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Wednesday 6 May 2009
China IC designer Spreadtrum receives US$44 million bank loan
China-based wireless baseband chipset provider Spreadtrum Communications announced on May 5 that its Chinese subsidiary, Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai) has received 300 million...
Thursday 30 April 2009
MediaTek expects 6-15% sequential revenue increase in 2Q09
MediaTek forecasts its revenues to grow 6-15% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to strong demand from emerging markets, according to company president Ching-Jiang Hsieh....
Monday 27 April 2009
China market: Huawei to enter white-box handset market, says paper
China-based telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies plans to cut into the supply chain of white-box handsets with its own-developed HiSilicon K3 chips,according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 20 April 2009
MediaTek may see revenues decline in May and June
MediaTek is seeing a decline in handset chip orders as inventory levels in the end market have reached a high level, according to market sources.
Friday 10 April 2009
MediaTek may invest in C-Media
Realtek Semiconductor is rumored to be selling its shareholding in C-Media Electronics and resigning a seat from the company's board of directors, with MediaTek the likely buyer,...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
MediaTek and Richtek post outstanding March revenues
MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.6 billion (NT$284 million) for March, an increase of 20.96% sequentially and the second highest level in its monthly record. Richtek...
Monday 6 April 2009
Infineon to delist from NYSE
Infineon Technologies has announced that it has applied to voluntarily delist its American depositary shares (ADSs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company expects that...
Friday 3 April 2009
IC backend suppliers face uncertain June
Taiwan's IC backend service providers face an uncertain June, as overall end-market demand for the second quarter may fail market watchers' original expectations, according to industry...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
MediaTek 1Q09 sales to beat guidance on increase in high-margin orders
IC design house MediaTek is expected to report stronger-than-expected revenue growth for the first quarter of 2009, beating its guidance, according to market watchers. The improvement...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
MediaTek expected to see 2Q revenues up 20-30% on quarter
MediaTek is expected to see its second-quarter revenues increase by 20-30% on quarter and continue maintaining revenue and profit growth in 2009 thanks to strong handset chip orders...
Monday 30 March 2009
Wafer testing firms expect better 2Q09 on resumed orders for handset chips
Wafer testing service providers Ardentec, King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor have estimated stronger performance for the second quarter of...
Friday 27 March 2009
Spreadtrum becomes chipset provider for Samsung handsets
China-based wireless baseband chipset provider Spreadtrum Communications has become a new chipset supplier for Samsung Electronics, with Spreadtrum having started shipments of its...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
MediaTek in talks with Qualcomm for WCDMA license, says paper
MediaTek is negotiating with Qualcomm regarding the licensing of WCDMA technology, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Wednesday 18 March 2009
Texas Instruments may resume orders
Texas Instruments (TI) may resume placing orders with its contract partners in Taiwan, including foundry service provider Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and packaging...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
MediaTek revenues expected to grow 20% in 2Q09
MediaTek, which earlier this month lifted its first-quarter guidance, is expected to enjoy a revenue growth of 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, with total revenues...