The acquisition of Richtek Technology by MediaTek will help the analog IC vendor to push sales of its power management (PWM) solutions to the smartphone and TV panel sectors, according...

In 2014, the automotive sector significantly outperformed the overall market average for semiconductors. In fact, the automotive market overtook data processing to become the third...

Power management (PWM) IC supplier Silergy has reported net profits of NT$511 million (US$15.87 million) for the first half of 2015, increasing 45.58% from a year earlier.

Rohm has announced the production release of a dedicated system power management integrated circuit (PMIC), the BD2613GW, to support the next generation, 14nm Intel Atom processor...

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has licensed Attopsemi's one-time programmable (OTP) technology, according to the Taiwan-based specialty IC foundry. Attopsemi provides...

Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has transferred more orders for peripheral ICs for use in Apple's mobile devices to Vanguard International Semiconductor...

Korea plans to invest KRW323 billion (US$320 million) in R&D to ramp up the production value of its power management ICs (PWM ICs) to US$10 billion by 2022 with a 14% global market...

Semiconductor equipment distributor and wafer reclamation service provider Scientech is looking to build production capacity for silicon carbide (SiC) wafers, and plans to allocate...

IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic chips, expects to report 2-4% sequential growth in wafer shipments for the...

Linear Technology has announced the LT8490, a synchronous buck-boost battery charging controller for lead acid and lithium batteries, featuring automatic maximum power point tracking...

Taiwan-based Richtek Technology has signed a cooperation agreement with Dialog Semiconductor for the development of power management ICs targeting the tablet and smartphone chipset...

IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic chips, has reported double-digit sequential growth in consolidated revenues...

Dialog Semiconductor has announced plans to acquire iWatt, a provider of digital-centric power management ICs, for as much as US$345 million.

Fabless IC design house NeoEnergy Microelectronics(NEM), a subsidiary of Delta Electronics, has begun volume production of its new power management (PWM) IC, the NE1119, which is...

The market for power management semiconductors (PWM IC) will report their strongest performance in two years for the second quarter of 2013, kicking off a projected high-flying second...

United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced the opening of a new office in South Korea to expand business regionally and provide support to local customers.

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will boost its capacity utilization rate to over 100% in the third quarter of 2013, buoyed by strong demand for LCD...

Taiwan-based IC design houses Feeling Technology and On-Bright Electronics have been ramping up their shipments of ICs for mobile power charging devices, buoyed by the growing popularity...

Taiwan-based IC design houses supplying solutions for consumer electronics products, tablets, LED lighting applications are expected to post revenue growth of 20-40% sequentially...

Dialog Semiconductor will increase its orders to Taiwan-based Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) to 20,000 wafers monthly in mid-2013, up from about 10,000 wafers at present,...

United Microelectronics (UMC) has developed a thick-plated copper process, in collaboration with packaging house Chipbond Technology, for power management IC applications.

Analog IC vendor Richtek Technology reportedly aims to ramp up its revenues by 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 given a low base in the previous quarter as well as increasing...

Analog and mixed-signal IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported NT$17.16 billion (US$593.7 million) in revenues for 2012, growing 13% on year and setting...

Diodes, a manufacturer and supplier of application-specific standard products within the discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, has announced that the company entered into...

The market for power management semiconductors crucial to energy savings in a wide range of devices now is predicted to decline by 6% in 2012, due mostly to pronounced softness in...