Taiwanese IC Design
MediaTek Unfolds Its Strategic Map
Tsai Ming-kai, chairman of the IC design juggernaut MediaTek, talks about Taiwan’s global position, the power of proximity, and the importance of perpetual development.
Taiwanese IC Design
A Quiet Storm Sweeping the World
Taiwanese IC design companies enjoy a global market share second only to the US. With IC design, Taiwan is shifting from manufacturing brawn to brainpower, from low margins to high added value.
Realtek
The Crimson Crab Clamps Down
Bouncing back from a three-year slump, Realtek, famed for its red crab logo, has focused its vision and quickened its pace. Now its claws are snapping at the heels of the major international companies.
MStar
An Enigma on the Rise
With many of MStar’s products overlapping with MediaTek’s line, a showdown looms as the IC design industry warily eyes this formidable contender.
PixArt
Finding the Wii Little Niche That Fits
Behind the runaway success of Nintendo’s Wii stands a mid-sized Taiwanese IC design house. How did PixArt manage to become the sole supplier of sensor chips to the Japanese gaming giant?
Richtek
Busting the Analog Blockade
Analog ICs had long been the uncontested monopoly of U.S. manufacturers. Now Richtek has broken their stranglehold on the market.
Novatek
Neutrality Makes Many Friends
Worldwide, one in five display driver chips comes from Novatek, though it produces no displays itself. How did the fabless IC design house become the favorite of the world’s major flat panel makers?
Delta Electronics
Open R&D Brings Brains Together
With more than 100 cooperative projects underway, Delta Electronics thrives on its wide-ranging “open R&D,” the outgrowth of a passion for both technology and knowledge…