Driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics saw its revenues drop to NT$6.91 billion (US$260.49 million) in the third quarter from NT$7.24 billion in the second quarter, but margins...
In addition to facing an overall sluggish LCD panel market, Taiwan LCD component suppliers of LCD driver ICs and analog ICs are facing the added pressure of a relatively strong Taiwan...
Since demand for white-box handsets remains strong, most handset related IC design companies are forecast to see only a mild market decline in fourth quarter 2008.
Driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics has reported decline in third-quarter sales due to reductions in output a panel makers. Chipbond Technology also failed to meet third-quarter...
Taiwan's IC design industry is heading toward a down cycle. Although MediaTek has almost tripled its third-quarter sales guidance, Pixart Imaging (PXI), Ralink Technology, Elan Microelectronics,...
Novatek Microelectronics only expects its third-quarter sales to be flat or grow by a mild 1% on quarter as sales from the majority of its product lines are expected to be flat.
Due to weak demand for TFT LCD panels and consumers electronics (CE) products, Taiwan IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) may see its sales decline this quarter, while...
Taiwan IC design house Novatek Microelectronics predicts its sequential sales growth in the third quarter will reach 6-10%, though its gross margins may continue declining one percentage...
Taiwan IC design companies Advanced Analog Technology (AAT), Sunplus Technology, Novatek Microelectronics, MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor all hold a conservative view about sales...
Amid unsatisfactory order visibility for July and August, players in Taiwan's digital IC design industry are holding a conservative view about their performance in the third quarter,...
LCD driver IC design houses are expected to have only a mild sequential sales growth, or decline, in May as demand for small- and medium-size panels is weak.
