Taiwan government launches program to strengthen MEMS supply chain

Jun 29, 16:52

Taiwan's Science Park Administration has proposed a program, the SoC Innovative Product Partnership (SIPP), inviting players from the local CMOS and MEMS sectors to team up with the...

Socle adopts Platform Core Compiler to accelerate customer SoC design

Jun 17, 10:52

SoC design service provider Socle Technology has announced to adopt Socle SoC Platform Core Compiler, an automation platform core generation and verification environment, as a tool...

ITE introduces mobile DVB-T SoC

Jun 8, 16:31

Taiwan IC designer Integrated Technology Express (ITE) has announced a DVB-T single chip SoC, the AT9058M, enabling a low-power, and small-footprint solution for DVB-T feature phone,...

Socle partners with Catena, CoreSonic to drive wireless SoC platform in 65nm

Jun 1, 14:09

Socle Technology has announced its partnership with Catena and CoreSonic to develop a comprehensive design platform on Chartered Semiconductor's 65nm process with integrable wireless...

China market: MIPS licenses IP to Mavrix and Haier

Apr 30, 10:18

MIPS Technologies has announced that Mavrix Technology, a fabless semiconductor company developing complete SoC solutions for the emerging mobile digital TV and portable multimedia...

PSC expects Renesas-NEC merger to bring more cooperation for subsidiaries

Apr 29, 12:20

Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), has said that he believes the merger of Renesas Technology and NEC Electronics will generate larger cooperation...

Netbooks and 3G handsets seen as growth driver for foundry sector in 3Q09

Apr 15, 15:37

Orders from the netbook and 3G handset segments will help drive foundry growth for the third quarter of 2009, sources at semiconductor makers have commented. The sector already hit...

IC design house Pixart 1Q09 revenues down 29%

Newswatch - Apr 8, 14:14

CMOS sensor supplier Pixart Imaging generated unaudited revenues of NT$725 million (US$21.4 million) in the first quarter of 2009, down 29.6% from the previous quarter. However, the...

Southeast Asia MCU market set to grow steadily, says Frost & Sullivan

Apr 6, 16:29

The popular perception that the microcontroller unit (MCU) that offers the fastest clock speed at the most advanced process node is the future of the Southeast Asian microcontroller...

ALi to see up to 30% revenue growth in 2Q09 thanks to recovering STB demand

Mar 27, 16:23

Market watchers expect IC designer ALi to see 17% revenue growth in March and 20-30% growth in the second quarter because demand for set-top boxes (STBs) in China has recovered, and...

CE makers adopt Intel platform for multimedia products

Mar 26, 15:23

Intel's consumer electronics SoC – Intel Media Processor CE 3100 – has been adopted by several China-based makers for multimedia products, according to industry sources...

ARM stepping up cooperation with Taiwan IC design houses

Mar 6, 16:29

IP vendor ARM is stepping up its cooperation with Taiwan IC design service providers, including Global Unichip, Socle Technology and Faraday Technology, in order to get better access...

Is Intel tie-up with TSMC smoke and mirrors to offload low-end manufacturing? asks The Information Network

Mar 4, 16:48

On March 2, Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced they had reached an agreement to collaborate on technology platform, IP infrastructure, and system-on-chip...

Intel and TSMC to collaborate on Atom

Mar 3, 10:26

Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on addressing technology platform, intellectual property...

Broadcom combo chip solution integrates Bluetooth, GPS and FM radios

Feb 11, 11:20

Broadcom has extends its combo chip portfolio with an integrated GPS, Bluetooth and FM radio solution that delivers location based services (LBS) and multimedia in a single-chip de...

Socle's alliance with ARM to shake up SoC industry

Nov 21, 01:00

ARM and Socle Technology, a subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, have released details of their cooperation plans which will see Socle gain licenses...

MegaChips and Silicon Motion claim smallest ISDB-T mobile TV tuner-demodulator SoC

Oct 15, 17:08

Silicon Motion Technology and MegaChips have jointly developed what they claim to be the world's smallest and lowest power consumption ISDB-T mobile TV tuner-demodulator SoC.

Chartered Semiconductor seeks to establish cooperation alliances with IC design houses

Sep 30, 16:32

While seeking technological advancement by joining the IBM-led Common Platform technology alliance, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is also pushing the establishment of design...

ARM and IBM alliance to collaborate on SoC design for 32nm and 28nm

Sep 30, 10:20

IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics and ARM have announced they will develop a comprehensive 32nm Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs) design platform based on high-k...

DesignArt Networks claims SoC to deliver sub-US$100 femtocells

Sep 24, 17:15

DesignArt Networks (DAN), a fabless semiconductor company, has unveiled its DAN2200 WiMAX femtocell SoC, which the company claims is the industry's only complete single-chip femtocell...

Gateway Silicon and Socle now focusing on 65nm SoC solutions

Sep 5, 16:59

Two Taiwan-based IC-design service companies – Gateway Silicon Incorporate (GSI) and Socle Technology – are ready to offer customers IC solutions for SoC designs that...

Shrink of IC designs blurring sector segmentation

Jun 19, 16:19

As the complexity of ICs grow along with a design geometry shrink, upstream and downstream industry players are extending their presences beyond their core businesses. Executives...

Chartered said to be taking major stake in Socle

Jun 6, 11:25

Chartered Semiconductor has plans to take a major stake in Taiwan-based Socle, an IC design service company that provides system-on-chip (SoC) platform solutions and services, according...