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Friday 16 October 2009
ASE and SPIL deny headhunting rumors
Taiwan-based chip packaging houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have both come out to deny a Citi Investment Research report...
Monday 12 October 2009
Consumer IC designers see strong revenue growth in 3Q09
ALi and Sunplus Technology saw revenues in the third quarter increase 20-30% sequentially driven by strong set-top box (STB) IC demand, while microcontroller unit (MCU) makers Weltrend...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Sunplus partners with Synopsys
Taiwan-based IC design house Sunplus Technology has announced Synopsys has become its primary EDA partner. Under the new multi-year agreement, Sunplus will consolidate on Synopsys'...
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Consumer IC orders for 2009 end-year holiday expected to delay
Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses' concerns that their traditional peak sales period before the end-year holiday will come later this year is in line with the indication of Wal-Mart's...
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Consumer IC designers Sunplus, Holtek see mixed results in August
Sunplus Technology has posted revenues of NT$747 million (US$22.7 million) for August 2009, up 15% on month and 74% on year to reach the highest level since September 2007. But Holtek...
Monday 7 September 2009
Consumer IC designers Weltrend and ALi post revenue growth for August
Weltrend Semiconductor and ALi have reported revenues of NT$202 million (US$6.15 million) and NT$515 million for August, up 5% and 15% on month, respectively.
Wednesday 2 September 2009
Consumer IC designer Holtek 3Q09 revenues expected to beat guidance
Holtek Semiconductor may enjoy revenue growth of more than 15% sequentially in the third quarter, outperforming company estimates of 10%, according to market watchers. Order visibility...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Sonix, ALi report outstanding 1H09 profit performance
IC design houses Sonix Technology and ALi have released first-half 2009 financial reports, recording earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.78 (US$0.05) and NT$1.24, respectively, to become...
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Three Taiwan consumer IC designers rely on notebook webcam, STB ICs to maintain revenues in 3Q09
Taiwan consumer IC design houses Sunplus Technology, ALi and Sonix Technology, while facing weak demand from vendors of toys, digital photo frames and digital cameras, have seen increased...
Thursday 20 August 2009
Consumer-IC backend supplier Greatek 3Q09 utilization rate to climb
Greatek Electronics is estimated to see its utilization rate for packaging and testing climb to 90-95% and 60-70%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2009, according to market...
Friday 14 August 2009
Consumer IC orders drop on weak back-to-school and holiday season demand
Growth momentum of consumer ICs is expected to be weak in the second half of 2009 because back-to-school and year-end holiday season demand from the US is not picking up amid a weak...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
MCU designer Holtek revenues up in July, upbeat about 3Q09
Microcontroller unit (MCU) designer Holtek Semiconductor has announced revenues for July 2009 increased 2.4% to NT$309 million (US$9.42 million), ending a run of on-year drops thanks...
Thursday 30 July 2009
Sunplus swings back to profits in 2Q09 but still in red for 1H09
Consumer IC maker Sunplus Technology managed to swing back to profitability in the second quarter with net earnings reaching NT$69 million (US$2.1 million), or an EPS of NT$0.12....
Monday 27 July 2009
Consumer IC revenues to grow by double-digits in 3Q09 due to seasonality
Taiwan consumer IC designers are expected to see double-digit growths in the third quarter thanks to year-end holiday demand for set-top boxes (STBs), games consoles, desktops and...
Thursday 16 July 2009
Consumer IC designers look to strong revenue growth for July
Most Taiwan-based consumer IC designers are expected to see July 2009 revenues increase significantly from June due to an improvement in order visibility amid peak season effects,...