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Friday 12 December 2008
Ene to have 10-15% sales from LED driver ICs next year, says paper
Ene Technology is optimistic about its LED drive ICs for decoration and lighting applications, whose sales proportion will increase to 10-15% in 2009, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 12 December 2008
Chipbond to see losses for four straight quarters
Driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology's November sales were only NT$277 million (US$8.32 million), down 36% from October and lower than the company's breakeven...
Monday 8 December 2008
Driver IC suppliers see sharp sales declines in November
Driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Orise Technology and Raydium Semiconductor all have reported sharp sequential declines in November sales.
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Driver IC maker Macroblock to ship LED lighting applications next year, says paper
Despite that Taiwan IC designers are facing difficulties in the fourth quarter, sales of LED driver IC supplier Macroblock are still expected to stay flat from the third quarter....
Wednesday 26 November 2008
Large-size driver IC designers eyeing small- to medium-size solutions
With demand for large-size LCD panels remaining in the doldrums, driver IC designers are placing more emphasis on the small- to medium-size segment, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Semiconductor distributor Niching to see sales up while profits drop in 2008
Although Semiconductor distributor Niching Industrial has seen sales growth in 2008 thanks to strong shipments of memory module and memory card substrates, profits have declined due...
Monday 10 November 2008
Driver IC designer Sitronix outperforms Orise in October
Driver IC supplier Orise Technology has reported October sales at NT$407 million (US$12.41 million), down 18.6% on month to mark the company's first sales decline since July. Another...
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Driver IC packaging and testing houses to see utilization drop to 55-66% in 4Q08
Driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology, International Semiconductor Technology (IST), and ChipMOS Technologies will see their utilization rates drop to 55-60%...
Wednesday 29 October 2008
Novatek sales drop, but margins rise in 3Q08
Driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics saw its revenues drop to NT$6.91 billion (US$260.49 million) in the third quarter from NT$7.24 billion in the second quarter, but margins...
Wednesday 1 October 2008
IST sees low utilization; reports losses for August
Packaging and testing house International Semiconductor Technology (IST) has seen its utilization rate drop significantly because of weak demand from driver IC clients. The company...
Monday 29 September 2008
ChipMOS cuts 3Q08 guidance due to sluggish DRAM and driver IC businesses
Packaging and testing company ChipMOS Technologies has announced a downward adjustment in its third-quarter guidance to reflect the reduction in DRAM production and inventory adjustment...
Friday 26 September 2008
Handset driver IC shipments stable in 3Q08; 4Q outlook unknown
Handset makers are preparing to launch more models for the second half of the year than in the first half, thanks to recovering demand, but the outlook for shipment volumes is still...
Monday 4 August 2008
Panel makers mount cost-down pressure on component suppliers, says WitsView
The recent large-size panel price drops are causing makers to heap more pressure on upstream component makers for additional cost downs. Component suppliers are at a disadvantage...
Wednesday 2 July 2008
Chipbond finding it hard to raise packaging and testing quotes for driver ICs amid sluggish panel demand
Chipbond Technology is facing stronger resistance from clients to its planned increases in driver IC packaging and testing quotes, as the LCD panel market is turning more conservative...
Friday 20 June 2008
NEC and Elpida to establish display driver IC joint venture
NEC Electronics and Elpida Memory have announced they have agreed to form a joint venture in the field of display driver ICs. The basic agreement is the result of an alignment of...