Last update: Thursday 13 June 2013 [115 news items]
GaAs IC market stagnant in 2011, says Information Network
Jan 11, 10:15
The market for GaAs ICs grew 1% in 2011 following a 36% in 2010, as a result of weak demand in wireless - cell phones and WiFi, according to The Information Network. This represents...
Win Semi set for OTC listing, says report
Newswatch - Nov 24, 17:01
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors is scheduled to be listed on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market on December 13 at NT$32 (US$1.05) per share, according to a Chinese-language...
GaAs foundry AWSC 2Q11 profits double
Aug 26, 15:02
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported net profits of NT$33.1 million (US$1.1 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 101%...
AWSC shipping GaAs devices for HCPV modules
Jul 27, 15:05
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), which sources epi-wafers from Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), reportedly has started small-volume...
GaAs foundry AWSC migrating to 6-inch wafers
Jul 22, 01:10
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to convert all of its production capacity to 6-inch wafers in the third quarter of 2011, according to industry...
Three Taiwan GaAs makers to benefit from new iPhone launch
Jul 13, 14:05
GaAs component suppliers Avago, TriQuint and Skyworks reportedly will share Apple's orders for GaAs components used in the new iPhone to be launched in the third quarter, and this...
GaAs wafer makers Win Semiconductors and AWSC June revenues riding higher
Jul 6, 14:54
Taiwan-based GaAs wafer makers Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) have both posted strong sales for June 2011 due to strong demand for GaAs-based...
OmniVision, Avago reportedly win significant orders for iPhone 5
Jun 7, 16:57
OmniVision has grabbed a majority of total CMOS image sensor (CIS) orders placed by Apple for the fifth-generation iPhone, market sources have claimed. Meanwhile, power amplifier...
AWSC posts flat growth in May revenues
Jun 7, 14:35
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported revenues of NT$179 million (US$6 million) for May 2011, up 0.5% sequentially and hitting the highest since...
Win Semi May sales hit record high
Newswatch - Jun 3, 11:31
Gallium-arsenide (GaAs) foundry Win Semiconductors has reported consolidated revenues of NT$704 million (US$24.5 million) for May 2011, a record high for the second straight month.
GaAs wafer maker VPEC to set sales record for fifth straight month
May 27, 01:25
Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs epitaxial wafers used in the fabrication of power amplifiers (PA), will likely break its revenue record for the fifth...
GaAs foundries post sales growth in April
May 5, 01:35
GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have reported sequential growth in revenues for April 2011 of 15.1% and 3.4%, respectively.
AWSC, VPEC 2Q11 revenues to see double-digit growth
Apr 19, 15:50
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), which manufactures GaAs epitaxial wafers, are expected to post sequential...
GaAs foundry Win Semi preps for listing on TSE, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 28, 15:07
Win Semiconductors, a major GaAs IC foundry, will soon submit an application to list its stock on the main board of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according to a Chinese-language...
AWSC March revenues set to climb over 40% sequentially
Mar 25, 01:00
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to enjoy a sequential growth of more than 40% in revenues in March 2011, thanks to a warming up in orders,...
GaAs IC foundry Win announce NT$7 billion in 2010 consolidated revenues
Mar 22, 01:55
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors announced that 2010 consolidated revenues rose 45% from 2009 to NT$7.059 billion (US$238.7 million), a new record. The company's first-quarter revenues...
AWSC to see revenues recover in March
Mar 16, 01:30
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) expects revenues to recover in March 2011 thanks to power amplifier (PA) maker Skyworks resuming normal orders.
GaAs IC foundries post mixed February results
Mar 10, 15:48
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported a sequential increase in consolidated sales for February 2011, while Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) posted a drop.
iPad 2 to benefit PA makers and Taiwan GaAs foundry houses
Mar 2, 01:10
Component suppliers are expected to benefit from the iPad 2 's imminent launch. Both TriQuint Semiconductor and Skyworks Solutions will be the new Apple device's GaAs power amplifier...
GaAs foundries VPEC, AWSC and Win Semi report mixed January results
Feb 9, 01:50
GaAs foundry house Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) posted a new monthly sales record with NT$186 million (US$6.43 million) in January revenues, up 16.3% sequentially. Fellow...
GaAs foundries post mixed 4Q10 results
Jan 5, 01:00
GaAs foundry house Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) saw revenues for December 2010 slip 15.5% sequentially to NT$153 million (US$5.25 million), yet fourth-quarter revenues...
Smartphone demand to buoy AWSC, Win Semi 2011 shipments
Jan 4, 15:57
Taiwan-based GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors will enjoy rising shipments in 2011, benefiting from the continued growth expected...
GaAs foundry AWSC grabs new orders
Dec 24, 01:35
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has landed orders for GaAs switch products from Japan, and also received verification from international IDMs, according to market sources...
GaAs IC market grows 36% in 2010, says Information Network
Dec 10, 10:28
The market for gallium arsenide (GaAs) ICs grew 36% in 2010, led by strong demand in wireless - cell phones and WiFi, according to The Information Network. This represents the largest...
GaAs wafer foundry Win Semi to boost capacity in 2011
Dec 10, 01:25
GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors has revealed plans to ramp up capacity in 2011 in anticipation for brisk power amplifier (PA) demand coming from the smartphone sector. The company...
Maxtek looks to increasing shipments of GaAs switch products in March 2011
Dec 2, 01:55
IC distributor and GaAs-based IC designer Maxtek Technology has indicated that its GaAs switch products for Wi-Fi applications have been adopted by a number of international players...
GaAs foundries see demand declining in December
Dec 1, 01:45
GaAs foundry houses, including Win Semiconductors, Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), have seen demand for GaAs-based power...
GaAs wafer supplier VPEC sees flat November revenues
Nov 22, 12:22
Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) has said sales for November are likely to stay at a high level. November shipments have been driven by sustained power amplifier (PA)...
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from TriQuint insufficient GaAs PA capacity
Nov 11, 11:56
International GaAs semiconductor supplier TriQuint Semiconductor has received orders for handset power amplifiers (PAs) far in excess of its capacity and therefore some of its clients...
AWSC posts record sales in October, Win sees 12% decline
Nov 3, 01:25
GaAs wafer foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) reported a new monthly sales record for October at NT$192 million (US$6.3 million), while Win Semiconductor saw sales...
Win Semi 3Q10 pre-tax profits more than double on quarter
Oct 22, 10:11
GaAs wafer foundry Win Semiconductors posted pre-tax profits of NT$864 million (US$28 million) in the third quarter of 2010, which were more than double on quarter. The company credited...
AWSC, Win Semi enjoy further record sales in September
Oct 15, 01:25
GaAs wafer foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor saw their sales reach new historical records in September 2010, as demand for end-products...
AWSC, Win Semi revenues to grow 10% sequentially in 4Q10
Sep 28, 01:25
GaAs wafer foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductor are likely to enjoy another month of record sales in September, thanks to continued-strong...
GaAs foundry VPEC expected to see strong shipments in 4Q10
Sep 23, 14:42
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is expected to post a sequential decline in revenues in September 2010 as well as in the third quarter...
VPEC, Win Semi ready to adopt BiHEMP process for production
Sep 13, 12:01
Pure-play 6-inch GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and one of its epi-wafer suppliers, Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), have both expressed optimism about demand for so-called...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 4h 3min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 4h 5min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 4h 10min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 4h 32min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 4h 33min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 5h 30min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 5h 40min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 5h 46min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 4h 26min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 4h 44min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 5h 48min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 6h 14min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 7h 11min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 7h 19min ago
Taiwan-based Epic Communications (Epicom) has announced a series of WCDMA/HSDPA power amplifiers (PA) for 3G portable devices and mobile phones. Provided in 3x3mm packages, the new...
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Putting solar on anything that can be moved, carried or worn: Q&A with Alta Devices
GaAs solar material maker Alta Devices boasts solar cells with an efficiency of 28.8%, but perhaps even more astonishing is the fact it can produce GaAs cells that are only 1-micron...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.