Last update: Tuesday 23 April 2013 [42 news items]
Ilitek, Sitronix 2Q13 sales to rise over 20%
Apr 23, 13:57
LCD driver IC suppliers ILi Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology both expect to enjoy revenue growth of more than 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, thanks to...
Orise, Ilitek, Sitronix land orders for WVGA driver ICs
Apr 19, 10:44
LCD driver IC vendors including Orise Technology, ILi Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology are all expected to significantly increase shipments of their WVGA driver ICs used...
Small-size panel driver IC suppliers see sales rebound in March
Apr 2, 15:28
ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, which specialize in small-size LCD driver ICs, will have their March revenues exceed the levels reached in the previous...
Ilitek to ship driver ICs for 40-inch and larger panels in 2013
Jan 24, 12:33
ILI Technology (Ilitek) will start shipping LCD driver ICs for two to three 40-inch and larger panel applications in 2013, according to industry sources.
Ilitek ramping shipments of touch-controller ICs
Jan 22, 14:59
LCD driver IC vendors ILI Technology (Ilitek) has entered the supply chain of China-based smartphone and tablet vendors with its touch-controller ICs, and will see the product segment...
Four LCD driver IC designers see mixed sequential growth in November revenue
Dec 10, 22:34
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and ILI Technology had November revenues slipping on month by 3.70% and 8.69% respectively, while fellow design houses...
LCD driver IC vendors to post mixed results for 4Q12
Nov 30, 15:41
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors are expected to post mixed results for the fourth quarter of 2012, with Orise Technology to lead its peer companies to enjoy a 30% sequential revenue...
LCD driver IC firms looks to strong sales in 3Q12
Sep 11, 14:46
LCD driver IC suppliers Novatek Microelectronics, ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology all saw their August sales hit the highest monthly levels in recent...
LCD driver IC designers look to 5-15% revenue growth in 3Q12
Aug 29, 15:23
LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitech), Novatek Microelectronics, Sitronix Technology and Orise Technology are expected to see a 5-15% sequential revenue growth in the...
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms growing presence in China
Aug 24, 15:31
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have all strengthened...
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...
Chipbond expects flat or slight growth in 4Q11 sales
Nov 3, 01:05
Chipbond Technology, which provides backend services to LCD driver IC suppliers such as Japan's Renesas Electronics, Taiwan-based Novatek Microelectronics and ILi Technology (Ilitek),...
Ilitek posts strong gains in August revenues
Sep 7, 12:03
IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) saw its revenues soar 54.3% on month and 84.7% on year to NT$1.05 billion (US$36.1 million) in August, the company's highest monthly figure...
ILI Technology, Sitronix ramping up shipments of touch-controller ICs
Jul 26, 15:48
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology are expected to see increasing shipments of touch-controller ICs in the third quarter...
Ilitek looks to strong touch IC shipments in 3Q11
Jun 29, 16:07
IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects its shipments of touch-panel ICs to continue to gain momentum in the third quarter, further boosting its performance, according to...
LCD driver IC firm Ilitek sees slow May, June orders
May 13, 12:08
LCD driver IC maker ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects to see sequential drops in May and June 2011 revenues as handset clients in China have slowed down orders due to low season effects,...
LCD driver IC firms to see sales rebound in March
Mar 24, 02:00
LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology are expected to see monthly revenues return to a sequential growth track in March 2011,...
Taiwan LCD driver IC companies expect sales growth in March
Mar 16, 11:57
TFT-LCD driver IC company ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects March revenues to increase sequentially and also exceed January levels thanks to the China handset market entering the high...
LCD driver IC firms post revenue gains in January
Feb 11, 15:32
Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor, Orise Technology and ILI Technology (Ilitek) all saw revenues increase sequentially in January 2011, buoyed by increased orders for...
Ilitek to ship time controller ICs to supply chain of Japan makers
Jan 24, 16:12
LCD driver IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) will begin to ship its time controller ICs to the supply chain of Japan-based makers in February 2011, according to industry sour...
Ilitek controls over 50% share of China's handset TFT LCD driver IC market
Jan 11, 12:26
LCD driver IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) currently controls more than half of China's market for handset TFT LCD driver ICs, and expects shipments to continue to increase...
LCD driver IC firm Ilitek scheduled for TSE listing
Stockwatch - Dec 23, 15:18
LCD driver IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) is scheduled to debut on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) before the Lunar New Year holidays, at the earliest, with a planned listing...
LCD driver IC makers venture into production of touch panel controllers
Dec 1, 01:15
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers, including Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology and ILI Technology, have begun small-volume shipments of touch panel controller ICs targeting...
Ilitek, Fitipower and Raydium focusing on different niche LCD driver IC segments
Sep 23, 14:44
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek), Fitipower Integrated Technology and Raydium Semiconductor have all performed well so far in 2010 although the three...
Demand for small-size LCD driver ICs picking up
Aug 13, 11:09
Demand for small-size LCD driver ICs from China-based handset makers has picked up again recently following a slow season in the previous two months, according to industry sources.
Ilitek to ship large-size LCD driver ICs by year-end 2010
Jun 10, 14:25
LCD driver IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) plans to begin small-volume shipments of large-size LCD driver ICs by the end of 2010 in addition to the current focus on small-size...
ILI Technology expects April revenues to remain high due to strong demand in China
Apr 15, 14:06
Taiwan-based IC design house ILI Technology expects its revenues to remain high in April 2010 due to strong demand for small-size LCD driver ICs from the handset sector in China,...
Small-size LCD driver IC makers to see slight growth in 1Q10
Mar 3, 11:56
Sales of LCD driver ICs used in handsets may stay flat or see a slight growth in the first quarter of 2010 despite strong demand from China's handset market, according to market sources,...
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers to see revenues grow in 1Q10
Newswatch - Feb 24, 14:21
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Orise Technology, Sitronix Technology and ILI Technology are all expected to see sequential revenue...
LCD driver IC makers expect stronger low-season revenues
Dec 3, 16:33
Taiwan-based large-size LCD driver IC makers are optimistic about market demand in December 2009 thanks to strong TV sales. They indicated fourth-quarter revenues will be better than...
IC designers AAT, APEC and ILI to benefit from Innolux-CMO merger
Newswatch - Nov 25, 16:41
Taiwan-based IC design houses Advanced Analog Technology (AAT), Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC) and ILI Technology are expected to see increased orders from Innolux...
Taiwan driver IC makers expected to maintain strong sales in August
Aug 12, 16:16
Taiwan-based driver IC designers are expected to enjoy growth or have record sales in August although growth in the LCD panel market may be slowed by glass substrate shortages, according...
Renesas aims at 20-30% share of small- to medium-size driver IC market in China
Jul 30, 14:41
Renesas Technology has revamped its marketing strategy for the China market and teamed up with four Taiwan-based IC distributors to push sales of its driver ICs for small- to medium-size...
Small-size driver IC firms to enjoy sales growth through September
Jul 9, 16:56
Driver IC design houses ILI Technology, Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology will likely manage on-month revenue growth throughout third-quarter 2009, as demand for small-size...

Driver IC designer ILI says margin improved in 2Q09
Jul 1, 15:21
ILI Technology has estimated a gross margin of 20-25% for the second quarter, up from 18% in the first. The LCD driver IC designer said it expects clearer order visibility through...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
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- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















