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Tuesday 11 August 2009
ASE and SPIL continue to see sales recovery
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported sequential revenue increases from February through July 2009, with smaller on-year...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
Taiwan IC distributor WPG hits sales record in July
Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings generated record monthly consolidated revenues of NT$18.88 billion (US$576 million) in July, up 38% on year. WPG's accumulated revenues from...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
MediaTek expects to ship more than 300 million handset chips in 2009
MediaTek now expects its handset chip shipments to exceed 300 million chips in 2009, compared to its original estimate of 250 million units. The IC designer attributed its upward...
Monday 3 August 2009
WiMAX growing in India, Russia, Brazil, says Infonetics Research
India is the largest single-country WiMAX opportunity in the world, with most of the major operators actively pursuing WiMAX, such as BSNL, Tata Teleservices, and Bharti Airtel, according...
Friday 31 July 2009
NAND flash ASPs up 20% in 2Q09, says DRAMeXchange
Production cutbacks and demand for restocking inventory from emerging markets pushed up NAND flash ASPs by about 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, according to DRAMeXchange...
Thursday 30 July 2009
SPIL chairman anticipates rising demand from emerging markets in 3Q09
Following a better-than-expected second quarter financial report, IC packaging and testing firm Siliconware Precision...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Transcend partners with Ingram Micro in Central, South America
Transcend Information has recently signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, a wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, for the Central...
Monday 20 July 2009
Entry-level handset markets to enjoy 24% annual growth through 2014, says ABI Research
Low cost and ultra-low cost (ULCH) handsets will see a CAGR of 24% over the next five years, according to ABI Research.
Thursday 9 July 2009
Taiwan DMS provider USI aims to ship over 600,000 WiMAX devices in 2009
Taiwan DMS provider Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) is making efforts to tap emerging markets in the Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and Russia for its WiMAX...
Thursday 2 July 2009
India LCD TV shipments to surpass CRT in 2012, says iSuppli
Shipments of LCD TVs in India are set to surpass those of CRT TVs by 2012 as the country undergoes a rapid transition to the flat-panel technology, according to iSuppli.
Friday 26 June 2009
CDMA subscriber base nearly half a billion, says CDG
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has announced that high-growth markets such as Africa, China and India are raising the number of CDMA subscribers worldwide closer to half a billion...
Monday 22 June 2009
India mobile service market to reach US$30 billion by 2013, says Gartner
Total mobile service revenues in India are projected to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% from 2009-2013 to exceed US$30 billion, according to Gartner. The India mobile subscriber base is set...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Foundries to see reduced orders for communications chips in 3Q09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will see single-digit decreases in orders from the communications sector for the third...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
IC distributor WPG 2Q09 sales likely to beat guidance
WPG Holdings expects to see revenues for second-quarter 2009 exceed its guidance, mainly thanks to contributions from emerging markets. The IC distributor earlier estimated revenues...
Friday 12 June 2009
Sales of low-cost handsets rising significantly, says Juniper Research
Between 2009 and 2014, annual sales of low-cost mobile handsets will rise by 22% to over 700 million, according to Juniper Research. Operators and device manufacturers are increasingly...