Consumer IC design houses Generalplus Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Nuvoton Technology, Princeton Technology, Sonix Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor have reported mixed results for July 2012.
Nuvoton and Sonix, which target mainly the notebook market, saw their July sales affected by their clients' delayed product launches. Nuvoton and Sonix posted sequential drops of 2.5% and 4.8%, respectively, for the month. But compared to the same period of 2011, July sales at both firms registered growth.
Holtek and Princeton have enjoyed better-than-expected shipments of microcontroller units (MCU) and other consumer electronics ICs to the China market, however, the pair generated flat sequential growth in July revenues.
Holtek indicated that customers stepped up their pace of orders at the beginning of the second quarter, but then decelerated around the end of June due to a slowing global economy. However, brisk demand for MCUs used in home appliances helped sustain its revenue growth in July, Holtek said.
Generalplus and Weltrend both announced July sales grew 7% and 3.2%, respectively, on month, driven by shipments of their new product lines.
Generalplus has landed controller orders from Europe- and US-based firms for kid-friendly tablets, and also orders for toy-use ICs. The firm also has develop a new series of SoCs used in MP3 players with volume production slated for the third quarter.
Weltrend has expanded its offerings to include auto-use ICs, 32-bit general-purpose MCUs and solutions for encrypted cards, with sales from the segments to make a contribution to company revenues starting the third quarter.
Article translated by Jessie Shen
