct 5, 11:43
MEMS IDM Bosch, showcasing its technology at SEMICON Taiwan 2009, has seen several local MEMS design houses express willingness to use Bosch's foundry service, said Thomas Koch, senior...
Realtek to supply TV chip solution to China vendor Hisense
Oct 1, 10:06
IC designer Realtek Semiconductor has announced China-based TV vendors Hisense has adopted its third-generation digital media processor (DMP) codenamed RTD1073, which provides a hardware...
Sunplus partners with Synopsys
Sep 30, 11:34
Taiwan-based IC design house Sunplus Technology has announced Synopsys has become its primary EDA partner. Under the new multi-year agreement, Sunplus will consolidate on Synopsys'...
Niche memory IC designers Etron, Zentel to enjoy growth in 3Q09
Sep 23, 16:45
Niche memory IC makers Etron Technology stands a chance of breaking even in the third quarter, thanks to a higher revenue ratio of its high-margin products, while Zentel Electronics...
Genesys to mass produce USB 3.0 controllers in 1Q10
Sep 17, 11:35
Genesys Logic is scheduled to start mass production of controller chips for USB 3.0 card readers, thumb drives and SATA2 bridge devices in the first quarter of 2010, according to...
Consumer IC designers Sunplus, Holtek see mixed results in August
Sep 8, 16:41
Sunplus Technology has posted revenues of NT$747 million (US$22.7 million) for August 2009, up 15% on month and 74% on year to reach the highest level since September 2007. But Holtek...
Foundries see significant cuts in 4Q09 large-size driver IC orders
Sep 4, 10:20
China-based chipmakers Hua Hong NEC (HHNEC) and Hejian Technology have seen contract orders for large-size LCD driver ICs reduced significantly for the fourth quarter of 2009, while...
Consumer IC designer Holtek 3Q09 revenues expected to beat guidance
Sep 2, 14:45
Holtek Semiconductor may enjoy revenue growth of more than 15% sequentially in the third quarter, outperforming company estimates of 10%, according to market watchers. Order visibility...
Taiwan IC designer ALi joins MIPS program for Android
Aug 27, 16:50
MIPS Technologies has announced that Taiwan-based ALi has joined MIPS' Early Access Program for the Android platform on the MIPSR architecture. The Early Access Program provides a...
China-based Vimicro losses widen in 2Q09
Aug 27, 15:07
China-based IC designer Vimicro has posted a net loss of US$8.2 million, or US$0.24 diluted loss per ADS for the second quarter of 2009, compared a loss of US$1 million, or US$0.03...
Flash controller maker Skymedi to slash capital, spin off non-core business
Aug 26, 15:06
Taiwan-based Skymedi has announced plans to downsize its capital by 40%, and spin off its multimedia processor division to form a wholly-owned subsidiary in order to strengthen its...
Phison cuts into Microsoft supply chain for Zune HD
Newswatch - Aug 26, 12:03
Phison Electronics has recently confirmed it is shipping controller chips for Microsoft's new Zune HD portable media player, which will hit store shelves on September 15.
Driver IC designer Sitronix lands orders from South Korea vendors
Newswatch - Aug 20, 14:30
IC design house Sitronix Technology has been shipping small-size TFT-LCD driver ICs to handset makers in China since early 2009, and the company recently obtained orders from South...
DSC chip designer SQ to add high-end solutions
Aug 19, 12:00
Service & Quality Technology (SQ), a Taiwan-based IC designer specializing in controller chips for digital cameras, plans to introduce new controllers which enable face detection...
MediaTek revenues may drop in 4Q09 on weaker demand from China
Newswatch - Aug 19, 10:48
MediaTek may see revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 slide over 20% sequentially, due to falling demand in China on seasonality, according to market watchers. However, the IC...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 10h 22min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 10h 24min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 10h 29min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 10h 51min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 10h 52min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 11h 49min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 11h 59min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 12h 5min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 10h 45min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 11h 3min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 12h 7min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 12h 33min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 19:24
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 19:16
Computex 2009: Elan exhibits its touchscreen specialty
IC designer Elan Microelectronics presented its specialty in touchscreen solutions at Computex 2009. Elan offered touch controls for wireless touch panels, and for tabletop and home...
Photo: Meiling Chen, Jul 7.
Globalfoundries already finding potential customers in Japan and Taiwan: Q&A with CEO Doug Grose
Globalfoundries, the spin-off of AMD's former manufacturing operations, is working to build its customer base in Taiwan and Japan, according to company CEO Doug Grose. Grose, who...
VeriSilicon, a China-based provider of silicon IP services, has been drawing much attention for two reasons. Though VeriSilicon currently has no plan for an initial public offering...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.