232 news items tagged WPG
IC, materials distributors embracing strong 1Q21
Wednesday 17 February 2021IC and materials distributors have reported strong revenue results for January 2021 and will experience a particularly strong first quarter this year thanks to downstream clients...
WPG to build last mile in semiconductor supply chain at Taoyuan Aerotropolis
Wednesday 27 January 2021Taiwan is the leader in many semiconductor sectors, but the "last mile" in terms of logistics and shipping centers is missing in the country - a gap that WPG Holdings is ready to...
Smart logistics vision for next 30 years: Q&A with WPG Holdings vice chairman Frank Yeh
Tuesday 26 January 2021COVID-19 and the US-China trade war have combined to accelerate a split of the global supply chain in two - namely a "G2" pattern with one serving China and the other the rest of...
China smartphone vendors step up chips, components procurement
Thursday 14 January 2021Chinese handset vendors Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi (OVX) have stepped up their purchases of ICs and basic components for their smartphones as part of their efforts to expand presence in...
Transformation in next 30 years: Q&A with WPG Holdings CEO Frank Yeh
Friday 18 December 2020Frank Yeh, CEO of WPG Holdings, is optimistic about the overall IC industry, which he expects will be driven by demand for Chromebooks, 5G handsets and others arising from the stay-at-home...
IC distributors eyeing strong memory device demand in 2021
Monday 14 December 2020Taiwan-based IC distributors are poised to see their revenues continue to grow in 2021 on robust demand for IC parts, notably memory devices, in the coming year, according to industry...
Demand for ICs to stay robust in 2021, say sources
Wednesday 2 December 2020Taiwan-based IC distributors have enjoyed strong sales so far in 2020 thanks to clients' keen inventory preparations and Huawei's brisk short-term orders ahead of its trade ban by...
Pandemic-triggered robust demand for networking chips, notebook chip solutions, healthcare sensors and MCUs is expected to last into October, with networking ASICs, in particular,...
5G phones key to chip market recovery
Thursday 16 April 2020The coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse impact on the global IC market, particularly the smartphone segment, but sales of 5G smartphones will be key to the overall demand recovery...
IC distributors post mixed February results
Wednesday 11 March 2020Taiwan's IC distributors have posted mixed revenues for February, with those distributing 5G base station, server and memory chips as well as niche applications performing better...
WT Micro to bring in new strategic partners
Tuesday 18 February 2020WT Microelectronics has disclosed plans to issue new company shares through private placement aiming to solicit new strategic partners, according to the Taiwan-based IC distributor...
Chip demand for 5G infrastructures remains significant
Monday 3 February 2020Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics, despite the coronavirus outbreak in China, continue to see significant demand for chips and components used in 5G...
WPG now largest shareholder of WT Micro
Monday 3 February 2020Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG has completed its tender offer to acquire a 30% stake in fellow firm WT Microelectronics.
FTC issues green light for WPG offer to buy 30% stake in WT
Tuesday 21 January 2020The Fair Trade Commission has newly ruled that IC distributor WPG can carry out its open tender offer to acquire 30% of ordinary shares of its peer WT Microelectronics (WT) purely...
Concerns about tender offer by competitor: Q&A with WT Microelectronics chairman Eric Cheng
Wednesday 18 December 2019Taiwan's leading IC distributor WPG has announced an open tender offer to acquire 30% of ordinary shares of its peer WT Microelectronics (WT). WPG has requested the Fair Trade Commission...
WT Micro says tender offer by WPG raises concerns among customers
Wednesday 27 November 2019WPG's tender offer for WT Microelectronics shares has raised concerns among the latter's customers as well as suppliers, according to WT Micro chairman and CEO Eric Cheng.
WT Micro employees speak up against WPG acquisition bid
Tuesday 26 November 2019Taiwan-based WPG's recent unsolicited tender offer for buying 30% of fellow IC distributor WT Microelectronics shares has stoked strong opposition from the latter's employees.
WPG seeks to acquire up to 30% stake in WT Micro
Wednesday 13 November 2019WPG, the largest IC distributor in Asia, has announced plans to acquire an up to 30% stake in fellow company WT Microelectronics at NT$45.80 (US$1.50) per share through open market...
Positioned as LaaS provider: Q&A with WPG CEO Frank Yeh
Wednesday 30 October 2019As the largest electronics distributor in Asia, WPG Holdings continues to expand and diversify its offerings particularly those for 5G, AI and automotive electronics devices gearing...
WPG keen to offer digital logistics services, says CEO
Monday 28 October 2019Since becoming the world's largest semiconductor components distributor in 2015, WPG Holdings has been keen to pursue digital business transformation seeking to create a smart open...
WPG, WT Micro to discontinue sale of TI products
Tuesday 8 October 2019Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics have disclosed that they will discontinue their Texas Instruments (TI) chip and component offerings starting from...
WPG positive about IC demand for 5G, AI and automotive
Monday 1 July 2019WPG, Asia's largest IC distributor, has expressed optimism about semiconductor demand for 5G, IoT, automotive and industrial applications this year despite a number of negative macro...
IC and material distributors to see demand pick up after 2Q19
Thursday 14 March 2019Taiwan-based IC and materials distributors are unlikely to see demand pick up until after the second quarter of 2019, according to industry sources.
WPG, WT Micro post record 2018 revenues
Monday 14 January 2019IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics both saw their December revenues register double-digit sequential decreases, but their revenues for all of 2018 still hit record-high le...
Taiwan IC distributors look to IoT, 5G for 2019 growth
Monday 17 December 2018With the AI and 5G markets set to flourish, chip demand for HPC, IoT and cloud servers is expected to enjoy substantial growth in 2019, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC dist...