Taiwan-based driver IC designer Orise Technology is working with panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) on resistive touch controllers for handset applications. Orise expects to start volume...
Tight supply of driver ICs has now significantly eased, but available capacity is still not enough to meet total demand, according to sources with IC design houses.
Himax has reported first-quarter 2009 revenues of US$125.7 million, representing a 1.1% increase on quarter but a 45.7% decrease on year. Gross margin was 20.9% for the quarter, down...
Supply of 5G and 6G glass substrates is 20% short of demand as Taiwan LCD panel makers have begun to take deliveries ahead of schedule amid concerns about component shortage in the...
LCD driver IC makers are being hit by tight packaging capacity at back-end service suppliers due to a shortage of chip on film (COF) tapes, according to industry sources.
Taiwan's ChipMOS Technologies, which saw its fourth straight quarterly loss in the first quarter of 2009, has said it expects gross margins to return to positive levels by the fourth...
Chipbond Technology, International Semiconductor Technology (IST) and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) may increase the quotes for their driver IC backend services in July 2009...
Novatek Microelectronics has reported revenues of NT$2.16 billion (US$65.36 million) for April, up 25.45% on month thanks to increased large-size driver IC orders from China, Europe...
Taiwan-based backend service providers Chipbond Technology and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) have announced narrower revenue drops on year in April compared to those in the first three...
WPG Holdings is expected to manage a 10-15% sequential revenue growth in April with strong sales of products from Intel, MediaTek, Texas Instruments (TI) and Analog Devices (ADI),...
Driver IC packaging and testing companies Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) are likely to enjoy revenue growth of more than 80% sequentially in...
LCD driver IC design house Novatek Microelectronics is expected to enjoy revenue growth of more than 60% sequentially in the second quarter, thanks to improved order visibility, according...
Both small- to medium-size and large-size LCD driver IC companies have seen order visibility extend in the second quarter, but supply will remain tight in May, according to industry...
Taiwan-based IC designer SmartASIC Technology plans to withdraw from the LCD driver IC market and cut employees in its R&D department. The company reported losses of NT$519 million...
Although Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) mainly uses driver ICs supplied by its sister company Himax Technologies, the LCD panel maker is considering other supply sources, according...
