Nuvoton Technology Holds Investor Conference for the fourth quarter of 2014.
Nuvoton Technology Corporation (TSE: 4919) and its headquarters, Winbond Electronics Corporation (TSE: 2344), held a conference call today (3) to report the Q4 operating results in 2014 and their prospects in Q1, 2015. The operating revenue in the fourth quarter was about NT$ 1.519 billion, with net income totaling around NT$ 30 million and earnings per share of NT$ 0.15, an increase of 25% compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. For all of 2014, the operating revenue was about NT$ 6.822 billion, with net income totaling around NT$ 343 million and earnings per share of NT$ 1.65, an increase of 32% compared to 2014.
Nuvoton stated that revenue during 2014 increased compared to 2013 due to ARM® Cortex® - M0 32-bit MCU applications and audio IC growing, and increased demand in PC. The gross margin rate during 2014 increased compared to 2013 because of better product mix and production yields. Nuvoton indicated the major new products in 2014 were: ARM® Cortex® - M4 32-bit MCU, ARM® Cortex® - M0 32-bit MCU for low power application, ARM® Cortex® - M0 based audio SoC, ARM® 9 video SoC for IP CAM and IoT, new SIO and mix-mode IC portfolio for Intel® 9 - series chipset.
According to Nuvoton, the coming of new products in 2015 are: high density/high performance ARM® Cortex® - M 32-bit MCU, MCU for smart home appliance and brushless DC motor, high performance audio CODEC IC, SIO/EC for Intel® and AMD new generation desktop/NB platform, hardware monitoring IC and voltage level shifter IC for Intel® Server Grantley Platform TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 IC.
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About Nuvoton
Nuvoton Technology Corporation (NTC) was founded to bring innovative semiconductor solutions to the market. NTC was spun-off as a Winbond Electronics affiliate in July 2008 and became public in September 2010 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Nuvoton Technology focuses on development of analog/mixed signal, microcontroller, cloud and computing products and has strong market share in Industrial, Consumer and Computer markets. Nuvoton owns a wafer fab, featuring customized processes for analog, power and MCU products. Besides in-house IC products, the wafer fab also provides part of its capacity for foundry services. Nuvoton Technology provides products with a high performance/cost ratio for its customers by leveraging flexible technology, advanced design capability and integration of digital and analog technologies. Nuvoton values long term relationships with its partners and customers and is dedicated to continuous innovation of its products, processes and services. The company has established subsidiaries in the USA, China and Israel to strengthen regional customer support and global management. For more information, please visit http://www.nuvoton.com
Spokesperson:
Hsiang-Yun Fan
Tel: +886-3-5770066 ext. 3118