Last update: Thursday 11 April 2013 [88 news items]
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)...
IC design house Richtek posts revenue gains in January
Newswatch - Feb 18, 12:11
IC design house Richtek Technology saw its consolidated revenues gain 6.9% sequentially and 7.1% on year to NT$906 million (US$30.45 million) in January 2013, according to company...
Richtek, GMT expect orders to pick up in March
Feb 8, 11:49
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect their sales to start picking up late in the first quarter of 2013, thanks to demand for their...
LED driver IC vendors to see booming shipments in 2013
Jan 22, 14:02
Taiwan-based LED driver IC suppliers Richtek Technology, Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics are expected to see shipments boom in 2013 on anticipated growth in LED demand for backlight...
Richtek eyeing 5% sequential sales growth in 1Q13
Jan 16, 21:40
Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology reportedly aims to ramp up its revenues by 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 given a low base in the previous quarter as well as increasing...
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.
Richtek looks to flat performance in 4Q12
Newswatch - Nov 2, 15:40
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to reach NT$2.6-2.9 billion (US$88.77-99 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to NT$2.93 billion recorded...
Richtek expects revenues to decline 4% or grow up to 6% in 3Q12
Aug 9, 01:35
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to fluctuate in a range of a 4% decline to a 6% growth in the third quarter of 2012, according to company vice president...
Richtek, GMT March revenues to rise
Mar 16, 01:05
Analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are expected to see their March revenues rise substantially on month, thanks to brisk orders and sufficient...
Richtek, GMT expect sales growth in 1Q12
Feb 13, 16:33
Major Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales growth in the first quarter of 2012, bucking...
Richtek, GMT to see drops in 4Q11 revenues
Nov 11, 15:40
Analog IC design firms Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) both expect to post sequential sales decreases in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to sluggish PC and...
MStar, ALi September revenues up; Novatek, Richtek revenues down
Oct 7, 13:39
IC design houses MStar Semiconductor and ALi have reported strong sales for September as fellow companies Novatek Microelectronics and Richtek Technology have suffered a sequential...
Himax, Richtek see slow growth in 3Q11
Aug 11, 01:05
LCD driver IC design firm Himax Technologies and Richtek Technology, an analog IC designer, both expect their sales performance to come below seasonal patterns in the third quarter...
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...
Richtek to deal out handsome dividends for 2010
Newswatch - Apr 29, 14:50
Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology plans to deal out cash dividends of NT$10 (US$0.35) for 2010 based on an EPS of NT$14.6 recorded in the year, according to a company filing with...
IC vendors Richtek and Anpec see business as usual despite lowered Acer 1Q11 guidance
Mar 29, 11:47
PC IC vendor Richtek Technology has stated that its guidance for the first quarter 2011 will remain unchanged even though Acer has lowered its revenue forecast for the quarter.
Richtek dismisses acquisition rumors
Stockwatch - Mar 24, 01:55
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology has dismissed a recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating it is looking to acquire Capella Microsystems,...
Jan 26, 01:45
With the imminent entry of Texas Instrument's (TI) 12-inch analog IC process, Taiwan-based analog IC design houses have looked to transition to 8-inch wafers since the second half...
Richtek expects 5-10% revenue growth for 1Q11
Jan 4, 11:27
Richtek Technology expects revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to increase 5-10% sequentially on its aggressive efforts in the handset, LED backlight and consumer electronics sectors,...
Analog IC design house Richtek looks to on-quarter revenue decline in 4Q10
Nov 15, 10:31
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to drop 13-22% sequentially to NT$2.5-2.8 billion (US$82.74-92.67 million) in the fourth quarter due to seasonal fact...
Thirty billion power conversion ICs enable power management applications, says Petrov Group
Aug 24, 13:53
The analog power conversion IC segment dominates the power management market; it accounts for about 30 billion units and US$11 billion revenues with a forecast average growth rate...
Richtek looks to sequential revenue growth in 3Q10
Aug 11, 13:54
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its third-quarter revenues to reach NT$3.2-3.5 billion (US$100.72-110.17 million), representing an increase of 2.5-12% sequentially...
Analog IC design house uPI 2010 revenues to grow over 46%
Newswatch - Jul 26, 15:20
Analog IC design house uPI Semiconductor, an affiliate of Powerchip Technology, expects its revenues to reach NT$2.3-2.5 billion (US$71.7-77.9 million) in 2010, up more than 46% from...
Richtek claims victory in patent lawsuit against uPI Semiconductor
Newswatch - Jul 23, 11:13
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology claims that it has won a patent lawsuit against rival uPI Semiconductor which recently applied for a consent order from the US International...
Richtek and Advanced Analog report strong revenue growth for June
Jul 7, 15:45
Analog IC design houses Richtek Technology and Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) have both reported strong revenue growth for June, indicating demand for analog ICs remains strong...
Second-tier IC design houses to enjoy record revenues in June
Jun 30, 14:44
While Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses including MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor and Richtek Technology will likely see revenues slip sequentially in June, smaller houses are...
MediaTek, Richtek revenues fall short of expectations in May
Jun 8, 12:05
First-tier Taiwan-based IC design houses MediaTek and Richtek Technology both posted lower-than-expected revenues for May in part due to seasonal factors, according to industry sou...
Richtek licenses Virage Logic NVM IP for advanced analog and power management products
May 27, 16:08
Virage Logic has announced that Taiwan-based Richtek Technology, a leading Asia-based power management IC provider, has taken a license for Virage Logic's AEON MTP (multi-time programmable)...
IC design houses to set monthly revenue records in May 2010
May 26, 14:08
Taiwan-based IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Alpha Microelectronics, Richtek Technology, Ralink Technology, Macroblock and Global Mix-mode Technology are expected...
Richtek looks to 7-18% sequential revenue growth in 2Q10
May 7, 14:59
IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to grow 7-18% sequentially to NT$2.9-3.2 billion (US$92.08-101.6 million) in the second quarter of 2010, according to company...
Richtek posts EPS NT$3.69 for 1Q10
Newswatch - Apr 29, 15:21
Analog IC designer Richtek Technology has posted net profits of NT$525.32 million (US$16.69 million), or NT$3.69 per share, for the first quarter of 2010, according to a company filing...
Chimei Innolux to shake up LCD panel IC sector
Mar 15, 16:52
The birth of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) is expected to shake up the LCD panel-related IC design sector, according to industry sources.
Analog IC design houses look to strong revenue gains in March
Mar 12, 14:23
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,...
Richtek extends delivery lead time for analog ICs
Feb 5, 15:10
Taiwan-based IC design house Richtek Technology has recently extended the delivery lead time for its analog ICs due to an influx of short lead-time orders as well as tight capacity...
Notebook IC houses revise upward revenue projections for 1Q10
Jan 21, 11:44
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Richtek Technology, Anpec Electronics, Ene Technology and Integrated Technology Express (ITE), have recently...

- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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