ESMT with revenues of NT$2.31 billion moved into eighth place in the first quarter of 2015, while Etron took the 10th spot with revenues of NT$1.96 billion. ESMT and Etron posted revenue growths of 15% and 21%, respectively, on year during the quarter.
MediaTek continued to lead Taiwan's IC design industry in terms of revenues in the first quarter of 2015. MediaTek generated revenues of NT$47.54 billion (US$1.56 billion) during the quarter, representing growth of 3% on year but a 14% sequential decline.
LCD driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics ranked second in first-quarter 2015 with revenues of about NT$12.7 billion, followed by WLAN chip specialist Realtek Semiconductor with revenues of NT$7.45 billion.
Himax Technologies and Richtek Technology rounded out Taiwan's top-5 IC design companies in the first quarter of 2015, with revenues of NT$5.64 billion and NT$3.17 billion, respectively. Himax specializes in the design of panel driver ICs while Richtek focuses on analog chips.
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