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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...
Wednesday 8 December 2021
Raydium enjoys solid growth in 2021 owing to large-sized, OLED DDIs
Raydium Semiconductor, the third-largest DDI manufacturer in Taiwan has enjoyed solid operating performance in 2021. Consolidated revenue from the first three quarters of 2021 amounted...
Thursday 2 December 2021
DDI backend firms see demand for large-size panels pick up
Display driver IC (DDI) backend specialists including ChipMOS Technologies and Chipbond Technology have seen demand for large-size panels pick up since the fourth quarter of 2021,...
Thursday 18 November 2021
Niching cuts into China 3rd-gen semiconductor supply chain
Niching Industrial with its in-house developed low-temperature sintering Ag paste materials has cut into China's third-generation semiconductor industry supply chain, according to...
Tuesday 16 November 2021
Novatek to expand IC design talent pool
Taiwan-based display driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics plans to hire an additional 400-500 design engineers in 2022 while also increasing pay to expand its talent pool.
Monday 15 November 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels - 3Q 2021
Taiwan's small- to medium-size panel shipments are expected to increase 10.9% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021 due to seasonality.
Tuesday 9 November 2021
ChipMOS sees high-end DDI testing capacity fully utilized
ChipMOS Technologies continues to see its high-end display driver IC (DDI) testing lines remain fully utilized, but expects to post flat growth in revenues from the DDI segment in...
Friday 5 November 2021
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for automotive IC boom
Taiwan-based foundries and IC design houses are looking to expand their presence in the automotive electronics sector, where chip demand is set to grow robustly, according to industry...
Tuesday 2 November 2021
DDI vendors may see gross margins eroded by rising production costs
Taiwan's display driver IC (DDI) suppliers will likely post sequential decreases in gross margins through the first quarter of 2022, as they encounter more difficulties in passing...
Thursday 28 October 2021
Chipbond enjoys handsome profit
Display driver IC backend specialist Chipbond Technology saw its net profits reach NT$1.79 billion (US$64.2 million) in the third quarter of 2021, hitting the second-highest quarterly...
Monday 25 October 2021
Display driver IC inventory swelling
High-tech supply chains are encountering the availabilities of different chips that are in varying degrees. Chips such as display driver ICs (DDI) are no longer in tight supply, prompting...