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Thursday 25 February 2010
3G handset chip shipments to see strong growth in March
Global 3G handset chip shipments are expected to increase significantly in March as China-based Huawei Technologies and ZTE have released substantial orders for 3G chips, and some...
Monday 22 February 2010
MediaTek places component orders for nearly 50 million units for March 2010, says paper
MediaTek is aggressively replenishing inventories for March 2010, with order volumes to its handset related component suppliers reaching nearly 50 million units, the highest monthly...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
MediaTek says shipments for handsets to climb by up to 30% in 2010
MediaTek has forecast shipments of its handset chips will top 450 million units in 2010, up from around 350 million shipped in 2009. Company president Hsieh Ching-Jiang said 5% of...
Wednesday 20 January 2010
IC substrate maker Kinsus sees growing demand from handset segment
Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects first-quarter revenues to have only a slight drop sequentially despite fewer working days, as demand from handset chip customers has picked...
Wednesday 30 December 2009
MediaTek, MStar to see strong orders from China for Lunar New Year
IC design houses MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor are expected to see an influx of orders for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday with the China government announcing plans to increase...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
HT mMobile draws new strategic partner; targets China 3G handset market
HT mMobile, a 30%-held affiliate of Taiwan-based Sunplus Technology, has drawn NT$100 million (US$3.09 million) worth of investment from IC distributor Asec International, according...
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Spreadtrum TD-SCDMA chip adopted in 3G OPhone Lenovo O1
Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology has launched TD-SCDMA standard-based OPhone smartphone Lenovo O1, with immediate sales in all local markets in mainland China. The phone is...
Thursday 10 December 2009
Taiwan handset makers to use MediaTek solutions for smartphone production
Taiwan-based handset vendors Inventec Appliances and Gigabyte Communications will adopt MediaTek's new MT6516 solution for the production of entry-level smartphones. Volume shipments...
Wednesday 2 December 2009
Motorola adopts MediaTek chips; Samsung considering, say sources
MediaTek has started shipping chips to Taiwan OEMs making handsets for Motorola, while Samsung Electronics is considering adopting the designer's GSM/GPRS single-chip solution MT6253...
Monday 30 November 2009
Qualcomm pressured in high-end handset chip market
Qualcomm has raised its concern about market share in the high-end handset segment due to fiercer competition. The chipmaker is in talks with Apple for interest in future cooperation,...
Monday 23 November 2009
MediaTek-Qualcomm patent arrangement to help China vendors enter global handset market
MediaTek's patent arrangement with Qualcomm is expected to help China's first-tier handset vendors enter the global handset market while gradually eliminating the nation's gray handset...
Wednesday 18 November 2009
MediaTek and Spreadtrum raise wafer starts at foundries for 4Q09
MediaTek has placed more wafer starts at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) for the fourth quarter of 2009, buoyed by...
Wednesday 18 November 2009
MediaTek to ship GSM/GPRS single-chip solution in December
MediaTek is scheduled to volume produce its first GSM/GPRS single chips MT6253 in December, according to industry sources. The solution will target white-box handsets priced at less...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Pixart, MediaTek and UMC cooperate for MEMS g-sensors
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor designer Pixart Imaging and handset IC design house MediaTek will work with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to promote sales of MEMS accelerometers...
Monday 16 November 2009
MediaTek to see December revenues return to NT$10 billion, say sources
MediaTek's revenues are expected to return to NT$10 billion (US$310.85 million) in December, generating revenues of NT$29-30 billion in the fourth quarter, as order volume has been...