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Monday 23 March 2009
Consumer IC sales to see double-digit growth in March
Consumer IC designers Weltrend Semiconductor, Sonix Technology, Holtek Semiconductor and Prescope Technologies will see double-digit revenue growth in March because of rush orders,...
Monday 23 March 2009
MediaTek and Realtek to maintain growth in March and 2Q09
Taiwan first-tier IC design houses MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor are expected to see significant revenue growth in March thanks to the strong demand recovery, according to market...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Driver IC makers expect new orders to continue in 2Q09
Driver IC design houses Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have both said they believe the current uptick in orders will continue into the second quarter driven by demand for...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
MediaTek revenues expected to grow 20% in 2Q09
MediaTek, which earlier this month lifted its first-quarter guidance, is expected to enjoy a revenue growth of 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, with total revenues...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
Wi-Fi 802.11n chips in short supply, says paper
Networking IC designer Realtek Semiconductor has increased 802.11n chip orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) thanks...
Friday 13 March 2009
Trend or blip? IC ASPs rebound across several product segments, according to IC Insights
IC Insights recently reviewed January ASPs for several IC product categories and compared them to prices in December 2008 and over the past two years.
Friday 13 March 2009
Faraday and subsidiary Yin-Tsan move to mass production of 32-bit CPU SSD controllers
IC design service provider Faraday Technology and its IC design subsidiary Yin-Tsan (transliterated from Chinese) have begun mass production of 32-bit CPU SSD controllers adopting...
Friday 13 March 2009
Richtek expects significant sales growth in March
Richtek Technology has forecast first-quarter sales at NT$1.14-1.22 billion (US$33.03-35.34 million), down 20-25% on year. March sales are expected to reach NT$515-595 million, representing...
Friday 13 March 2009
IC designer Sonix to see 50% sales growth in 2Q09 amid shipments of multimedia and consumer ICs
Investors expect second-quarter sales at Sonix Technology to increase 50% sequentially as the notebook market is recovering. Shipments of Sonix' multimedia ICs, including PC webcam...
Thursday 12 March 2009
Elan March revenues expected to grow 50% sequentially
Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics is expected to see its revenues expand over 50% sequentially to NT$300 million (US$8.65 million) in March due to increasing orders...
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Memory designer Zentel revenues jump 80% in February
DRAM design house Zentel Electronics, a subsidiary of DRAM chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), saw February sales jump almost 80% on month, thanks to rush orders...
Monday 9 March 2009
MediaTek reports almost 60% on-year growth for February
MediaTek has reported consolidated sales of NT$7.93 billion (US$227.87 million) for February, up 27.8% on month and up 59.2% on year. Its accumulated consolidated sales for January...
Wednesday 4 March 2009
MediaTek expects 8-13% sales growth in 1Q09
MediaTek has revised its first-quarter guidance to a sequential increase of 8-13% for its consolidated sales, compared to its previous forecast of a 8-16% decline, thanks to better-than-expected...
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Global top-20 semiconductor suppliers show 3% sales decline in 2008, says IC Insights
The total 2008/2007 sales of the top-20 semiconductor suppliers experienced a 3% decline, matching the total worldwide semiconductor market decline in 2008, according to IC Insights...
Monday 23 February 2009
Taiwan IC designers see recovering sales
Customers in China have begun to rebuild inventory levels, helping sales of Taiwan IC design companies to grow this month, according to industry sources.