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Tuesday 29 May 2018
Second-tier IC foundries mulling 20-30% price hike
Second-tier IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are planning to hike quotes for 8-inch capacity by 20-30% in the third quarter of 2018, according to sources in the Taiwan IC design...
Friday 11 May 2018
Driver IC firms vying for 8-inch foundry support
Thanks to strong rush orders from China smartphone makers, Taiwan-based suppliers of LCD driver ICs are all optimistic about revenue growths in the second quarter of 2018, but their...
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Novatek expects up to 23% revenue growth in 2Q18
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenue growth of 19-23% sequentially in the second quarter of 2018, citing growing demand for smartphones.
Monday 7 May 2018
LCD driver IC makers conservative about revenue growth for 2Q18
Taiwan's LCD driver IC designers have turned conservative about scoring significant revenue increases for the second quarter of 2018, as makers of larger-size panels for TV, LCD monitors...
Thursday 12 April 2018
Chip demand from China handset firms picking up
Chip demand from China-based handset companies is picking up and will buoy sales performance at related chip suppliers, such as application processor designer MediaTek and LCD driver...
Thursday 1 March 2018
Chipbond net profits climb to 3-year high
LCD driver IC backend specialist Chipbond Technology saw its net profits increase 13.1% to a three-year high of NT$2.25 billion (US$76.9 million) in 2017. EPS for the year reached...
Monday 26 February 2018
Taiwan LCD driver IC makers diversifying product lines
Taiwan LCD driver IC designers are aggressively diversifying their product lines to counter the declining presence of domestic TFT LCD panel makers in the global market, and will...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Novatek expects to post 10-14% revenue decrease in 1Q18
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to see its first-quarter revenues decrease 10-14% sequentially as a result of seasonality.
Tuesday 19 December 2017
Taiwan backend firms eyeing OLED driver IC opportunities
With China's LCD panel industry emerging as a major supply source worldwide and demand for panels among China brand vendors of ICT products expanding significantly, Taiwan-based LCD...
Monday 18 December 2017
Chipbond seeking to cement China market share, says chairman
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing service provider Chipbond Technology's latest strategic investment deployments in China are mainly designed to consolidate its market...
Friday 10 November 2017
Taiwan IC designers vying for 8-inch foundry supply
Taiwan fabless IC firms are aggresively vying to secure capacity at 8-inch foundries to meet increasing orders in 2018, particularly for MCU and MOSFET chips needed to support a variety...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Novatek expects to post up to 7% revenue decrease in 4Q17
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronic expects to post revenues of between NT$11.6 billion (US$384.2 million) and NT$12 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017 representing...
Thursday 2 November 2017
Chipbond posts profit growth in 3Q17
LCD driver IC backend specialist Chipbond Technology saw its net profits increase 37.7% sequentially to NT$702 million (US$23.3 million) in the third quarter. Net profits for the...
Friday 13 October 2017
Taiwan IC designers to rely on emerging markets for 4Q17 growth
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from China's smartphone market slow down, but orders from vendors launching handsets in emerging markets like India have surged recently,...
Monday 2 October 2017
Staying focused on profitability: Q&A with UMC co-president SC Chien
United Microelectronics (UMC) recently disclosed plans to expand its 28nm process offering by launching 28nm HPC and 28nm HPC Plus nodes, and introduce a further improved version...
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