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2014/02/25

Actions’s Tablet Chipsets Provide Advanced, Efficient Graphics with Imagination’s PowerVR GPUs

ZHUHAI, China and MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, Barcelona, Spain – 24 February, 2014 – Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) and Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies, are extending their collaboration in bringing advanced graphics to a range of Actions’ OWL chipsets which are designed to address each segment of the tablet market. Actions is leveraging Imagination’s PowerVR graphics in multiple generations of its OWL chipsets, including ATM7021, ATM7039 and ATM7029B, and will continue to use PowerVR for future generations.Already reaching significant volume shipments following its release six months ago, Actions’ ATM7021 chipset leverages a PowerVR SGX540 GPU, and brings advanced performance and multimedia capabilities to entry-level tablets. The company’s high-performance ATM7039 chipset, featuring a PowerVR SGX544MP GPU and dual channel 64-bit DDR, offers a high level of performance for high-end Android tablets. Actions’ newest quad-core solution, the ATM7029B, features a PowerVR SGX540 GPU and supports Android 4.4. Built in MIPI, the ATM7029B offers an attractive price-to-performance ratio for the mid-range market. With PowerVR, Actions is using the industry’s leading graphics processors that enable a powerful and flexible solution for all forms of multimedia processing. APIs such as OpenGL ES, OpenCL, RenderScript and FilterScript enable developers to unlock…

2013/11/13

GMI Announces 3rd Quarter Results - Profit Up 164%

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) today announced financial results for the 3rd quarter of fiscal year 2013. For the three month period ending September 30, 2013 net revenue was a record US$ 143.5 million, an increase of 21% versus the prior quarter and an increase of 27% versus the same period in 2012. For the three month period ending September 30, 2013 after-tax net profit was US$ 1.17M, an increase of 164% versus the same quarter in 2012. For the nine month period ending September 30, 2013 net revenue was US$ 372.0 million, an increase of 14% versus the same period in 2012 and also a record for the company. Commenting on the announcement, Lewis Lo, president of GMI, said “We are very pleased that the numerous strategic actions we have taken continue to improve both our top line and bottom line financial results. This marks our 7th consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales revenue growth, and both our sales revenue and net profit exceeded our expectations in what is still a challenging worldwide economy. We continue to see the contributions from our growing product portfolio and new customer design wins, especially in mainland China. Overall we remain optimistic about…

2013/11/13

Realtek’s Low Power USB 3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet Controller (RTL8153) Wins EDN China Innovation Award 2013

HSINCHU, Taiwan – November 13, 2013 –Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW), one of the world’s leading network and multimedia IC providers, today announced that its Low Power USB 3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet Controller (RTL8153) has been awarded the EDN China Innovation Award 2013. Products were evaluated and chosen by EDN China judges, and individual readers of EDN China were also invited to vote for their favorite product. Realtek’s RTL8153 USB 3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet controller targets Ultrabook, Tablet, and Motherboard applications, and supports the latest features. Realtek has applied state-of-the-art power saving technology (including IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet) to the RTL8153, and has achieved very low power consumption. The RTL8153’s 5V to 3.3V linear regulator takes USB bus power directly, with no requirement for an external switching regulator. Built-in OTP memory eliminates external EEPROM, and only a single 25MHz clock input is required. Realtek also provides the complete HDK, SDK, and reference component list to customers to help speed their design. The RTL8153 supports the latest power saving scheme ‘LPM/LTM’, which is ideal for the Intel Shark Bay platform and for AOAC for Windows 8 from Microsoft.The RTL8153 also supports driver-free installation for various Operating Systems, including Android (Linux), and MAC OS…

2013/10/23

The first 512K Serial Flash product launched

In order to meet the changing market, Giantec launched the first Serial Flash product. This product has the better performance than other competitor product. The 1M cycling endurance is over 5-10 times than the like product. And this erase time is much shorter than the like product. The special page erase function can extend the product life at least 16 times. The smallest write/erase power consumption can save more energy.

2013/10/14

GMI Issues Stock Dividend

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) announced the issuance of a stock share dividend today of forty shares for every one thousand shares owned. The dividend was approved by the board of directors and announced in June of this year. Commenting on the announcement, Lewis Lo, president of G.M.I., said, “We are happy to share the ongoing success of our company with our shareholders via the issuance of the stock share dividend. This is the 4th consecutive year that GMI has issued a cash or stock share dividend.”

2013/09/18

GMI Heat Sink Product Shipments Exceed Five Million

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) announced today that they have shipped over five million heat sink products since entering the market earlier this year. Applications to date include tablet PCs, smart phones, DVD-ROM, and routing & switching hubs. All of the products were provided by their two strategic heat sink partners XBright (nano graphite) and STK Corporation (ceramic). Commenting on the announcement, Joseph Tong, GMI vice president, said, “We are very excited with the rapid volume ramp in our heat sink business. Customer shipments started ahead of schedule with both of our strategic partners and sales revenue to date is well above target. We are optimistic that this will be a long term strategic business for GMI as we continue the expansion to new customers and markets, especially in mainland China.”

2013/08/27

GMI Announces Record Revenue For 2nd Quarter

G.M.I. Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) today announced financial results for the 2nd quarter and 1st half of fiscal year 2013. For the three month period ending June 30, 2013 net revenue was a record US$ 119.1 million, an increase of 9% versus the prior quarter and an increase of 10% versus the same period in 2012. For the three month period ending June 30, 2013 after-tax net profit was US$ 674K, an increase of 42% versus the same quarter in 2012. For the six month period ending June 30, 2013 net revenue was US$ 228.5 million, an increase of 8% versus the same period in 2012 and also a record for the company. Commenting on the announcement, Lewis Lo, president of G.M.I., said “We are extremely proud to post our 6th consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales revenue growth. Our net profit for the quarter also exceeded our expectations in what is a still challenging worldwide economic situation. As announced previously, we are also very pleased with the results for the 1st six months of operations of GW Electronics, a GMI joint venture in partnership with Willas-Array Electronics that was announced in November 2012. In addition the benefits from our…

2013/08/26

AUO Showcases Next-generation UHD 4K Wide Color Gamut TV Panels

Ultra high resolution, innovative value-added applications and integrated touch solutions all on display at Touch Taiwan 2013Hsinchu, Taiwan, AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), the world's leading provider of optoelectronic solutions, today announced its participation to Touch Taiwan 2013 (International Touch Panel and Optical Film Exhibition 2013) from August 28 to 30. With “Picture the Future with Innovation” being the theme, AUO will showcase a variety of ultra high resolution, innovative value-added display applications, and high efficiency integrated touch solutions to unveil a touch of the future with cutting edge display technologies. In terms of high-end TV applications, AUO will showcase 65 and 55-inch UHD 4K Wide Color Gamut TV Panels offering ultra high resolution, fine and stereoscopic images. Highlights at Touch Taiwan 2013 also include: the world's largest(*) 6.5-inch Full HD OGS Touch Panel for smartphone; 55-inch Super Slim Dual Side Display on its debut; 5 to 6.5-inch large-sized smartphone displays with HD720 and Full HD ultra high resolution; ultra slim, ultra high resolution and flexible AMOLED smartphone displays; Embedded Touch Panel (eTP) offering standardized integrated touch solutions for touch-enabled notebook PCs; a series of ultra slim and high resolution displays for tablet applications.…

2013/08/01

Toshiba to Support Developers of Apps and Services for "FlashAir™" with "FlashAir Developers" Website

TOKYO–Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will provide the technical information to the developers of apps and services for "FlashAir™", the SDHC memory card with embedded wireless LAN functionality, through a technical information website "FlashAir Developers", operated by Fixstars Corporation. "FlashAir Developers" will feature application programming interface (API) information for enabling transfers of files stored on "FlashAir" cards to Wi-Fi devices. It will also offer tutorials and sample codes for developing apps, plus an extensive FAQ and a developers forum. Users will be able to develop apps and services for "FlashAir" by using the API information on the website. About "FlashAir Developers"●Release date: August 1, 2013 ●URL: https://www.flashair-developers.com/●Operation: Fixstars Corporation About "FlashAir™"●"FlashAir™" is an SDHC Memory Card that incorporates a wireless LAN chip set plus antenna for wireless communications. The Card supports wireless sharing and transfers of photos from digital cameras to smartphones, tablets and other digital devices.

2013/07/18

AUO CSR Report 2012 Receives Highest A+ Rating for Six Consecutive Years

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today presents its CSR achievements in 2012, illustrating the fruits and efforts from continuous interaction with all the stakeholders. AUO CSR Report 2012 has been independently verified by a third party, winning GRI/G3.1 Level A+ (1) recognition for six consecutive years. Meanwhile, AUO also met AA1000AS (2) standards six years in a row. AUO has been devoting an all-out effort to the implementation of corporate social responsibility, maintaining high transparency and credibility in the information disclosure of sustainability indexes including economic, environmental and social aspects. Valuable inputs are gathered from the well-informed stakeholders to proactively develop green and innovative solutions. In 2012, AUO successfully met the target of reducing product carbon footprints by 30%(3). AUO also garnered the first ISO 14045 product eco-footprint certification in the world and its innovative low-carbon packaging design also won the red dot design award. In terms of education and promotion of green concepts, AUO launched the three-year Green Ark Program in 2012. Apart from continuing to practice green innovation within the Company, AUO helped shape energy-saving and zero waste mindset by organizing school competitions and seminars to share experiences and inspire more young…

2013/07/16

GMI Announces GW Electronics Six Month Results

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) announced today the results for the 1st six months of operations of GW Electronics Company Limited. GW Electronics is a GMI joint venture in partnership with Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) Limited that was announced in November 2012. For the six month period ending June 30, 2013 net sales revenue was over US$ 70 million, significantly exceeding the business plan. The majority of sales were from semiconductor products sourced from Toshiba. Commenting on the announcement, Lewis Lo, GMI president, said, “We are very excited with the fast start to this strategic venture. Customer shipments started ahead of schedule and sales revenue was well above target. In addition GW Electronics was profitable in the 1st six months of operations. We are optimistic on the continued success of the venture and the expansion to new customers and markets in mainland China.”

2013/07/02

Realtek Announces Low Power Consumption USB Ethernet Controller Solutions

(USB 2.0/Fast Ethernet & USB 3.0/Gigabit Ethernet Controllers) HSINCHU, Taiwan – July 02, 2013 – Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 2379.TW), one of the world’s leading network and multimedia IC providers, announced today its USB 3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet controller. The RTL8153 will target Ultrabook, Tablet, IPC, and Motherboard applications, and supports the latest system platforms and features. Alongside ultra low power consumption and package size, the RTL8153 also offers simplified design-in with very low RBOM. It is pin-to-pin compatible with the current USB2.0-to-10/100M RTL8152B.Realtek also provides an industrial version of the USB3.0 GbE Controller (RTL8153I) that meets heavier demands required for industrial use and features increased operating temperature range (-40 to 85°C) and support for IEEE 1588. The feature rich RTL8152B/RTL8153 USB-to-Ethernet controllers support the latest power saving scheme ‘LPM/LTM’, which is ideal for the Intel Shark Bay platform and for AOAC for Windows 8 from Microsoft. Realtek USB to Ethernet Controllers support driver-free installation for various Operating Systems, including Android (Linux), and MAC OS via built-in CDC ECM technology, as well as inbox driver support for Windows 8.1. Realtek has applied state-of-the-art power saving technology (including IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet) to both the RTL8152B and RTL8153, and has achieved…

2013/06/27

GMI Technology Partners With STK

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) announced that they have engaged into a partnership with STK Corporation. Under the jointly signed agreement GMI will design in and distribute STK’s line of ceramic heat sink products. Target applications include networking, routers and hubs, set top boxes and TVs. Initial shipments to customers started earlier this quarter. Commenting on the announcement, Joseph Tong, GMI vice president, said, “We are very pleased to partner with a company of STK’s capabilities. They have an excellent range of proven heat sink products. Many of the end user solutions that utilize STK’s technology will be produced in mainland China where GMI is very strong.” “We are very pleased to partner with a company with GMI’s capabilities,” stated Mike Liao, STK President. “GMI’s strong engineering and sales teams and strength across Greater China will be very valuable to enable STK to reach our growth targets”.

2013/06/12

GMI Technology Enters Security Chipset Market

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) announced that it has entered the security chipset market by partnering with Gemalto. Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with more than 13,000 employees located in 43 countries. GMI will initially target the point-of-sale (POS) and EMV banking card markets in mainland China. Commenting on the announcement, Lewis Lo, GMI President, said, “We are excited to enter this fast growing strategic market via our new partnership with Gemalto. They have an impressive range of high quality and high performance security hardware and software products. Our initial customers are very pleased with the products we have delivered.” “We are very pleased to partner with a company with GMI’s capabilities,” stated Philippe Inserra, Gemalto Vice President APAC. “GMI’s strong engineering and sales teams, and strength in Greater China will enable us to reach our aggressive growth targets”.

2013/05/21

Toshiba to Start Mass Production of Next Generation NAND Flash Memory

- To supply the world's smallest 64-gigabit NAND memory chipon second generation 19 nanometer (nm) process technology -21 May, 2013 TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that the company has developed second generation 19 nanometer process technology that it will apply to mass production of 2-bit-per-cell 64 gigabit NAND memory chips later this month. Toshiba has used the new generation technology to develop the world's smallest* 2-bit –per-cell 64 gigabit NAND memory chips, with an area of only 94 square millimeters. Using a unique high speed writing method, the next generation chips can achieve a write speed of up to 25 megabytes a second - the world's fastest class* in 2-bit-per-cell chips. Toshiba is also developing 3-bit-per-cell chips by using this process technology and aims to start mass production in the second quarter of this fiscal year. The company will initially introduce 3-bit, multi-level-cell products for smartphones and tablets by developing a controller compatible with eMMC, and will subsequently extend application to notebook PCs by developing a controller compliant with solid state drives (SSD). NAND flash memory is an essential component of a diverse line-up of consumer products, including memory cards, smartphones, tablets and notebook PCs, and is increasingly deployed…

2013/05/20

GMI Announces 1st Quarter Financial Results – Net Profit Up 61%

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) today announced financial results for the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2013. For the three month period ending March 31, 2013 net revenue was US $ 109.4 million, an increase of 6% versus both the prior quarter and the same quarter in 2012. After-tax net profit for the period was US$ 1.1 million, versus an after-tax net loss of US$ 282 thousand in the same quarter in 2012 and in increase of 61% over the prior quarter. Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Lewis Lo, president of GMI, said, “We are very pleased with our continued consistent revenue growth in what is traditionally a slow quarter, and our net profit results were well above our expectations. GMI also entered into several new customer and vendor partnerships during the quarter, and successfully started shipments ahead of schedule from our joint venture with Willas-Array Electronics announced last November. Despite some ongoing challenges in some sectors of the worldwide economic environment, GMI iso ptimistic about the remainder of 2013 and our long term growth.“

2013/04/30

Winbond Top Serial Flash Memory Supplier Worldwide, Ships 1.7 Billion Units In 2012, Ramps 58nm Production

Serial Flash Leader Has Highest Revenue, Most Units Shipped in Fast-Growing Market Increasing Production of 58nm Multi-I/O SpiFlash® Memories from 32Mb to 256Mb SAN JOSE, Calif., USA, and TAICHUNG, Taiwan – April 10, 2013 -- Winbond Electronics Corporation, a global supplier of Flash memories and inventor of the popular Multi-I/O Serial Flash architecture, today announced it is now the top supplier of Serial NOR Flash memories worldwide. Based on recent market data from WebFeet Research, Winbond took the number-one position in 2012 with 27.5 percent market share of the $1.34 billion Serial Flash market. Winbond shipped 1.7 billion Flash memories in 2012, which is 33 percent of all Serial Flash units worldwide and more than any other NOR Flash supplier. Additionally, Winbond announced it is increasing production of its 58-nanometer (58nm) SpiFlash® memories at the company’s 12-inch-wafer fabrication facility in Taichung, Taiwan, to meet growing customer demand. Winbond’s 58nm Multi-I/O SpiFlash family ranges in density from 32 megabits (Mb) to 256Mb and features the popular Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), Dual-SPI, Quad-SPI and QPI formats. Serial Flash Market Continues to Grow “Worldwide Serial NOR Flash shipments will continue to grow from $1.34 billion in 2012 to greater than $2.6 billion by 2016,”…

2013/04/09

AUO debut 5-inch FHD OLED smartphone display with the world's highest resolution

A Lineup of Ultra-High Resolution Displays and Innovative Display Applications will be showcased at Shenzhen's CODE 2013 AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced that it will participate in China Information Technology Expo & China Optoelectronics Display Expo 2013 (CITE & CODE 2013) in Shenzhen from April 10 to 12. With the theme of “Experiencing the ultimate visual experience with ultra high definition” this year, AUO will demonstrate its display applications and technologies focusing on the ultra-high resolution, super narrow bezel, high performance touch solution, and diverse applications & technologies with high added value. Among them, AUO will debut the 5-inch Full HD OLED smartphone display with resolutions as high as 443 ppi (pixel per inch), the highest* resolution OLED in the world. The exhibition highlights include the 5-inch FHD OLED panel, a full lineup of smartphone applications with high resolution and super narrow bezel panels ranging from 5” to 5.7”, the 10.1” AHVA tablet display, and the 65-inch and 55-inch UHD 4K LCD TV panels. For public information displays, AUO will showcase the 55” switchable mirror display and the 65” hybrid transparent display for the vending machine. Furthermore, AUO will also exhibit…

2013/04/08

GMI Announces 4th Quarter And Full Year 2012 Financial Results

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TSEC: 3312) today announced financial results for their 4th quarter and fiscal year 2012. For the quarter ending December 31, 2012 net revenue was US$ 102.8 million, an increase of 3.5% versus the same quarter in 2011. For the twelve month period ending December 31, 2012 net revenue was a record US$ 428.2 million, an increase of 7.5% versus 2011, with an after-tax profit of US$ 1.3 million for the year. Over the past decade GMI’s net revenues have increased approximately 23% per year, among the leaders in their business segment. Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Lewis Lo, president of GMI said, “We are pleased to report our 6th consecutive year of annual sales growth in light of some challenges beyond our control. The worldwide economic situation has not recovered as quickly as anticipated and there was significant unexpected price erosion in some technology segments. Fortunately GMI was able to overcome these challenges with prior operational and strategic actions taken to improve our competitiveness, resulting in an after-tax net profit for the year. In addition we added valuable new customer and vendor partnerships during the year, and also entered new high growth markets. Although we remain…

2013/03/28

GMI Enters Heat Sink Market

GMI Technology Inc. (Public, TPE: 3312) announced has entered the rapidly growing market for heat sinks. The company has partnered with XBRIGHT who will initially the technology. GMI will initially focus on delivering solution manufacturers copper heat sinks for tablet PC and smart phone applications. Initial shipments to customers started earlier this quarter. Commenting on the announcement, Joseph Tong, GMI Vice President of New Business Development, said, “We are excited to enter this emerging market via our partnership with XBRIGHT. Their technology is well proven and will enable GMI to quickly penetrate this business segment. The majority of end user solutions for this fast growing market will be produced in mainland China where GMI is very strong.”