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Friday 19 February 2021
China smartphone market and industry, 4Q 2020

China smartphone market

Tuesday 9 February 2021
Chipbond, ChipMOS to enjoy strong 1H21
Display driver IC backend specialists Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are both poised to enjoy a strong first half of 2021, driven by continued strong demand for small-size...
Monday 8 February 2021
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21
Taiwan-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...
Tuesday 2 February 2021
DDI backend houses to further raise quotes later in 1Q21
Display 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...
Monday 1 February 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size panel shipments to fall 9.5% in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to fall 9.5% sequentially but up 3.9% on year to 174 million units in the first quarter of 2021, Digitimes Research...
Tuesday 19 January 2021
Lead times extend for wirebonding packaging equipment
Delivery lead times for wirebonding packaging equipment have extended to over six months, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms continue to see orders ramp up
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers continue to enjoy a ramp-up in orders including short lead-time ones, and will see their supply remains tight through the second quarter of 2021,...
Monday 11 January 2021
IC foundries, designers strengthening tie-up with backend houses
With demand for diverse chips solutions continuing to grow robustly, Taiwan's foundry houses, IC designers and even EMS providers are all strengthening tie-up with backend houses...
Thursday 7 January 2021
Novatek to lead new wave of price hikes for DDI, TDDI chips
Taiwan'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...
Thursday 31 December 2020
Taiwan display driver IC firms remain upbeat about 2021
Taiwan-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...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Novatek and other DDI chip suppliers to raise quotes for 1Q21
A 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...
Friday 18 December 2020
Second-tier IC design houses to enjoy profit growth in 4Q20
Tight foundry capacity resulting in insufficient chip supplies and rising chip ASPs already buoyed Taiwan's first-tier fabless chipmakers' profits in the third quarter. Such scenario...
Wednesday 16 December 2020
Backend firms see strong demand for DDI, NAND controller chips
Taiwan-based backend houses have seen strong demand for display driver ICs and NAND flash controller chips, with clear order visibility through the second quarter of 2021, according...
Wednesday 16 December 2020
LCD driver IC suppliers to see gross margin growth
Taiwan-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.
Monday 7 December 2020
Memory chips packaging materials see clear order visibility till 1Q21
Demand for IC substrates for processing niche-type memory chips has turned strong since November, with shipment pull-in momentum from clients to last into the first quarter of 2021,...