Sunplus, Sonix see November 2009 revenues down on month, up on year

Dec 8, 15:30

Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses Sunplus Technology and Sonix Technology saw November 2009 revenues of NT$825 million (US$25.5 million) and NT$303.5 million, representing drops...

Sonix to ship webcam ICs to Japan-based notebook vendor

Dec 7, 12:08

IC designer Sonix Technology's notebook webcam IC has entered the supply chain of a Japan-based notebook vendor, who used to mainly adopt chips provided from companies in Japan, with...

Taiwan IC designers see toy IC demand recovery

Newswatch - Dec 1, 14:03

Taiwan-based toy IC designers are seeing better-than-expected market demand from the US for the 2009 holiday season and expect the toy market to recover, according to the companies...

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...

Sunplus, ALi post high revenues in October among consumer IC designers

Nov 9, 17:05

IC design houses Sunplus Technology and ALi have both reported high revenues for October 2009 thanks to strong set-top box (STB) IC demand in Europe and emerging markets.

Sonix developing 32-bit multimedia MCU

Oct 26, 16:44

Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology has recently licensed ARM's IP for 32-bit microcontroller units (MCU), and expects to roll out new ARM-based products in the second half...

Sonix to sample optical touch solutions for Windows 7 targeting all-in-one PCs

Newswatch - Sep 16, 15:05

Sonix is scheduled to sample optical touch solutions for Windows 7 certification in the fourth quarter of 2009, initially targeting the all-in-one PC market, according to the IC design...

Sonix to sample optical touch solutions in 4Q09

Sep 4, 16:14

IC design house Sonix Technology plans to sample a new optical touch solution, which integrates in-house DSP and CMOS sensors, in the fourth quarter, according to the company. Sonix...

Sonix, ALi report outstanding 1H09 profit performance

Sep 1, 12:28

IC design houses Sonix Technology and ALi have released first-half 2009 financial reports, recording earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.78 (US$0.05) and NT$1.24, respectively, to become...

Photomask supplier PSMC seeing growing demand from UMC

Aug 31, 11:42

Taiwan-based photomask supplier Photronics Semiconductor Mask Corporation (PSMC) has seen increased mask orders for mature processes from United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC),...

Notebook related IC designers see bright 2H09 outlook

Aug 26, 16:53

Taiwan notebook related IC design houses all have seen orders from notebook makers increase and are expected to enjoy growth through the fourth quarter, according to market sources...

Sonix may enter supply chains of Apple and Sony

Aug 24, 14:17

IC designer Sonix Technology is likely to enter the supply chains of Apple and Sony by the end of 2009 with its notebook webcam chips, according to sources at the company.

MCU designer Holtek revenues up in July, upbeat about 3Q09

Aug 11, 16:00

Microcontroller unit (MCU) designer Holtek Semiconductor has announced revenues for July 2009 increased 2.4% to NT$309 million (US$9.42 million), ending a run of on-year drops thanks...

Richtek to stir up CIS controller IC market

Aug 7, 11:04

Richtek Technology is in talks with camera module makers worldwide for orders of its CMOS image sensor (CIS) controller ICs and is expected to grab market share from Sonix Technology...

Consumer IC revenues to grow by double-digits in 3Q09 due to seasonality

Newswatch - Jul 27, 15:58

Taiwan consumer IC designers are expected to see double-digit growths in the third quarter thanks to year-end holiday demand for set-top boxes (STBs), games consoles, desktops and...

Consumer IC designers look to strong revenue growth for July

Jul 16, 15:26

Most Taiwan-based consumer IC designers are expected to see July 2009 revenues increase significantly from June due to an improvement in order visibility amid peak season effects,...

Consumer IC designers see sales jump in 2Q09

Jul 8, 13:29

Taiwan-based consumer IC designers saw second-quarter revenues increase significantly and market watchers expect them to continue to enjoy revenue growth in the third quarter.

Toy IC orders to peak in August, say Taiwan designers

Jun 30, 15:06

Orders for toy ICs are on the rise and order volumes are expected to peak in August as usual, according to Taiwan consumer IC design houses. However, the total order volume may decrease...

Consumer IC designers have low visibility for 3Q09

Jun 19, 17:10

Taiwan consumer IC designers are conservative about third-quarter outlook because order visibility remains weak.

Sonix to volume produce touchscreen solutions in 4Q09

Jun 5, 15:45

Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology has said its optical touchscreen solutions are expected to be available for volume production in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Taiwan consumer IC designer Sonix expected to see much improved 2Q09

May 26, 15:13

Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology is estimated to generate revenues of NT$978 million (US$29.6 million), net profit of NT$161 million and gross margin of 40.39% for the second...

Consumer IC designers see strong revenue growth in April

May 11, 16:04

IC designer ALi saw April revenues increase 60%, driven by set-top box (STB) demand from the digital switch, particularly in Europe. Other consumer IC designers, such as Sunplus Technology,...

Elan and Sonix developing optical touchscreen solutions

Newswatch - May 8, 15:56

Taiwan-based IC designers Elan Microelectronics and Sonix Technology are developing optical touchscreen solutions, according to the industry sources. Their fellow CMOS sensor supplier...

Taiwan IC designers April revenues expected to soar

Apr 24, 17:01

Revenues at IC design houses MediaTek, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Realtek Semiconductor and Elan Microelectronics are expected to reach record highs in April due to increasing...

IC designer Sonix says no merger with Pixart

Newswatch - Apr 20, 14:11

Sonix Technology has denied rumors saying that it may work with Quanta Computer or merge with Pixart Imaging for entering the touch screen market.

Sonix notebook webcam chip order visibility extends to May

Apr 13, 12:11

IC designer Sonix Technology's order visibility of notebook webcam chips has extended to May, having recently added Samsung Electronics to its client list and received more orders...

Consumer IC designers see March revenues grow by double-digits

Apr 8, 15:39

Consumer IC design houses Holtek Semiconductor, Sunplus Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor all enjoyed double-digit sequential growth in March revenues, while seeing demand warm...

IC designer Sonix sees 42% revenue growth in March

Apr 6, 11:20

Sonix Technology has reported better-than-expected revenues of NT$282 million (US$8.5 million) for March, up 42% on month amid strong notebook webcam shipments. Revenues for the first...

Consumer IC designers Sonix, Holtek to pay dividends for 2008; Weltrend, Sunplus shareholders to get none

Newswatch - Mar 31, 11:03

Consumer IC design houses Sonix Technology and Holtek Semiconductor have reported net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$4.43 (US$0.13) and that of NT$2.73 respectively for 2008. Sonix...

Consumer IC sales to see double-digit growth in March

Mar 23, 16:19

Consumer IC designers Weltrend Semiconductor, Sonix Technology, Holtek Semiconductor and Prescope Technologies will see double-digit revenue growth in March because of rush orders,...

IC designer Sonix to see 50% sales growth in 2Q09 amid shipments of multimedia and consumer ICs

Newswatch - Mar 13, 11:03

Investors expect second-quarter sales at Sonix Technology to increase 50% sequentially as the notebook market is recovering. Shipments of Sonix' multimedia ICs, including PC webcam...

Consumer IC makers post significant February results

Mar 9, 17:10

Consumer IC designers Sonix Technology, Sunplus Technology, Holtek Semiconductor and Prescope Technologies all saw significant sales growth in February due to rush orders.