148 news items tagged Broadcom
WT Micro employees speak up against WPG acquisition bid
Tuesday 26 November 2019Taiwan-based WPG's recent unsolicited tender offer for buying 30% of fellow IC distributor WT Microelectronics shares has stoked strong opposition from the latter's employees.
TWS earbud chip prices fall below US$1.50
Tuesday 12 November 2019Unit prices for SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have fallen below US$1.50 recently, down from US$2.50-3 in the first quarter of 2019, amid growing presence of...
Taiwan IC supply chain cautious about China 5G incentive
Wednesday 6 November 2019China has recently offered to allow Taiwan-based firms to join the country's 5G technology R&D, standards formulation, network construction and product test, but most Taiwanese...
Unimicron, Na Ya 4Q19 revenues to grow on ABF substrates
Monday 14 October 2019Taiwan-based Unimicron and Na Ya PCB have both seen revenues for the third quarter of 2019 reach high levels thanks to robust shipments of ABF substrates, and the growth momentum...
TSMC 7nm process attracts multiple orders for AI processors
Friday 4 October 2019TSMC with its competitive 7nm process technology has obtained orders for made-for-AI chip processors from Nvidia, Xilinx and Qualcomm, and a number of China-based vendors such as...
CHPT to challenge 30-40% sequential revenue rise for 3Q19
Wednesday 4 September 2019IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) saw its consolidated revenues for August 2019 increase 7.4% sequentially and 16.1% on year to a record high of NT$367...
Samsung EUV process reportedly facing hurdles
Friday 23 August 2019Speculation has started circulating in the chipmaking industry that Samsung's 7nm EUV manufacturing yield rates are still lower than expected and may interrupt production for Qualcomm's...
VPEC enjoys robust demand for VCSEL components
Thursday 8 August 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has enjoyed a ramp-up in demand for vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) components for use in smartphones...
Win Semi posts record July revenues
Wednesday 7 August 2019GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors saw revenues climb 12.83% on month and 44.03% on year to a record high of NT$2 billion (US$63.4 million) in July, thanks to a ramp-up in demand for...
Taiwan III-Vs supply chain to play crucial role in 5G market
Wednesday 31 July 2019Taiwan-based III-V compound semiconductor supply chain players are expected to play a critical role in the 5G application market, thanks partly to their close partnerships with major...
Chipmakers, supply chain firms revving up for 5G opportunities
Wednesday 31 July 2019With HiSilicon, Broadcom and other fabless chip vendors gearing up to tap growing demand for 5G infrastructure chipsets, their Taiwanese silicon-based or compound semiconductor foundry...
Rafael Micro 2H19 revenues to surge 50% on shipments of 8K TV, STB chips
Thursday 11 July 2019RF (radio frequency) IC designer Rafael Micro expects its revenues for the second half of 2019 to shoot up over 50% from the first half, driven by the growing shipments of 8K TV and...
VPEC ramping up VCSEL wafer production
Thursday 13 June 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has kicked off volume production for vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) components, and is expected to...
Broadcom announces Trident 4
Thursday 13 June 2019Broadcom has announced sampling of its StrataXGS Trident 4 BCM56880 switch series, deliveringwhat it calls the industry's highest Ethernet switching performance combined with compiler-programmable...
Aspeed starts sampling BMC chips for 10nm server products
Monday 10 June 2019Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology has started delivering in small volume samples of its new baseboard management controller (BMC) chips for servers based on...
Wi-Fi 6 outlook: Q&A with Cees Links from Qorvo
Monday 3 June 2019Along with Skyworks and Broadcom as the world's top-3 providers of RF (radio frequency) solutions for advanced wireless devices, US-based Qorvo is keen on promoting Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE...
Worldwide semiconductor revenues grow 13% in 2018, says Gartner
Tuesday 15 January 2019Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled US$476.7 billion in 2018, a 13.4% increase from 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Memory strengthened its position as the...
VPEC gearing up for chip demand for 5G devices
Tuesday 4 December 2018Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is gearing up for robust component semiconductor demand for 5G infrastructure and devices, according to the Taiwan-based company specializing...
Supply chain partners see mixed impacts from iPhone order cuts
Tuesday 27 November 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been little affected by a cutback in chip orders for Apple's new iPhones as many of its other fabless clients are queuing for...
Global semiconductor revenues hit record US$120.8 billion in 2Q18, says IHS
Thursday 23 August 2018Global semiconductor industry revenues grew 4.4% sequentially to a record high of US$120.8 billion in the second quarter of 2018, according to IHS Markit.
US IC firms may see China revenue prospects dimmed by trade war
Thursday 9 August 2018Semiconductor and some high-tech hardware are among the product list facing 25% import tariff announced by the US on US$16 billion in imports from China, casting clouds over the business...
AI-based xPUs proliferating as new growth driver for IC supply chains
Thursday 19 July 2018With the advent of the 5G era, artificial intelligence (AI) applications will be in full swing, prompting chipmakers to develop multiple xPU chips beyond Intel's CPU and Nvidia's...
Broadcom to acquire CA Technologies for US$18.9 billion
Thursday 12 July 2018Broadcom, a semiconductor device supplier to the wired, wireless, enterprise storage and industrial end markets, and CA Technologies, a provider of information technology (IT) management...
Alpha Networks gearing up for 5G, IoV application opportunities
Wednesday 6 June 2018As a leading network equipment and solutions provider in Taiwan, Alpha Networks will be focusing on mobile communications and cloud RAN (radio access network) at the core of its operations...
TSMC may post record profits for 2018 on 7nm volume production
Monday 23 April 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to score record profits for 2018 as the company will be gradually ramping up volume production of 7nm process in the second...

Computex 2009: Broadcom unveils Bluetooth+Wi-Fi module for netbooks
Photo: Meiling Chen, Tuesday 9 June 2009
- Broadcom expects its earnings to bounce back (Dec 12) - Wall Street Journal
- EU tells Broadcom to stop certain business deals in unusual move (Oct 16) - CNBC
- Broadcom says chip demand has hit bottom, but uncertain on recovery timing (Sep 13) - Reuters
- Broadcom in advanced talks to buy Symantec's enterprise business: sources (Aug 8) - Reuters
- Symantec ends talks to sell to Broadcom over price: sources (Jul 15) - Reuters
- Chipmaker Broadcom is behaving like a private equity firm (Jul 4) - The Financial Times
- Broadcom in advanced talks to acquire Symantec (Jul 3) - Bloomberg
- EU hits Broadcom with interim demands in antitrust probe (Jun 26) - Reuters
- Broadcom falls after slashing revenue guidance (Jun 13) - CNBC
- Top US tech companies begin to cut off vital Huawei supplies (May 20) - Bloomberg