The next generation of Intel's power architecture, VR12, to be introduced in the third quarter of 2011 represents a watershed industry event, according to Boris Petrov, managing director...
Market watchers expect specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to see its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 decline by about 20% from the NT$4.82 billion...
The analog power conversion IC segment dominates the power management market; it accounts for about 30 billion units and US$11 billion revenues with a forecast average growth rate...
Comprising integrated circuits and discretes, power management semiconductors will generate US$31.4 billion in 2010, up 39.9% from US$22.4 billion in 2009, according to iSuppli. The...
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced that shipments, utilization rates and gross margins in the second quarter beat its guidance. The specialty IC foundry expects...
The annual unit growth rate for portable devices is estimated at more than 12%, from about two billion in 2008 to over 3.4 billion devices in 2013. These devices have an increasing...
Analog IC design house uPI Semiconductor, an affiliate of Powerchip Technology, expects its revenues to reach NT$2.3-2.5 billion (US$71.7-77.9 million) in 2010, up more than 46% from...
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology claims that it has won a patent lawsuit against rival uPI Semiconductor which recently applied for a consent order from the US International...
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is expected to generate revenues of NT$4.5-4.6 billion (US$140-143 million) in the third quarter of 2010, up from NT$4.23 billion in the...
Intersil is a medium-sized Power IC company with a corporate commitment to reach US$1 billion in revenues by 2011. This commitment represents a 64% growth rate or 29% annually from...
LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology has begun shipping touch panel and power management (PWM) ICs in small volumes, and is expecting shipments of these two categories of IC parts...
A "New Maxim," a US$1.65 billion company in 2009, has emerged, according to The Petrov Group. Maxim Integrated Products has undergone a dramatic transformation since 2007...
Strong demand for power management (PWM) semiconductors in the first half of 2010 has caught suppliers off-guard, spurring shortages and causing pricing to rise in the near term,...
Advanded Analog Technology (AAT) expects its revenues for May to be higher than the NT$110 million (US$3.43 million) recorded in April buoyed by shipments of power management (PWM)...
Texas Instruments (TI), the largest analog IC vendor, is an undisputed market share and trend-setter in power management. The company broadly covers all power IC market segments,...