MediaTek touch controller IC affiliate to see orders boost

Apr 13, 01:20

Shenzhen Goodix Technology of China, in which MediaTek holds a more than 30% stake, is expected to see orders for touch controller ICs rise significantly in the second half of 2012,...

Taiwan USB 3.0 controller IC designers focus on peripherals

Apr 11, 15:28

The upcoming launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors is expected to ignite a wave of replacement in USB flash drives, which Taiwan-based suppliers of flash device controllers identify...

Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12

Feb 10, 01:20

LCD-related driver and controller IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects sales to register sequential growth starting the second quarter after hitting bottom in the first...

Innostor breaks into supply chain of Lenovo with USB 3.0 device controllers

Feb 2, 15:49

Innostor Technology has cut into the supply chain of Lenovo with its USB 3.0 flash drive controllers, according to industry sources, adding that shipments will start in March.

Phison posts 2011 pre-tax EPS of NT$16.69

Feb 2, 01:00

Phison Electronics has announced it made solid earnings in 2011 thanks to its cost advantage over fellow flash memory controller firms. The company is migrating to 55nm processing...

More firms enter USB 3.0 flash drive controller market

Jan 5, 15:05

The competition of USB 3.0 flash drive controller ICs is expected to heat up in 2012, with more players tapping the market, industry sources believe.

Innostor offers USB 3.0 flash drive controller IC IS916

Dec 27, 01:20

Taiwan-based IC design house Innostor Technology has offered IS916, a USB 3.0 flash drives controller IC supporting MLC (multi-level cell) and TLC (triple-level cell) NAND flash,...

Silicon Motion raises revenue forecast

Nov 3, 01:00

Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported record revenues for the third quarter of 2011, while raising its revenue growth forecast for the full year for...

Adata, Phison break into supply chain for ultrabooks

Oct 13, 01:10

Adata Technology's 6Gb/s mSATA SSDs reportedly have been selected by Asustek Computer for use in its new Zenbook-series ultrabooks, marking a milestone for the Taiwan-based memory...

Ident, AUO partner to develop 3D gesture multi-touch display

Sep 21, 16:58

Ident Technology and AU Optronics (AUO) have announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Ident's GestIC three-dimensional (3D) gesture control chip together with AUO's 2D...

Ilitek lands new touch controller orders from Amazon, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 6, 14:50

Taiwan-based IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) has landed an order of five million touch-panel controller ICs for an upcoming tablet PC from Amazon, according to a Chinese-language...

Alcor Micro to buy back shares

Newswatch - Aug 22, 10:24

USB controller designer Alcor Micro plans to buy back up to 3.65% of its outstanding shares and will then transfer the shares to its employees, according to a resolution passed by...

Renesas reportedly to cut USB 3.0 host controller unit prices to below US$1.20 in early 2012

Aug 19, 01:20

Renesas Electronics reportedly plans to slash unit prices for its USB 3.0 host controller ICs to below US$1.20 in early 2012 in order to tame the competition from Taiwan-based chipset...

VIA Labs lands USB-IF certification for USB 3.0 Host controller IC

Aug 16, 01:20

VIA Labs has obtained certification for its USB 3.0 Host controller IC from USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum), the third Taiwan-based IC design house to obtain the certification next...

EETI begins shipping touch controllers to white-box tablet makers in China

Aug 4, 12:38

IC design house Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has begun shipping its touch controller ICs to the white-box tablet segment in China, in addition to existing clients in the white-box...

Elan aims for 18-20% share of notebook touch controller IC market in 2011

Jul 27, 13:52

Elan Microelectronics expects to ship four million touch controller ICs for notebook applications in August and total shipments of such ICs in 2011 to account for 18-20% of the global...

JMicron develops SATA 6Gbps controller IC for SSDs

Jul 26, 13:48

Taiwan-based JMicron Technology has successfully developed SATA 6Gbps controller ICs for use in solid state drives (SSD), and will begin small-volume shipments in the third quarter,...

EETI touch solutions making inroads in China tablet PC market

Jun 23, 13:58

IC design house Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) expects its touch controller solutions to begin making inroads into the white-box tablet PC segment in China in the third quarter of...

Taiwan-based IC designers accelerating development of touch controllers

Jun 1, 01:40

Taiwan-based IC design houses are accelerating their development of touch controller ICs for related smartphone and tablet PC applications which may result in explosive growth in...

IC distributor Zenitron counts on NAND flash and touch controller sales in 2011

Apr 27, 13:46

IC distributor Zenitron is positive about the business outlook for the entire year of 2011 and expects strong demand for NAND flash and touch controller ICs from the tablet PC and...

TI announces first USB-IF certified four-port host controller

Apr 13, 10:34

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that it is the first semiconductor company to receive certification from the USB Implementer's Forum (USB-IF) for its SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0)...

Controller IC maker EETI posts record revenues in March

Apr 7, 12:11

Controller IC maker Galax-empia Technology (EETI) saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$124 million (US$4.25 million) in March, up 36.3% sequentially. For the first quarter of...

Taiwan firms eyeing USB 3.0 host controller orders

Mar 18, 14:59

With Renesas suspending operations at several plants in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Taiwan-based controller IC suppliers are speeding up the process...

MediaTek invests in China-based touch controller IC maker

Newswatch - Mar 16, 11:54

MediaTek has announced that its overseas subsidiary Gaintech has invested US$2 million in China-based capacitive touch-controlled solution vendor Goodix on behalf of the parent com...

Commentary: iPad 2 launch could mean less business for Taiwan-based IC design houses

Mar 4, 16:36

The launch of the highly expected iPad 2 indeed serves as a major boost to the share prices of Apple-concept issues but certainly not for those outside the Apple camp, especially...

IC designers positive about touch-panel controller IC shipments

Feb 25, 11:15

IC designers Elan Microelectronics, Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) and ITE Tech expect their shipments of touch-panel controllers to start expanding in second-half 2011, according...

Cypress introduces controller IC for pen-input on capacitive touch panel

Jan 19, 12:30

Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a new touch component, the TrueTouch controller, that will support pen input on capacitive touch panel.

Micron reportedly taps Phison, Skymedi for eMMC NAND

Dec 30, 01:35

Micron Technology is looking to work with memory controller IC suppliers Phison Electronics and Skymedi for its managed NAND portfolio that supports the eMMC standard for mobile devices...

MicroSD card controller orders buoy Skymedi sales in November

Dec 13, 11:55

Unlike fellow flash device controller suppliers Phison Electronics and Solid State System (3S) which experienced on-month sales drops, Skymedi has announced a 3.4% growth in November...

Phison, 3S November revenues down slightly on-month

Dec 10, 01:55

Taiwan-based Phison Electronics and Solid State System (3S), which design and makes controllers for NAND flash memory integrated into products such as flash memory cards and disk...

Memory IC design houses post sequential revenue gains for October

Nov 11, 10:39

Most memory controller IC designers have posted sequential gains in revenues for October buoyed by increasing demand for NAND flash products, according to industry sources and comp...

Phison seeing orders rebound, says chairman

Oct 28, 01:45

Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has seen orders start picking up in October, as falling prices for NAND flash chips appeared to stimulate demand, according to company...

USB 3.0 controller maker JMicron to debut on Taiwan emerging securities market

Oct 27, 10:22

Shares of SATA interface and USB 3.0 device controller chipmaker JMicron Technology, an associate company of MediaTek, will debut on Taiwan's emerging securities market on October...