Wayne Liang, Chairman Steve Yang. President and co-founder
Revenue
US$1.07 billion (2010)[2]
Net income
US$207 million (2010)[3]
Website
www.mstarsemi.com (no longer in use and goes to a scam site)
MStar Semiconductor, Inc. (Chinese: 晨星半導體股份有限公司; pinyin: Chénxīng Bàndǎotǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) was a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company specializing in mixed-mode integrated circuit technologies,[4] based in Hsinchu Hsien. MStar made hardware for multimedia and wireless communications, in the form of display ICs and mixed-mode (i.e. combining analog and digital functions) ASIC/IPs, in addition to chip sets for GSM mobile handsets. MStar employed approx. 1300 in more than 10 branches worldwide. The company's revenue was around US$1067 million in 2010.[2] The growth has been substantial, their revenue in 2005 was US$175 million. MStar is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code 3697.[5]
MStar was often referred as "Little-M" or "Morning Star" in Chinese community, as a contrary part of the bigger semiconductor company "Big-M", a.k.a. MediaTek.
MStar was a spin-off (2-1 stock split) from System General Technology in May 2002, where the power IC product line stayed in System General Technology while the employees with the display and RFID product lines transferred to the new spin-off. After the spin-off, System General Technology regretted the decision, and a 1-2 stock swap was taken to exchange the two companies back to their corresponding shareholders. Chairman and CEO of MStar was Wayne Liang (梁公偉), while Dr. Steve Yang (楊偉毅) was the executive vice president and co-founder.
In 2004, after being involved in a court case where in a ruling by the International Trade Commission (ITC), MStar Semiconductor were found guilty over infringing on a patent held by Genesis Microchip for a method to improve images on liquid-crystal-display (LCD) monitors and flat screen TVs.[6]
On October 14, 2020, MStar came under investigation by the US International Trade Commission for allegedly infringing patents held by DIVX LLC of San Diego, California, USA.[7]
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MStar Semiconductor, Inc. (Chinese: 晨星半導體股份有限公司; pinyin: Chénxīng Bàndǎotǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) was a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company specializing...
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Shout! Award 2010 Anjuran 8TV Meningkat". mStar (in Malay). "Shout Awards 2012: Yuna Ungguli Lima Pencalonan". mStar (in Malay). 20 October 2012. "Siapa ungguli...
Enche' Besar" ke atas bonda baginda, Hajah Khalsom Abdullah" (in Malay). mStar. 22 November 2010. "Jenazah bonda Sultan Johor disemadi di Makam Diraja...
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ASK 2013". mStar (in Malay). Kemalia Othman (16 August 2014). "'Penanggal' & 'Sembunyi:Amukan Azazil' Pencalonan Tertinggi FFM26". mStar (in Malay)....
2017). "Farid Kamil, Aaron Aziz Kini Bergelar Datuk – Berita Hiburan" (in Malay). mStar. Retrieved 14 March 2019. Official website Aaron Aziz at IMDb...
Elemen Kes, Shahrizal Jaszle Diarah Bela Diri Berkhalwat - Hiburan | mStar". www.mstar.com.my (in Malay). 22 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2024. "Shah...
Global Information
US$1.07 billion (2010)[2]