26 news items tagged 32-bit
MCU firm Holtek posts record profits for 2017
Tuesday 30 January 2018MCU specialist Holtek Semiconductor saw its net profits climb to a record high of NT$926 million (US$31.7 million) in 2017. EPS for the year came to NT$4.10.
MCU firm Nuvoton sees profits climb to 7-year high
Monday 29 January 2018Taiwan-based Nuvoton Technology, a logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics specializing in MCU and PC peripherals, saw its net profits for 2017 climb to a seven-year high of NT$688...
Semiconductor shipments to exceed 1 trillion devices in 2018, says IC Insights
Friday 26 January 2018Annual semiconductor unit shipments (integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discretes, or O-S-D, devices) are expected to grow 9% in 2018 and top one trillion units for the first time,...
Alibaba forays into CPU sector via investment in C-Sky Microsystems
Monday 6 November 2017As part of its efforts to enhance its presence in the CPU sector, China tech giant Alibaba Group has invested in Hangzhou-based C-Sky Microsystems, an IC design house dedicated to...
Holtek 32-bit MCU shipments to rise significantly in 2Q17
Tuesday 25 July 2017MCU and consumer IC firm Holtek Semiconductor expects shipments of its 32-bit MCUs to rise significantly in the second half of 2017 thanks to strong demand for fingerprint identification...
STMicro denies reports it will suspend taking MCU orders
Friday 21 July 2017STMicroelectronics has dismissed recent reports indicating the company will suspend taking orders for microcontrollers (MCU) until 2018 due to strong demand. "ST continues to manage...
STMicro extends lead time for 32-bit MCUs
Thursday 20 July 2017STMicroelectronics has extended delivery lead times for 32-bit MCUs due to strong demand, according to industry sources. The MCU vendor has also informed its customers that it plans...
IC design house Nyquest 2Q17 profits to hit record high
Friday 14 July 2017Consumer IC design company Nyquest Technology is expected to report a record EPS of over NT$1.50 (US$0.05) for the second quarter of 2017, when revenues also hit a record high of...
Holtek intros new MCUs and other products for IoT
Tuesday 13 October 2015Microcontroller (MCU) supplier Holtek Semiconductor has showcased a series of new products targeted at IoT applications.
Digitimes Research: Cortex-A17 to take over ARM high-end/mid-range 32-bit business
Tuesday 4 March 2014Digitimes Research considers ARM's new Cortex-A17 and existing Cortex-A12 processors to be basically the same based on their architectures, except for the Cortex-A17's support for...
STMicroelectronics brings Cortex-M0 32-bit MCUs to lower budget projects
Monday 15 July 2013The latest STM32F030 Value Line microcontrollers from STMicroelectronics aim to bring ARM Cortex-M0 32-bit MCUs to price-conscious projects, according to company marketing manager...
Taiwan IC designers under price pressure from international vendors for 32-bit MCUs
Tuesday 12 March 2013Taiwan-based IC design houses are facing increasing competition in the 32-bit MCU segment as international vendors have reduced quotes to close to prices for 8-bit models and have...
Nuvoton expects double-digit growth for 32-bit MCU shipments in 2013
Friday 8 February 2013Nuvoton Technology expects shipments of its ARM Cortex M-based 32-bit MCUs to continue to grow by a double-digit rate in 2013 after the MCU shipments were doubled in 2012, according...
Generalplus switching to 32-bit MCUs
Tuesday 15 January 2013Consumer IC specialist Generalplus has developed a new line of 32-bit microcontroller solutions targeting smart home appliances and motor control systems, in addition to its current...
Cortex M0+ 32-bit MCUs to grab market share from 8- and 16-bit solutions, says NXP executive
Friday 16 November 2012The ARM Cortex M0+-based 32-bit MCUs will penetrate further into the 8- and 16-bit MCU segments with the unit price of the 32-bit models likely to drop to below US$0.39, according...
Nuvoton ships over 20 million ARM Cortex M0 32-bit MCUs thus far in 2012
Thursday 18 October 2012IC design house Nuvoton Technology has shipped over 20 million units of ARM Cortex M0-based 32-bit MCUs so far in 2012, doubling from 10 million units shipped in the entire year of...
Holtek, Sonix making progress in Cortex M3/M0 32-bit MCUs, say sources
Monday 8 October 2012IC design houses Holtek Semiconductor and Sonix Technology have been making progress in promoting sales of their ARM Cortex M3/M0-based 32-bit MCUs to end-market devices makers and...
Holtek lands new orders for 32-bit MCUs
Friday 3 August 2012IC design house Holtek Semiconductor has landed new orders for ARM-based Cortex M3 32-bit MCUs from a home appliance brand in Central and South America with shipments scheduled to...
Taiwan IC designers competing for 32-bit MCU market in China
Wednesday 13 June 2012IC design houses Nuvoton Technology, Holtek Semiconductor and Sonix Technology, have recently strengthened their deployment in 32-bit MCUs in a bid to compete with international players...
ARM intros energy-efficient 32-bit processor
Thursday 15 March 2012ARM has introduced the new Cortex-M0+, a 32-bit energy efficient microprocessor to deliver ultra low-power, low-cost MCUs for intelligent sensors and smart control systems in a broad...
Nuvoton to ship over 10 million 32-bit MCUs in 2011, says paper
Thursday 27 January 2011Nuvoton Technology, the logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics, expects its shipments of 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) to top 10 million units in 2011, the Chinese-language...
Nuvoton 32-bit MCUs entering Microsoft Kinect supply chain, say sources
Monday 27 September 2010Nuvoton Technology, the logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics, has reportedly made additional ground with its 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) with industry sources indicating...
Freescale announces new 32-bit MCUs, fabricated by Globalfoundries
Thursday 24 June 2010Freescale Semiconductor has announced new microcontroller (MCU) products - the Kinetis family of 32-bit devices - based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor. The new MCUs are manufactured...
DRAM, 32-bit MCU and others to see double-digit growth in 2010, says IC Insights
Friday 5 February 2010Many IC products are forecast to show double-digit growth in 2010, with DRAM, 32-bit MCU and flash memory among strongest growth segments. according to IC Insights. This follows a...
Nuvoton expands 32-bit MCU lines
Tuesday 22 December 2009Nuvoton Technology, the logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics, has licensed ARM's Cortex-M0 processor for its 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs). It plans to introduce a series...