Last update: Thursday 2 May 2013 [73 news items]
Nuvoton expands 32-bit MCU lines
Dec 22, 15:45
Nuvoton Technology, the logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics, has licensed ARM's Cortex-M0 processor for its 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs). It plans to introduce a series...
Holtek expects 1Q10 revenues to stay flat on quarter
Dec 9, 11:57
Microcontroller (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has estimated revenues for the first quarter of 2010 may remain flat sequentially, according to the company, adding that orders for...
Taiwan MCU makers developing 32-bit products
Oct 27, 14:58
Taiwan-based IC design house Holtek Semiconductor plans to launch 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the company. Nuvoton Technology,...
Sonix developing 32-bit multimedia MCU
Oct 26, 16:44
Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology has recently licensed ARM's IP for 32-bit microcontroller units (MCU), and expects to roll out new ARM-based products in the second half...
Consumer IC designers see strong revenue growth in 3Q09
Oct 12, 15:53
ALi and Sunplus Technology saw revenues in the third quarter increase 20-30% sequentially driven by strong set-top box (STB) IC demand, while microcontroller unit (MCU) makers Weltrend...
Atmel and Global Unichip announce collaboration for SoC
Sep 21, 16:53
Atmel and Global Unichip have announced a collaboration to develop SoC for their mutual clients, with Atmel's AT91CAP ARM-based customizable microcontroller as the technology platf...
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...
Sonix to sample optical touch solutions in 4Q09
Sep 4, 16:14
IC design house Sonix Technology plans to sample a new optical touch solution, which integrates in-house DSP and CMOS sensors, in the fourth quarter, according to the company. Sonix...
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...
Sonix, ALi report outstanding 1H09 profit performance
Sep 1, 12:28
IC design houses Sonix Technology and ALi have released first-half 2009 financial reports, recording earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.78 (US$0.05) and NT$1.24, respectively, to become...
Freescale increases outsourcing to TSMC, says paper
Newswatch - Aug 28, 14:53
Freescale Semiconductor recently announced a new 45nm DSP series and has expanded outsourcing to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the second half of 2009, according...
MCU designer Holtek revenues up in July, upbeat about 3Q09
Aug 11, 16:00
Microcontroller unit (MCU) designer Holtek Semiconductor has announced revenues for July 2009 increased 2.4% to NT$309 million (US$9.42 million), ending a run of on-year drops thanks...
Jul 28, 17:11
Microcontroller (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has begun to enter the low-end and mid-range market segments with its upcoming OTP type MCUs, which are expected to be introduced...
ARM announces ultra low-power physical IP technology for next-generation MCU devices
Jul 28, 15:46
ARM has announced the availability of ultra low-power physical IP libraries to drive the next generation of energy-efficient microcontroller unit (MCU) devices.
Weltrend aims 50% revenue growth in 2H09, says chairman
Jul 17, 16:17
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor aims sales to grow 50% sequentially in the second half of 2009, according to company chairman Lin Shyi-Ming. Its revenue...
Holtek July order volumes surpasses those in June
Jul 14, 15:24
Microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has seen orders in the first half of July 2009 surpass levels in June, and has already begun to take August orders. The company...
MCU maker Weltrend 2Q09 revenues up 25%
Jul 6, 11:43
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor saw June revenues increase 10% sequentially to NT$160 million (US$4.86 million) and second-quarter revenues rise 25%...
Weltrend readies to ship motor drivers for notebooks
Jul 1, 16:35
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor is sampling its three-phase motor drivers for notebook applications with customers, with volume shipments slated for...
Touch controller, home appliance, medical products to boost Holtek 2H09 revenues
Jun 12, 15:35
Microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor expects to see shipment growth in the second half of 2009 amid orders for touch controller, home appliance and medial electronics...
Holtek expects MCUs to drive June sales
Jun 8, 16:01
Taiwan microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor expects to see revenue growth in June thanks to short-lead time orders from makers of induction cookers in China. Holtek's...
Taiwan MCU designer Holtek sees 1Q09 net profits down 45% on year
Newswatch - Apr 28, 11:20
Taiwan microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Holtek Semiconductor has reported net profits of NT$76 million (US$2.3 million) for the first quarter of 2009, representing a drop...
Microchip introduces nanoWatt XLP MCUs with low sleep current
Apr 24, 16:28
Microchip Technology has announced two 8-bit and one 16-bit low-power PIC microcontroller (MCU) families with nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology for sleep currents as low as...
Renesas adds 16KB low-cost versions to expand SH/Tiny flash microcontrollers
Apr 23, 14:56
Renesas Technology America has added 16KB flash versions to its line-up of low pin count SH/Tiny flash microcontrollers. The lower memory versions provide a more flexible and cost-effective...
Renesas and NEC merger expected to benefit Taiwan IC distributors
Newswatch - Apr 17, 15:50
Japan-based NEC Electronics is speculated to merge with Renesas Technology, to become the biggest microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier worldwide, according to market sources.
Microchip looks to expand in Greater China
Apr 16, 10:04
Microchip, a US-based manufacturer of microcontroller unit (MCU), memory and analog semiconductors, regards the Greater China market as a key revenue contributor in 2009. MCU demand...
MCU designers Holtek, Weltrend enjoy shipments to China, Korea
Apr 14, 16:15
Holtek Semiconductor and Weltrend Semiconductor, two Taiwan-based microcontroller units (MCU) design houses, expect continued shipments to makers of electric home appliances in China...
MCU designer Holtek increases shipments to China, Europe
Newswatch - Apr 7, 16:53
Taiwan-based microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Holtek Semiconductor has said that the revenue share of MCUs has risen to an estimated 70% currently from 68% in 2008 thanks to...
Southeast Asia MCU market set to grow steadily, says Frost & Sullivan
Apr 6, 16:29
The popular perception that the microcontroller unit (MCU) that offers the fastest clock speed at the most advanced process node is the future of the Southeast Asian microcontroller...
LCD driver, consumer and analog IC design houses all expected to see revenue growth in 2Q09
Apr 3, 16:57
Taiwan LCD driver IC designers are expected to see 40-50% revenue growth in the second quarter thanks to increased panel demand, while consumer IC designers will see a 30% growth...
Weltrend expects consumer ICs to recover in 2Q09
Mar 27, 16:41
Weltrend Semiconductor expects to see growth for its gaming peripheral chips in the second quarter because many gaming software companies have been launching new products. In addition...
Holtek sees leap in MCU shipments
Mar 20, 12:25
Microcontroller (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has already shipped over 100 million MCUs this month mostly from short lead time orders. Investors expect Holtek's revenues in March...
Trend or blip? IC ASPs rebound across several product segments, according to IC Insights
Mar 13, 17:03
IC Insights recently reviewed January ASPs for several IC product categories and compared them to prices in December 2008 and over the past two years.
Elan March revenues expected to grow 50% sequentially
Mar 12, 14:37
Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics is expected to see its revenues expand over 50% sequentially to NT$300 million (US$8.65 million) in March due to increasing orders...
MCU maker Holtek to see 20-30% sales decline in December
Dec 31, 15:54
Microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor's December sales may fall below NT$200 million (US$6.1 million) because customers are still clearing inventories. Sales for the...
Taiwan consumer electronics IC players say demand may not recover until after Lunar New Year
Dec 17, 13:09
Since order visibility for consumer electronics ICs is still low and IC distributors have not yet cleared out their inventories, December sales of consumer electronics ICs are expected...
Microchip Technology has announced the shipment of its 10 billionth PIC-series microcontroller (MCU) to Samsung Electronics. Microchip said it delivered this 10 billionth microcontroller,...
Photo: Company, Sep 23.
Renesas 16-bit MCU for LED lighting fixtures
Renesas Electronics has announced the availability of five 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), which implement in a single chip the LED control, power supply control, and communication...
Photo: Company, May 27.
Fujitsu FM3 family of 32-bit microcontrollers
Fujitsu Semiconductor has announced the release of 44 microcontrollers, the initial offering of chips from its new FM3 family of 32-bit general-purpose RISC microcontrollers using...
Photo: Company, Nov 8.
Atmel ATtiny-series flash MCU family
Atmel has announced production availability for what it claims is the world's smallest flash AVR microcontroller package. The Atmel ATtiny4, ATtiny5, ATtiny9 and ATtiny10 AVR microcontroller...
Photo: Comnpany, May 19.
Atmel has announced today its CAP7L customizable microcontroller (MCU) that allows fabless semiconductor companies to implement ARM7 processor-based SoCs with a turn-around period...
Photo: Company, Apr 29.
During the recent Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) in the US, company senior VP, chief sales and marketing officer Henri Richard noted that one of the great pleasures he has had since...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
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- 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
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- 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.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.