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Wednesday 5 August 2009
MediaTek expects to ship more than 300 million handset chips in 2009
MediaTek now expects its handset chip shipments to exceed 300 million chips in 2009, compared to its original estimate of 250 million units. The IC designer attributed its upward...
Friday 31 July 2009
Novatek enters LED driver IC market
LCD driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics has said it has already started volume production of LED drivers, but revenue contributions from the segment are still limited because...
Thursday 16 July 2009
Consumer IC designers look to strong revenue growth for July
Most Taiwan-based consumer IC designers are expected to see July 2009 revenues increase significantly from June due to an improvement in order visibility amid peak season effects,...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Taiwan government expects IC design production value to top NT$480 billion in 2012
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has passed the Council for Economic Planning and Development's proposals from service industry development, which targets the production value of Taiwan's...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Taiwan leading IC design houses should head MEMS development, says ASE R&D president
Taiwan needs first-tier IC design houses, such as MediaTek, to take the lead in developing the MEMS industry and create another semiconductor revolution, said Tang Ho-Ming, president...
Monday 13 July 2009
Memory IC designer Etron sales up 47% in 2Q09
Etron Technology saw its sales for second-quarter 2009 grow almost 47% sequentially, with its on-year decline of only 10.7%, compared to a 39.8% drop recorded in the second quarter...
Friday 10 July 2009
Richtek share price soars on speculation it plans to enter automotive electronics market
IC design house Richtek Technology's share price climbed to NT$241 (US$7.28) on July 9 on market speculation it is set to enter the automotive electronics market soon. TungThih Electronic,...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Macroblock sales expected to grow over 20% in 3Q09
LED driver IC design house Macroblock is expected to enjoy a revenue growth of more than 20% sequentially in the third quarter, thanks to growing demand for LED lighting applications...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
IC designer Realtek posts record sales for June, 2Q09
Taiwan-based networking IC design house Realtek Semiconductor has reported record revenues of NT$1.86 billion (US$57 million) for June, and NT$4.98 billion for the second quarter...
Monday 6 July 2009
Realtek to acquire China-based Actions Semiconductor, says paper
Realtek Semiconductor is looking to acquire China-based digital media player chip designer Actions Semiconductor via a share swap, according to a Chinese language United Daily...
Thursday 2 July 2009
China IC designer Pixcir to supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan notebook vendors
China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics said it will supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan-based notebook vendors soo...
Thursday 2 July 2009
IC designer Prescope to offer handheld game console in 3Q09
Prescope Technologies has stepped into system products and will offer a handheld game console with a 2.7-inch screen and 100 built-in games in the third quarter, targeting China and...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Weltrend readies to ship motor drivers for notebooks
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor is sampling its three-phase motor drivers for notebook applications with customers, with volume shipments slated for...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Driver IC designer ILI says margin improved in 2Q09
ILI Technology has estimated a gross margin of 20-25% for the second quarter, up from 18% in the first. The LCD driver IC designer said it expects clearer order visibility through...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
LED IC player Grenergy enters LED lighting market
LED IC player Grenergy, a subsidiary of IC designer Anpec Electronics, is eyeing the LED lighting market and has set up a new company, Ecolighting, to develop LED lighting modules...