Taiwan's Phison Electronics, a NAND flash controller IC designer, will deal out a dividend of NT$3.915 (US$0.11), including NT$2.975 in cash and NT$0.94 in stocks, for 2008, the company's...
In order to quickly enter the wireless networking chip market, Taiwan networking IC design company IC Plus has announced its acquisition of Conwise Technology, a Bluetooth chip design...
Taiwan-based analog IC designers Macroblock, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Richtek Technology and Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) all expect their performances in February...
Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics has made a breakthrough in its manufacturing process of touch panel modules to increase yield rates and has obtained orders from...
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) had a weak January in line with an overall downturn for the foundry sector where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United...
Despite weakening demand for consumer electronics ICs, Generalplus, a subsidiary of Sunplus technology, expects its sales in 2009 to increase from 2008 driven by shipment growth...
Taiwan-based IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has disclosed that TFT LCD panel makers are placing analog IC orders again following a demand freeze, while revenues,...
China-based foundry Founder Microelectronics International (FMIC), a member of the Founder Group, has recently visited a number of Taiwan IC design companies aiming to secure MEMS...
Realtek Semiconductor has estimated that its first quarter revenues will stay flat or grow slightly on quarter, thanks to rush orders from PC applications. The IC design house posted...
IC distributor Chip Hope has developed capacitive touchscreen handset turnkey solutions, combining Spreadtrum Communications' chips and Elan Microelectronics' touch panel modules,...
Rush orders from the netbook and China white-box handset markets are adding to anticipation that Taiwan-based IC designers including MediaTek, Ene Technology, Realtek Semiconductor...
Due to softened demand for consumer electronics products such as interactive toys, digital photo frames and digital cameras, IC distributors will not be able to ease excess inventory...
IC design companies have begun cutting prices in order to vie for an recent influx in orders from the handset and notebook segments. The cuts are expected to increase shipment volumes...
IC distributors' inventories have been lowered to healthy levels of 1.5-1.7 months, but they remain cautious about placing orders with IC designers, according to market sources.
