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Monday 15 June 2009
Skymedi supplies eMMC for HTC, Nokia and Garmin, sources say
Taiwan's Skymedi, a memory controller IC maker, has recently cut into the supply chains of High Tech Computer (HTC), Nokia and Garmin with its eMMC products, according to industry...
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Phison prepays US$40 million for NAND flash chips
NAND flash controller IC specialist Phison Electronics, which also produces memory card readers and portable drives, has prepaid a total of US$40 million for NAND flash chips so far...
Monday 25 May 2009
IC designer Prolific to sample USB 3.0 device controllers by end of 2009
Taiwan-based USB controller design specialist, Prolific Technology, will be ready to sample its USB 3.0 device controller by the end of 2009, joining fellow Taiwan rivals Alcor Micro...
Friday 22 May 2009
IC design house Ene to see over 30% revenue growth in 2Q09
IC design house Ene Technology is expected to see its revenues grow over 30% sequentially to NT$350 million (US$10.64 million) in the second quarter thanks to shipments of capacitive...
Thursday 14 May 2009
Memory controller IC maker Skymedi steps into SSD segment
Taiwan's Skymedi has stepped into the SSD segment, joining counterparts JMicron Technology, Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology. The NAND flash controller design house...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Uphill NAND flash price trend may end in May and June, says Phison
NAND flash contract prices may hold flat in May and June, as the momentum of price growth is likely to be limited, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics.
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Faraday and Fresco Logic to introduce USB 3.0 controllers
Taiwan-based IC design service company Faraday Technology will introduce USB 3.0 xHCI host and device controller chips with its partner Fresco Logic. The companies expect to complete...
Thursday 9 April 2009
SiS unveils new multi-touch panel controller IC
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has unveiled the SiS810, a projected capacitive multi-touch panel controller IC.
Wednesday 8 April 2009
IC design house Pixart 1Q09 revenues down 29%
CMOS sensor supplier Pixart Imaging generated unaudited revenues of NT$725 million (US$21.4 million) in the first quarter of 2009, down 29.6% from the previous quarter. However, the...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Faraday subsidiary Innostor targeting external SSD market
Controller IC designer Innostor, a 18%-held affiliate of IC design service provider Faraday Technology, is targeting the external SSD market via partnerships with memory-module mak...
Friday 13 March 2009
Trend or blip? IC ASPs rebound across several product segments, according to IC Insights
IC Insights recently reviewed January ASPs for several IC product categories and compared them to prices in December 2008 and over the past two years.
Thursday 26 February 2009
SiS subsidiary releases SSD controllers
LinkVast Technologies, a subsidiary of Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), on February 25 launched two solid-state drive (SSD) controllers – LVT820 and LVT815. The new memory...
Wednesday 18 February 2009
IC design house Pixart 1Q09 revenues expected to fall 35-40%
Pixart Imaging, the Taiwan-based IC design house that supplies solutions for Nintendo's Wiimote controllers, will likely suffer a sales decline of 35-40% sequentially in the first...
Tuesday 17 February 2009
Phison: Shrunken NAND flash supply stabilizes pricing, but harms controller chip sector
The NAND flash spot market has been put on a path towards partial recovery since the fourth quarter of 2008, thanks to production cutbacks at suppliers. However, the more-stabilized...
Monday 9 February 2009
Silicon Motion controller seen in Samsung SSD camcorder
Silicon Motion Technology foresees increasing solid-state drive (SSD) adoption in non-notebook applications such as digital camcorders to become the company's future shipment growth...