MediaTek, MStar strengthening R&D efforts on smartphones

Jun 11, 11:25

MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor both have recently restructured their R&D teams to focus on the development of smartphones, while down-sizing the R&D units for feature phones,...

MediaTek, Elan report mixed May revenues

Jun 8, 01:00

MediaTek has seen revenues for May slip 3.64% on month while and Elan Microelectronics reported hitting a record.

China market: Entry-level smartphones to feature dual-core CPUs in 2H12

Jun 5, 11:10

Smartphones featuring dual-core CPUs are expected to begin penetrating into the CNY1,000 (US$157) smartphone segment in China in the second half of 2012 thanks to dual-core reference...

HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices

Newswatch - May 23, 11:22

China-based HiSilicon and ARM have jointly announced that HiSilicon has licensed a range of ARM's Mali graphics processing units (GPUs) including the market leading Mali-400 MP GPU...

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...

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,...

MediaTek to acquire Coresonic

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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 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...