165 news items tagged controller IC
Phison positive about SSD demand in 3Q19
Tuesday 28 May 2019Flash device controller IC supplier Phison Electronics expects a pick-up in demand for SSDs to drive its revenue growth in the third quarter, with the demand driven by the rollout...
Phison announces the era of PCIe 4.0 solutions
Tuesday 28 May 2019One of the major themes of Computex this year is "Gaming" and the introduction of PCIe 4.0 is generating a lot of excitement. Phison Electronics, the world-wide leader in SSD storage,...
Phison enjoys ramp-up of orders for SSD
Thursday 30 August 2018Phison Electronics has seen orders for SSDs ramp up, which will be driving the company's revenue growth in the third quarter of 2018, according to the memory device controller IC...
Phison net profits surge 40% in 2Q18
Tuesday 14 August 2018NAND flash device controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has reported net profits of NT$1.24 billion (US$40 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 40% sequentially, with EPS...
Phison posts record profit for 2017
Monday 19 March 2018NAND flash device controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has reported net profits of NT$5.82 billion (US$199.2 million) for 2017 hitting a record high. EPS for the year reached...
Phison poised to embrace 96-layer 3D NAND tech by end of 2018
Tuesday 5 December 2017With the global NAND flash industry successfully transitioning to the 64/72-layer 3D specification era in 2017, Taiwan-based Phison Electronics is prepared to advance further to the...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry output value to rise 3% in 2017
Friday 30 June 2017The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry will grow only 3.3% on year to NT$637.3 billion (US$20.9 billion) in 2017, as a result of weaker growth coming from MediaTek, according...
TSMC obtains 12nm chip orders from fabless firms
Thursday 11 May 2017Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has secured 12nm chip orders from Nvidia, MediaTek, Silicon Motion Technology and HiSilicon for the fabless firms' different chip...
Silicon Motion expects 2Q17 sales to rise 5-10%
Tuesday 2 May 2017Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects its revenues to increase 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2017, with gross margin ranging from 48.5% to...
Phison posts NT$24.67 EPS for 2016
Monday 20 March 2017Memory device controller supplier Phison Electronics has reported net profits of NT$4.8 billion (US$157.4 million) for 2016, hitting a record high. EPS for the year reached NT$24.6...
Elan expects to post 6-9% decrease in 1Q17 revenues
Thursday 23 February 2017IC design house Elan Microelectronics, which specializes in touchscreen controller chips, expects its first-quarter 2017 revenues to decrease 6-9% sequentially, due to a seasonal...
Silicon Motion posts record revenues and profits for 2016
Wednesday 25 January 2017Revenues at Silicon Motion Technology climbed to a record US$556 million in 2016, up 54% on year, while net profits (non-GAAP) also reached a record US$130 million. The company's...
Silicon Motion enjoys strong shipments for SSD, eMMC solutions
Tuesday 1 November 2016NAND flash device controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology saw revenues generated from its embedded storage products increase over 15% sequentially to account for about 80% of...
Touch controller IC vendor Elan reports increased sales for July
Monday 8 August 2016Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$601 million (US$19.04 million) for July, representing a 10.92% increase on month and...
FocalTech optimistic about 2016 with new products
Tuesday 2 February 2016FocalTech Systems has been engaged in the development of single-chip integrated driver controllers, as well as the development of force touch solutions and fingerprint sensors, and...
Elan to mass ship fingerprint sensors in 2Q16
Thursday 24 December 2015Touchscreen controller IC specialist Elan Microelectronics has entered development of fingerprint sensors with mass shipments slated for the second quarter of 2016, according to the...
ASMedia to post record 4Q15 revenues, says report
Wednesday 9 December 2015ASMedia Technology, an Asustek Computer subsidiary specializing in the design and development of USB 3.0 host and device controller chips, is expected to report record revenues for...
Elan reports increased pre-tax profits for 3Q15
Wednesday 4 November 2015Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its pre-tax profits grow 47% sequentially to NT$264 million (US$8.14 million) for the third quarter of 2015. The earnings...
Touchscreen controller IC prices falling
Wednesday 30 September 2015Prices for smartphone-use touchscreen controller ICs have been falling as an increase in the number of suppliers has led to more competition in the market, according to industry so...
UMC enters volume production for touchscreen controllers using 0.11-micron eFlash process
Wednesday 23 September 2015United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced the volume production of chips for touchscreen controller applications, built using the foundry's 0.11-micron eFlash process.
Elan Microelectronics reports flat performance for August
Monday 7 September 2015Touch controller IC vendors Elan Microelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$533 million (US$16.3 million) for August 2015, up 2.83% on month but down 20.29% on year.
Alcor Micro to split into 3 business groups
Monday 17 August 2015Taiwan-based Alcor Micro, which specializes in the design and development of USB controller chips, has announced plans to undergo an organizational structure adjustment. The company...
FocalTech systems swings back to profitability in 2Q15
Friday 7 August 2015Touchscreen and LCD driver IC supplier FocalTech Systems managed to swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2015, with net profits reaching NT$63.02 million (US$1.99...
Taiwan touchscreen controller IC suppliers shift focus to large-size applications
Monday 13 July 2015Taiwan-based touchscreen controller IC suppliers have turned their attention to large-size appliations such as touch-enabled monitors and displays for industrial, advertising and...
Touchscreen controller IC vendor FocalTech sees losses narrow in 1Q15
Monday 18 May 2015Touchscreen controller and LCD driver IC supplier FocalTech Systems has reported that its net losses shrank 63.7% sequentially to NT$55.56 million (US$1.83 million) in the first quarter...
- Apple to change controller IC of NAND flash used in iPhone 6, iPhone 6+ (Nov 7) - BusinessKorea
- Technical defects of iPhone 6+ raise questions about controller IC (Nov 3) - BusinessKorea
- Dialog Semi PWM controller IC lowers cost and standby power in smartphone power supplies (September 17) - Company release
- Half a billion dollars: why Apple's acquisition of Anobit matters (December 20) - Ars Technica
- LSI: SandForce buyout won't affect other system makers' SSDs (October 31) - Computerworld
- Renesas to double production of USB 3.0 host controllers (May 23) - Company release
- Samsung wins trade ruling in patent case against Spansion (Mar 1) - Bloomberg
- ITC says Nvidia infringes Rambus memory patents (Jul 26) - Law360
- Microchip sells certain SST assets to Greenliant (May 24) - EDN.com
- NEC Electronics ramps up USB 3.0 chip production (Mar 17) - Company release