Last update: Thursday 11 April 2013 [88 news items]
Richtek, GMT post mixed results for 1Q13
Newswatch - Apr 11, 11:44
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology has announced its first-quarter 2013 revenues met the low-end target of its guidance, while fellow company Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT)...
IC design house Richtek posts revenue gains in January
Newswatch - Feb 18, 12:11
IC design house Richtek Technology saw its consolidated revenues gain 6.9% sequentially and 7.1% on year to NT$906 million (US$30.45 million) in January 2013, according to company...
Richtek, GMT expect orders to pick up in March
Feb 8, 11:49
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect their sales to start picking up late in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to demand for their...
LED driver IC vendors to see booming shipments in 2013
Jan 22, 14:02
Taiwan-based LED driver IC suppliers Richtek Technology, Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics are expected to see shipments boom in 2013 on anticipated growth in LED demand for backlight...
Richtek eyeing 5% sequential sales growth in 1Q13
Jan 16, 21:40
Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology reportedly aims to ramp up its revenues by 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 given a low base in the previous quarter as well as increasing...
Elan reports strong sales for October
Nov 6, 14:04
Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues grow 0.8% sequentially and 75% on year to a record high of NT$724 million (US$24.75 million) in October.
Richtek looks to flat performance in 4Q12
Newswatch - Nov 2, 15:40
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to reach NT$2.6-2.9 billion (US$88.77-99 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to NT$2.93 billion recorded...
Richtek expects revenues to decline 4% or grow up to 6% in 3Q12
Aug 9, 01:35
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to fluctuate in a range of a 4% decline to a 6% growth in the third quarter of 2012, according to company vice president...
Richtek, GMT March revenues to rise
Mar 16, 01:05
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are expected to see their March revenues rise substantially on month, thanks to brisk orders and sufficient...
Richtek, GMT expect sales growth in 1Q12
Feb 13, 16:33
Major Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales growth in the first quarter of 2012, bucking...
Richtek, GMT to see drops in 4Q11 revenues
Nov 11, 15:40
Analog IC design firms Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales decreases in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to sluggish PC and...
MStar, ALi September revenues up; Novatek, Richtek revenues down
Oct 7, 13:39
IC design houses MStar Semiconductor and ALi have reported strong sales for September as fellow companies Novatek Microelectronics and Richtek Technology have suffered a sequential...
Himax, Richtek see slow growth in 3Q11
Aug 11, 01:05
LCD driver IC design firm Himax Technologies and Richtek Technology, an analog IC designer, both expect their sales performance to come below seasonal patterns in the third quarter...
Most IC design houses post sequential drops in June revenues
Jul 8, 14:13
While MediaTek, Global Unichip and Faraday Technology have managed to reach their low-end revenue targets for June, fellow IC design houses including Global Mixed-mode Technology...
Richtek to deal out handsome dividends for 2010
Newswatch - Apr 29, 14:50
Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology plans to deal out cash dividends of NT$10 (US$0.35) for 2010 based on an EPS of NT$14.6 recorded in the year, according to a company filing with...
IC vendors Richtek and Anpec see business as usual despite lowered Acer 1Q11 guidance
Mar 29, 11:47
PC IC vendor Richtek Technology has stated that its guidance for the first quarter 2011 will remain unchanged even though Acer has lowered its revenue forecast for the quarter.
Richtek dismisses acquisition rumors
Stockwatch - Mar 24, 01:55
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology has dismissed a recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating it is looking to acquire Capella Microsystems,...
Jan 26, 01:45
With the imminent entry of Texas Instrument's (TI) 12-inch analog IC process, Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have looked to transition to 8-inch wafers since the second half...
Richtek expects 5-10% revenue growth for 1Q11
Jan 4, 11:27
Richtek Technology expects revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to increase 5-10% sequentially on its aggressive efforts in the handset, LED backlight and consumer electronics sectors,...
Analog IC design house Richtek looks to on-quarter revenue decline in 4Q10
Nov 15, 10:31
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to drop 13-22% sequentially to NT$2.5-2.8 billion (US$82.74-92.67 million) in the fourth quarter due to seasonal fact...
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...
Richtek looks to sequential revenue growth in 3Q10
Aug 11, 13:54
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its third-quarter revenues to reach NT$3.2-3.5 billion (US$100.72-110.17 million), representing an increase of 2.5-12% sequentially...
Analog IC design house uPI 2010 revenues to grow over 46%
Newswatch - Jul 26, 15:20
Analog IC design house uPI Semiconductor, an affiliate of Powerchip Technology, expects its revenues to reach NT$2.3-2.5 billion (US$71.7-77.9 million) in 2010, up more than 46% from...
Richtek claims victory in patent lawsuit against uPI Semiconductor
Newswatch - Jul 23, 11:13
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology claims that it has won a patent lawsuit against rival uPI Semiconductor which recently applied for a consent order from the US International...
Richtek and Advanced Analog report strong revenue growth for June
Jul 7, 15:45
Analog IC design houses Richtek Technology and Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) have both reported strong revenue growth for June, indicating demand for analog ICs remains strong...
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...
MediaTek, Richtek revenues fall short of expectations in May
Jun 8, 12:05
First-tier Taiwan-based IC design houses MediaTek and Richtek Technology both posted lower-than-expected revenues for May in part due to seasonal factors, according to industry sou...
Richtek licenses Virage Logic NVM IP for advanced analog and power management products
May 27, 16:08
Virage Logic has announced that Taiwan-based Richtek Technology, a leading Asia-based power management IC provider, has taken a license for Virage Logic's AEON MTP (multi-time programmable)...
IC design houses to set monthly revenue records in May 2010
May 26, 14:08
Taiwan-based IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Alpha Microelectronics, Richtek Technology, Ralink Technology, Macroblock and Global Mix-mode Technology are expected...
Richtek looks to 7-18% sequential revenue growth in 2Q10
May 7, 14:59
IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to grow 7-18% sequentially to NT$2.9-3.2 billion (US$92.08-101.6 million) in the second quarter of 2010, according to company...
Richtek posts EPS NT$3.69 for 1Q10
Newswatch - Apr 29, 15:21
Analog IC designer Richtek Technology has posted net profits of NT$525.32 million (US$16.69 million), or NT$3.69 per share, for the first quarter of 2010, according to a company filing...
Chimei Innolux to shake up LCD panel IC sector
Mar 15, 16:52
The birth of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) is expected to shake up the LCD panel-related IC design sector, according to industry sources.
Analog IC design houses look to strong revenue gains in March
Mar 12, 14:23
Most Taiwan-based analog IC design houses expect their revenues to post a sequential gain of more than 20% in March due to strong demand from notebook and OEM/ODM handset makers,...
Richtek extends delivery lead time for analog ICs
Feb 5, 15:10
Taiwan-based IC design house Richtek Technology has recently extended the delivery lead time for its analog ICs due to an influx of short lead-time orders as well as tight capacity...
Notebook IC houses revise upward revenue projections for 1Q10
Jan 21, 11:44
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Richtek Technology, Anpec Electronics, Ene Technology and Integrated Technology Express (ITE), have recently...

JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Displays | 23min ago
MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
Bits + chips | 28min ago
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 1h 13min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 1h 28min ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 1h 51min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 2h 4min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 2h 8min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 3h 8min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 3h 48min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 3h 50min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 4h 50min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 5h 5min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
















