After decades of missed predictions and hype, the market for digital power ICs has now entered a high-growth stage driven by new applications and the emergence of power buses and...

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has estimated wafer shipments and capacity utilization rates for the first quarter to grow from the fourth quarter...

STMicroelectronics has raised quotes of power management (PWM) ICs by about 5%, according to sources with Taiwan-based IC distributors.

Richtek Technology and Anpec Electronics both have said their first-quarter revenues will increase sequentially on rising orders of power management (PWM) ICs for handsets, notebooks...

Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has secured power management (PWM) IC orders from LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), according to industry sources. The IC design house...

Taiwan-based IC design houses Advanced Analog Technology (AAT), Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) and ILI Technology are expected to see increased orders from Innolux...

MediaTek is scheduled to volume produce its first GSM/GPRS single chips MT6253 in December, according to industry sources. The solution will target white-box handsets priced at less...

Taiwan-based IC design houses, Ralink Technology, Leadtrend Technology and ALi, all expect increased revenues for October although some others may see revenues fall 15-20% sequentially...

Analog IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has completed design-in of power management (PWM) ICs for e-book readers and e-paper displays developed by AU Optronics (AUO)...

Global sales of digital power semiconductors are set to increase to US$821 million in 2013, up from US$127 million in 2008, according to iSuppli.

Himax Technologies has said its subsidiary Himax Analogic is scheduled to start mass production of white light LED driver ICs in September. The new product line is expected to contribute...

Most Taiwan-based consumer IC designers are expected to see July 2009 revenues increase significantly from June due to an improvement in order visibility amid peak season effects,...

Greatek Electronics saw revenues for the second quarter of 2009 climb 62.4% sequentially, thanks to increased demand for consumer electronics ICs, network chips and power management...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is optimistic about the outlook for the power management (PWM) IC market and expects to grab a significant market share thanks to...

Macroblock has launched a new 16-bit PWM LED driver, MBI5040, with 8-bit digital dot correction. The new digital dot correction designed in MBI5040 not only unifies the LED brightness...