MediaTek, MStar TV chip market share in China falling down

May 7, 22:16

MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor have seen their combined share in China's TV chip market drop to below 70% recently as more TV brands in China have chosen to use TV chips from Realtek...

IC demand in China will remain robust after May 1 holidays, say sources

May 6, 15:11

Demand for IC parts from the smartphone and tablet sectors in China will remain strong even after the May 1 holiday season as market players are adjusting upward their forecasts of...

Tablet chipset solution vendors ramping wafer starts

Apr 23, 22:11

Tablet chipset solution vendors including MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor, Elan Microelectronics as well as China-based Allwinner Technology and Rockchip Electronics reportedly are...

Companies gearing up for USB 3.0 hub market boom

Apr 18, 21:43

USB controller chipmakers including ASMedia Technology, Genesys Logic, Realtek Semiconductor, Renesas Electronics, Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC), Texas Instruments (TI)...

TV IC suppliers see 2Q13 orders ramp up

Apr 12, 15:14

TV-use IC suppliers including MStar Semiconductor, Realtek Semiconductor and Novatek Microelectronics are expected to see their orders increase more than 20% sequentially in the second...

PC-related IC designers likely to post disappointing 1Q13 results

Mar 15, 12:19

IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are likely to report disappointing revenue results for the first quarter...

Taiwan IC design houses to perform well in 2013 on booming tablet sales

Mar 4, 14:45

IC design houses, including MediaTek, Elan Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor, are expected to perform strongly in the first quarter of 2013 and also see their sales momentum...

Commentary: Google partnerships lifting Taiwan IC design industry

Feb 21, 13:59

While the overall prospects of the global technology industry for 2013 still look uncertain, promising first-quarter outlooks for a number of Taiwan-based first-tier IC design houses...

Realtek to perform well in 1Q13 on strong demand from China

Feb 4, 14:23

Realtek Semiconductor expects its sales to remain relatively strong in the first quarter of 2013, buoyed by strong demand from the tablet sector in China and increasing shipments...

Elan reports strong sales for October

Nov 6, 14:04

Touchscreen controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues grow 0.8% sequentially and 75% on year to a record high of NT$724 million (US$24.75 million) in October.

Realtek post better than expected sales in August

Sep 6, 01:25

IC design house Realtek Semiconductor has reported better than expected sales performance for August, and the sales momentum is expected to continue in September, according to industry...

Realtek expects revenues to stay flat or drop within 10% in 3Q12

Aug 2, 01:25

Network chip vendor Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues to stay flat or decline at a single digit rate in the third quarter of 2012 from a record high of NT$6.6 billion (US$219.9...

Realtek cautious about 3Q12

Jul 17, 14:20

IC design firm Realtek Semiconductor expects sales to grow below normal seasonal patterns in the third quarter of 2012 despite steady growth in orders for multimedia and Wi-Fi chips...

China market: Local chipmakers dominate tablet PC chip segment

Jun 14, 14:08

Despite booming sales of tablet PCs in the China market, Taiwan-based IC vendors have not been able to make significant inroads into the tablet chipset segment in China, according...

Novatek, Realtek report revenue gains for April

May 8, 14:26

IC design firms Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have reported over 5% sequential growth in April revenues, and expect their sales to continue moving higher in May...

Chip demand for LCD TVs, monitors picking up

May 3, 15:29

Demand for semiconductors used in LCD TVs and monitors has started picking up in May while notebook firms have stepped up their pace of orders, according to sources at IC design ho...

Realtek 1Q12 profits nearly double

Apr 26, 12:29

Realtek Semiconductor generated net profit of NT$560 million (US$19 million) in first-quarter 2012, hiking 98.7% on quarter, according to the company.

Realtek to post 15% sales growth in March

Mar 28, 12:33

Realtek Semiconductor expects its March revenues to exceed NT$1.9 billion (US$64.3 million), up about 15% sequentially and likely hitting the highest monthly level since June 2011...

Realtek EPS declines in 2011

Newswatch - Feb 7, 15:38

Networking IC vendor Realtek Semiconductor has posted net profits of NT$1.59 billion (US$53.72 million) or an EPS of NT$3.24 for 2011, according to a company financial statement....

Taiwan IC design firms to post over 15% revenue drops in 1Q12

Jan 9, 11:58

Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to report over 15% sequential decreases in revenues for the first quarter of 2012, as orders were mostly fulfilled in advance due to the...

Realtek sees flat revenues, margin in 4Q11

Nov 1, 14:02

IC design house Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues and gross margin to stay flat sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011, despite its pessimism about the global PC market...

Opera looks to develop new businesses via acquisition; step up cooperation with Taiwan device makers

Oct 13, 16:28

Browser developer Opera Software will target Internet companies in four segments – advertisement, messaging, payment and social networking – for future acquisition in...

PC chip vendors look to flat sales in August

Aug 25, 14:14

Taiwan-based IC design houses for PC products expect their revenues to stay flat in August before clients in the motherboard and notebook ODM sectors begin to step up their purchases...

Most IC design houses post sequential drops in June revenues

Jul 8, 14:13

While MediaTek, Global Unichip and Faraday Technology have managed to reach their low-end revenue targets for June, fellow IC design houses including Global Mixed-mode Technology...

Realtek posts sequential decline in June revenues

Newswatch - Jul 6, 11:54

Network chipmaker Realtek Semiconductor has posted revenues of NT$1.93 billion (US$67 million) for June, down 17.5% sequentially but up 6.4% on year. For the first half of 2011, revenues...

Ralink, Realtek post on-year revenue gains in May

Jun 8, 11:37

Network chipmakers Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor both recorded strong sales in May with the former seeing its revenues hit the historical high for the month.

MStar likely to be dethroned from top TV solution ranking position

May 31, 14:11

MStar Semiconductor, currently the world's largest vendor of TV chips, is expected to be dethroned from its top-ranking position due to recent advancement in sales gained by rivals...

Realtek looks to improvement in gross margin in 2Q11

Apr 28, 12:18

Realtek Semiconductor expects to register sequential growth in second-quarter revenues, with gross margin up by more than 2pp to over 36%. The company saw revenues increase 14% sequentially...

Taiwan IC design houses land windfall orders on Intel support chip design issue, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 8, 11:36

Taiwan-based motherboard and ODM/OEM PC makers are placing more short lead-time orders for related PC support chips with local IC design houses after Intel disclosed a design issue...

Realtek looks to 15-20% sequential revenue growth in 1Q11

Feb 1, 12:53

Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues to increase 15-20% sequentially to NT$5.4-5.65 billion (US$185.95-194.56 million) in the first quarter of 2011, thanks to strong demand...

Realtek licenses processors from MIPS Technologies

Jan 19, 11:28

MIPS Technologies has announced that IC design house Realtek Semiconductor is licensing a broad range of MIPS32 processor cores. Realtek will use the cores for next-generation SoCs...

Realtek posts revenue gains in December

Newswatch - Jan 6, 12:12

Realtek Semiconductor has posted revenues of NT$1.67 billion (US$57.15 million) for December, up 7.2% sequentially and 1.4% on year, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...

TV, STB and networking chip vendors benefiting from China triple network convergence policy

Dec 27, 14:06

Taiwan-based chipmakers for TVs, set-top boxes (STBs) and networking devices are expected to benefit from the China government's launch of its 12th five-year economic plan which has...

Realtek reportedly ramping up orders at TSMC, UMC

Nov 22, 15:23

IC design company Realtek Semiconductor has recently raised wafer starts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), due to...