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Thursday 5 November 2009
Ralink, Leadtrend and ALi to see revenues climb in October
Taiwan-based IC design houses, Ralink Technology, Leadtrend Technology and ALi, all expect increased revenues for October although some others may see revenues fall 15-20% sequentially...
Thursday 5 November 2009
Chipbond and IST 4Q09 revenues to drop 20% on quarter
Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) may see sequential revenue drops of almost 20% in the fourth quarter of 2009, in accordance with driver IC design...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
IC designer GMT positive about 1Q10, says president
Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects revenues to decline 15% sequentially to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.13 million) in fourth-quarter 2009 before climbing...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Alcor Micro to tap touch panel controller market
NAND flash controller designer Alcor Micro, plans to introduce capacitive controller chips for touch panels in 2010, according to the company.
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Taiwan IC designer Weltrend acquires Windows 7 certification for touchscreen ICs
Taiwan-based IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor has obtained Windows 7 Logo certification for its two touchscreen ICs used in small- to medium-size products as well as certification...
Friday 16 October 2009
Ralink, Realtek land more WLAN chip orders from first-tier notebook vendors
Ralink Technology has received WLAN chip orders for Hewlett-Packard (HP) ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks, while Realtek Semiconductor has secured orders from Asustek Computer and...
Thursday 15 October 2009
MediaTek denies report about plan to release ALi shares
MediaTek has denied a media report about the company planning to release 25% of the shares it holds in IC design house ALi. A Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
Thursday 15 October 2009
IC design houses look to strong sales in 4Q09
Most Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the decline of their fourth-quarter revenues to narrow thanks to strong sales of desktops and notebooks during China's national holidays...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
GMT lands LED driver IC orders from TV vendors
IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has recently completed several driver IC design-ins for LED-backlit LCD TVs developed by China- and Taiwan-based downstream vendors,...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
IC designer AAT expected to benefit from AUO, PVI e-book reader, e-paper shipments
Analog IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has completed design-in of power management (PWM) ICs for e-book readers and e-paper displays developed by AU Optronics (AUO)...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Niche memory IC designer Zentel sees 3Q09 sales up 41% on quarter
Zentel Electronics saw revenues hit a record at NT$419 million (US$15.23 million) in September, up 12.9% on month, helping lift the third-quarter revenues by 41.2% sequentially, according...
Monday 5 October 2009
Bosch looking for Taiwan-based MEMS design customers
MEMS IDM Bosch, showcasing its technology at SEMICON Taiwan 2009, has seen several local MEMS design houses express willingness to use Bosch's foundry service, said Thomas Koch, senior...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Realtek to supply TV chip solution to China vendor Hisense
IC designer Realtek Semiconductor has announced China-based TV vendors Hisense has adopted its third-generation digital media processor (DMP) codenamed RTD1073, which provides a hardware...
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'...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Niche memory IC designers Etron, Zentel to enjoy growth in 3Q09
Niche memory IC makers Etron Technology stands a chance of breaking even in the third quarter, thanks to a higher revenue ratio of its high-margin products, while Zentel Electronics...