Consumer IC vendors look to 30% sequential sales growth in 2Q12

Jun 12, 09:38

Consumer IC vendors including Nuvoton Technology, Sonix Technology, Generalplus Technology and Holtek Semiconductor all have reported strong sales for May, and industry sources indicated...

IC design house Generalplus looks to 80% on-quarter revenue growth in 2Q12

May 18, 14:24

Generalplus Technology, a subsidiary of Sunplus technology specializing in the design of consumer ICs, is expected to see its revenues grow over 80% sequentially in the second quarter...

Sunplus subsidiary approved to list on TSE, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 29, 16:11

Generalplus Technology, a subsidiary of Sunplus technology specializing in the design of consumer-electronics-related semiconductors, has gained approval to list on the Taiwan Stock...

Consumer IC vendors look to flat performance in 3Q11

Aug 1, 15:55

Although most Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses posted strong revenue gains in the second quarter of 2011 thanks to short lead-time MCU orders amid reports of possible short...

MStar likely to be dethroned from top TV solution ranking position

May 31, 14:11

MStar Semiconductor, currently the world's largest vendor of TV chips, is expected to be dethroned from its top-ranking position due to recent advancement in sales gained by rivals...

Second-tier IC packagers lower quotes to woo orders from IC designers

Jan 20, 12:07

Second-tier IC packaging and testing companies have lowered their quotes by 5-10% on average recently in order to attract more orders from IC design houses who have been switching...

TV, STB and networking chip vendors benefiting from China triple network convergence policy

Dec 27, 14:06

Taiwan-based chipmakers for TVs, set-top boxes (STBs) and networking devices are expected to benefit from the China government's launch of its 12th five-year economic plan which has...

More Taiwan-based IC design houses set up subsidiaries in Sichuan, China

Dec 2, 14:22

Following MediaTek and Sunplus Technology, more Taiwan-based IC design houses are setting up subsidiaries in Sichuan, China to take advantage of cheaper and abundant R&D personnel...

ALi, Sunplus cautious about 3Q10

Aug 4, 14:11

ALi and Sunplus Technology, two Taiwan-based IC design houses specializing in multimedia and PC peripheral chips, have both outlined a conservative outlook for the third quarter of...

Demand for consumer ICs picking up

May 28, 11:34

Taiwan-based consumer IC vendors have seen a pickup in demand for toy related ICs recently as toy vendors have begun to build up inventories for the year-end buying season, according...

Consumer IC makers to enjoy double-digit revenue growth in 2Q10

Apr 30, 15:47

Taiwan-based consumer IC makers Sonix Technology, Elan Microelectronics, Sunplus Technology and Holtek Semiconductor are expected to register double-digit sequential growth in second-quarter...

More than 20 companies join Taiwan Blu-ray Disc Consortium

Apr 29, 01:00

More than 20 companies have joined the Taiwan Blu-ray Disc (BD) Consortium, a special interest group formed by Taiwan-based companies involved in the BD market. The consortium is...

Sunplus adopts SpringSoft Certitude for multimedia IC verification

Newswatch - Apr 13, 14:50

SpringSoft has announced that Sunplus Technology has adopted its Certitude Functional Qualification System, which enables the consumer IC design house to improve the effectiveness...

Consumer IC designers post revenues decline in February 2010

Mar 8, 16:58

Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses Sunplus Technology, Sonix Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor saw revenues decline by 30%, 12.7% and 23.8% to NT$410 million (US$12.86 million),...

Taiwan IC design houses to venture into Blu-ray chip market

Feb 12, 16:05

A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, Sunplus Technology and Novatek Microelectronics, will venture into the Blu-ray chip market in 2010, with MediaTek aiming...

Consumer IC designers ALi, Sunplus post more than 20% growth in 2009

Newswatch - Feb 5, 16:12

Consumer IC design house ALi saw revenues increase 47% on year to NT$4.72 billion (US$147.28 million) in 2009 on demand for set-top box (STB) chips, while Sunplus Technology has posted...

HT mMobile draws new strategic partner; targets China 3G handset market

Dec 23, 14:09

HT mMobile, a 30%-held affiliate of Taiwan-based Sunplus Technology, has drawn NT$100 million (US$3.09 million) worth of investment from IC distributor Asec International, according...

Sunplus and ALi to see STB chip shipments increase in 2010

Newswatch - Dec 18, 15:48

Taiwan-based set-top box (STB) chip suppliers Sunplus Technology and ALi are expected to see their shipments of STB chips increase in 2010 due to growing demand for STBs globally,...

Consumer IC design houses expect revenues to decline in December

Dec 16, 16:46

Most Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses are expected to see their revenues decline sequentially in December 2009 due to seasonality, according to industry sources.

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...

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...

ALi revenues expected to grow 5-10% in 4Q09

Nov 18, 15:11

Consumer IC design house ALi is likely to see fourth-quarter revenues increase 5-10% sequentially to NT$1.5-1.6 billion (US$46.69-49.81 million) buoyed by demand for set-top box (STB)...

Sunplus to dispose of 10,000 shares of Orise

Newswatch - Nov 13, 16:54

Sunplus Technology has announced that it will dispose of 10,000 shares that it holds in Orise Technology, at a price of no less than NT$50 (US$1.56) each. After Sunplus withdraws...

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.

Consumer IC designers expect 4Q09 revenues to slip slightly or remain unchanged

Oct 20, 14:44

Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses, including Sonix Technology, Sunplus Technology, ALi and Weltrend Semiconductor, expect revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 to drop slightly...

Sunplus to spin off Sunplus mMedia

Oct 16, 16:47

Sunplus Technology plans to transfer the webcam, digital media player, and digital picture frame product lines of its subsidiary Sunplus mMedia to its other two subsidiaries, Sunplus...

Consumer IC designers see strong revenue growth in 3Q09

Oct 12, 15:53

ALi and Sunplus Technology saw revenues in the third quarter increase 20-30% sequentially driven by strong set-top box (STB) IC demand, while microcontroller unit (MCU) makers Weltrend...

Sunplus partners with Synopsys

Sep 30, 11:34

Taiwan-based IC design house Sunplus Technology has announced Synopsys has become its primary EDA partner. Under the new multi-year agreement, Sunplus will consolidate on Synopsys'...

ALi, Sunplus expected to see strong September, 3Q09 thanks to STB IC demand

Sep 29, 14:04

Taiwan-based design houses ALi and Sunplus Technology are both expected to see sequential increases in shipments and sales of set-top box (STB) ICs in September and the third quarter,...

Sunplus to see high revenues in September with strong TV and STB IC orders

Sep 18, 16:27

Taiwan-based IC design house Sunplus Technology is expected to see revenues hit a record high in September and reach NT$2 billion (US$61.7 million) in the third quarter, up more than...

Consumer IC designers Sunplus, Holtek see mixed results in August

Sep 8, 16:41

Sunplus Technology has posted revenues of NT$747 million (US$22.7 million) for August 2009, up 15% on month and 74% on year to reach the highest level since September 2007. But Holtek...