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Thursday 25 March 2010
Buying pace slowing down for consumer ICs, say IC distributors
Taiwan-based IC distributors have seen demand for IC products - including analog ICs, driver ICs and handset chips - from the PC, handset and consumer electronics sectors slow down...
Thursday 18 March 2010
IC design houses brace for decreased orders from IT vendors in 2Q10
Taiwan-based IC design houses have received notices from motherboard, graphics card, LCD monitor and even second-tier notebook makers indicating that their orders for IC solutions...
Tuesday 9 March 2010
LCD analog IC maker AAT raises 1Q10 guidance
Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has revised upward its first-quarter guidance on strong demand for TFT LCD products, according to industry sources. The analog IC designer is expected...
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Asustek subsidiary eyeing AMD southbridge design orders
IC designer ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, is reportedly striving for AMD southbridge design orders, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Sonix files patent infringement complaint against VTech in US
Taiwan-based IC designer Sonix Technology filed a lawsuit with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against VTech Electronics North America and VTech...
Thursday 25 February 2010
Demand for PC related chips from desktop and graphics card segments declining
Taiwan-based PC related IC design houses have seen their orders from desktop PC and graphics card makers declining due to seasonality, but demand for chips from the notebook and server...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Notebook related IC designers Ralink and GMT post sequential revenue growth in January 2010
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...
Friday 5 February 2010
Silicon Motion set to deliver controllers for 20nm NAND flash
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...
Thursday 4 February 2010
Taiwan government to allow IC design houses to make investment in China, says IDB director
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...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
MediaTek says shipments for handsets to climb by up to 30% in 2010
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...
Tuesday 26 January 2010
IC designer Sonix to see strong 1Q10
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....
Friday 22 January 2010
Taiwan-based IC designers asked to order 12-week earlier due to tight foundry capacity
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...
Thursday 19 November 2009
Sitronix to see revenues increase in November 2009
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...
Wednesday 18 November 2009
MediaTek to ship GSM/GPRS single-chip solution in December
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...
Monday 16 November 2009
Innolux-CMO acquisition brings no impact on Himax, says the IC designer
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...