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Tuesday 12 July 2016
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms positive about 3Q16
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC firms are optimistic about their performance during the third quarter of 2016 judging from a pull-in of short lead-time orders for large-size panel applications...
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Himax 2Q16 EPS exceeds guidance
Himax Technologies' revenues and gross margin for the second quarter met the high end of its guidance given in May, while EPS exceeded the guided range of US$0.085-0.105, according...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Himax provides Quad HD display driver IC for Tango-enabled AR smartphone
Himax Technologies has announced its HX8396-A display driver IC has secured the design win in the world's first augmented reality (AR) smartphone, Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. The Phab 2 Pro...
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Korea LCD driver IC vendor Silicon Works sees revenues hit record high in 2015
Combined revenues of Korea's major LCD driver IC vendors reached a record high of KRW419.4 billion (US$353.97 million) in 2015, with Silicon Works, a subsidiary of LG Electronics,...
Friday 13 May 2016
Himax looks to 7.5-12.5% revenue growth in 2Q16
Himax Technologies' revenues for the first quarter of 2016 met the company's guidance while gross margin and EPS actually beat its estimates. Looking forward, the company expects...
Friday 13 May 2016
Panel demand picking up, say IC firms
Short lead-time orders for small-size panels are flowing in while orders for large-size panels have been picking up. Taiwan-based analog IC and LCD driver IC firms are expected to...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
Himax enters mass production of TDDI chips for China smartphone customer
Himax Technologies has announced mass production of in-cell single-chip touch and display driver integrated (TDDI) solutions for a leading China-based smartphone vendor.
Monday 18 April 2016
Himax display drivers power HTC flagship smartphones
Himax Technologies has announced that the company's display driver IC of Quad HD (QHD) resolution family, HX8396-C, has been adopted by HTC to power the smartphone vendor's new flagship...
Friday 26 February 2016
TV, STB chip order visibility extends through 2Q16
Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed an influx of short lead-time orders for TVs, set-top boxes (STB), as well as over-the-top (OTT) devices and peripherals, with order visibility...
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Touch pressure sensors to appear in more smartphones during 2016
Smartphone vendors in Asia are expected to release more handsets with touch pressure functions similar to that of 3D Touch in iPhone devices in 2016, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Himax shipping LCOS microdisplays and WLO products for AR applications
Himax Technologies, which designs and develops display driver ICs and other semiconductor products, has announced mass shipments of its liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplays...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Himax obtains design-wins for smartphone-use force touch solutions
Himax Technologies has gained design-wins for its multi-level force touch controller series from leading smartphone vendors for models to be launched in the first half of 2016, according...
Tuesday 24 November 2015
IC designers eye business opportunity from force touch solutions
More Taiwan-based IC design houses, including FocalTech Systems and Himax Technologies, have stepped up their efforts to develop force touch sensors as China-based smartphone vendors...
Wednesday 7 October 2015
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms look to post more than 10% revenue decreases in 4Q15
LCD driver IC design specialists including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology, Fitipower Integrated Technology, Raydium Semiconductor and FocalTech...
Thursday 3 September 2015
Commentary: MediaTek-MStar expansion to pose threat to other IC vendors
While the planned acquisition of ILI Technology (Ilitek) by MStar Semiconductor is being regarded as a consolidation process needed for Taiwan's IC design industry, the implementation...