328 news items tagged touchscreen
Strong shipments for Chromebook boost Elan revenues in December
Thursday 7 January 2021Strong shipments for Chromebooks boosted revenues at Elan Microelectronics, which specializes in touchscreen controller chips and fingerprint sensors, in December. The fabless chipmaker...
Global notebook shipment forecast, 2021 and beyond
Wednesday 14 October 2020Notebook shipments are expected to grow over 20% on year in 2020 thanks to demand from stay-at-home activities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Global notebook shipment CAGR at 0.9% in 2020-2025, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 6 October 2020Global notebook shipments are forecast to rise at a CAGR of 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, according to Digitimes Research's latest five-year forecast for the notebook industry.
Total microprocessor sales to edge slightly higher in 2020
Friday 11 September 2020Total microprocessor sales are forecast to grow 1.4% in 2020 to nearly US$79.3 billion, following a 2.4% decline in 2019, which was the first revenue drop in the worldwide MPU market...
Google, Compal teaming up for new-gen Chromebook
Wednesday 2 September 2020Google is developing its next-generation Chromebook, codenamed Halvor, with Compal Electronics being the ODM partner, according to industry sources.
Chromebook demand to stay brisk through 1H21
Monday 31 August 2020Chip demand for Chromebooks is expected to remain brisk through the first half of 2021, driven by a surge in distance education amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to sources...
Global tablet market – 2Q 2020
Wednesday 19 August 2020Second-quarter 2020 global tablet shipments amounted to 39.65 million units, surging 60.5% from a quarter ago and 21.4% from a year ago, outperforming expectation.
FocalTech posts profit surge in 2Q20
Thursday 13 August 2020FocalTech Systems, specializing in the development of LCD driver ICs and touchscreen controllers, has reported net profits surged 70.2% sequentially to NT$101 million (US$3.43) in...
Elan optimistic about shipments for Chromebook in 3Q20
Wednesday 29 July 2020Fabless chipmaker Elan Microelectronics, which specializes in touchscreen controller chips and fingerprint sensors, expects robust shipments for Chromebook to boost its revenue in...
Elan posts record 2Q20 revenue
Friday 3 July 2020Touchscreen solution and fingerprint sensor specialist Elan Microelectronics has reported revenue climbed 60.4% sequentially and 62.2% on year to an all-time high of NT$3.54 billion...
Elan reports record sales on growing touchscreen chip shipments
Wednesday 3 June 2020Elan Microelectronics, which supplies touchscreen controllers, touchpad modules, stylus chips and fingerprint sensors for IT and mobile applications, has reported record-high sales...
Global tablet market – 1Q 2020
Thursday 28 May 2020Global tablet shipments are forecast to climb 45.5% sequentially and 9.9% on year in the second quarter of 2020 thanks to a recovery in the related supply chain's capacity in China...
Global tablet shipments to surge 45% in 2Q20, says Digitimes Research
Thursday 30 April 2020Global tablet shipments are forecast to climb 45.5% sequentially and 9.9% on year in the second quarter of 2020 thanks to a recovery in the related supply chain's capacity in China...
TPK, GIS see growing demand for notebook and tablet applications
Friday 17 April 2020Touch panel makers General Interface Solution (GIS) and TPK Holding have both enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for new iPad Pros, which will be buoying their revenue performance in the...
China smartphone market and industry (outbreak updates) – 4Q 2019
Wednesday 26 February 2020The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in labor shortage and shipment disruption in China's supply chain.
Foldable screens, new network support highlighted at CES 2020
Thursday 16 January 2020At CES 2020, many brand vendors showcased devices with support to the latest network standards such as Wi-Fi 6 and 5G, and emerging technologies such as foldable screen, but a lack...
Intel not yet ready to promote foldable-screen notebooks
Thursday 26 December 2019Intel is unlikely to promote foldable-screen notebooks until after issues such as insufficient flexible panel supply and immature OS support are solved in mid 2020, according to sources...
Taiwan chipmakers optimistic about demand for TWS earbuds in 2020
Friday 29 November 2019Chip demand for true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and earphones is set to remain robust in 2020, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
FocalTech swings to profit in 3Q19
Thursday 14 November 2019IC design house FocalTech Systems managed to return to profitability in the third quarter of 2019, ending a streak of three consecutive quarterly losses.
Elan, RichWave post record August revenues
Thursday 5 September 2019Taiwan-based fabless chipmaker Elan Microelectronics and RichWave Technology, which have reportedly cut into the supply chain of Huawei, both saw their August revenues climb to record-high...
Eight-inch foundries see demand pick up
Monday 2 September 2019Eight-inch IC foundries have seen their fabless customers engaged in the fingerprint sensor, touchscreen IC, analog chip and LCD driver IC sectors step up their pace of orders recently,...
Wintel developing standards for dual-screen notebooks, paving way for foldable-screen models
Monday 2 September 2019Intel and Microsoft have recently started establishing standards for dual-screen notebooks and are looking to extend the concept to cover foldable-screen notebooks, according to sources...
Elan eyes record revenues for 3Q19
Thursday 22 August 2019Taiwan-based IC designer Elan Microelectronics expects its third-quarter 2019 revenues to hit a new quarterly high on a notable sequential increase to be driven by demand for stylus...
Global tablet market – 2Q 2019
Thursday 8 August 2019Global tablet shipments amounted to 32.66 million units in second-quarter 2019, down 8.7% on quarter and 11.9% on year due to slow season, Apple's new products making little contribution...
Realtek, Novatek post record May revenues
Tuesday 11 June 2019IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor both saw their May revenues climb to respective record-high levels, thanks to shipments of their new products.