OmniVision, Avago reportedly win significant orders for iPhone 5

Jun 7, 16:57

OmniVision has grabbed a majority of total CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders placed by Apple for the fifth-generation iPhone, market sources have claimed. Meanwhile, power amplifier...

AWSC posts flat growth in May revenues

Jun 7, 14:35

GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported revenues of NT$179 million (US$6 million) for May 2011, up 0.5% sequentially and hitting the highest since...

Win Semi May sales hit record high

Newswatch - Jun 3, 11:31

Gallium-arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$704 million (US$24.5 million) for May 2011, a record high for the second straight month.

GaAs foundries post sales growth in April

May 5, 01:35

GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have reported sequential growth in revenues for April 2011 of 15.1% and 3.4%, respectively.

GaAs foundry Win Semi preps for listing on TSE, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 28, 15:07

Win Semiconductors, a major GaAs IC foundry, will soon submit an application to list its stock on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according to a Chinese-language...

GaAs IC foundries post mixed February results

Mar 10, 15:48

GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported a sequential increase in consolidated sales for February 2011, while Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) posted a drop.

GaAs foundries VPEC, AWSC and Win Semi report mixed January results

Feb 9, 01:50

GaAs foundry house Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) posted a new monthly sales record with NT$186 million (US$6.43 million) in January revenues, up 16.3% sequentially. Fellow...

Smartphone demand to buoy AWSC, Win Semi 2011 shipments

Jan 4, 15:57

Taiwan-based GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors will enjoy rising shipments in 2011, benefiting from the continued growth expected...

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semi to boost capacity in 2011

Dec 10, 01:25

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors has revealed plans to ramp up capacity in 2011 in anticipation for brisk power amplifier (PA) demand coming from the smartphone sector. The company...

GaAs foundries see demand declining in December

Dec 1, 01:45

GaAs foundry houses, including Win Semiconductors, Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), have seen demand for GaAs-based power...

Taiwan to pass Japan as largest source of IC wafer fab capacity, says IC Insights

Nov 15, 13:53

It was not long ago that Taiwan was considered just a provider of back-end (assembly and test) services for the semiconductor industry. However, over the past two decades the country...

Taiwan makers expected to benefit from TriQuint insufficient GaAs PA capacity

Nov 11, 11:56

International GaAs semiconductor supplier TriQuint Semiconductor has received orders for handset power amplifiers (PAs) far in excess of its capacity and therefore some of its clients...

Win Semi 3Q10 pre-tax profits more than double on quarter

Oct 22, 10:11

GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors posted pre-tax profits of NT$864 million (US$28 million) in the third quarter of 2010, which were more than double on quarter. The company credited...

Inventec to set up joint venture for solar cells

Sep 29, 10:42

Inventec on September 28 announced that it will form a joint venture with GaAs semiconductor maker WIN Semiconductors to produce polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cells. Inventec...

VPEC, Win Semi ready to adopt BiHEMP process for production

Sep 13, 12:01

Pure-play 6-inch GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and one of its epi-wafer suppliers, Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), have both expressed optimism about demand for so-called...

Taiwan GaAs foundries hit record revenue highs in August

Sep 6, 14:39

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor, two major Taiwan-based GaAs wafer foundries, have both reported new record highs in monthly revenues for August...

Win Semi, Presto sign contract for GaAs testing

Sep 3, 14:39

Taiwan-based GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and Presto Engineering, a semiconductor product engineering company, have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver characterization...

Win Semi earnings soar in 1H10, while AWSC swings to profit

Newswatch - Aug 30, 16:51

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors saw net profits soar over 700% on year in the first half of 2010, while rival Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) returned to profitability,...

VPEC reportedly lands orders from Skyworks; to see July revenues hit record

Jul 1, 16:07

Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) will likely see July 2010 revenues score the company's monthly high, and revenues for the third quarter of 2010 grow over 15% sequentially,...

Taiwan GaAs foundries see monthly revenues hit records in May

Jun 4, 15:16

Win Semiconductors has announced consolidated revenues for May 2010 grew 5.9% sequentially to NT$645 million (US$20 million), the company's historical monthly high. Advanced Wireless...

GaAs foundry Win Semi to join Epistar-Huga partnership

May 31, 14:15

GaAs foundry house Win Semiconductors plans to join the planned strategic cooperation between two Taiwan-based LED chipmakers, Epistar and Huga Optotech, according to the company.

Win Semiconductors seeing strong orders; revenues to grow through 3Q10

May 3, 16:08

GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors expects to generate sequential revenue growth through the third quarter of 2010, as orders especially from the handset sector have been strong, according...

GaAs manufacturers see 3Q09 sales up on power amplifier demand for smartphones

Oct 6, 16:04

Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have reported sequential revenue growths of 47% and 37%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2009. Industry...