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Wednesday 16 February 2022
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2021
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments arrived at 72.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2021, down 1.7% sequentially and 3% on year.
Wednesday 16 February 2022
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2021
Taiwan's small-to-medium-size panel shipment went down over 20% sequentially and 4.3% on year to come to 184.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2021 as demand for feature phone...
Monday 14 February 2022
Novatek expects flat revenue growth in 1Q22
IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$35.8 billion (US$1.28 billion) and NT$36.8 billion for the first quarter of 2022, compared with the...
Monday 31 January 2022
Uneven chip supplies not necessarily all bad: Q&A with ChipMOS Technologies chair SJ Cheng
Taiwan's semiconductor packaging and testing sector has scored its best-ever business results over the past two years, with the display driver IC (DDI) backend segment also logging...
Tuesday 25 January 2022
Sufficient OLED DDI supply for notebooks unlikely within 2 years
With Samsung Electronics and other Korea-based panel vendors looking to promote OLED displays for notebooks, OLED display driver ICs (DDI) will see promising demand for notebook applications,...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Chipbond, ChipMOS to raise backend quotes by 10-20% in 1Q22
Display driver IC (DDI) backend houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies both plan to raise their quotes by 10-20% later in the first quarter of 2022, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Handset TDDI prices falling
TDDI (touch/display driver integration) chip prices have fallen further in the first quarter of 2022, as brand handset vendors with excess inventories of such chips have slowed the...
Tuesday 18 January 2022
Himax intros 288Hz 8K TV TCON solution
Himax Technologies has introduced an industry-leading 288Hz 8K TV timing controller (TCON) solution for ultra-high resolution gaming TVs, and is collaborating with the world's major...
Tuesday 28 December 2021
IC supply priority shifting to non-consumer products for 2022
ICs for consumer products are expected to see worse shortages than other applications in 2022 as many IC design houses have prioritized supply capacity for non-consumer chip offerings...
Wednesday 22 December 2021
High-end IC testing demand to stay robust in 2022
Testing demand for HPC chips, mobile application processors, wireless connectivity chips, and other high-end logic chips will stay strong in 2022, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 21 December 2021
PlayNitride showcasing microLED display with PM driver IC at Opto Taiwan 2021
PlayNitride is exhibiting a 1.58-inch microLED display equipped with passive matrix (PM) driver IC for use in wearable devices at Opto Taiwan 2021 optoelectronics exhibition during...
Thursday 16 December 2021
DDI suppliers see better-than-expected November revenues
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers recorded better-than-expected revenues in November, as prices for large-sized LCD panels have stopped falling and TV shipments have...
Monday 13 December 2021
Notebook shipments to stay stable in 2022 thanks to demand from gaming and enterprises
Despite slipping demand for entry-level notebooks and Chromebooks, overall notebook shipments are expected to be stable in 2022 as orders for enterprise and gaming notebooks are still...
Thursday 9 December 2021
OLED DDI demand ramping up
OLED display driver IC demand has been ramping up for not only handsets but also tablets and wearables, with the chip supply already becoming tight, according to industry sources.
Thursday 9 December 2021
Chipbond, ChipMOS step up capacity expansion for testing OLED DDI chips
Taiwan-based display driver IC backend specialists Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have both stepped up their purchases of high-end testing equipment to satisfy growing...