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Monday 7 September 2009
Touch panel IC quotes dropping fast
The current prices of 3.5-inch touch panel modules have dropped to US$9-11 compared to US$16-18 one year ago, and the chip prices for the segment has also been reduced to under US$2...
Friday 4 September 2009
Synaptics supplies touchscreen solutions for Nokia X-series
Synaptics has secured touchscreen solution orders for Nokia's recently announced X-series handsets, according to market sources. Synaptics is expected to see record shipments of touchscreen...
Monday 25 May 2009
Synaptics, Cypress, Elan to see strong growth in touchscreen solutions for handsets in 2H09
Synaptics, Cypress and Elan Microelectronics are expected to see strong growth in the second half of 2009 thanks to the popularity of touchscreen applications, according to market...
Thursday 14 May 2009
Nokia to adopt Synaptics touchscreen IC solution for upcoming handsets in 3Q09
Nokia has decided to adopt Synaptics' touchscreen IC solution for its upcoming high-end handset and smartphone to be launched in the third quarter, and it does not rule out the possibility...
Friday 26 December 2008
Elan expects 15-20% sales decline in December; to begin handset touch panel production in 1Q09
Although Elan Microelectronics has recognized royalty fees from Synaptics as revenues beginning in November, pushing its gross margin up by over five percentage points last month,...
Friday 12 December 2008
Windows 7 spurring development of capacitive touch panels for PC market
With the prospects of Windows 7 sending major PC vendors looking for capacitive touch panel solutions, IC design houses such as Elan Microelectronics, Synaptics, Cypress, Egalax_empia...
Monday 8 December 2008
Touch panel module shortage benefits Elan
Touch panel sulution supplier Elan Microelectronics is expected to have an optimistic future outlook thanks to strong shipments of touch panel handsets, according to market watcher...
Thursday 25 September 2008
Synaptics and Elan see Android-related demand potential for touch-screen chip solutions
According to market watchers, Synaptics has won orders for touch-panel chip solutions for the Android-based T-Mobile G1 handset. Elan Microelectronics is also negotiating with the...
Wednesday 24 September 2008
HTC Dream features LCD panel from Sharp and touch solutions from Synaptics and TPK
High Tech Computer (HTC) builds its newly unveiled HTC Dream, or known as T-Mobile G1 in the US, using LCD panels from Sharp and capacitive touch screen solutions from Synaptics,...
Wednesday 4 June 2008
Elan considers seeking compensation from Synaptics
Elan Microelectronics said it will take the next step in a preliminary injunction order against Synaptics concerning a patent for multi-finger touchpad technology by informing its...