376 news items tagged Novatek
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first quarter of 2021 despite foundry capacity constraints, with first-tier players including MediaTek and Novatek...
DDI backend houses to further raise quotes later in 1Q21
Tuesday 2 February 2021Display driver IC (DDI) backend specialists including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies plan to enforce a second wave of price hikes in late February or early March to...
TSMC, UMC to see full capacity utilization for 28nm node through 3Q21
Monday 18 January 2021Both TSMC and UMC are expected to sustain full capacity utilization for 28nm manufacturing process at their 8-inch and 12-inch fabs throughout third-quarter 2021, with gross margins...
Probe cards in tight supply for driver ICs
Tuesday 12 January 2021With the supply of display driver ICs (DDI) falling increasingly short of demand, cantilever probe cards needed to process DDI and other midrange logic ICs including NAND controllers...
Novatek to lead new wave of price hikes for DDI, TDDI chips
Thursday 7 January 2021Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) vendor Novatek Microelectronics is expected to take the lead to raise its quotes soon to reflect increased foundry costs, which may send its...
OSE seeking logic chips backend orders after allying with Chipbond
Thursday 7 January 2021Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE), which has struck a long-term strategic alliance with Chipbond Technology, is expected to soon land new logic chips packaging orders from Taiwan's...
Taiwan display driver IC firms remain upbeat about 2021
Thursday 31 December 2020Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers who have raised quotes by 10-15% to reflect tight supply and rising costs remain upbeat about 2021, as market conditions will still...
Novatek and other DDI chip suppliers to raise quotes for 1Q21
Wednesday 23 December 2020A number of Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers, including Novatek Microelectronics, have completed talks with downstream clients over raising quotes for their TDDI and DDI chips...
LCD driver IC suppliers to see gross margin growth
Wednesday 16 December 2020Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are poised to see their gross margins improve in fourth-quarter 2020 and even in first-quarter 2021 due to rising chip prices.
Taiwan driver IC vendors zero in on automotive market
Wednesday 2 December 2020Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers have begun to enhance their deployments in the automotive electronics sector, expecting car-use DDI and IVI (in-vehicle infotainment)...
Display driver IC prices to rise another 10% in 1H21
Wednesday 2 December 2020Prices for display driver ICs and TDDI chips are expected to rise by another 10% in the first half of 2021 after hiking in fourth-quarter 2020, due to tight foundry supply and rising...
Novatek driver ICs cut into iPad supply chain, say sources
Monday 30 November 2020Novatek Microelectronics reportedly has signed a deal with Apple that will allow the Taiwan-based IC maker to begin shipping its LCD driver ICs for iPad devices in the second half...
Driver IC backend firms see clear order visibility through 1H21
Tuesday 10 November 2020Display driver IC backend specialists including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for handset-use TDDI chips, with clear order visibility...
Novatek expects 4Q20 revenue to hit another record
Monday 9 November 2020Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$21.8 billion (US$763.4 million) and NT$22.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, which...
How post-election US-China ties may affect Taiwan semiconductor sector
Monday 9 November 2020It remains uncertain how the outcome of the US presidential election may change the country's trade tensions with China, but semiconductor firms in Taiwan generally believe the American...
PTI eyes new logic IC orders from MediaTek, Novatek, Realtek
Monday 26 October 2020Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) is aggressively foraying into new logic IC segments such as TV SoCs and handset APs in a bid to offset loss of orders expected...
Shipments of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 chips still booming
Friday 23 October 2020Taiwan's IC suppliers still see strong order pull-ins for chips supporting production of 5G phones and Wi-Fi 6 network devices in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to industry...
Demand for LCD driver ICs in high gear
Monday 19 October 2020Suppliers of LCD driver ICs have seen an influx of rush orders from panel makers in Taiwan and China who are ramping up their output to meet increasing panel demand from the IT and...
UMC-affiliated IC design firms queuing up for capacity support
Wednesday 30 September 2020Many Taiwan-based IC design houses affiliated with United Microelectronics (UMC) are facing the pressure of being marginalized in scrambling for the firm's foundry support, as major...
IC design houses optimistic about 4Q20 outlook
Wednesday 30 September 2020Most of Taiwan's IC design houses are expected to see strong sales for September, and they are generally optimistic about their business outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020 thanks...
Taiwan IC design houses see demand for smartphones pick up
Monday 28 September 2020Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Android phone vendors start pulling in, and are more upbeat about their sales outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Backend firms raising test capacity for strong TDDI chips demand
Wednesday 16 September 2020TDDI chips demand for midrange 5G smartphones has been strong, particularly from Chinese handset vendors, encouraging related Taiwan-based backend houses to purchase new test equipment...
Competition in China surveillance chip market heating up
Wednesday 16 September 2020Competition in China's surveillance chip market is heating up, as IC suppliers both in Taiwan and China have geared up efforts to vie for the market share likely to be relinquished...
Demand for TV, STB chips picking up
Tuesday 1 September 2020Taiwan-based suppliers for TV and STB (set-top box) chip solutions have become more positive for their second-half 2020 business outlook as order pull-ins from clients have started...
Chip probing demand for notebook display driver IC remains strong
Monday 31 August 2020Backend houses continue to enjoy strong chip probing demand for display driver ICs for use in gaming, educational and other-purpose notebooks, thanks to the rise of the stay-at-home...