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Friday 17 July 2009
Weltrend aims 50% revenue growth in 2H09, says chairman
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor aims sales to grow 50% sequentially in the second half of 2009, according to company chairman Lin Shyi-Ming. Its revenue...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Holtek July order volumes surpasses those in June
Microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has seen orders in the first half of July 2009 surpass levels in June, and has already begun to take August orders. The company...
Monday 6 July 2009
MCU maker Weltrend 2Q09 revenues up 25%
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor saw June revenues increase 10% sequentially to NT$160 million (US$4.86 million) and second-quarter revenues rise 25%...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Weltrend readies to ship motor drivers for notebooks
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor is sampling its three-phase motor drivers for notebook applications with customers, with volume shipments slated for...
Friday 12 June 2009
Touch controller, home appliance, medical products to boost Holtek 2H09 revenues
Microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor expects to see shipment growth in the second half of 2009 amid orders for touch controller, home appliance and medial electronics...
Monday 8 June 2009
Holtek expects MCUs to drive June sales
Taiwan microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor expects to see revenue growth in June thanks to short-lead time orders from makers of induction cookers in China. Holtek's...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Taiwan MCU designer Holtek sees 1Q09 net profits down 45% on year
Taiwan microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Holtek Semiconductor has reported net profits of NT$76 million (US$2.3 million) for the first quarter of 2009, representing a drop...
Friday 24 April 2009
Microchip introduces nanoWatt XLP MCUs with low sleep current
Microchip Technology has announced two 8-bit and one 16-bit low-power PIC microcontroller (MCU) families with nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology for sleep currents as low as...
Thursday 23 April 2009
Renesas adds 16KB low-cost versions to expand SH/Tiny flash microcontrollers
Renesas Technology America has added 16KB flash versions to its line-up of low pin count SH/Tiny flash microcontrollers. The lower memory versions provide a more flexible and cost-effective...
Friday 17 April 2009
Renesas and NEC merger expected to benefit Taiwan IC distributors
Japan-based NEC Electronics is speculated to merge with Renesas Technology, to become the biggest microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier worldwide, according to market sources.
Thursday 16 April 2009
Microchip looks to expand in Greater China
Microchip, a US-based manufacturer of microcontroller unit (MCU), memory and analog semiconductors, regards the Greater China market as a key revenue contributor in 2009. MCU demand...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
MCU designers Holtek, Weltrend enjoy shipments to China, Korea
Holtek Semiconductor and Weltrend Semiconductor, two Taiwan-based microcontroller units (MCU) design houses, expect continued shipments to makers of electric home appliances in China...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
MCU designer Holtek increases shipments to China, Europe
Taiwan-based microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Holtek Semiconductor has said that the revenue share of MCUs has risen to an estimated 70% currently from 68% in 2008 thanks to...
Monday 6 April 2009
Southeast Asia MCU market set to grow steadily, says Frost & Sullivan
The popular perception that the microcontroller unit (MCU) that offers the fastest clock speed at the most advanced process node is the future of the Southeast Asian microcontroller...
Friday 3 April 2009
LCD driver, consumer and analog IC design houses all expected to see revenue growth in 2Q09
Taiwan LCD driver IC designers are expected to see 40-50% revenue growth in the second quarter thanks to increased panel demand, while consumer IC designers will see a 30% growth...