Profile
Founded in 1989 in the "Silicon Valley of Taiwan", the Science-Based Industrial Park (SBIP) in Hsinchu, Weltrend is a leading fabless semiconductor company, also known as IC design house, specializing in the planning, design, testing, application development and distribution of its IC products. The Company also has a wholly-owned subsidiary that provides value-added electronic component distribution services for international recognized brands such as Rohm. | |
Weltrend is a leading company in analog & mixed-signal/digital IC design in Taiwan. It has accumulated enormous technical expertise over the years with a rich digital/analog IP portfolio and expanded its products to advanced applications spanning across video signal processing, high-efficiency BLDC motor control, data security, vital sign detection, and digital power. | |
The product lines encompass ICs for various PC Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Power Management, and Payment Security. Weltrend's products have earned broad acceptance from customers worldwide with numerous products that have claimed No. 1 market share worldwide such as MCUs used in TV/AV peripheral and housekeeping ICs for Switching Power Supply. | |
Weltrend is a well-managed company. The following are a few highlights of the company’s numerous achievements: | |
In 1995, Weltrend won Taiwan's 4th National Award for Small and Medium Enterprises and was the first company in the SBIP to attain such honor. | |
In 1997, Weltrend was officially listed on OTC market, and upgraded from OTC market to TAIEX in 2000. | |
In 1999, WT62P1, a monitor controller IC, won National Technical Creativity Award in the Small & Medium Enterprise category. | |
In 2000, President Sam Lin and Finance Manager Ms. Kuo won Taiwan's prestigious Small and Medium Enterprise Outstanding Manager’s Award. | |
In 2001, Weltrend ranked 766th among Taiwan’s Top 1000 companies, and 17th in the Best Performing category. | |
In 2001, Weltrend ranked as one of the Top 10 companies with sound finance structure in Science-Based Industrial Park. | |
In 2003, Weltrend ranked 19th among Taiwan's Top 100 Best Investment Targets as ranked by the「Wealth」magazine. | |
In 2004, Weltrend won the "Golden Root Award" sponsored by Taiwan Industrial Technology Association. | |
In 2008, Weltrend was awarded “Taiwan Technology Fast 50” by Deloitte. | |
In 2015, ADAS R&D Team Awarded with the 17th Annual Technology Management Award by CSMOT. | |
Weltrend's success can be attributed to its talented people, its top-notch development and testing infrastructures, and superior work environment. The Company invests heavily in research and development. It values high business ethics and integrity, and has earned trusts from partnering with its customers, employees and share holders. |