MediaTek has revised upward its forecast for 2012 smartphone-chip shipments to 95 million units.
Last update: Wednesday 22 August 2012 [11 news items]
MediaTek expects flat August revenues due to wafer shortages
Aug 22, 14:59
MediaTek has seen higher than expected orders for smartphone chips from China-based branded and white-box vendors, but expects its consolidated revenues for August to stay flat at...
China market: HTC-like device sold for less than CNY1,000
Aug 14, 01:30
A number of smartphones resembling HTC handsets have been developed by China's white-box handset makers and are being priced at as low as less than CNY1,000 (US$157), according to...
TSMC 40nm supply tightens on growing demand from MediaTek
Aug 10, 01:20
Demand for MediaTek's smartphone chips, which are mainly supplied to China-based clients, has been growing causing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 40nm foundry...
Smartphone apps processor revenues soar 55% in 1Q12, says Strategy Analytics
Aug 8, 11:46
The global smartphone applications processor market showed a solid 55% on-year growth in the first quarter of 2012, reaching US$2.47 billion, according to Strategy Analytics. The...
MediaTek reports strong sales for July
Newswatch - Aug 7, 12:11
MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.246 billion (US$308.61 million) for July, increasing 17.9% from the previous month and 29.5% from a year earlier.
MediaTek to launch quad-core smartphone solutions in 1Q13, says paper
Newswatch - Aug 6, 12:20
MediaTek is expected to launch its first quad-core smartphone solution, the MT6588, in the first quarter of 2013, according to a Chinese-language Liberty Times report. The...
China smartphone vendors increasing orders to Taiwan IC design houses, say sources
Aug 1, 14:55
China-based branded and white-box handset vendors seem to have begun ramping up their orders for IC parts to meet replacement demand despite concerns that China's economy is likely...
MediaTek hikes 2012 target smartphone chip shipments
Aug 1, 01:05
IC design house MediaTek, in view of strong demand in the China market, expects to ship 30 million smartphone chips in the third quarter, and accordingly has upward adjusted its target...
MediaTek posts strong sequential profit growth for 2Q12
Newswatch - Jul 31, 15:21
MediaTek has announced net profits of NT$3.357 billion for the second quarter of 2012, up 34.3% sequentially and 0.9% on year. Second-quarter ESP stood at NT$2.95, compared to NT$2.19...
Spreadtrum strengthening cooperation with Samsung, threatening MediaTek market position
Jul 23, 14:52
China-based handset solution vendor Spreatrum Communications has stepped up its cooperation with Samsung Electronics and may double its shipments by the fourth quarter of 2012, threatening...
MediaTek 3Q12 sales to grow on rising shipments
Jul 10, 01:45
IC design house MediaTek, which specializes in low-cost handset solutions, is likely to set revenue growth guidance at 8-18% for the third quarter of 2012, according to market sources...
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
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Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
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Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 40min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Before Going to Press | 48min ago
AUO to supply LTPS panels for use in 2nd-generation Nexus 7, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 57min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 1h 10min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 1h 17min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 1h 38min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 1h 50min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 1h 51min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- Enriching multiple MEMS applications for mobile devices
- Dialog Semiconductor expands into ultrabooks and all-in-one PCs with a new generation of multi-touch display sensor ICs
- Altera Cyclone V GT FPGA is industry first low-power FPGA to achieve compliance for PCIe Gen2 at 5 Gbps
- Digi-Key adds Califia Lighting to line card of more than 650 global suppliers
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Toshiba shrinks 64Gbit flash chips, but still lags Samsung (May 21) - PC World
- RFMD announces flexible gallium arsenide sourcing strategy (March 19) - Company release
- Samsung takes top spot in 28-32 nm chip foundry business: data (May 20) - Yonhap News
- Did Allwinner outsell Intel, Qualcomm? (May 8) - EE Times
- Imec and Renesas collaborate on ultra-low power short range radios (May 16) - Company release
- AMD announces memory modules designed for gaming (May 8) - x-bit Labs
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- Ex-Palm chief joins Qualcomm's board (May 6) - CNET
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