Last update: Monday 21 May 2012 [477 news items]
MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
May 21, 14:38
MediaTek reportedly has landed orders for 2.5G handset solutions from Nokia with shipments to begin in the third quarter of 2012, according to industry sources. MediaTek declined...
Realtek, MediaTek compete over Wi-Fi chip orders from China white-box tablet PC makers
May 17, 01:35
IC design house Realtek has successfully become the main provider of Wi-Fi chips for white-box tablet PCs in China with monthly shipments close to two million units. Lately, MediaTek...
MediaTek 2Q12 sales expected to meet guidance
May 15, 01:00
MediaTek's consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 are expected to meet the company's guidance of NT$22.4-23.5 billion (US$759-797 million), a 14-20% rise on quarter,...
WPG, WT Micro look to post sales gains in May-June
May 11, 15:38
IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics have reported sequential revenue decreases for April 2012, but both expect sales to register on-month growth in May and June driven...
MediaTek looks to ship 75 million 3G solutions in 2012
May 9, 15:08
MediaTek is expected to ship 75 million 3G handset solutions in 2012, a 50% increase from 50 million units it projected earlier, according to industry sources.
MediaTek hikes smartphone chip shipment goal for 2012
Stockwatch - Apr 30, 10:49
Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek has upward adjusted its shipment goal for smartphone chips in 2012 by 50% from 50 million units originally to 75 million, company president Hsieh...
MediaTek touch controller IC affiliate to see orders boost
Apr 13, 01:20
Shenzhen Goodix Technology of China, in which MediaTek holds a more than 30% stake, is expected to see orders for touch controller ICs rise significantly in the second half of 2012,...
Apr 11, 16:22
Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced plans to acquire Coresonic, a Swedish company developing digital signal processor (DSP) technology for the wireless industry. Financial terms...
Apr 9, 13:40
MediaTek's consolidated revenues increased 32.1% sequentially in March 2012 bringing its year-to-date sales to NT$19.62 billion (US$664 million).
MediaTek intros 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 combo chip for mobile devices
Mar 30, 01:30
MediaTek has introduced a new combo chip that integrates 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0+HS, designed for mobile consumer products such as smartphones and tablets. The product launch demonstrates...
Taiwan IC design firms hope to benefit from Foxconn and Sharp cooperation
Mar 29, 01:25
Taiwan-based LCD IC driver suppliers are expected to benefit from the cooperation of Foxconn and Sharp. In addition, the cooperation is likely to increase TV ODM and OEM orders to...
MediaTek to face tough competition in China smartphone market
Mar 29, 01:20
China's domestic smartphone market is expected to flourish in 2012. Taiwan-based mobile chip maker MediaTek is expected to meet strong competition from firms such as Qualcomm, Broadcom...
More Android 4.0 smartphones to launch in 2Q12
Mar 22, 01:25
The supply of smartphones running on Android 4.0 will increase substantially starting the second quarter of 2012, with mid-range to high-end models coming from brand vendors including...
UMC-affiliated IC design firms to post strong sales growth in 2Q12
Mar 19, 12:29
United Microelectronics' (UMC) IC design affiliates including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Pixart Imaging and Integrated Technology Express (ITE) are all expected to see their...
MediaTek, Rambus sign patent license deal
Mar 9, 10:42
Rambus has signed a patent license agreement with MediaTek, according to the technology licensing company. The agreement covers the use of Rambus patented innovations in a broad range...
Taiwan IC designers to see March, April sales rise
Mar 8, 14:32
Taiwan-based IC design houses, with most seeing their February sales register impressive sequential growth, are expected to report another on-month revenue increases for March and...
MediaTek March revenues to rise over 30%
Mar 7, 11:26
MediaTek has enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for smartphone chips from its China-based clients since end-February, according to industry sources. The IC design house is expected to see...
MediaTek February sales up more than 20%
Mar 6, 11:56
IC design house MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.23 billion (US$211.2 million) for February 2012, showing increases of 20.8% on month and 37.4% on year.
MediaTek lands short lead-time orders for handset solutions, say sources
Mar 3, 13:53
MediaTek reportedly has landed short lead-time orders for its MT6575 and MT6573 solutions from branded handset makers in China, and shipments of the two chips will gain momentum in...
Low-cost smartphones may cannibalize feature phone market, says MediaTek executive
Mar 1, 01:00
Low-cost smartphones may soon begin to cannibalize the market for feature phones as the former devices are affordable enough to attract more consumers in emerging markets, particularly...
Demand for 2.5G/2.75G handset solutions picking up
Feb 23, 15:58
Demand for feature phones has experienced a rebound recently, which will help boost sales of 2.5G/2.75G handset solutions for suppliers such as MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor in...
Taiwan IC designers seeing orders pick up
Feb 22, 14:52
Customer orders have been perking up recently, according to Taiwan-based IC design houses, adding that the upcoming international IT fairs are also expected to see new orders flow.
MediaTek reiterates 3G chip shipment goal for 2012
Feb 20, 11:02
MediaTek is maintaining its goal of shipping 50 million 3G handset chips in 2012, and could potentially exceed the targeted number, according to the IC design house.
Nokia reportedly to release 2.5G, 2.75G chip orders to Taiwan firms
Feb 14, 01:30
Nokia reportedly has begun design-in with Taiwan-based MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor for chipset solutions used in 2.5G and 2.75G handsets, with one or both of them expected to...
MediaTek intros new platform for Android phones
Feb 14, 01:00
MediaTek has announced the availability of its third-generation platform for entry-level to mid-range Android smartphones. Dubbed MT6575, the new solution offers a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9...
MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
Feb 10, 01:15
MStar Semiconductor expects its consolidated revenues to decrease 8-13% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012, citing low seasonal demand. But sales for all of the year should...
MediaTek posts over 30% sales drop in January
Feb 6, 10:59
Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.16 billion (US$174 million) for January 2012, down 30.9% on month and 31.5% on year. The figure also hit the lowest...
MediaTek sees 10-15% sequential drop in 1Q12 sales
Feb 4, 11:01
IC design house MediaTek expects its consolidated revenues to decrease 10-15% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012 with gross margin slipping to 42-44% from 44.2% in the fourth...
MediaTek 1Q12 sales likely to fall more than 10%
Jan 31, 01:20
Sales at MediaTek are expected to register a sequential decline of more than 10% in the first quarter of 2012, due mainly to falling sales generated from its 2.5G and 2.75G chip lineup...
China market: Chip vendor competition heating up for 1GHz processors used in inexpensive smartphones
Jan 17, 01:00
As China Mobile, China Telecom and China United Network Communications will procure large volumes of inexpensive smartphones equipped with 1GHz processors, there is increasing competition...
Taiwan IC design firms to post over 15% revenue drops in 1Q12
Jan 9, 11:58
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to report over 15% sequential decreases in revenues for the first quarter of 2012, as orders were mostly fulfilled in advance due to the...
MediaTek reiterates 4Q11 sales guidance
Dec 29, 01:05
Following a report regarding falling feature phone and smartphone demand in China, MediaTek has said its sales guidance for the current fourth quarter should remain on track. MediaTek...
MediaTek increases investment in China-based Goodix
Newswatch - Dec 23, 14:10
MediaTek has announced that its overseas subsidiary Gaintech has invested an additional US$2.09 million in China-based capacitive touch-controlled solution vendor Goodix on behalf...
Backend firms gearing up for new MediaTek solution
Dec 23, 01:05
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), and substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are...
MediaTek likely to post higher revenues in December
Dec 21, 14:18
Brisk orders from China-based smartphone vendors who are preparing for Lunar New Year sales campaigns are buoying MediaTek's sales in December, according to industry sources. The...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
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China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
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New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 1h 59min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
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China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
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HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 2h 28min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
Aiming to become 'MediaTek' for white-box notebooks: Q&A with Shuttle president David Chen
Aiming to become an equivalent of MediaTek in the white-box notebook market, Shuttle has been working aggressively to set up standards for notebook components and other specifications,...
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 12:44 (GMT+8)
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- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
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