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Thursday 19 December 2013
More IC players to step into LCD driver IC market in 2014
Some touchscreen controller and logic IC vendors are expected to step into the LCD driver IC market in 2014 eyeing the growing smartphone market in China, according to industry sou...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Chipbond facing increasing competition from rivals in Korea
Korea-based Nepes and LB Semcon, providers of LCD driver IC packaging and testing services, have recently cut their quotes by nearly 30% putting Chipbond Technology under pressure,...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC revenues up over 10% in 2013
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers as a whole will ramp up their revenues in 2013 for the second straight year, with the combined figures for the year reaching NT$87.74 billion (US$2.96...
Tuesday 10 December 2013
VIS November sales slip 2%
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced November consolidated revenues slid 1.7% to NT$1.78 billion, due to unfavorable exchange rates.
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Smartphones, Ultra HD TVs to buoy Novatek revenues in 2014
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics is optimistic about its operations for 2014 citing brisk demand coming from the smartphone and Ultra TV sectors. The company also...
Friday 29 November 2013
Driver IC vendor Ilitek expects flat 4Q13 sales
LCD driver IC supplier ILi Technology (Ilitek) expects its fourth-quarter sales to register flat sequential growth thanks to replenishment demand prior to the 2014 Lunar New Year...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Transformation: Q&A with ChipMOS chairman and CEO SJ Cheng
ChipMOS Technologies is among very few firms that have transformed themselves successfully and are no longer influenced by the volatile memory market. Once known as a packaging and...
Tuesday 12 November 2013
VIS, Chipbond October sales rise
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and backend house Chipbond Technology, both of which have more than 50% of their sales generated from the LCD driver...
Friday 8 November 2013
Himax 3Q13 earnings meet guidance
LCD driver IC vendor Himax Technologies has reported net profits of NT$578 million (US$19.65 million) for the third quarter of 2013, increasing 17.5% from a year earlier and meeting...
Friday 18 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Silicon Works LDI business posts revenue drop in 2Q13 on falling iPad shipments
South Korea-based IC design house Silicon Works saw revenues generated from its LCD driver IC (LDI) business fall for a second consecutive quarter sequentially in the second quarter...
Wednesday 16 October 2013
LCD driver IC vendors expect rising demand in 2H October
LCD driver IC vendors expect demand to pick up in the second half of October when downstream small LCD module makers will begin to replenish their component inventories, according...
Tuesday 8 October 2013
LCD driver IC ASP likely to fall on rising penetration of RAMless chips
As more high-resolution display products utilize RAMless LCD driver ICs, the average selling prices (ASPs) of LCD driver ICs might be dragged down, constraining makers' revenue growth...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Chipbond board approves plan for NT$4 billion loan
The board of directors of Chipbond Technology, a Taiwan-based backend house specializing in LCD driver ICs, has approved a plan to apply for a syndicated loan of NT$4 billion (US$135.4...
Monday 9 September 2013
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms seeing demand for handsets pick up
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers have seen demand from the handset-use panel segment pick up, prior to China's National Day holiday in early October, according to industry sour...
Wednesday 28 August 2013
LCD driver IC vendors to see flat performance in 3Q13
Most LCD driver IC vendors are expected to see their third-quarter revenues stay flat or decline slightly from the levels posted in the previous quarter due to a slow recovery in...