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Thursday 12 January 2012
USB 3.0 controller chipmaker ASMedia to debut on emerging stock market
USB 3.0 controller chipmaker ASMedia Technology will debut on Taiwan's emerging securities market with an initial price of NT$60 (US$2) on January 12. ASMedia posted revenues of NT$1.5...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Toshiba to shut three fabs, cutting chip production
Toshiba on November 30 announced a reorganization of its semiconductor production facilities in Japan, aimed at reinforcing the operating structure and profitability of its discrete,...
Thursday 24 November 2011
LED chipmaker Genesis completes third plant in Taiwan
LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics has completed the construction of its third plant, located at the Tainan Science Park (TSP). Genesis will install a 6-inch epitaxial wafer production...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
ON Semiconductor to shut Japan fab
ON Semiconductor has announced plans to close its wafer manufacturing facility located in Aizu, Japan, by the end of June 2012.
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Altair chip solution approved for use in LTE networks in China
Altair Semiconductor, a developer of low-power chips for LTE network deployments, has announced that following testing conducted by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Broadcom to buy NetLogic for US$3.7 billion
Broadcom and NetLogic Microsystems have entered into a definitive merger agreement, under which NetLogic shareholders will receive US$50 per share in a transaction of approximately...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
STB chipmaker ALi expects 9.5% on-quarter decline for 3Q11 revenues
STB chipmaker ALi expects its revenues to decline 9.5% sequentially to NT$795 million (US$27.57 million) for the third quarter of 2011 on concerns of global economic conditions, according...
Friday 29 July 2011
Elpida reportedly to cut back DRAM production 20%
With 2Gb DDR3 prices having tumbled to near cost, Elpida Memory reportedly has decided to scale back its output to allow prices to bounce back. The Japan-based DRAM chipmaker plans...
Thursday 21 July 2011
LED chipmaker Lextar swings back to profitability in 2Q11
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics has managed to swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2011 generating a net profit of NT$112 million (US$3.87 million)...
Thursday 30 June 2011
LTE chip firm Altair opens regional HQ in India
Altair Semiconductor, a developer of low-power chips for LTE network deployments, has opened a new office in India. The new facility will handle all operations in India and provide...
Thursday 5 May 2011
Robust smartphone and tablet demand to buoy TSMC 2011 revenues
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see orders for smartphones and tablet PCs generate sales of between US$900 million and US$1 billion...
Friday 29 April 2011
Rexchip posts 1Q11 profits
Rexchip Electronics has reported net profits of NT$1.83 billion (US$64 million), or per-share earnings of NT$0.62, for the first quarter of 2011, making it the only profitable DRAM...
Monday 11 April 2011
Winbond March 2011 revenues drop 3% on year
Taiwan's Winbond Electronics, which manufactures niche-market DRAM products and NOR flash chips, has announced revenues for March 2011 decreased 2.9% from a year earlier to NT$2.38...
Friday 1 April 2011
LED chipmaker Tekcore to set up epitaxial wafer plant in Nanjing, says paper
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has signed an agreement with the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone to set up an epitaxial wafer plant in Nanjing, China, according...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Formosa posts net lost of NT$1 million for 4Q10
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has announced revenues of NT$1.1 billion (US$37.33 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, an decrease of 23% sequentially. Net loss for the quarter...