- CEO
- Deng Xin Lin
- Full Time Employees
- 25,123
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Address
- No. 24, Industry East 9th Road Hsinchu TP Taiwan 300
- IPO Date
- Sep 11, 2000
- Business
- Weltrend Semiconductor, Inc. (TWSE: 2436) is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 1989 and headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, that specializes in the planning, design, testing, application development, and distribution of mixed-signal and digital integrated circuit (IC) products for applications in power supplies, motor controls, image processing, consumer electronics, automotive systems, data centers, PC peripherals, and payment security. Its core offerings include display ICs such as advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) SoCs, image processors, display microcontrollers (MCUs), flat panel display (FPD) SoCs, USB-C controllers, 3D active shutter glasses ICs, and smart projector solutions; consumer ICs encompassing consumer MCUs, touch device controllers, heart rate monitors, USB human interface device (HID) controllers, boosted near-field communication (NFC) card solutions, magnetic stripe reader (MSR) and barcode decoders; power management and analog ICs comprising USB power and charging port controllers, motor and LED drivers, supervisory power supply (SPS) supervisors, wireless power controllers, and operational (OP) amplifiers; as well as microcontrollers featuring 8-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) type MCUs, Andes and Arm-based 32-bit MCUs, and brushless DC (BLDC) motor control ICs. The company operates primarily in Taiwan, Mainland China, and international markets, maintains a wholly-owned branch for value-added distribution of electronic components from brands like Rohm, and serves global customers across automotive, PC, consumer electronics, and data center segments with products holding leading market shares in areas like TV/AV peripheral MCUs, PC/game console housekeeping ICs, and USB-C power delivery controllers. In recent developments, Weltrend completed a tender offer in 2022 to acquire 51% of Sentelic Corporation, a specialist in motor drivers and controllers, followed by board approval in March 2025 for full consolidation via share swap at a ratio of 1.60 Weltrend shares per Sentelic share, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals to enhance synergies in R&D, product portfolios, sales channels, and motor control chips for server cooling fans; additionally, the company projects strong double-digit revenue growth in 2025 driven by demand for motor driver ICs in AI server cooling systems.