VIS, Chipbond March sales rebound

Apr 11, 14:38

Foundry service provider Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and backend house Chipbond Technology, which generate most of their sales from LCD driver ICs, both saw their monthly...

IC distributor WPG 1Q13 revenues meet sales guidance

Newswatch - Apr 11, 11:52

IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$86.57 billion (US$2.89 billion) for the first quarter of 2013, meeting its sales guidance of NT$82-87 billion...

Richtek, GMT post mixed results for 1Q13

Newswatch - Apr 11, 11:44

Analog IC design house Richtek Technology has announced its first-quarter 2013 revenues met the low-end target of its guidance, while fellow company Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT)...

4Q reprieve brings little relief to semiconductor makers in 2012, says IHS

Apr 11, 09:54

Despite stronger-than-expected growth during the fourth quarter, 2012 was still a miserable year for the semiconductor market and suppliers, with only eight out of the top-25 chipmakers...

Faraday 1Q13 revenues fall but meet guidance

Apr 10, 13:55

Taiwan-based IC design service provider Faraday Technology has announced revenues for the first quarter of 2013 slipped 12.1% sequentially to NT$1.83 billion (US$61 million).

NVM IP provider eMemory posts sales growth in 1Q13

Apr 10, 10:52

Embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) IP provider eMemory Technology enjoyed revenue growth in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to brisk demand coming from the smartphone and tablet...

Feeling, On-Bright report strong sales for March

Apr 9, 21:47

IC design houses Feeling Technology and On-Bright Electronics have both reported strong sales for March, with On-Bright's monthly revenues hitting a record high of NT$193 million...

Processes below 40nm account for 27% of global wafer capacity, says IC Insights

Apr 9, 15:27

More than 25% of installed wafer capacity worldwide was dedicated to the production of ICs having geometries smaller than 40nm as of the end of 2012, while about 22% of the global...

Case study of 2 AFE ICs confirms significant potential for small IC vendors, says Petrov Group

Apr 9, 14:10

Can a small fabless analog vendor compete with the top-five analog IC vendors in global markets? This question is being asked often, especially in the context of emerging China-based...

Taiwan IC design houses look to strong sales in April

Apr 9, 13:46

Most Taiwan-based IC design houses expect their sales in April to be better than those recorded in March as they have continued to land short lead-time orders from smartphone and...

Elan 1Q13 revenues fall short of guidance

Newswatch - Apr 9, 12:21

Touch controller IC vendor Eland Microelectronics has announced consolidated net sales of NT$649.8 million (US$21.24 million) for March, increasing 22.9% sequentially and 20.1% on...

MediaTek hits high-end of 1Q13 guidance

Apr 9, 10:49

Consolidated revenues at MediaTek for the first quarter of 2013 hit the high-end of the fabless IC firm's previously-issued guidance range of NT$21.9-24 billion (US$730-800 million...

Spreadtrum launches dual-core solutions for TD-SCDMA and EDGE smartphones

Apr 3, 16:19

Spreadtrum Communications has announced the commercial availability of its dual-core 1.2GHz smartphone chipsets for TD-SCDMA and EDGE smartphones.

Touch solution supplier EETI March revenues hit 23-month high

Newswatch - Apr 3, 15:21

IC design house Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has reported revenues of NT$130.37 million (US$4.36 million) for March, up 53.9% on month and 148.4% on year. The figures were the company's...

Compal Communications adopts Broadcom smartphone reference design

Apr 3, 12:14

Compal Communications has for the first time adopted a reference design platform offered by Broadcom to develop entry-level Android smartphones with the first wave of such models...

Globalfoundries demos 3D TSV capabilities on 20nm

Apr 3, 10:07

Globalfoundries on April 2 announced the accomplishment of a key milestone in its strategy to enable 3D stacking of chips for next-generation mobile and consumer applications. At...

Feeling Technology, On-Bright ramping IC shipments for mobile power charging

Apr 2, 22:07

Taiwan-based IC design houses Feeling Technology and On-Bright Electronics have been ramping up their shipments of ICs for mobile power charging devices, buoyed by the growing popularity...

Small-size panel driver IC suppliers see sales rebound in March

Apr 2, 15:28

ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, which specialize in small-size LCD driver ICs, will have their March revenues exceed the levels reached in the previous...

TSMC tapes out first 16nm FinFET test chips

Apr 2, 15:13

ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have jointly announced the first tape-out of a Cortex-A57 processor on FinFET process technology.

China makers gain share in MEMS sensor purchasing in 2012, says IHS

Apr 2, 15:09

China-based handset and tablet manufacturers in 2012 more than doubled their share of purchases of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) motion sensors, reflecting the rising prominence...

IC suppliers see sluggish 1H13

Apr 2, 12:36

Taiwan-based PC related IC suppliers have been hit by sluggish sales as demand for conventional PCs and notebooks has been slow, and their buisness will likely remain stagnant throughout...

Global chip sales up 1.4% in February, says SIA

Apr 2, 10:43

Worldwide chip sales for February 2013 were up 1.4% on year, but down 3.8% sequentially, according to data disclosed by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Globalfoundries quietly becoming a threat to competitors

Apr 1, 21:34

While market outlets pay close attention to Samsung Electronics' rise and Intel's entry - both a threat to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Globalfoundries has quietly...

Intel, ARM to developing financial security platforms

Apr 1, 14:38

To push their shares in the mobile device market, Intel and ARM have both recently started strengthening the mobile transaction functions of their platforms.

Lenovo ramping IC design capability, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 1, 12:03

Lenovo reportedly plans to build up its IC design capability by increasing the number of staff of its IC development department from the current 10 to 100 by the end of the second...

MediaTek appoints new head of US corporate marketing

Newswatch - Mar 29, 13:58

MediaTek has announced that it has appointed Mohit Bhushan as vice president and general manager of corporate marketing, in the US. In his new role, Bhushan will lead corporate marketing...

Chang Wah to expand LED lead frame capacity

Mar 29, 13:50

Chang Wah Electromaterials plans to expand capacity for LED lead frames with an investment of NT$1 billion (US$33.5 million) during 2013-2014, according to company chairman and CEO...

IC distributor Wahlee sees panel demand pick up

Mar 29, 11:39

IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial expects demand coming from the FPD industry to pick up in 2013, according to company chairman Ray Chang.

Pure-play foundries and fabless suppliers star performers, says IC Insights

Mar 29, 11:37

In a ranking compiled by IC Insights, pure-play foundries and fabless companies emerged as the star performers in 2012, according to the market research firm.

IC demand for smartphones soaring in China

Mar 28, 21:54

IC component orders coming from China's smartphone market have risen substantially, according to sources in the supply chain, which estimated that monthly demand for smartphones sold...

Orange delivering Spreadtrum-based handsets

Mar 28, 19:15

China based fabless semiconductor provider Spreadtrum Communications announced recently that mobile carrier Orange has used its solutions for the delivery of low-cost handsets to...