GaN and SiC Power IC market set to rise by factor of 18 from 2012 to 2022, says IHS

Apr 25, 20:46

The emerging market for silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors is forecast to grow a factor of 18 during the next 10 years, energized by demand from...

Podak extends marketing to MOSFETs

Jul 25, 01:30

Podak, a Taiwan sales agent for Panasonic-produced active and passive components as well as semiconductors, has extended its marketing to MOSFETs and won adoption from Taiwan-based...

Fairchild, Infineon expand partnership

Feb 8, 10:12

Fairchild Semiconductor and Infineon Technologies have announced the extension of their compatibility partnership to encompass Fairchild's 5x6mm power stage asymmetric dual MOSFET...

Lite-On Semi to step into MOSFET production

Jan 18, 13:44

Lite-On Semiconductor will start to ship its in-house produced MOSFETs in the second quarter of 2012, according to the company, adding that the new product line is expected to help...

Power management IC market growth slows in 2011, says IHS

Nov 23, 10:19

The market in 2011 for power management semiconductors will grow more slowly than expected, stymied by a general slowdown in consumer spending and the disruption caused by the March...

Explosive growth in next-generation power semiconductors expected, says Information Network

Nov 16, 09:55

Traditional silicon-based power semiconductors are reaching their theoretical limitations. Fortunately because of their superior material properties, wide-bandgap power semiconductor...

Discrete component prices set to fall in 1Q11, says iSuppli

Sep 24, 10:54

After more than a year of increases, prices for discrete components used in nearly all electronic products are set to begin to fall in the first quarter of 2011, according to iSupp...

Explosive growth of LED driver ICs truly unparalleled, says Petrov Group

Sep 23, 14:10

A bottom-up analysis of product portfolio, business performance, and technology and manufacturing trends of 25 IC vendors confirms the explosive growth of LED driver ICs, according...

Thirty billion power conversion ICs enable power management applications, says Petrov Group

Aug 24, 13:53

The analog power conversion IC segment dominates the power management market; it accounts for about 30 billion units and US$11 billion revenues with a forecast average growth rate...

Power management ICs in portable devices represent nearly 40% of total analog IC revenues, says Petrov Group

Aug 10, 15:20

The annual unit growth rate for portable devices is estimated at more than 12%, from about two billion in 2008 to over 3.4 billion devices in 2013. These devices have an increasing...

Lead time for some chips extends on component shortages, says iSuppli

Jul 5, 14:29

Various key commodity electronic components are in a state of critically short supply, causing prices to rise and delaying deliveries of parts to customers to worrying lengths, according...

AMPI expects to swing to profits in 3Q10

Jun 29, 14:14

Advanced Microelectronic Products (AMPI) may continue to raise its foundry quotes in the third quarter, as demand for MOSFETs and analog chips remains strong, according to the company...

Power semiconductor market plummets in 2009, says IMS Research

Jun 9, 11:51

The power semiconductor market declined 24% to US$10.1 billion in 2009, with the power module and discrete segments down 26% and 24%, respectively, from a year earlier, according...

Prices of semiconductor components to be raised again in 2Q10, says IC channels

Apr 14, 11:26

The tight supply of most semiconductor components in the channels, including power management (PWM) ICs, MOSFETs and DRAM, will continue with no relief in sight since foundries are...

MOSFET supply falling short

Jan 18, 15:45

Supply of MOSFETs is falling short of strong market demand as a result of foundry partners' tight capacity, even at their 5-inch and 6-inch fabs, according to industry sources. Taiwan-based...

IC designers AAT, APEC and ILI to benefit from Innolux-CMO merger

Newswatch - Nov 25, 16:41

Taiwan-based IC design houses Advanced Analog Technology (AAT), Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) and ILI Technology are expected to see increased orders from Innolux...

Silterra enters power MOSFET market with South Sea Semiconductor

May 15, 16:51

Malaysian-based wafer foundry Silterra Malaysia and Hong Kong-based South Sea Semiconductor have announced the successful completion of the joint development of V-Tr FET technology...

ASE buys AMPI shares, targeting orders for MOSFET and PWM IC

Newswatch - Apr 22, 15:41

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has subscribed to new shares issued by Advanced Microelectronic Products (AMPI) through a private placement, investing NT$94.5 million (US$2.79...

IC distributor Koryo expected to see 40% revenue growth in 2Q09

Apr 21, 16:44

Taiwan-based IC distributor Koryo Electronics is expected to see revenues grow over 40% in the second quarter amid shipments of MOSFETs and keyboard controller ICs for notebooks,...

Opto, sensor and discrete ICs will reach new record levels in 2010-2011, says IC Insights

Mar 26, 14:58

Despite the disastrous final months of 2008, semiconductor sales of optoelectronics, MEMS-based accelerometers, CMOS image sensors, power transistors, and overall discrete devices...

MOSFET suppliers APEC and Niko forecast growth for 1Q09

Mar 20, 12:07

Taiwan-based MOSFET suppliers Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) and Niko Semiconductor estimate their first-quarter revenues will grow 10-15% sequentially thanks to increasing...

Power semiconductor discrete and module revenues to drop US$2 billion in 2009, says IMS Research

Mar 16, 11:28

Power semiconductor discrete and module revenues are forecast to drop by almost US$2 billion in 2009. Power MOSFETs and protected MOSFETs are projected to see the highest percentage...

Power semiconductor discrete and module revenues to fall 9% in 2009, says IMS Research

Dec 19, 09:56

Power semiconductor discrete and module revenues are forecast to shrink by over US$1 billion in 2009 with power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) anticipated...