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Thursday 20 August 2015
China pushes for homegrown display driver IC industry
China is looking to build a homegrown panel-use driver IC industry in Hefei, China, which will likely threaten Taiwan's IC driver IC sector, according to industry sources.
Friday 14 August 2015
TV-panel driver IC suppliers remain pessimistic
Panel-use LCD driver IC design houses and related backend suppliers have been conservative about demand for LCD TVs during the second half of 2015 despite the period being a traditional...
Monday 10 August 2015
Himax expects 3Q15 sales to drop 5-9%
LCD driver IC design specialist Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue decline of 5-9% sequentially in the third quarter of 2015, with gross margin edging down about 1.5pp on...
Friday 7 August 2015
FocalTech systems swings back to profitability in 2Q15
Touchscreen and LCD driver IC supplier FocalTech Systems managed to swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2015, with net profits reaching NT$63.02 million (US$1.99...
Thursday 6 August 2015
Novatek expects 3Q15 revenues to grow only slightly
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$12.6 billion (US$397 million) and NT$13 billion in the third quarter of 2015 - a slight...
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Chipbond to boost sales from non-driver ICs, says report
Chipbond Technology, which provides backend services mainly for LCD driver ICs, will see significant growth in sales from its non-driver IC product line in the second half of 2015,...
Monday 6 July 2015
Novatek June sales up 4%
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has reported June revenues of NT$4.19 billion (US$135.5 million), up 4.4% on month. Novatek's cumulative 2015 revenues through...
Friday 3 July 2015
Taiwan IC distributors optimistic about demand for handsets, TVs
Chip demand for handsets will enjoy a seasonal pick-up in the second half of 2015, while shorter TV replacement cycles and the trend towards higher resolutions will drive the number...
Thursday 2 July 2015
Taiwan IC design houses looking for more orders from China handset vendors
Taiwan-based IC design houses including LCD driver IC suppliers and analog chip providers have stepped up efforts to solicit orders from first-tier China-based handset vendors, according...
Wednesday 24 June 2015
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors set on transition process
A number of Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors have kicked off their transition plans amid the rising presence of rival companies in China and the emerging of TDDI (touch with display...
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Digitimes Research: Korea-based LCD driver IC companies revenues fall for second straight year
Combined revenues of South Korea's major display driver IC companies – Silicon Works, Lucid Display Technology (LDT), Technology Leaders and Innovators (TLI) and Clover Hitech...
Monday 22 June 2015
Apple in-house developing TDDI solutions, say Taiwan chipmakers
Apple is internally developing touch and display driver integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions for its iPhones, according to sources in Taiwan's IC design industry.
Friday 15 May 2015
Himax expects sales drop in 2Q15
LCD driver IC design specialist Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue decline of 5-9% sequentially in the second quarter of 2015, with gross margin sliding about 2pp on quar...
Tuesday 12 May 2015
VIS, Chipbond report decreased revenues for April
IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and backend house ChipbondTechnology, both of which have more than 50% of their sales generated from the panel driver IC sector,...
Thursday 7 May 2015
Novatek expects flat sales for 2Q15
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has estimated consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2015 will reach between NT$12.5 billion (US$408 million) and...