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Wednesday 10 November 2010
Ralink October revenues grow, decline projected for 4Q10
WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology has reported NT$582.88 million (US$19.34 million) in October revenues, up 3.4% sequentially and 5.6% on year. But the company said fourth-quarter...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Formosa October revenues up, Tekcore down
LCD chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy saw its October 2010 revenues increase slightly by 0.04% sequentially, while fellow chipmaker Tekcore reported a 13.76% sequential drop.
Wednesday 3 November 2010
LED TV panel demand to increase significantly in January-February 2011, says Lextar president
Demand for LED-backlit LCD TV panels will increase significantly in January-February 2011 as TV vendors are planning to launch new models in March, according to David Su, president...
Friday 29 October 2010
Winbond enjoys growth in 3Q10 net profits
Winbond Electronics saw its net profits soar 54% sequentially to NT$1.9 billion (US$62 million) in the third quarter of 2010, bolstered by non-core activities, according to the maker...
Friday 22 October 2010
Epistar reportedly to acquire Tekcore
LED chipmaker Epistar is reportedly to acquire fellow chipmaker Tekcore at NT$45 (US$1.46) per share to take control in Tekcore's operations.
Friday 15 October 2010
Consumer electronics IC suppliers face cost challenges, says iSuppli
The consumer electronics market continues to hold tremendous growth potential as it rebounds from the recession, but semiconductor vendors operating in this fragmented space will...
Friday 15 October 2010
Memory IC designer Chingis to list on Taiwan emerging stock market
Chingis Technology, a fabless chipmaker of embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) solutions, will list on Taiwan's emerging stock market on October 29. The company mainly supplies 4Mb...
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Tyntek announces cooperation with Fuzhou for LED production
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tyntek has announced plans to invest 153 million yuan (US$4.94 million) to set up a LED production joint venture with the Fuzhou government in China.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
Lextar to list on TSE in 1Q11
LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Lextar Electronics, an subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), is expected to be listed on the mainboard of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in the first...
Thursday 23 September 2010
Semiconductor market set for slowdown, says The Information Network
The business climate for the semiconductor industry is deteriorating, according to The Information Network. DRAM manufacturers Samsung Electronics, Hynix Semiconductor, Elpida Memory...
Friday 17 September 2010
Macronix signs NT$18 billion syndicated loan
NOR flash and mask ROM chipmaker Macronix International has obtained a syndicated loan worth NT$18 billion (US$564 million) from 15 banks, to fund the smooth operation of its new...
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Epistar takes three seats on Huga board
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Huga Optotech has re-elected the members of its board with fellow chipmaker Epistar taking three seats. Epistar is Huga's largest shareholder with a 46%...
Monday 30 August 2010
Lantiq offers new solutions for digital home and NGN
Lantiq, the spin-off of Infineon's former wireline chip unit, has announced the latest of its 802.11n WLAN solutions with an integrated processor, a low-power VDSL2 chipset built...
Wednesday 25 August 2010
Chip inventories swelling but no cause for alarm yet, says iSuppli
Chip suppliers are reporting rising inventory, but the swelling stockpiles do not represent a cause for concern in the industry at present with demand expected to increase during...
Friday 6 August 2010
Unity Opto, Lextar post monthly sales decline in July
LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology's July 2010 revenues fell 4.7% on month to NT$702 million (US$22.09 million), but rose 74% from a year earlier. Revenues from January through...