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Monday 25 May 2009
Synaptics, Cypress, Elan to see strong growth in touchscreen solutions for handsets in 2H09
Synaptics, Cypress and Elan Microelectronics are expected to see strong growth in the second half of 2009 thanks to the popularity of touchscreen applications, according to market...
Friday 22 May 2009
Wintek to supply panel modules for upcoming Apple e-book form factor netbook
Wintek has been selected as the panel module supplier for Apple's upcoming e-book form factor netbook product, according to Taiwan notebook related IC designers.
Thursday 21 May 2009
Broadcom emerging as first-tier baseband supplier, says Strategy Analytics
Cellular baseband revenues are not yet significant for Broadcom, and thus, the company may have to continue its aggressive acquisition strategy in order to build a product range and...
Thursday 21 May 2009
More IC design houses and WLAN makers to stepping into Bluetooth
More Taiwan-based IC design houses and WLAN device makers are to venture into the Bluetooth application segment now that the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) has formally ratified...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Orders for ICs used in toys not following seasonal pattern, say Taiwan designers
Toy IC orders for the year-end holiday season may drop by 50% this year as demand from North America has decreased significantly, signaling the impact of the global economic depression,...
Friday 15 May 2009
IC designer Richtek expects 2Q09 revenues to grow up to 70%
Richtek Technology forecasts second-quarter revenues to reach NT$1.8-2 billion (US$54.65-60.73 million), an increase of 55-70% from the first quarter. However, gross margin is expected...
Monday 11 May 2009
IC designers concerned about 2Q09 as notebook makers lower shipment targets
Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics have lowered their second-quarter notebook shipment targets by 5% after seeing April sales dropped, which is expected to affect notebook-related...
Friday 8 May 2009
Pixart, Elan, ESMT may benefit from MediaTek smartphone chip solutions
Pixart Imaging, Elan Microelectronics and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) are expected to support MediaTek's smartphone handset chip solutions with specific product lines,...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
China IC designer Spreadtrum receives US$44 million bank loan
China-based wireless baseband chipset provider Spreadtrum Communications announced on May 5 that its Chinese subsidiary, Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai) has received 300 million...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Elan reportedly secures touch panel module order from HTC
IC design house Elan Microelectronics has recently landed an order for touch panel modules for High Tech Computer's (HTC's) Android-based G2 handsets, with volume shipments slated...
Monday 4 May 2009
Taiwan niche memory designers report losses in 1Q09
Etron Technology has reported a narrower net loss for the first quarter of 2009, while Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) saw its losses increase to NT$68 million and Zentel...
Monday 4 May 2009
Taiwan government fund to invest in Sunplus mMedia
Sunplus Technology has said that the Taiwan government's National Development Fund will take a 20% stake of its subsidiary Sunplus mMedia, which expects to introduce 3G handset chips...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Phison inventory value up on NAND flash price rally
The recent rally in NAND flash prices has boosted the value of Phison Electronics' inventory value, according Khein Seng Pua, chairman of the NAND flash controller IC design house.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Sunplus 2Q09 revenues to grow 50% sequentially
IC designer Sunplus Technology expects a 50% sequential revenues growth with losses turning to profits in the second quarter, buoyed by an influx of orders for set-top box (STB) and...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Global Unichip 1Q09 revenues down 18% sequentially
Global Unichip has announced unaudited revenues of NT$1.88 billion (US$55.7 million) for the first quarter of 2009, down 18% sequentially. Despite the revenue drop, the company saw...