More Chip Makers Going 'Fabless' to Lower Costs. more chip makers going fabless to lower costs. The move toward a "fabless" business model, where firms focus on chip design and marketing but leave capital-intensive production to others, is helping drive down costs for makers of chips that power gadgets from PCs to cellphones and DVD players."...

More Chip Makers Going 'Fabless' to Lower Costs. more chip makers going fabless to lower costs. The move toward a "fabless" business model, where firms focus on chip design and marketing but leave capital-intensive production to others, is helping drive down costs for makers of chips that power gadgets from PCs to cellphones and DVD players."...

IC Insights releases top 30 fabless suppliers in 2003. ic insights releases top 30 fabless suppliers in 2003. IC Insights released its forecast for the 2003 ranking of the top 30 fabless IC suppliers worldwide in a press release on December 1. IC Insights released its forecast for the 2003 ranking of the top 30 fabless IC suppliers worldwide in a press release on December 1. Qualcomm is expected to remain the largest fabless IC supplier worldwide with 29% year-on-year growth in sales this year....

Taiwan fabless firms expect gross margins to fall to 30-35% in 4Q. taiwan fabless firms expect gross margins to fall to 30....

Fabless semiconductor developer Silicon Video demonstrated its new svZX1 image format conversion IC at NAB 2001 last week. Fabless semiconductor developer Silicon Video demonstrated its new svZX1 image format conversion IC at NAB 2001 last week....

Fabless semiconductor company Alchemy just let us know about its new low-power Au1500 microprocessor, which it's prancing around at the Microsoft Windows Embedded Developers Conference (DevCon) in Las Vegas this week. Fabless semiconductor company Alchemy just let us know about its new low-power Au1500 microprocessor, which it's prancing around at the Microsoft Windows Embedded Developers Conference (DevCon) in Las Vegas this week....

Pixelworks, a fabless Oregon-based IC design company, recently showcased in Taipei 12 ImageProcessor IC products for multimedia projectors, LCD monitors and LCD TVs. Pixelworks, a fabless Oregon-based IC design company, recently showcased in Taipei 12 ImageProcessor IC products for multimedia projectors, LCD monitors and LCD TVs....

With the focus of the global IC design industry gradually shifting to Asia from North America, fabless companies in Asia are expected to experience the highest growth compared to their competitors in other regions, Jerry Ardizzone, executive vice president of worldwide sales for ARM, said in a recent interview. With the focus of the global IC design industry gradually shifting to Asia from North America, fabless companies in Asia are expected to experience the highest growth compared to their competitors in other regions, Jerry Ardizzone, executive vice president of worldwide sales for ARM, said in a recent interview....

Infineon Technologies announced that it has signed a deal to acquire ADMtek, a Taiwan-based fabless firm specializing in communications SoC (system-on-chip) solutions, according to a company press statement today. Infineon Technologies announced that it has signed a deal to acquire ADMtek, a Taiwan-based fabless firm specializing in communications SoC (system-on-chip) solutions, according to a company press statement today....

The unit price for white LED driver ICs has fallen to $0.20, down from $0.35 in the middle of last year, as more fabless analog IC designers have entered the high-profit segment, according to sources in the industry. The unit price for white LED driver ICs has fallen to $0.20, down from $0.35 in the middle of last year, as more fabless analog IC designers have entered the high-profit segment, according to sources in the industry....