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Wednesday 16 January 2013
MediaTek cancels capital expansion project as planned merger with MStar was delayed
MediaTek has announced that it has withdrawn a plan to issue new shares for the planned merger with MStar Semiconductor.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
MediaTek/MStar merger likely to be delayed again
The planned merger between MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor may be forced to be postponed again due to slow scrutiny procedures by the governments of China and Korea on concerns of...
Thursday 6 December 2012
MediaTek, MStar postpone merger closing date pending regulatory approvals
MediaTek's proposed merger with MStar Semiconductor has not obtained regulatory approvals by the antitrust authorities in China and Korea, and therefore will be completed at a later...
Friday 19 October 2012
Touchscreen controller IC shipments boost on China demand
FocalTech Systems and Goodix, which specialize in the design of touchscreen controller ICs, have both seen their monthly shipments approach the 10 million mark buoyed by strong demand...
Wednesday 17 October 2012
TV chip and driver IC vendors see improving order visibility for 4Q12
Taiwan-based IC design houses offering TV chips and LCD driver ICs have seen improvements in order visibility for the fourth quarter of 2012 due to strong sales of LCD TVs in China...
Friday 12 October 2012
MStar posts record monthly revenues, enhanced by merger deal
MStar Semiconductor has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.68 billion (US$124 million) for September 2012, representing an increase of 4.4% on month and hitting the highest monthly...
Wednesday 22 August 2012
MStar posts pre-tax EPS over NT$6 in 1H12
MStar Semiconductor has announced pre-tax profits of NT$1.58 billion (US$52.71 million) for the second quarter of 2012, decreasing 6.1% from the previous quarter. Second-quarter EPS...
Friday 17 August 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset solution revenues grow 30% on quarter in 2Q12
Combined revenues of handset related solutions generated by Taiwan-based IC design houses grew 30% sequentially to NT$13.7 billion (US$456.36 million) in the second quarter of 2012,...
Friday 10 August 2012
MediaTek acquires 53% of outstanding MStar shares; to proceed with merger deal
MediaTek has acquired a total of 282.37 million shares, or 53%, of MStar Semiconductor's outstanding shares through a tender offer, meeting the requirements to proceed with the merger...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Rising handset-IC shipments to buoy sales at backend service providers
Shipments of handset solutions will drive revenue growth at MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor in the second half of 2012, and simultaneously buoy sales at their backend partners including...
Wednesday 4 July 2012
IC design houses reducing production of TV chips for 3Q12, say sources
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor, have become more conservative about shipments of TV chips in third-quarter 2012, and therefore have decreased...
Wednesday 27 June 2012
MediaTek-MStar merger may send TV makers rethinking chip procurement strategy
The planned merger between MediaTek (MTK) and MStar Semiconductor has shocked the flat-panel TV supply chain due to the combined market share of TV chips of the two firms being roughly...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Digitimes Research: Merger with MStar to boost MediaTek presence in digital TV segment
MediaTek's planned merger with MStar Semiconductor will help MediaTek expand its presence in the digital TV-chip market, as well as enhancing its capability in the ever increasing...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
MediaTek-MStar merger to have impact on existing suppliers
The planned merger between MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor is expected to vertically integrate their supply chain. However, some market watchers speculate MediaTek will take over...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Commentary: MediaTek, MStar reach merger deal in fast manner; highlighting difficulties of Taiwan IC design industry
Although the proposal by MediaTek to merge with rival MStar Semiconductor comes as a big surprise to Taiwan's IC design industry, MediaTek chairman MK Tsai and his counterpart Wayne...