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Tuesday 11 June 2019
Realtek, Novatek post record May revenues
IC 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.
Monday 10 June 2019
IC designers turn conservative about 2H19 on reported 30% China panel output cut
Taiwan 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...
Friday 31 May 2019
COF packaging sees demand emerging for automotive OLED displays
COF packaging demand for automotive OLED displays has emerged, which may further tighten market supply as capacity expansion will remain quite limited in the short term, according...
Monday 20 May 2019
Huawei seeking capacity increases at Taiwan partners despite US ban
Huawei has reportedly promised not to cut its orders with Taiwan's upstream and downstream supply chain partners and also inquired about the possibility of increasing their production...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Novatek, Elan expect revenue growths in 2Q19
LCD 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...
Friday 26 April 2019
Novatek net profits more than double in 1Q19
LCD 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...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Backend firms see significant pickup in orders for TDDI chips
Backend houses have seen orders for handset-use TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips ramp up significantly, prompting them to allocate part of their COF (chip on film)...
Monday 25 February 2019
Development of foldable smartphones by non-Samsung players to benefit Taiwan supply chain
The planned launch of foldable smartphones by vendors other than Samsung Electronics such as Huawei and other Chinese brands, will benefit Taiwan's supply chain makers related to...
Friday 15 February 2019
Novatek expects 2-5% revenue drop in 1Q19
IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$14.6 billion (US$473 million) and NT$15 billion in the first quarter of 2019, down 2-5% sequentially...
Thursday 17 January 2019
Former Novatek employees probed over alleged trade secrets theft
Taiwan's prosecutors have launched an investigation into four former Novatek Microelectronics employees over allegations of trade secret theft.
Tuesday 8 January 2019
Novatek 4Q18 revenues beat guidance
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics saw its fourth-quarter revenues drop 2.6% sequentially, beating the company's guidance given in early November.
Tuesday 8 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Taiwan IC designers bracing for multiple headwinds
Most Taiwan-based IC design firms fared better than expected in 2018 despite tight wafer capacity, but they face multiple headwinds from trade war, subdued handset momentum, slower...
Thursday 20 December 2018
Foundries see orders for TDDI chips, fingerprint sensors ramp up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have both seen their fabless customers particularly those engaged in the TDDI (touch and display...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
Fierce competition to drag down prices for TDDI chips, fingerprint sensors
Prices for TDDI (touch and display driver integration) solutions and optical fingerprint sensors will be dragged down by increasingly intense competition in both chip segments during...
Monday 10 December 2018
Semiconductor Moonshot Project in full swing to sharpen AI edge, says science ministry official
The government in Taiwan, quite concerned about the future development of small- and medium-sized IC design houses in the country, is seeking to leverage academic forces to help them...
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