Last update: Wednesday 6 June 2012 [56 news items]
ITE introduces mobile DVB-T SoC
Jun 8, 16:31
Taiwan IC designer Integrated Technology Express (ITE) has announced a DVB-T single chip SoC, the AT9058M, enabling a low-power, and small-footprint solution for DVB-T feature phone,...
Taiwan IC designers see recovering sales
Feb 23, 11:27
Customers in China have begun to rebuild inventory levels, helping sales of Taiwan IC design companies to grow this month, according to industry sources.
Next-generation netbook launches to benefit Taiwan IC designers in 1Q09
Jan 20, 12:33
Taiwan IC design companies have seen stronger orders in January from netbook OEMs thanks to the upcoming launches of new generation Acer Aspire One netbooks as well as Asustek Computer's...
LED driver ICs to be the next shipment growth driver in 2009
Jan 16, 01:10
Taiwan IC design houses are more aggressively developing LED driver ICs, expected to become the next core segment in the market, since customers are demanding low-cost chip solutions...
Rush component orders helping January performance of IC designers
Jan 15, 01:15
Rush orders from the netbook and China white-box handset markets are adding to anticipation that Taiwan-based IC designers including MediaTek, Ene Technology, Realtek Semiconductor...
A-Data raises NT$600 million to fund operations
Dec 30, 16:32
Memory module maker A-Data Technology has announced via a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) that the company has raised NT$600 million (US$18.27 million) through...
IC designers' sales may recover in 1Q09
Dec 19, 16:45
Taiwan's IC designers may have reasons to be more upbeat about the first quarter of 2009, as there are signs that OEMs and channels in China are still stocking up for next month's...
IC designers to cut sales targets to reflect difficult times
Dec 3, 10:54
After Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) lowered its fourth-quarter financial forecast, the market is speculating that Intel will also cut its fourth-quarter shipment...
IC designers Anpec and Ralink lower 4Q sales target on weak orders from mobo and notebook clients
Nov 12, 11:18
IC design houses Anpec Electronics and Ralink Technology have lowered their fourth-quarter guidances because of weakend orders from motherboard and notebook clients respectively,...
Nov 11, 11:20
Notebook related products were relatively stable in terms of shipment volume in the third quarter, but orders from the segment are decreasing in the fourth quarter, as the economy...
IC design house ITE sees profits jump over 33% sequentially in 3Q08
Oct 30, 13:57
IC-design house ITE Tech, a United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) affiliate, saw its after-tax profits shoot up 33.5% sequentially to NT$139 million (US$4.2 million) in the third...
Taiwan PC-related IC design houses to see sales decline in 10% range in 4Q
Oct 15, 11:27
Taiwan PC-related IC design companies including Realtek Semiconductor, Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Anpec Electronics, Richtek Technology and Ene Technology all expect their...
Afatech ships record amount of NAND flash controllers in 3Q08
Oct 9, 14:57
NAND flash controller maker Afa Technologies (Afatech) has said that its shipments of flash controller chips hit a record high of over 30 million units in the third quarter of this...
Notebook related IC houses worries about weak demand in 4Q
Sep 30, 11:54
With the back-to-school peak season not meeting expectations, IC design houses focusing on the PC segment including Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Ene Technology and Integrated...
ALi and ITE report margins decline in 2Q08
Aug 29, 17:30
Taiwan IC design houses ALi and Integrated Technology Express (ITE) both reported a decline in margins in the second quarter and 2008 and hold a conservative view for margins in the...
PC related IC design houses turn conservative over 3Q outlook on falling demand from motherboards
Aug 27, 14:48
PC related IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor, Anpec Electronics and Integrated Technology Express (ITE) have all reduced their sales growth targets for the third quarter because...
HP and Dell notebook demand to benefit GTM, ITE and Ene in 3Q08
Aug 26, 15:30
Taiwan-based notebook related IC design houses Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Integrated Technology Express (ITE), and Ene Technology are expected to see stronger sales growth...
Growth will vary in Taiwan's IC design sector in 3Q
Aug 5, 13:42
While the third quarter is the peak season for the Taiwan IC design market, this year expectations are not high, with players in the PC related field being more optimistic than those...
Notebook demand to help drive sales for IC design houses in 3Q
Jul 24, 11:50
With Intel introducing its new Centrino 2 platform and expecting strong growth in the notebook market this quarter, Taiwan notebook makers are stocking up on notebook-use ICs amid...
New UMC CEO said to focus on bottom line, not affiliated IC design houses
Jul 22, 15:19
With Taiwan foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) recently restructuring its executive team by announcing that Stan Hung has been elected to the position of UMC chairman...
Taiwan IC design houses may face on-year revenue drop in 3Q
Jul 14, 12:08
Amid unsatisfactory order visibility for July and August, players in Taiwan's digital IC design industry are holding a conservative view about their performance in the third quarter,...
Alltop expects 20-30% growth in non-notebook businesses
IT + CE | 29min ago
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
Bits + chips | 32min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Handycam camcorder GW88V
IT + CE | 1h 19min ago
Simplo, Dynapack approve 2012 dividends
IT + CE - Stockwatch | 1h 22min ago
Spreadtrum raises sales guidance for 2Q13
Bits + chips | 1h 29min ago
Taiwan optical supply chain facing challenges from China players
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 22:11
Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:50
CVIA expects China TV vendors to purchase US$4.5 billion in panels from Taiwan
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:17
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:16
Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:15
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:13
China market: Nutshell Electronics unveils two smartphones
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:13
Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:10
Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:10
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- ODMs promoting convertible notebooks to brand vendors
- Chunghwa Telecom breaks ground for data center in northern Taiwan
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Digitimes Research: Competition in the AMOLED panel industry continuing to heat up
- Wistron, Inventec unlikely to see notebook revenue proportion drop below 50% in the short term
- Acer, Asustek to continue posting losses in smartphone business
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Order visibility from BlackBerry extends to 2-3 quarters, say suppliers
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom mulls partnership for 4G investment
- LED packaging houses face rising technological challenge
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Rising demand for large-size TVs beneficial to polarizer makers: Q&A with Ho Jau-yang, chairman of CMMT
- Digitimes Research: China mobile AP market to expand in 2013
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Coolpad becomes top 3G handset vendor in China
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- 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
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
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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
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...
Singapore-based Gajah International Pte Ltd (Gajah) has won several Computex 2013 Design and Innovation...
- 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 and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- 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.