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Thursday 18 August 2011
Strong sales of Nintendo 3DS to benefit Taiwan suppliers
Sales of Nintendo's 3DS handheld gaming devices increased sharply in the Japan market during the week from August 8-14 after the vendor cut the device's price by 40%. The strong sales...
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Apple said to add Macronix as supplier of NOR flash for MacBook Air
Apple has added Macronix International as another supplier of NOR flash memory for the new MacBook Air in order to support strong sales of the recently-launched ultra-thin notebook...
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Taiwan distributor files lawsuit against Nintendo
Nintendo's Taiwan distributor Hakuyu has filed lawsuit against Nintendo in Taipei accusing Nintendo of ending its distribution right unilaterally, while Nintendo also removed the...
Thursday 9 June 2011
AMD and Nintendo co-announce new gaming device; AMD to reintroduce FX brand
AMD, at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), announced its support for Nintendo's newly-announced Wii U system, as a new way to enjoy HD console gaming entertainment. The custom AMD...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
New Wii console launch to boost Pixart revenues, profits in 2H11
IC design house Pixart Imaging, a major supplier of sensors for Nintendo's Wii consoles, is expected to see its revenues amd profits stage a major uptick starting the third quarter...
Monday 2 May 2011
Apple second largest buyer of consumer, mobile MEMS sensors in 2010, says IHS iSuppli
Apple in 2010 rose one rank to become the world's second largest buyer of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors for consumer electronics products and mobile handsets, as it...
Monday 25 April 2011
Foxconn to be exclusive maker of Nintendo Wii 2, says paper
Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will exclusively assemble Wii 2, a next-generation games console featuring body-sensing control like Kinect, for Nintendo,...
Monday 11 April 2011
Nintendo 3DS sales expected to be strong, but will not match DS, says IHS iSuppli
Nintendo's strategy of promoting the connectivity and local networking features of its newly released 3DS handheld gaming system in the US will help drive rapid adoption of the device...
Friday 8 April 2011
Macronix 1Q11 revenues meet lower-end guidance
Taiwan's Macronix International, which makes NOR flash memory and mask ROM chips, has reported NT$6.57 billion (US$227 million) in revenues for the first quarter of 2011. The figure...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Nintendo 3DS carries US$100.71 bill of materials, says IHS iSuppli
Nintendo's groundbreaking 3DS handheld gaming system carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$100.71, according to a preliminary physical dissection of the product conducted by the...
Thursday 24 March 2011
Sony, Nintendo console sales impacted by Japan earthquake
Supply of Sony's Blu-ray drive pick-up heads is facing danger of seeing shortages as the plants of Sony Shiraishi Semiconductor, a Blu-ray drive pick-up head manufacturing subsidiary...
Monday 7 March 2011
Macronix revenues up 12% in February 2011
Macronix International's revenues grew by another 11.9% on month in February after having increased 23.7% sequentially in January, according to data released by the mask ROM and NOR...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Macronix ramps up 12-inch capacity ahead of schedule
Macronix International has revealed plans to double monthly production at its 12-inch plant to 20,000 wafers in the middle of 2011, six months ahead of schedule. The company noted...
Friday 7 January 2011
Macronix 4Q10 revenues below guidance
Taiwan's Macronix International, which makes NOR flash memory and mask ROM chips, saw its revenues decline 32.5% sequentially to NT$5.51 billion (US$187 million) in the fourth quarter...
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Macronix posts 18% sequential drop in November revenues
Macronix International saw its November 2010 revenues fall 18.4% sequentially and 31.4% on year to NT$1.693 billion (US$56.234 million). Revenues from January through November totaled...