Faraday sees profits up nearly 9% sequentially in 2Q10

Aug 2, 14:49

Faraday Technology, an ASIC vendor, has posted net profits of NT$265 million (US$8.28 million) for the second quarter of 2010, increasing 8.9% from the previous quarter. Second-quarter...

AMD to integrate USB 3.0 support in upcoming chipsets; to launch more CPUs in 2H10

Jul 27, 14:48

AMD is currently in talks with Renesas Electronics, which was merged with Japan-based NEC, about the licensing of USB 3.0 technology, and is considering integrating USB 3.0 support...

NEC to cut USB 3.0 chip prices in 4Q10

Jul 23, 12:25

To counter competition from Taiwan-based USB 3.0 chipmakers, Japan-based chipmaker NEC reportedly plans to significantly cut prices for its first- and second-generation USB 3.0 chips...

USB controller chip vendors looking to recruit talent from memory sector

Jun 14, 15:27

Taiwan-based USB controller design houses are recruiting talent from the memory chip sector as they are gearing up efforts to compete for orders in the growing USB 3.0 controller...

Etron sampling USB 3.0 host controllers

Jun 1, 14:11

Specialty DRAM chip vendor Etron Technology has said it is sampling an in-house developed USB 3.0 host controller for design-in at major motherboard makers with mass shipments slated...

Faraday and Innostor jointly launch USB 3.0 flash disk single-chip controller

May 28, 12:00

IC design houses Faraday Technology and Innostor Technology have jointly unveiled a USB 3.0 flash disk single-chip solution for storage applications, according to the companies.

Computex: Innostor to unveil USB 3.0-SATA II controller chips

May 21, 12:34

IC design house Innostor Technology will unveil USB 3.0-SATA II controller chips at Computex 2010, with plans to begin volume production in June, according to the company.

Fresco USB 3.0 host controller secures USB-IF certification, says Faraday

May 21, 12:10

Faraday Technology has announced that the USB 3.0 host controller of its customer, Fresco Logic, has passed USB-IF certification and obtained the xHCI controller logo. This controller,...

Inductor maker King Core posts pre-tax EPS of NT$0.62 for Jan-Apr period

May 20, 11:14

Inductor maker King Core Electronics has reported an EPS of NT$0.62 before taxes for the first four months of 2010. Thanks to clear order visibility, the company also expects its...

USB 3.0 chip shipments to boost Genesys and Alcor Micro 2Q10 revenues

May 18, 11:40

IC design houses Genesys Logic and Alcor Micro are expected to see their revenues grow over 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010 buoyed by increasing shipments of USB 3.0...

Asustek announces notebook lineup for 2H10

May 14, 17:12

Asustek Computer, on May 13, announced its notebook product lineup for the second half of 2010, including the U-Bamboo and NX/N/U series.

USB 3.0 driver chip shipments to reach 25 million units

May 7, 16:34

USB 3.0 driver chip shipments are expected to reach 25 million units worldwide, with 20 million units used in motherboards and others in notebook products, according to industry so...

ASMedia seeks USB 3.0 chip orders with aggressive quotes

Apr 21, 16:49

ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, is aggressively seeking USB 3.0 chip orders from motherboard makers and is said to be offering prices below US$3 per unit to...

VIA and SiS see revenues up over 40% sequentially in March

Apr 7, 17:12

VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated System (SiS) have both announced on-month increasing of over 40% in their March 2010 revenues.

Gigabyte and Asustek aim for strong USB 3.0 product shipments in 2010

Apr 2, 15:48

Gigabyte Technology vice president of motherboard business Henry Kao, at the recent USB-IF forum, pointed out that the company expects to ship a total of five million USB 3.0 motherboards...

IC distributor Aeco upbeat about USB 3.0 controllers

Mar 30, 16:00

Demand for USB 3.0 controllers is expected to increase significantly in the fourth quarter of 2010 before bracing for a robust growth in 2011, according to YK Chu, president of Aeco...

Asustek, Gigabyte plan to put USB 3.0 in cheaper motherboards, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 29, 16:21

Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology are considering adding USB 3.0 technology into their mid-range and entry-level motherboards, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily...

Host controller vendors eyeing USB 3.0 market in 2010

Mar 29, 15:29

USB controller design houses including ASMedia Technology, JMicron Technology and VIA Labs are all eyeing the growing USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 controller solution market in 2010. The...

Asustek to adopt USB 3.0 in PC product lines

Mar 25, 15:50

Asustek Computer has announced that the company will add USB 3.0 support in its PC product lines including mainstream notebook, Eee PC and Eee Box.

Intel USB 3.0 controller expected to speed up transition of the technology

Mar 23, 15:37

As Intel reportedly plans to launch a standalone USB 3.0 controller in 2010, sources from motherboard makers believe the transition from USB 2.0 to 3.0 will speed up.

Asustek aiming to ship 20 million notebooks in 2010

Feb 4, 13:53

Asustek Computer is aiming for annual notebook shipments of 20 million units in 2010, surpassing Toshiba and Lenovo to become the fifth largest vendor worldwide, according to Shien-yueh...

Genesys denies it's sampling USB 3.0 controllers at Apple

Feb 3, 14:18

Genesys Logic has begun sampling USB 3.0 device controllers for a client and sources within the industry believe the client is Apple. However, Genesys has denied the sources' claim...

Faraday expects 20-30% growth in 2010

Feb 1, 14:57

Faraday Technology expects too see a double-digit revenue growth in the first quarter and 20-30% growth in 2010, according to the company.

MSI introduces USB 3.0 motherboard and new ultra-thin notebook

Jan 19, 16:35

Micro-Star International (MSI) has announced its USB 3.0-ready motherboard, the P55-GD85.

Asustek aims to ship 25 million motherboards in 2010

Jan 18, 15:21

Asustek Computer expects to ship 25 million motherboards in 2010, up 20% from 21 million units in 2009, according to Chewei Lin, vice president of Asustek open platform business.

Memory controller maker JMicron eyes 100 million in 2010 shipments

Jan 13, 16:29

JMicron Technology expects its overall controller IC shipments to surpass 100 million units in 2010, from around 70 million shipped in 2009. The memory controller IC specialist said...

Gigabyte announces revenue growth in December 2009; aggressively pushing USB 3.0

Jan 8, 14:58

First-tier motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology has announced December 2009 revenues of NT$3.55 billion (US$111.41 million), up 2.58% on month and 60.96% on year. Full-year revenues...

VIA launches USB 3.0 hub controller

Jan 5, 16:31

VIA Technologies has unveiled the VIA VL810 SuperSpeed Hub Controller, the industry's first integrated single chip solution to support the higher transfer rates of the new USB 3.0...