297 news items tagged LCD driver
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.
TSMC, UMC to allocate more 12-inch fab capacity for display driver IC
Thursday 14 November 2019TSMC and UMC are set to allocate more of their available 12-inch fab capacities for the fabrication of display driver ICs in 2020 to satisfy growing demand for applications such as...
Novatek expects up to 5% sales drop in 4Q19
Thursday 7 November 2019LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$15.8 billion (US$519.3 million) and NT$16.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2019,...
Novatek likely to enjoy strong 4Q19 results
Tuesday 8 October 2019LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics is expected to enjoy a strong fourth-quarter 2019, thanks to continued ramp-up in TDDI chip shipments, coupled with revenues...
Taiwan backend firms eyeing stable demand for new iPhones
Thursday 12 September 2019Taiwan-based backend houses including KYEC and Chipbond expect to see stable growth in demand for baseband chips and LCD driver ICs for Apple iPhone.
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,...
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to see pick-up in demand
Friday 30 August 2019Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers are expected to see customers step up their pace of orders around the end of the third quarter, with their order visibility for the fourth quarter...
Powerchip swings to loss in 1H19
Tuesday 20 August 2019Foundry chipmaker Powerchip Technology has reported net losses of NT$2.69 billion (US$85.7 million) in the first half of 2019. EPS was negative NT$0.85 for the six-month period.
Novatek expects flat revenue growth in 3Q19
Wednesday 7 August 2019LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$16.1 billion (US$512.05 million) and NT$16.7 billion for the third quarter of 2019,...
Novatek posts profit growth in 2Q19
Tuesday 23 July 2019LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has disclosed net profits of NT$2.13 billion (US$68.5 million) for the second quarter of 2019, the highest for nearly 11 ye...
Order visibility for IC packaging materials clear throughout 3Q19
Wednesday 10 July 2019Clear order visibility for diverse IC packaging materials is seen through the end of the third quarter of the year thanks mainly to increasingly robust demand from OSAT (outsourced...
Foxconn set to build 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 as IDM
Wednesday 3 July 2019Foxconn Technology Group is likely to kick off construction of a 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 in Zhuhai, southern China in cooperation with the city government there, and will operate...
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.
IC designers turn conservative about 2H19 on reported 30% China panel output cut
Monday 10 June 2019Taiwan IC designers have turned conservative about their revenue performances for the second half of 2019 as uncertain fallouts of the US-China trade war and trade sanctions against...
Novatek, Elan expect revenue growths in 2Q19
Wednesday 8 May 2019LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects shipments of its high-ASP and high-margin TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips to top 20 million units...
Novatek net profits more than double in 1Q19
Friday 26 April 2019LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has reported net profits surged 114.7% from a year earlier to NT$1.97 billion (US$63.6 million) in the first quarter of 2019...
FocalTech may swing to profitability in 2019 on robust TDDI chip shipments
Thursday 11 April 2019Taiwan-based IC designer FocalTech Systems is likely to return to profitability in 2019 thanks to robust shipments of its new-generation TDDI and fingerprint ID chip solutions expected...
FocalTech to see sales recovery in 2Q19
Tuesday 26 March 2019Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchcreen and LCD driver ICs, is expected to see its financial performance hit the bottom of 2019 in the first quarter and recover starting...
FocalTech reports first-ever negative gross margin
Monday 4 March 2019Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems saw its gross margin fall into negative territory to minus 8.35% in the fourth quarter of 2018, when the supplier of touchcreen and LCD driver ICs suffered...
Himax expects sales drop in 1Q19
Thursday 21 February 2019Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue decline of 14-19% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, when the fabless chipmaker expects its LCD driver IC sales generated from...
Taiwan LCD driver IC production value increases 17% in 2018, says Digitimes Research
Monday 21 January 2019Taiwan's production value of LCD driver ICs is expected to grow 17% on year in the fourth quarter of 2018 driven by rising unit shipments and prices propelled by growing demand for...
Former Novatek employees probed over alleged trade secrets theft
Thursday 17 January 2019Taiwan's prosecutors have launched an investigation into four former Novatek Microelectronics employees over allegations of trade secret theft.
Novatek 4Q18 revenues beat guidance
Tuesday 8 January 2019LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics saw its fourth-quarter revenues drop 2.6% sequentially, beating the company's guidance given in early November.
TSMC to expand 8-inch fab capacity for robust demand for automotive, IoT
Wednesday 12 December 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is looking to expand its 8-inch fab capacity to meet strong chip demand for automotive electronics, IoT and industrial automation...
TSMC and UMC revenues down in November, VIS up
Monday 10 December 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential decreases in November consolidated revenues of 3.1% and 8.1%, respectively,...