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Taiwanese Giants Battle with North American and Chinese Counterparts for Ultra HD TV Chipset Supremacy

by Helen Vince

Taiwanese silicon vendors currently dominate the market for 4k TV chipsets but their position is being challenged by a number of fabless semiconductor vendors across North America and China. US specialists Sigma Designs and …

Tags:Chip Production| Mediatek| Sigma Designs| UltraHD & 4K

Taiwan Chip Makers Post Increased Sales

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) achieved a 15.4% year on year increase in sales in May to NT$70.1 billion ($2.2 billion), though this was 6.9% lower than the previous month. TSMC’s sales for the first …

Mediatek’s Tri-Cluster Mobile SoC Supports 120Hz

by Tom Allen

Mediatek says that its new mobile SoC (Helio X20) is the world’s first with a tri-cluster CPU architecture and a deca (10)-core design. According to the firm, the device has been designed to meet …

Tags:Chips| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Mobile Processors| Vol 22 - Issue 20

TSMC, UMC See April Sales Rise

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) both reported sequential and year on year increases in sales last month, though Mediatek fared less well as sales fell month on month and YoY. TSMC …

MStar Explains its Business

by Bob Raikes

Patrick Molin is from MStar in Taiwan. The company was only formed in 2002 by some engineers from TSMC and started with simple chips, but quickly got into TV SoCs and was one of …

TPV to Ship 70+ Million LCD Products

by Helen Vince

TPV says it expects to ship more than 70 million LCD products in 2015, of which more than half will contain display and chip components supplied by Taiwanese manufacturers. Innolux, AU Optronics and Mediatek …

Mediatek Result 06/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Mediatek Inc. reported a slight year on year increase in first quarter turnover to NT$47.5 billion ($1.5 billion) from NT$46 billion ($1.5 billion) a year earlier, though net profit declined 28.5% to NT$7.2 billion …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 19

MStar to Acquire Alpha Imaging for $66.5 Million

by Helen Vince

MStar Semiconductor said it plans to acquire Alpha Imaging Technology for NT$2.1 billion ($66.5 million), as part of its strategy to expand its interests in the Internet of Things and image sensor chip business. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

MediaTek Boosted by Demand from China

by Helen Vince

MediaTek’s sales in March more than doubled sequentially to NT$20.4 billion ($654.3 million), 3.3% higher than March 2014, thanks to strong demand from its clients in China. Last month’s result brought sales for the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Mediatek Offers Money to Name Chip Family

by Tom Allen

Mediatek is running a competition to name the models in its new premium mobile processor family, Helio. The winner will be given CNY1 million ($161,200). The competition opens on 15th April; submissions can be …

Tags:Back Panel| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Taiwan Chip Companies See February Sales Fall

by Helen Vince

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSMC) recorded its lowest monthly sales since June 2014 in February, at NT$62.2 billion ($2 billion). This was 28.1% lower than January 2015 but 33.8% higher than February 2014. For the first …

Mediatek Chooses Kopin for Reference Design

by Tom Allen

Mediatek has developed a reference design for a pair of wearable smartglasses. Some features are similar to those in Google Glass, although the hardware is based on Mediatek’s MT2502 SoC and a microdisplay from …