Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May

May 21, 21:39

ILi Technology (Ilitek) is expected to see its revenues top over NT$900 million (US$30.07 million) in May, buoyed by increasing shipments of LCD driver ICs for feature phones and...

Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May

May 21, 14:44

Touch screen controller IC vendors Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) have both seen their clients step up purchases of touch controller ICs for Haswell-based...

Touchscreen IC suppliers to see May sales increase

May 10, 11:25

Touchscreen controller IC suppliers Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are expected to post significant growth in May sales driven by demand from the PC sector,...

Faraday 1Q13 revenues fall but meet guidance

Apr 10, 13:55

Taiwan-based IC design service provider Faraday Technology has announced revenues for the first quarter of 2013 slipped 12.1% sequentially to NT$1.83 billion (US$61 million).

Ilitek driver IC, touch controller shipments to pick up soon

Feb 22, 11:41

LCD driver IC vendor ILi Technology (Ilitek) is expected to see shipments for its two major product lines - small- to medium-size driver ICs and touch controller ICs - start gaining...

Elan, EETI likely to enjoy particularly strong 1Q13

Feb 21, 15:31

Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) are expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter, judging from the brisk January sales reported by the two touch...

Elan reports EPS of NT$3 for 2012

Jan 30, 15:08

Touch controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics has reported net profits of NT$1.17 billion (US$39.58 million) or an EPS of NT$3 for 2012. Gross margin for the year stood at 41%.

Strong demand from non-iPad tablet sector to boost short-term performance of IC vendors

Jan 28, 13:52

Demand for IC parts from the tablet industry in China has been stronger than expected in the first quarter of 2013, which could help boost the short-term performance of IC design...

EETI touch-IC revenues disappoint in 2012

Jan 14, 22:02

IC design house Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) saw revenues generated from its touchscreen controller IC business declined 43.7% in 2012, due to sluggish demand for Windows 8.

EETI to see revenue growth slow down in 4Q12

Dec 13, 16:06

Touch controller IC vendor Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) is expected to see the growth rate of its revenues drop to 12% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared a 20%...

Wah Lee to see flat performance in 4Q12, say sources

Nov 19, 15:44

Semiconductor materials distributor Wah Lee Industrial is expected to see its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 stay flat or drop in a range below 5% from NT$5.57 billion (US$190.88...

Touchscreen controller IC shipments boost on China demand

Oct 19, 11:52

FocalTech Systems and Goodix, which specialize in the design of touchscreen controller ICs, have both seen their monthly shipments approach the 10 million mark buoyed by strong demand...

Touch controller IC maker EETI posts 36% on quarter revenue gains in 3Q12

Oct 9, 01:20

Touch controller IC vendor Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) saw its revenues grow 36.4% sequentially to NT$204 million (US$6.94 million) in the third quarter of 2012, buoyed by orders...

TSMC 3Q12 sales likely to grow over 10%

Sep 28, 11:58

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report sales growth of more than 10% sequentially for the third quarter of 2012, beating the foundry's guidance given...

Acer strengthening ties with Elan to ensure touch controller IC supply, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 13, 15:51

Acer will strengthen its ties with Elan Microelectronics in order to ensure steady supply of touchscreen controller ICs at a consistent quality for the production of its Windows 8-based...

NAND flash demand likely to pick up in September-October

Sep 11, 13:16

Most NAND flash device makers posted flat performance in August, but makers believe sales of new iPhones as well as other new smartphones, tablet PCs and ultrabooks will stir up demand...

Demand for eMCP memory products in China benefits Taiwan eMMC controller IC makers

Sep 10, 15:48

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have been pushing sales of their eMCP (eMMC + multi chip package) memory products to China, benefiting Taiwan suppliers of eMMC controller chips,...

Elan sees revenues drop on month in August

Newswatch - Sep 6, 13:46

IC design house Elan Microelectronics has announced revenues of NT$624.91 million (US$20.9 million) for August, down 9% from the previous month but up 43.3% from a year earlier.

Increasing eMMC, USB 3.0 controller IC shipments push Faraday July revenues to new high

Newswatch - Aug 8, 14:03

IC design service provider Faraday Technology has announced record high revenues of NT$672.07 million (US$22.44 million) for July, up 2.8% sequentially and 48.8% on year.

Generalplus, Nuvoton shipping touch-panel controller ICs for tablet PCs for kids

Jul 25, 15:26

Taiwan-based touch-panel controller IC vendors Generalplus Technology and Nuvoton Technology are expected to benefit from the launch of new tablet PCs for children by Vtech and LeapFrog...

Touch controller IC maker EETI sees sales improve on month in May

Jun 7, 01:35

Touch controller IC maker Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has reported May revenues of NT$56 million (US$1.87 million), up 26.2% on month but down 51.4% on year. For the January-May...

Touch controller vendor Elan reports record high revenues for May

Jun 6, 01:35

Touch controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$642.27 million (US$21.37 million) in May, representing an increase of 13.6% on month and...

Windows 8 launch to ramp up sales of controller ICs, ambient light sensors and proximity sensors

May 31, 11:30

The launch of Windows 8 in the second half of 2012 is to bring increasing revenues for Taiwan-based IC design houses, and vendors such as Elan Microelectronics, Capella Microsystems,...

MediaTek touch controller IC affiliate to see orders boost

Apr 13, 01:20

Shenzhen Goodix Technology of China, in which MediaTek holds a more than 30% stake, is expected to see orders for touch controller ICs rise significantly in the second half of 2012,...

Taiwan USB 3.0 controller IC designers focus on peripherals

Apr 11, 15:28

The upcoming launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors is expected to ignite a wave of replacement in USB flash drives, which Taiwan-based suppliers of flash device controllers identify...

Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12

Feb 10, 01:20

LCD-related driver and controller IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects sales to register sequential growth starting the second quarter after hitting bottom in the first...

Innostor breaks into supply chain of Lenovo with USB 3.0 device controllers

Feb 2, 15:49

Innostor Technology has cut into the supply chain of Lenovo with its USB 3.0 flash drive controllers, according to industry sources, adding that shipments will start in March.

Phison posts 2011 pre-tax EPS of NT$16.69

Feb 2, 01:00

Phison Electronics has announced it made solid earnings in 2011 thanks to its cost advantage over fellow flash memory controller firms. The company is migrating to 55nm processing...

More firms enter USB 3.0 flash drive controller market

Jan 5, 15:05

The competition of USB 3.0 flash drive controller ICs is expected to heat up in 2012, with more players tapping the market, industry sources believe.

Innostor offers USB 3.0 flash drive controller IC IS916

Dec 27, 01:20

Taiwan-based IC design house Innostor Technology has offered IS916, a USB 3.0 flash drives controller IC supporting MLC (multi-level cell) and TLC (triple-level cell) NAND flash,...

Silicon Motion raises revenue forecast

Nov 3, 01:00

Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported record revenues for the third quarter of 2011, while raising its revenue growth forecast for the full year for...

Adata, Phison break into supply chain for ultrabooks

Oct 13, 01:10

Adata Technology's 6Gb/s mSATA SSDs reportedly have been selected by Asustek Computer for use in its new Zenbook-series ultrabooks, marking a milestone for the Taiwan-based memory...

Ident, AUO partner to develop 3D gesture multi-touch display

Sep 21, 16:58

Ident Technology and AU Optronics (AUO) have announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Ident's GestIC three-dimensional (3D) gesture control chip together with AUO's 2D...