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Friday 4 May 2012
WIN, AWSC see on-month increase in April revenues
Due to continuous demand for wireless communication devices, Taiwan-based providers of GaAs wafer foundry services, WIN Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company...
Monday 30 April 2012
GaAs wafer makers post mixed results for 1Q12
GaAs (gallium arsenide) wafer makers Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), Win Semiconductor and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) have posted mixed results for the first quarter...
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Smartphone PAs to buoy Win Semi 2Q12 sales
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors is expected to report impressive results for the second quarter of 2012, thanks to strong demand for its HBT fabrication service from power amplifier...
Friday 13 April 2012
AWSC 2Q12 shipments to climb over 30%
GaAs IC foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to post a shipment increase of more than 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, driven by a ramp-up...
Thursday 12 April 2012
GaAs wafer firm VPEC revenues hit record high in 1Q12
Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs (gallium arsenide) epi-wafers made to fabricate power amplifiers (PA) for consumer technology products such...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Skyworks remains largest GaAs device maker, says Strategy Analytics
GaAs device market growth slowed considerably in the second half of 2011, dropping overall revenue increases to only 6%. Despite this slowdown, Skyworks Solutions - with revenue growth...
Friday 6 April 2012
GaAs IC foundries March sales up more than 20%
Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) have reported sequential growth in revenues for March 2012 of 22% and 23%, respectively.
Monday 2 April 2012
Win Semi, VPEC to benefit from new iPad
A teardown analysis performed by Chipworks has revealed that Avago supplies three power amplifiers – one WCDMA PA and two 4G LTE ones – for Apple's new iPad. Avago's main...
Thursday 29 March 2012
AWSC sales to rebound starting March
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to see its monthly sales start growing in March, climbing out of the previous trough, according...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Chip firms gearing up for 4G smartphones
With Samsung Electronics, HTC and other smartphone vendors set to promote their 4G handsets in 2012, suppliers of the major components such as baseband processors and power amplifiers...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
GaAs IC market stagnant in 2011, says Information Network
The market for GaAs ICs grew 1% in 2011 following a 36% in 2010, as a result of weak demand in wireless - cell phones and WiFi, according to The Information Network. This represents...
Thursday 24 November 2011
Win Semi set for OTC listing, says report
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors is scheduled to be listed on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market on December 13 at NT$32 (US$1.05) per share, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 26 August 2011
GaAs foundry AWSC 2Q11 profits double
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported net profits of NT$33.1 million (US$1.1 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 101%...
Wednesday 27 July 2011
AWSC shipping GaAs devices for HCPV modules
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), which sources epi-wafers from Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), reportedly has started small-volume...
Friday 22 July 2011
GaAs foundry AWSC migrating to 6-inch wafers
GaAs foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) is expected to convert all of its production capacity to 6-inch wafers in the third quarter of 2011, according to industry...