Elan expects strong 3Q09 driven by touch panel solutions

Newswatch - Jun 26, 11:45

Elan Microelectronics' third-quarter revenues are expected to see strong growth as its shipments of touch panel IC and module solutions for notebooks and handsets will increase thanks...

Pixart, Elan, ESMT may benefit from MediaTek smartphone chip solutions

May 8, 16:36

Pixart Imaging, Elan Microelectronics and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) are expected to support MediaTek's smartphone handset chip solutions with specific product lines,...

Elan and Sonix developing optical touchscreen solutions

Newswatch - May 8, 15:56

Taiwan-based IC designers Elan Microelectronics and Sonix Technology are developing optical touchscreen solutions, according to the industry sources. Their fellow CMOS sensor supplier...

US court ruling rejects Avago suit against Elan

Stockwatch - May 6, 16:17

The United States District Court of Northern California has announced its final ruling on Elan Microelectronics' patent infringement case with Avago Technologies. The court ruled...

Taiwan IC designers April revenues expected to soar

Apr 24, 17:01

Revenues at IC design houses MediaTek, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Realtek Semiconductor and Elan Microelectronics are expected to reach record highs in April due to increasing...

Elan files patent infringement lawsuit against Apple

Stockwatch - Apr 8, 16:30

Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,...

Elan March revenues expected to grow 50% sequentially

Mar 12, 14:37

Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics is expected to see its revenues expand over 50% sequentially to NT$300 million (US$8.65 million) in March due to increasing orders...

Elan Microelectronics reportedly lands orders for touch panel modules from Japan

Feb 18, 15:33

Taiwan-based IC design house Elan Microelectronics has made a breakthrough in its manufacturing process of touch panel modules to increase yield rates and has obtained orders from...

IC distributor Chip Hope to provide turnkey touchscreen handset solutions

Jan 16, 10:45

IC distributor Chip Hope has developed capacitive touchscreen handset turnkey solutions, combining Spreadtrum Communications' chips and Elan Microelectronics' touch panel modules,...

CES 2009: Elan develops touchpad solutions eFinger and eStylus

Jan 9, 16:45

Elan Microelectronics is presenting its newest touchpad technologies at CES 2009, including the ghost free multi-finger solution, which can eliminate recognition of accidental multi-finger...

PC-related IC design houses report weak December sales

Jan 9, 15:44

Many Taiwan PC-related IC design houses saw unsatisfactory sales in December and have expressed pessimism towards the first quarter because of poor order visibility.

Elan expects 15-20% sales decline in December; to begin handset touch panel production in 1Q09

Dec 26, 01:00

Although Elan Microelectronics has recognized royalty fees from Synaptics as revenues beginning in November, pushing its gross margin up by over five percentage points last month,...

IC designers' sales may recover in 1Q09

Dec 19, 16:45

Taiwan's IC designers may have reasons to be more upbeat about the first quarter of 2009, as there are signs that OEMs and channels in China are still stocking up for next month's...

Windows 7 spurring development of capacitive touch panels for PC market

Dec 12, 16:19

With the prospects of Windows 7 sending major PC vendors looking for capacitive touch panel solutions, IC design houses such as Elan Microelectronics, Synaptics, Cypress, Egalax_empia...

Touch panel module shortage benefits Elan

Dec 8, 11:10

Touch panel sulution supplier Elan Microelectronics is expected to have an optimistic future outlook thanks to strong shipments of touch panel handsets, according to market watcher...

Taiwan IC design companies expected to see record sales in October

Oct 28, 16:35

Taiwan IC design companies Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Elan Microelectronics, Ralink Technology, Sitronix Technology and Global Unichip all expect outstanding performance...

Taiwan IC design houses continue price cuts due to weak order volumes

Sep 26, 01:10

Taiwan's IC design industry is heading toward a down cycle. Although MediaTek has almost tripled its third-quarter sales guidance, Pixart Imaging (PXI), Ralink Technology, Elan Microelectronics,...

Synaptics and Elan see Android-related demand potential for touch-screen chip solutions

Sep 25, 16:57

According to market watchers, Synaptics has won orders for touch-panel chip solutions for the Android-based T-Mobile G1 handset. Elan Microelectronics is also negotiating with the...

CE related IC design houses vary on 3Q sales expectations

Aug 21, 16:10

Sales for consumers electronics (CE) products are expected to see an on-year sales decline in the third quarter this year due to global inflation and high oil prices, affecting the...

Elan not expecting significant touch panel IC sales until 4Q

Aug 12, 16:55

Due to weak demand for consumers electronics (CE) products and delayed shipments of touch panel ICs and modules, Taiwan IC design house Elan Microelectronics expects its sales to...

Weak 3Q market forecast for Ene, Elan, Pixart and GUC

Aug 7, 16:45

Because of a conservative outlook among their customers, Taiwan IC design houses Ene Technology and Elan Microelectronics both announced seasonal and on-year sales declines in July...

Taiwan IC design company Elan holds conservative view on 3Q; expects improvement in 4Q

Jul 24, 11:23

Due to an unclear demand outlook for the third quarter, Elan Microelectronics will follow an unsatisfactory second quarter with a lackluster third quarter, according to market sources...

Elan touch screen product line grows despite overall weak sales in May

Jun 6, 12:01

IC designer Elan Microelectronics saw its May revenues stay flat as a result of weak demand for consumer ICs, but shipments of its touch screen solutions continued to grow during...

Elan considers seeking compensation from Synaptics

Jun 4, 16:11

Elan Microelectronics said it will take the next step in a preliminary injunction order against Synaptics concerning a patent for multi-finger touchpad technology by informing its...