Numerous semiconductor suppliers headquartered around the world maintain assembly and test operations in Thailand, and many of these facilities have been affected by recent flooding...
Chip-resistor makers Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology have recently grabbed contract orders from Rohm, which saw production at its factory in Thailand disrupted by flooding, industry...
IC design house Anpec Electronics has landed an influx of orders for fan driver ICs, which will buoy its sales in the second quarter of 2011, according to industry sources. The unexpected...
Japan-based lighting company Rohm is showcasing 145mm x 145mm OLED panels with 4.1mm in thickness at Lighting Japan 2011. The panel is currently still in test production stages, but...
Taiwan's Ta-I Technology has declined to comment on reports that it has received contract orders for chip resistors from Japan-based semiconductor suppliers, citing customer confidentiality,...
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix, just one year after its acquisition by Rohm, recently unveiled its new gyroscope product line targeted at the consumer electronics market. During...
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix has announced a pair of new gyroscopes - the dual-axis KGY12 and the tri-axis KGY13 - aimed at mass-market consumer applications such as mobile...
The analog power conversion IC segment dominates the power management market; it accounts for about 30 billion units and US$11 billion revenues with a forecast average growth rate...
The annual unit growth rate for portable devices is estimated at more than 12%, from about two billion in 2008 to over 3.4 billion devices in 2013. These devices have an increasing...
MEMS accelerometer supplier Kionix and Japan-based Rohm have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Rohm will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock...
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor is sampling its three-phase motor drivers for notebook applications with customers, with volume shipments slated for...
