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Friday 5 February 2010
Consumer IC designers ALi, Sunplus post more than 20% growth in 2009
Consumer IC design house ALi saw revenues increase 47% on year to NT$4.72 billion (US$147.28 million) in 2009 on demand for set-top box (STB) chips, while Sunplus Technology has posted...
Tuesday 26 January 2010
IC designer Sonix to see strong 1Q10
Sonix Technology estimates its January 2010 revenues will come in above NT$300 million (US$9.4 million) compared to NT$344 million in December 2009 and NT$125 million a year ago....
Thursday 17 December 2009
Anpec to enjoy substantial shipment growth of handset analog ICs in 2010
Consumer IC design house Anpec Electronics is expected to see revenues grow by more than 30% in 2010 with notebook, fan, and handset analog ICs being the major growth drivers, according...
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Consumer IC design houses expect revenues to decline in December
Most Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses are expected to see their revenues decline sequentially in December 2009 due to seasonality, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 16 December 2009
China market: Consumer IC designers eyeing demand for e-book reader applications
China-based consumer IC designers are optimistic about demand for e-book related products in Shenzhen and expect to enjoy an explosion in shipment growth of controller ICs and LCD...
Tuesday 15 December 2009
ALi expected to see decreased revenues in December, 1Q10 on weaker STB IC demand
Consumer IC design house ALi is expected to see revenues for December 2009 drop considerably on month. Moreover, its revenues for the first quarter of 2010 will slip 10-15% on quarter,...
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Sunplus, Sonix see November 2009 revenues down on month, up on year
Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses Sunplus Technology and Sonix Technology saw November 2009 revenues of NT$825 million (US$25.5 million) and NT$303.5 million, representing drops...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Taiwan IC designers see toy IC demand recovery
Taiwan-based toy IC designers are seeing better-than-expected market demand from the US for the 2009 holiday season and expect the toy market to recover, according to the companies...
Thursday 26 November 2009
Consumer IC design houses increase wafer starts at foundries
Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses, including MediaTek, Sonix Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Sunplus Technology and Realtek Semiconductor, have recently increase their wafer...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Taiwan IC designers expect low inventories through January
Taiwan-based IC designers expect inventories to run low through Lunar New Year if the current momentum in the market can last, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 18 November 2009
ALi revenues expected to grow 5-10% in 4Q09
Consumer IC design house ALi is likely to see fourth-quarter revenues increase 5-10% sequentially to NT$1.5-1.6 billion (US$46.69-49.81 million) buoyed by demand for set-top box (STB)...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Consumer-IC backend supplier Greatek to move into new plant in 1Q10
Chip packaging and testing firm Greatek Electronics, which focuses on the consumer electronics market, has said its new plant in Chunan, in the northern Taiwan county of Miaoli is...
Monday 9 November 2009
Sunplus, ALi post high revenues in October among consumer IC designers
IC design houses Sunplus Technology and ALi have both reported high revenues for October 2009 thanks to strong set-top box (STB) IC demand in Europe and emerging markets.
Wednesday 21 October 2009
Taiwan consumer IC designers developing new chips for smart electronic toys
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including Pixart Imaging, Ralink Technology, Realtek Semiconductor and Sonix Technology, are gearing up to develop new chips for smart electronic toys,...
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Consumer IC designers expect 4Q09 revenues to slip slightly or remain unchanged
Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses, including Sonix Technology, Sunplus Technology, ALi and Weltrend Semiconductor, expect revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 to drop slightly...