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Thursday 26 February 2009
Demand for STB chips gearing up in China
Demand for set-top box (STB) chips in China has been gaining momentum as STB sales are expected to pick up in the near future amid plans by TV operators to launch more digital TV...
Wednesday 25 February 2009
IC distributor Yosun reports on-year sales growth in 2008
Yosun Industrial has reported consolidated sales of NT$111.63 billion (US$3.21 billion), representing an on-year growth of 23.4%. Net income was NT$957 billion, increasing 6.5% from...
Wednesday 25 February 2009
IC distributor Avnet expects Taiwan and Asia Pacific revenues to stay flat in 2009
Global IC distributor Avnet Electronics Marketing expects its Taiwan and Asia-Pacific revenues to stay flat at US$1 billion and US$3 billion, respectively, in 2009 amid challenging...
Monday 16 February 2009
IC distributors developing white-box notebook reference designs
Some IC distributors are aggressively setting up their own R&D teams to provide reference designs to notebook designers and manufacturers targeting China's white-box notebook...
Friday 13 February 2009
Asustek resumes ordering, say IC distributors
Asustek Computer has finally started placing orders again thanks to recent better-then-expected notebook shipments which have helped the company to clear out its inventory. However,...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
TI reportedly to suspend some fabs in March
Texas Instruments (TI) is looking to temporarily halt production at some of its fabs in March, according to sources with Taiwan's IC distributors. The fabs to be suspended handle...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
IC distributor WPG sees orders pick up
IC distributor WPG Holdings has seen orders from China and Taiwan pick up since January and believes demand will be better than expected in the first quarter of 2009. Buoyed by steady...
Thursday 22 January 2009
IC distributors turn to white-box DSC markets in Europe and North America
With white-box digital still cameras (DSCs) still not emulating the success of white-box handsets in China, while showing potential for growth in Europe and North America, Taiwan-based...
Friday 16 January 2009
IC distributor Chip Hope to provide turnkey touchscreen handset solutions
IC distributor Chip Hope has developed capacitive touchscreen handset turnkey solutions, combining Spreadtrum Communications' chips and Elan Microelectronics' touch panel modules,...
Thursday 15 January 2009
MediaTek distributor KC Uppertech gains rush orders from China
KC Uppertech, one of MediaTek's handset chip distributors, is expected to record better-than-expected revenues in January 2009 thanks to rush orders from the China handset market,...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Foxconn placing frequent rush orders with IC distributors
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently been aggressively placing rush orders with IC distributors. The orders are expected to help boost the distributors' performance...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Consumer IC inventory expected to ease by 2Q09 at the earliest
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...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
IC distributors see healthy inventories, but remain cautious
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.
Friday 9 January 2009
LCD TV component demand exceeding supply, say IC distributors
LCD TV panel makers have placed a significant level of new orders with IC distributors in January because demand during the year-end holiday season was better than expected, according...
Thursday 8 January 2009
IC distributors WPG, WT, Edom and Supreme perform better than expected in December
Because customers have placed early orders ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, IC distributors' December sales in 2008 performed better than expected. Institutional investors expect...
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Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research