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Wednesday 13 January 2010
Maxtek gains new PA and switch IC orders
IC distributor Maxtek Technology, which also designs and develops power amplifiers (PAs) and switch ICs, has landed orders for customized products from Intel, according to market...
Wednesday 6 January 2010
GaAs foundry AWSC reports high December 2009 revenues on strong PA demand
Taiwan-based GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported record revenues of NT$135 million (US$4.25 million) for December 2009, an sequential increase...
Thursday 24 December 2009
GaAs foundry VPEC to ramp capacity by 40-60% in 2010
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) plans to increase its capital through issuing 10 million new shares priced at NT$58 (US$1.79) per unit...
Friday 4 December 2009
GaAs foundry AWSC to operate at full swing by year-end
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has posted record revenues of NT$129 million (US$4.02 million) for November 2009, up nearly 10% sequentially and 18.2%...
Friday 13 November 2009
GaAs foundry AWSC to see 50% revenue growth in 2010
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has seen order visibility extend to the first half of 2010, and the company estimates revenues next year will grow 50% from 2009, according...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
China white-box handset sales rising to 40-50 million units a month, says RDA CEO
White-box handset sales from China have increased to 40-50 million units a month, and are still rising due to increasing demand in emerging markets, according to Vincent Tai, CEO...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
GaAs manufacturers see 3Q09 sales up on power amplifier demand for smartphones
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors have reported sequential revenue growths of 47% and 37%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2009. Industry...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Maxtek sees growing shipments of in-house PAs and switch ICs
IC distributor Maxtek Technology has remarked that its in-house power amplifiers (PAs) and switch ICs have been verified by Atheros, and it has expanded shipments to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Epicom launches three high-linearity WiMAX power amplifiers
Epic Communications (Epicom) has released three WiMAX power amplifier products supporting both IEEE 802.16d-2004 fixed and 802.16e-2005 Wave 2 mobile WiMAX standards, with mass production...
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Black Sand announces 3G CMOS RF PA
Black Sand Technologies, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced power amplifier (PA) technology for wireless applications, has announced that it has produced the...
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Ralink, Realtek increasing shipments of 802.11n chips
Taiwan networking IC design houses Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor have increased their shipments of 802.11n solutions since early third-quarter 2009. Ralink is expected...
Monday 10 August 2009
TriQuint to supply PAs bundled with MediaTek TD-SCDMA chips in 2010
TriQuint Semiconductor will begin small-volume shipments of power amplifier (PA) products bundled with MediaTek's TD-SCDMA chips in 2010, according to market sources.
Friday 7 August 2009
GaAs wafer supplier VPEC expected to see record revenues and profit in 3Q09
Visual Photonics Epitaxy's (VPEC's) third-quarter 2009 revenues and profits are expected to surpass those recorded in the second quarter due to strong market demand for smartphones,...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
MediaTek to source power amplifiers from SST
Handset chipmaker MediaTek is likely to source power amplifiers (PAs) from Silicon Storage Technology (SST), in addition to Skyworks, according to sources at IC distributors.
Friday 24 July 2009
Taiwan PA supplier Epic Communications entering handset PA market
Taiwan power amplifier (PA) maker Epic Communications said it is turning to focus on the handset PA market and expects to begin shipments in the second half of 2010 at the earliest...