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Tuesday 1 September 2009
Sonix, ALi report outstanding 1H09 profit performance
IC design houses Sonix Technology and ALi have released first-half 2009 financial reports, recording earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.78 (US$0.05) and NT$1.24, respectively, to become...
Friday 28 August 2009
Freescale increases outsourcing to TSMC, says paper
Freescale Semiconductor recently announced a new 45nm DSP series and has expanded outsourcing to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the second half of 2009, according...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
MCU designer Holtek revenues up in July, upbeat about 3Q09
Microcontroller unit (MCU) designer Holtek Semiconductor has announced revenues for July 2009 increased 2.4% to NT$309 million (US$9.42 million), ending a run of on-year drops thanks...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Holtek to introduce OTP MCUs
Microcontroller (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has begun to enter the low-end and mid-range market segments with its upcoming OTP type MCUs, which are expected to be introduced...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
ARM announces ultra low-power physical IP technology for next-generation MCU devices
ARM has announced the availability of ultra low-power physical IP libraries to drive the next generation of energy-efficient microcontroller unit (MCU) devices.
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.