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Wednesday 8 July 2009
Consumer IC designers see sales jump in 2Q09
Taiwan-based consumer IC designers saw second-quarter revenues increase significantly and market watchers expect them to continue to enjoy revenue growth in the third quarter.
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Toy IC orders to peak in August, say Taiwan designers
Orders for toy ICs are on the rise and order volumes are expected to peak in August as usual, according to Taiwan consumer IC design houses. However, the total order volume may decrease...
Friday 19 June 2009
Consumer IC designers have low visibility for 3Q09
Taiwan consumer IC designers are conservative about third-quarter outlook because order visibility remains weak.
Wednesday 17 June 2009
ALi sees STB chips as key to revenue growth
ALi has identified set-top box (STB) chips as its key growth driver for 2009, thanks to demand from China, Europe and the Middle East. The consumer IC designer expects to see sequential...
Monday 8 June 2009
Global chip market set to rebound in 2010, says SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has revised upward its forecast of global semiconductor sales for 2009, after seeing some recovery signs along with a sales growth recorded...
Friday 5 June 2009
Sonix to volume produce touchscreen solutions in 4Q09
Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology has said its optical touchscreen solutions are expected to be available for volume production in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Consumer IC designers see strong STB chip demand in 2Q09
Sunplus Technology expects second-quarter 2009 revenues to increase 50% sequentially to NT$1.4 billion (US$43.48 million) thanks to healthy shipments of chips for DVD players and...
Tuesday 26 May 2009
Taiwan consumer IC designer Sonix expected to see much improved 2Q09
Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology is estimated to generate revenues of NT$978 million (US$29.6 million), net profit of NT$161 million and gross margin of 40.39% for the second...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Orders for ICs used in toys not following seasonal pattern, say Taiwan designers
Toy IC orders for the year-end holiday season may drop by 50% this year as demand from North America has decreased significantly, signaling the impact of the global economic depression,...
Monday 11 May 2009
Consumer IC designers see strong revenue growth in April
IC designer ALi saw April revenues increase 60%, driven by set-top box (STB) demand from the digital switch, particularly in Europe. Other consumer IC designers, such as Sunplus Technology,...
Friday 24 April 2009
Taiwan IC designers April revenues expected to soar
Revenues at IC design houses MediaTek, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Realtek Semiconductor and Elan Microelectronics are expected to reach record highs in April due to increasing...
Thursday 23 April 2009
IC packaging firm Greatek 2Q09 revenues expected to grow 30-40%
Greatek Electronics is expected to post a sequential growth of 30-40% in revenues in the second quarter of 2009 as order visibility has extended to June, according to estimates by...
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Consumer IC designers foresee revenue growth in April-May, uncertain about June
Taiwan-based consumer IC designers Sonix Technology, Sunplus Technology, Holtek Semiconductor and Weltrend Semiconductor expect consecutive month-on-month revenue growth in April...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Consumer IC designers see March revenues grow by double-digits
Consumer IC design houses Holtek Semiconductor, Sunplus Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor all enjoyed double-digit sequential growth in March revenues, while seeing demand warm...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Consumer IC designers Sonix, Holtek to pay dividends for 2008; Weltrend, Sunplus shareholders to get none
Consumer IC design houses Sonix Technology and Holtek Semiconductor have reported net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$4.43 (US$0.13) and that of NT$2.73 respectively for 2008. Sonix...