Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [100 news items]
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC vendor revenues down 7.4% sequentially in 1Q13
May 8, 22:07
Accumulated revenues of Taiwan-based IC design houses reached NT$98 billion (US$3.32 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, down 7.4% from the previous quarter but up 8.5% from a...
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...
Taiwan LCD driver IC vendors post strong sales in March
Apr 12, 15:33
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors have posted strong revenue gains in March as end-market suppliers in China are building up inventories for the May 1 holiday season and also...
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...
Supplies of LCD driver ICs likely to become tight in March-April, say sources
Mar 1, 15:13
Supplies of LCD driver ICs may become tight in March-April as most branded vendors will begin to roll out their flagship models in the second quarter, while China-based vendors will...
Orise to roll out Full-HD display driver ICs for smartphones
Jan 21, 22:30
Orise Technology will launch a series of Full-HD display driver ICs for smartphones later in 2013, and stand a good chance of grabbing orders from China-based clients as early as...
LCD driver IC vendors post revenue gains in 2012
Jan 9, 15:47
LCD driver IC vendors Novatek Microelectronics, ILi Technology (Ilitek) and Orise Technology saw their revenues gain 5.6%, 16.5% and 20%, respectively, to NT$37.01 billion (US$1.28...
Orise looks to strong sales in 2013 on growing shipments of WVGA driver chips
Dec 26, 21:32
LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology is expected to see its revenues rally by 40% in 2013 buoyed by increasing shipments of high-margin WVGA driver chips to smartphone makers in...
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 vendors post strong gains in 3Q12, but uncertain about 4Q12
Oct 8, 16:16
Most LCD driver IC vendors are conservative about the business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2012 despite strong revenue gains posted in the third quarter and hope that sales...
WVGA driver IC shipments rising
Sep 24, 10:23
China-based handset makers have been pushing the adoption of WVGA displays for their entry-level to mid-range smartphones, offering ample opportunities for Taiwan's IC design houses...
Orise looks to post 40% on quarter revenue growth in 3Q12
Sep 19, 01:25
LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology is expected to see its revenues surge by 40% sequentially to around NT$1.33 billion (US$45.24 million) in the third quarter of 2012, buoyed by...
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...
Ilitek sees revenues move upward in August
Sep 4, 12:08
LCD driver IC vendor ILI Technology (Ilitek) has announced revenues of NT$1.12 billion (US$37.43 million) for August, up 5.7% sequentially and 7% on year. For the first eight months...
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...
LCD driver IC vendor Orise looks to post 10-15% revenue growth in 3Q12
Aug 20, 15:08
LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially to over NT$1.05 billion (US$34.97 million) in the third quarter of 2012 due to...
China smartphone vendors increasing orders to Taiwan IC design houses, say sources
Aug 1, 14:55
China-based branded and white-box handset vendors seem to have begun ramping up their orders for IC parts to meet replacement demand despite concerns that China's economy is likely...
Taiwan IC designers looking to orders from China-based white-box smartphone vendors
Jun 20, 14:02
Taiwan-based IC design houses have rekindled their hope that they can cooperate one again with China-based white-box handset makers to make a strong presence in China's smartphone...
LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
May 24, 11:04
LCD driver makers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have seen shipments of their high resolution...
Orise profits down 71% on year in January-September period
Oct 25, 13:59
LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology has reported net profits of NT$29.5 million (US$978,999) or an EPS of NT$0.22 for the third quarter of 2011. For the first three quarters...
China demand for small- to medium-size driver ICs, touch controllers rising
Oct 20, 13:58
Owing to strong sales during the recently concluded October national holidays, China-based branded and white-box smartphone vendors have begun to build up inventory for IC parts,...
Orise to begin volume shipments of HD driver ICs in 4Q11, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 27, 15:09
Orise Technology will begin volume shipments of its high definition (HD) display driver ICs supporting qHD and HD720 resolutions in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to a Chinese-language...
Orise suffers large drop in 2Q11 net profit
Jul 26, 01:20
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology on July 25 reported net profit of NT$19.4 million (US$672,000) for the second quarter of 2011, falling by 74.87% on quarter...
LCD driver IC vendors count on small-size models to boost sales
Jul 21, 14:22
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors including Novatek Microelectronics and Himax Technologies have strengthened their deployment in driver ICs for small-size panels recently as demand...
LCD driver IC vendors to see double-digit growth in 3Q11 revenues
Jun 30, 11:22
Major TFT-LCD driver IC companies including Novatek Microelectronics, Sitronix Technology and Orise Technology are expected to report double-digit sequential growth in revenues for...
Orise 3Q11 revenues likely to rise over 20%
Jun 16, 01:55
LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology is expected to enjoy revenue growth of more than 20% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by growing shipments to handset...
Novatek May revenues up on-month, Orise down
Jun 9, 01:50
Novatek Microelectronics has announced revenues grew 3.9% sequentially to NT$3.18 billion (US$111 million) in May 2011 while fellow LCD driver IC design company Orise Technology posted...
Orise, TSMC partner on HD display driver IC for smartphones
May 24, 16:11
Orise Technology has introduced what it claims is the industry's first fully integrated smartphone high definition (HD) display driver IC. The new display driver is manufactured on...
Driver IC designers look to sequential growth in revenues and profits in 2Q11
May 16, 15:13
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers are expected to post a sequential growth in revenues in the second quarter of 2011 although the growth rate may vary from company to company...
Novatek and Orise look to strong shipments of small-size driver ICs in 2Q11
May 9, 14:05
LCD driver IC vendors Novatek Microelectronics and Orise Technology both expect shipments of small-size driver ICs for smartphone applications to help drive revenue growth in the...
LCD driver IC firms cautious about 2Q11
Apr 21, 11:52
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers remain cautious about the business outlook for the second quarter due to uncertainties over the availability of capacity at upstream foundries...
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,...
Novatek and Orise see 20% decline in February revenues
Mar 8, 01:10
TFT LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Orise Technology both saw February revenues decline by 20% and 23% respectively from a month ago due to less working days...
Taiwan IC design houses to count on seasonal demand to boost sales in 2Q11
Mar 1, 14:34
Most Taiwan-based IC design houses now count on seasonal demand in the second quarter to help drive their sales as demand for related IC products for the entry- to mid-level handsets...
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...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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

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