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Wednesday 10 June 2009
IC designers Ralink, Richtek see sales up in May
Ralink Technology and Richtek Technology have both announced revenue growth for May 2009. Ralink's May revenues grew 15% sequentially to NT$408 million (US$12.5 million), while Richtek...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Etron and Zentel expected to turn profitable in 2Q09
Niche memory IC design houses Etron Technology and Zentel Electronics are expected to swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, thanks to improved monthly sales,...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
MediaTek says guidance for 2Q09 unchanged
MediaTek said it currently has no plan to revise its revenue guidance for the second quarter, despite a positive outlook given by market watchers. The handset chipmaker earlier projected...
Tuesday 9 June 2009
PC related IC designers post decline in May revenues
Taiwan PC related IC design houses Ene Technology, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Integrated Technology Express (ITE), Pixart Imaging and Realtek Semiconductor have all reported...
Monday 8 June 2009
MediaTek introduces MT7110 series WiMAX SoC
MediaTek has announced three second-generation IEEE 802.16e WiMAX chips, the MT7110 series, which is claims are fully compliant with, and provide more features and performance than...
Friday 5 June 2009
Sonix to volume produce touchscreen solutions in 4Q09
Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology has said its optical touchscreen solutions are expected to be available for volume production in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Thursday 4 June 2009
Ralink forecasts more than 30% shipment growth for WLAN chips in 2Q09
Networking IC designer Ralink Technology has upward adjusted its second-quarter WLAN chip shipment growth to more than 30% thanks to Wi-Fi deployments in China. The company estimated...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Israel-based IDesia to work with Taiwan IC designers Elan, Prolific for medical touch panel solutions
Taiwan-based IC designers Elan Microelectronics and Prolific Technology will partner with Israel-based IDesia for development of touch panel solutions targeting the global health...
Monday 1 June 2009
Parade DisplayPort-HDMI converter offers PC connectivity for DTV
Parade Technologies, a developer of digital video interface products, has introduced DisplayPort to HDMI/DVI converter device PS161. The PS161 is an integrated circuit that includes...
Monday 1 June 2009
Comsys Mobile and WiNetworks complete mobile-WiMAX IOT
Comsys Communication & Signal Processing, a fabless semiconductor vendor specializing in advanced integrated multimode communication processors for mobile devices, and WiNetworks,...
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Realtek, Ralink expected to raise 2Q09 guidance
Networking IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor and Ralink Technology are expected to upward adjust their second-quarter guidance due to strong demand for WLAN chips, according...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Taiwan consumer IC designer Sonix expected to see much improved 2Q09
Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology is estimated to generate revenues of NT$978 million (US$29.6 million), net profit of NT$161 million and gross margin of 40.39% for the second...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
MediaTek eyeing China white-box notebook market
MediaTek, following its success tapping the white-box handset market in China, is planning to promote its TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, GPS and Bluetooth chips and other handset IC solutions to...
Monday 25 May 2009
Foxconn interested in Alcor Micro private placement, say sources
Following the announcement by Alcor Micro that it will issue seven million shares via private placement, market sources have claimed that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...
Monday 25 May 2009
IC designer Prolific to sample USB 3.0 device controllers by end of 2009
Taiwan-based USB controller design specialist, Prolific Technology, will be ready to sample its USB 3.0 device controller by the end of 2009, joining fellow Taiwan rivals Alcor Micro...