China's white-box handset makers have turned to use electronic sensors made by local companies instead of first-tier IDMs' MEMS sensors for their new products due to cost concern...
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Wafer Works has recently begun supplying MEMS substrates in small volumes to IDM customers, such as STMicroelectronics, Freescale and Analog Devices...
The Taiwan government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with STMicroelectronics and TDK for cooperation on developing Taiwan's semiconductor industry, according to a...
The price of gyroscopes will be cut to below US$1, from US1.6-1.7 currently, in the second half of 2009 as IDMs STMicroelectronics and Sony are enter the market. The two companies...
Despite a downturn in several markets, major open MEMS foundries increased their sales by 7% in 2008 from the year before, and most are now profitable, according to Yole Developpement...
With the new iPhone 3GS's Bill of Materials (BOM) and feature set nearly the same as the previous model in the iPhone line, you might think the product's component selection would...
STMicroelectronics and Analog Devices (ADI) will separately begin volume production of MEMS gyroscope products in the second half of 2009, which is expected to heat up competition...
International MEMS companies including Bosch Sensortec, Freescale Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics will introduce cost effective g-sensors (accelerometers) with prices reduced...
According to Semicast Research, revenues for semiconductors in the industrial sector exceeded those in the automotive sector for the first time in 2008. Semicast estimates that industrial...
Flash memory maker Numonyx, a joint venture between Intel and STMicroelectronics, regards the Asia Pacific market as a key revenues contributor, according to company president and...
OmniVision has received 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders for Apple's next-generation iPhone, according to market sources. The company is also said to have secured 5-megapixel...
STMicroelectronics president and CEO Carlo Bozotti paid a business visit to Taiwan between March 16-23, focusing on talks with Delta Electronics, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision...
STMicroelectronics has announced that its LIS302DL 3-axis accelerometer is being used by Taiwan-based OpenMoko to provide motion-sensing functions in OpenMoko's Neo Freerunner Linux-based...
International IDMs STMicroelectronics, Freescale Semiconductor, Bosch Sensortec and Kionix are planning to launch accelerometer (g-sensor) products priced at US$0.6-0.7, down 30%...
