Strong sales of Samsung LTE handsets buoy revenues at RF chip partners

Oct 26, 12:24

Sales of Samsung Electronics' LTE smartphones have been strong, buoying revenues at RF IC suppliers, including Silicon Motion Technology, Skyworks, Anadigics and RFMD, according to...

MediaTek assures steady RF chip shipments in 3Q12

Jul 23, 15:38

MediaTek has stated that it has secured enough production capacity for RF chips and that shipments of the chips will not be jeopardized in the third quarter of 2012.

Tong Hsing 2Q11 profits meet guidance; expects flat growth in 3Q

Aug 11, 14:32

Ceramic substrate supplier Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has posted net profits of NT$214 million (US$7.37 million) for the second quarter of 2011, which met with the company's...

Tong Hsing sees flat growth in 2Q11 revenues

May 5, 01:05

Taiwan's Tong Hsing Electronic Industries now expects second-quarter revenues to stay flat sequentially, compared with its previous estimate of sequential growth through the last...

Elonics opens new Asia technical support center

Mar 2, 10:58

CMOS RF tuner company Elonics has announced the opening of a new Asia technical support center, located close to the Neihu Technology Park in Taiwan.

IC testing firm Sigurd revises 2010 capex, to expand capacity

Jun 22, 16:54

Sigurd Microelectronics has budgeted NT$2.94 billion (US$92 million) in capex to boost its production capacity in 2010, chairman Sidney Huang said during the company's recent shareholders...

Backend firm UTAC sees strong DDR3 demand; 2010 capex to rise

Dec 14, 13:22

Faced with the transition from DDR2 to DDR3, memory packaging and testing house United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has seen growing demand for the next dominant DRAM technology,...

Passive component maker Mag.Layers 3Q09 pre-tax profits up 82% on year

Newswatch - Oct 26, 15:18

Taiwan-based Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, which focuses on niche high-frequency telecommunication components for both the handset and notebook segments, has posted pre-tax profits...

IC testing house Sigurd signs new customer; EPS to grow in 2010

Sep 29, 16:13

Sigurd Microelectronics has obtained orders for testing ICs used in consumer electronics, handsets and PCs from a US-based IDM, becoming the vendor's sole testing partner in Taiwan,...

Military spending and GaN adoption driving RF power semiconductor markets, says ABI Research

Sep 9, 11:50

Although spending on RF power semiconductors in wireless infrastructure markets has continued to stagnate, other markets - notably the military - are seeing increased activity. Also,...

Passive component makers Mag.Layers, Ralec post record revenues for August

Sep 8, 16:54

Passive components makers Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and Ralec Electronic have both announced record revenues for August. Mag.Layers saw consolidated revenues grow 12.1% sequentially...

Sigurd raises 2009 capex on demand for logic and RF chips

Sep 3, 14:51

Sigurd Microelectronics has announced its decision to revise its capex for 2009 to NT$500-600 million (US$15-18 million), up from its original budget of NT$200 million. The Taiwan-based...

Trend or blip? IC ASPs rebound across several product segments, according to IC Insights

Mar 13, 17:03

IC Insights recently reviewed January ASPs for several IC product categories and compared them to prices in December 2008 and over the past two years.