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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...
Friday 27 March 2009
Weltrend expects consumer ICs to recover in 2Q09
Weltrend Semiconductor expects to see growth for its gaming peripheral chips in the second quarter because many gaming software companies have been launching new products. In addition...
Friday 20 March 2009
Holtek sees leap in MCU shipments
Microcontroller (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has already shipped over 100 million MCUs this month mostly from short lead time orders. Investors expect Holtek's revenues in March...
Friday 13 March 2009
Trend or blip? IC ASPs rebound across several product segments, according to IC Insights
IC Insights recently reviewed January ASPs for several IC product categories and compared them to prices in December 2008 and over the past two years.
Thursday 12 March 2009
Elan March revenues expected to grow 50% sequentially
Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics is expected to see its revenues expand over 50% sequentially to NT$300 million (US$8.65 million) in March due to increasing orders...
Wednesday 31 December 2008
MCU maker Holtek to see 20-30% sales decline in December
Microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor's December sales may fall below NT$200 million (US$6.1 million) because customers are still clearing inventories. Sales for the...
Wednesday 17 December 2008
Taiwan consumer electronics IC players say demand may not recover until after Lunar New Year
Since order visibility for consumer electronics ICs is still low and IC distributors have not yet cleared out their inventories, December sales of consumer electronics ICs are expected...
Wednesday 19 November 2008
IC design houses look to medical applications to drive revenue growth in 2009
Two Taiwan-based IC design houses, Holtek Semiconductor and Sonix Technology, have voiced optimism about the growth potential for the medical electronics market. Holtek and Sonix...
Friday 18 July 2008
If you can be number one in China you can be number one in the world: Q&A with Freescale senior VP Henri Richard
During the recent Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) in the US, company senior VP, chief sales and marketing officer Henri Richard noted that one of the great pleasures he has had since...
Thursday 29 May 2008
Weltrend strong sales supported by MCUs
Thanks to strong microcontroller unit (MCU) shipments to game console customers, as well as a solid market share in the digital TV (DTV) MCU market, Weltrend Semiconductor anticipates...