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Tuesday 5 December 2017
Global MOSFET suppliers seeking capacity support from Taiwan, China players
With global shipments of electric cars seen to grow sharply in 2018, the supply of vital components, particularly high-voltage MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)...
Friday 10 November 2017
Taiwan IC designers vying for 8-inch foundry supply
Taiwan fabless IC firms are aggresively vying to secure capacity at 8-inch foundries to meet increasing orders in 2018, particularly for MCU and MOSFET chips needed to support a variety...
Monday 30 October 2017
Lead time for MOSFET chips extends
Major MOSFET suppliers have extended delivery lead times to 13-18 weeks from 8-12 weeks as the supply of MOSFET chips has become tighter on rising demand for electric cars, according...
Thursday 26 October 2017
Strong MOSFET demand to boost revenues at backend firm GEM Services in 4Q17
Taiwan-based GEM Services, a backend house focusing exclusively on the power management semiconductor market, is expected to enjoy another quarter of record revenues driven by continued...
Thursday 24 August 2017
MOSFET supplier Advanced Power mulls price hike, says report
Taiwan-based Advanced Power Electronics is planning to raise prices of its MOSFET chips in the third quarter to reflect the tight market supply, according to a report by Taiwan's...
Thursday 15 June 2017
PWM IC backend firm GEM Services to post single-digit revenue growth in 2017
Taiwan-based GEM Services, a backend house focusing exclusively on the power management semiconductor market, is forecast to post single-digit revenue growth in 2017 driven by strong...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Analog IC suppliers set to enjoy growing market share
Taiwan-based analog IC vendors are set to further expand their market shares in 2014 thanks to emerging business opportunities in the handset, tablet, games console and LED lighting...
Monday 23 September 2013
Renesas likely to delay plans to exit low-end motherboard MOSFET market, say sources
Renesas Electronics is likely to delay its plans to exit the low-end motherboard-use MOSFET market due to strong complaints from downstream clients as well as the recent upsurge in...
Monday 16 August 2010
MediaTek looks to post revenues of over NT$9 billion in August
Buoyed by a rebound in orders, MediaTek is expected to see its revenues climb to over NT$9 billion (US$282 million) in August 2010, after revenues edged up just 2.4% sequentially...
Friday 12 March 2010
Analog IC design houses look to strong revenue gains in March
Most Taiwan-based analog IC design houses expect their revenues to post a sequential gain of more than 20% in March due to strong demand from notebook and OEM/ODM handset makers,...
Monday 18 January 2010
MOSFET supply falling short
Supply of MOSFETs is falling short of strong market demand as a result of foundry partners' tight capacity, even at their 5-inch and 6-inch fabs, according to industry sources. Taiwan-based...
Monday 6 July 2009
Taiwan analog IC designers to enjoy growth in 3Q09
Taiwan analog IC design houses are expected to see double-digit sequential revenue growth in third-quarter 2009, outperforming other segments, according to market watchers. Order...
Friday 20 March 2009
MOSFET suppliers APEC and Niko forecast growth for 1Q09
Taiwan-based MOSFET suppliers Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) and Niko Semiconductor estimate their first-quarter revenues will grow 10-15% sequentially thanks to increasing...
Monday 23 February 2009
Taiwan IC designers see recovering sales
Customers in China have begun to rebuild inventory levels, helping sales of Taiwan IC design companies to grow this month, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 31 December 2008
IC design house APEC and wafer foundry AMPI sign strategic agreement
Taiwan-based IC design house Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) and second-tier foundry Advanced Microelectronic Products (AMPI) on December 30 announced a strategic alliance...