Realtek and ALi report decline in 3Q10 sales

Nov 3, 01:45

IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor and ALi on November 2 released their third-quarter financial results. Due to inventory adjustments by customers, Realtek saw third-quarter revenues...

IC design houses brace for weak 4Q10

Oct 11, 12:08

Despite strong demand from clients in China prior to the National Day holidays, most Taiwan-based IC design houses posted lower revenues in September than those they recorded in August...

Off-season effects for IC design houses to come earlier than expected

Sep 13, 14:36

Off-season effect for Taiwan-based IC design houses in 2010 are expected to come earlier than expected as lower-than-expected back-to-school demand in the US and Europe will offset...

Networking IC design houses to post strong revenue growth in 3Q10

Aug 25, 11:17

Networking IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor, Ralink Technology and IC Plus all expect continued revenue growth in the third quarter of 2010, partly due to increasing demand...

Realtek looks to flat revenues in 3Q10

Jul 29, 13:17

Communications networking IC design house Realtek Semiconductor has outlined a conservative outlook for the third quarter, citing a higher inventory level. The company expects its...

Realtek says no comment on report speculating it will buy rival Asix

Newswatch - Jul 27, 15:20

Taiwan-based Realtek Semiconductor has declined to comment on a local report saying that the company is looking to acquire rival IC design house Asix Electronics at a price of NT$70...

IC design houses look to modest revenue growth in 3Q10

Jul 22, 14:01

Most Taiwan-based IC design houses are conservative about the business outlook for the third quarter predicting that their revenues are likely to grow in a range of 5-10% despite...

Realtek and Weltrend see sequential revenue declines in June

Jul 6, 14:35

IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor and Weltrend Semiconductor both posted a sequential decline in revenues in June 2010 as clients held back orders on concerns of rising inventory...

Second-tier IC design houses to enjoy record revenues in June

Jun 30, 14:44

While Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor and Richtek Technology will likely see revenues slip sequentially in June, smaller houses are...

WLAN chip delivery lead times shortened amid weak demand, say sources

Jun 17, 13:48

International networking chipmakers, including Broadcom and Atheros Communications, have reportedly shortened the delivery lead times for WLAN chips due to recent downward shipment...

Networking chipmaker Realtek lowers 2Q10 revenue target, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 17, 12:11

WLAN chipmaker Realtek Semiconductor has revised the outlook for its second-quarter revenues from flat to a sequential decline of 5-7% due to uncertainties over the global economy,...

Computex 2010: Broadcom, Atheros, Ralink and Realtek showcasing latest 802.11n wireless solutions for Internet TVs and STBs

Jun 3, 14:16

Broadcom and Atheros Communications as well as Taiwan-based WLAN chipmakers Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor all are showcasing their latest 802.11n wireless solutions...

WT Microelectronics looks to strong sales of DSC, LCD and STB chips in 2H10

Apr 19, 13:52

Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects its sales of DSC chips from Ambarella, LCD TV chips from Realtek Semiconductor, and STB solutions from STMicroelectronics to...

Networking IC maker Realtek expects revenues to continue growing in 2Q10

Apr 16, 14:37

Networking IC vendor Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues to continue growing in the second quarter of 2010 as orders from the motherboard and notebook segments have continued...

Broadcom reportedly tells clients WLAN chip supply may ease in May or June

Mar 29, 16:07

Broadcom reportedly has informed its downstream clients in Taiwan that the supply of its WLAN chips will ease in May or June 2010, according to industry sources.

Taiwan networking IC designers upbeat about 2010

Newswatch - Feb 23, 16:53

Realtek Semiconductor, Ralink Technology, TrendChip Technologies and IC Plus have all expressed optimism about their 2010 performance, expecting sequential revenue growth through...

Elonics and Realtek introduce low-cost multi-standard DVB-T, DAB/DAB+ and FM, TV and radio reference design

Feb 11, 16:54

RF semiconductor company Elonics and Taiwan-based networking IC design house Realtek Semiconductor have collaborated to create a multi-standard DVB-T, DAB/DAB+ and FM TV and Radio...

Realtek expects to post high revenues in January 2010

Feb 3, 15:51

Realtek Semiconductor expects its January 2010 revenues to surpass NT$2.15 billion (US$67.09 million) hitting a company record, thanks to increased adoption of 802.11n Wi-Fi chips...

IC distributor GMI expects profit growth in January 2010

Jan 26, 16:09

GMI Technology, which distributes Realtek Semiconductor networking chips and Toshiba NAND flash, estimates its January 2010 profits will grow sequentially thanks to higher NAND flash...

Six Taiwan companies ranked as top-25 fabless IC suppliers worldwide in 2009, says IC Insights

Jan 20, 16:46

Taiwan-based MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Realtek Semiconductor, MStar Semiconductor and Richtek Technology are ranked as top-25 fabless IC suppliers worldwide...

Realtek looks to growing revenues in January and 1Q10

Jan 8, 15:23

Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues to reach NT$1.8-2 billion (US$56.43-62.7 million) in January compared to NT$1.65 billion in December. Its first-quarter revenues are expected...

Realtek licenses MIPS32 Pro Series cores to develop high-performance SoCs

Jan 4, 14:46

MIPS Technologies has announced that Taiwan-based Realtek Semiconductor has licensed a range of MIPS32 Pro Series cores for broadband, networking, digital home and multimedia SoCs...

Consumer IC design houses increase wafer starts at foundries

Nov 26, 15:08

Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses, including MediaTek, Sonix Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Sunplus Technology and Realtek Semiconductor, have recently increase their wafer...

Ralink and Realtek WLAN chip market shares set to increase in 2010

Nov 5, 15:39

Taiwan-based WLAN chipmakers Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor are expected to see their market shares increase in 2010 as a number of Taiwan ODM and OEM notebook makers...

Realtek expects 20% revenue drop in 4Q09

Oct 30, 14:31

Realtek Semiconductor has estimated its fourth-quarter revenues will decline 20% to NT$5.1-5.2 billion (US$156.68-159.75 million) as the baseline of the third quarter was high, according...

Ralink, Realtek land more WLAN chip orders from first-tier notebook vendors

Oct 16, 12:40

Ralink Technology has received WLAN chip orders for Hewlett-Packard (HP) ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks, while Realtek Semiconductor has secured orders from Asustek Computer and...

Realtek, Ralink seeing increased WLAN chip orders from Taiwan-based notebook vendor

Oct 2, 15:21

Realtek Semiconductor and Ralink Technology are both likely to see their WLAN chip shipments grow in fourth-quarter 2009 thanks to a 10% increase in orders from a Taiwan-based notebook...

Realtek to supply TV chip solution to China vendor Hisense

Oct 1, 10:06

IC designer Realtek Semiconductor has announced China-based TV vendors Hisense has adopted its third-generation digital media processor (DMP) codenamed RTD1073, which provides a hardware...

Realtek to see strong 2H09 due to increasing 802.11n single chip shipments

Sep 10, 13:55

Realtek Semiconductor's third-quarter revenues are expected to grow more than 30% to NT$6.2-6.4 billion (US$189.7-195.8 million) due to strong shipment volume of 802.11n single chips,...

Ralink, Realtek increasing shipments of 802.11n chips

Aug 25, 14:42

Taiwan networking IC design houses Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor have increased their shipments of 802.11n solutions since early third-quarter 2009. Ralink is expected...

Networking IC designers expected to see strong growth in 3Q09

Aug 21, 15:15

Taiwan networking IC design house IC Plus is expected to have sequential third-quarter revenue growth of 40-50%, while Realtek Semiconductor will enjoy 20% revenue growth in the quarter,...