Qualcomm launches 5.7-inch Mirasol color display

Apr 9, 16:00

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies has launched a 5.7-inch XGA color Mirasol display, and expects the product to start volume production in 2010 at the 4.5G production plant in Longtan,...

Handset solution vendors poised for strong sales on high demand in mature and emerging markets

Apr 6, 14:17

Global handset solution vendors are poised for strong sales in the second quarter as well as the second half of 2010 due to a surge of the replacement purchases of mid-range to high-end...

HTC expects to extend its advantages in 3G to 4G; to unveil HTC Smart in Taipei soon

Newswatch - Mar 23, 10:46

HTC, while having made much investment in 4G technology, expects to capitalize on its existing advantages in the global 3G mobile telecom market to become a leader as well when the...

Global sales of built-in 3G modules to exceed plug-type data cards in three years, say sources

Newswatch - Mar 19, 10:31

Global sales of built-in 3G modules are expected to grow by an annual rate of over 30% in the next three years with their sales volume to surpass those of plug-type 3G data cards...

Kinsus share price tumbles as Qualcomm lowers revenue forecast for fiscal 2010

Jan 29, 16:14

Shares of Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology fell the 7% daily limit to close at NT$80 (US$2.49) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on January 28 after...

Qualcomm, TSMC extend collaboration to 28nm

Jan 11, 10:21

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on January 8 announced its partnership with Qualcomm has been extended from 65nm and 45nm technologies to 28nm, only a day after...

GPS chip vendors eyeing integrated platforms or portable mobile device segments, say Taiwan makers

Dec 9, 14:20

Global and Taiwan-based providers of GPS chipset solutions vendors, which are facing increasing price competition in the GPS PND segment, are either shifting their focus to the development...

TSMC and UMC to see slow 1Q10 on seasonal downturn

Dec 8, 15:15

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to see their wafer starts and revenues drop sequentially in the first...

Qualcomm pressured in high-end handset chip market

Nov 30, 16:53

Qualcomm has raised its concern about market share in the high-end handset segment due to fiercer competition. The chipmaker is in talks with Apple for interest in future cooperation,...

Samsung and MediaTek shine amid chip market decline in 2009, says iSuppli

Nov 24, 14:40

Although the global semiconductor industry has had little to cheer about in 2009 with revenues dropping by 12.4% and only two of the top-20 suppliers achieving growth for the year,...

MediaTek-Qualcomm patent arrangement to help China vendors enter global handset market

Nov 23, 14:09

MediaTek's patent arrangement with Qualcomm is expected to help China's first-tier handset vendors enter the global handset market while gradually eliminating the nation's gray handset...

MediaTek and Qualcomm enter into patent arrangement

Nov 20, 10:13

Qualcomm and MediaTek announced on November 20 that they have entered into a broad arrangement under each company's patent portfolios, including CDMA and WCDMA essential patents,...

HTC to delay Qualcomm Brew MP handsets to early 2010, say sources

Nov 17, 13:32

HTC (High Tech Computer) will delay the launch of its Qualcomm Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP)-based high-end feature handsets to early 2010 instead of the fourth quarter of 2009 as...

Taiwan market: Toshiba launches Snapdragon-based TG01 smartphone

Nov 13, 12:19

Toshiba has launched its Qualcomm Snapdragon-based smartphone, the TG01, in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$20,900 (US$647).

Top-20 chip suppliers 3Q09 revenues up 19% sequentially, says IC Insights

Nov 9, 11:35

Global top-20 semiconductor companies, in total, registered a sales growth of 19% sequentially in the third quarter of 2009, according to IC Insights. This followed an on-quarter...

FIH to consolidate handset R&D units within Foxconn Group

Oct 29, 14:38

Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) plans to consolidate a total of eight handset R&D units belonging to member companies within the Foxconn Group, including Foxconn Electronics,...

UMC snatches 65nm chip orders from TSMC customers, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 27, 12:16

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) recently offered foundry quotes of around US$4,500 per wafer for 65nm process, 10% lower than those from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Taiwan government to release two mobile TV licenses in 2010, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 19, 11:31

Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has completed a draft proposal for the release of two national mobile TV operating licenses in Taiwan in 2010, according...

Acer unveils 1GHz Snapdragon-based smartphone supporting Android 1.6 OS

Newswatch - Oct 15, 14:33

Acer has unveiled its new smartphone, the Liquid, which is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 1GHz processor and runs on Android 1.6.

Kinsus to see revenues grow 15-20% sequentially in 3Q09

Sep 10, 16:28

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 15-20% sequentially in the third quarter, higher than the 15% increase projected...

Smartphones to account for 17% of handset market in 2009, says TSR

Sep 2, 10:49

Global smartphone shipments in 2009 will reach 183.6 million units, accounting for 17% of the total mobile handset markets, according to Techno Systems Research (TSR). While overall...

Qualcomm hit with restraining order in Germany for use of Smartbook name

Sep 1, 12:29

Qualcomm has been hit with a restraining order in Germany for using the product name "Smartbook." Smartbook AG obtained the restraining order in the Cologne District Court...

Qualcomm, MediaTek, TSMC to enjoy strong China 3G demand in 2010

Aug 28, 11:48

Qualcomm, MediaTek and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are expected to be the biggest beneficiaries of China's 3G market in 2010. 3G handset sales in China are likely...

Kinsus FC CSP substrate utilization rate up on orders from Qualcomm

Aug 18, 14:37

Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has seen its capacity utilization for flip-chip chip scale packaging (FC CSP) substrates rise to more than 80% and the...

Inventory levels healthy at major chip suppliers, says iSuppli

Aug 4, 08:47

Most major global semiconductor suppliers that have reported second-quarter results are currently holding lean levels of chip inventory, putting them in a strong competitive position...

Qualcomm-Verizon Brew cooperation may benefit Taiwan handset and module makers

Jul 30, 13:22

Cooperation between Qualcomm and Verizon Wireless to promote the Open Brew platform and form a joint venture to promote M2M services may bring in more contract business for Taiwan-based...

Handset chipset solution providers seeing short lead-time orders again

Newswatch - Jul 23, 12:05

Most handset chipset solution providers around the globe are experiencing a new wave of short lead-time orders as branded handset players anticipate a 30% sequential growth in the...

HTC to offer Qualcomm BMP-based handsets, hike adoption of Android

Jul 22, 11:20

Taiwan-based High Computer Tech (HTC) will launch a high-profile 3G handset based on Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform (BMP) in September or October targeting the consumer segment,...