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Tuesday 12 May 2020
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to stay on growth track in 2020
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers, including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology and FocalTech Systems, are confident that they will stay on the...
Thursday 7 May 2020
Novatek expects up to 10% revenue increase in 2Q20
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenue of between NT$17.7 billion (US$590.9 million) and NT$18.5 billion for the second quarter of 2020, representing...
Thursday 7 May 2020
ChipMOS expects flat sales growth in 2Q20
Backend house ChipMOS Technologies expects stable growth in sales generated from the memory sector in the second quarter, while sales of its display driver IC segment will register...
Friday 17 April 2020
Taiwan IC backend firms gearing up shipments for new iPhone SE
Taiwan's IC backend service suppliers are benefitting from Apple's recent release of its second-generation 4.7-inch iPhone SE, ramping up their capacity utilization rates and revenues...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Demand for advanced IC materials to stay strong through 3Q20
Demand for high-end IC manufacturing materials remains robust with clear order visibility stretching into the third quarter of 2020, bolstered by growing adoption of advanced fabrication...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Driver IC backend houses land rush orders for notebooks, tablets
Taiwan-based driver IC backend specialists have landed short lead-time orders for business notebooks and tablets that will be used mostly to support remote working and studying needs,...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Driver IC backend houses expect demand to rebound in 2H20
Taiwan-based handset display driver IC backend specialists have seen customer orders slow down, with poor order visibility for the next several months, but they expect demand to rebound...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Backend firms see stable demand for memory chips
Taiwan-based backend houses including Powertech Technology (PTI) and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to enjoy stable demand coming from the memory sector in 2020, thanks to brisk...
Thursday 13 February 2020
III-V semiconductor makers gearing up for new iPhone production
Taiwan-based compound semiconductor components makers are gearing up to fulfill shipments of PA (power amplifier), RF (radio frequency) and VCSEl devices for a new iPhone model, tentatively...
Tuesday 4 February 2020
Driver IC backend firms cautious about 1H20 outlook
Taiwan-based display driver IC backend specialists have become cautious about their business outlook for the first half of 2020 amid uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak,...
Friday 10 January 2020
Taiwan backend firms to up capacity for OLED driver ICs in 1H20
Taiwan-based display driver IC designers and backend specialists are looking to ready additional capacities by mid-2020 to meet growing demand for OLED driver ICs, according to industry...
Thursday 19 December 2019
Foundries see orders for driver ICs, sensors ramp up
Taiwan- and China-based foundries have seen increases in orders for display driver ICs and sensors for use in 5G smartphones and other devices recently, with 12- and 8-inch fab utilization...
Thursday 28 November 2019
COF substrate maker JMC seeing slowdown in orders for large-size display applications
Chip-on-film (COF) substrate supplier JMC Electronics has seen orders for large-size display driver IC packaging slow down in the fourth quarter of 2019, for which the company is...
Tuesday 26 November 2019
TSMC 7nm chip supply remains tight
TSMC continues to see its 7nm manufacturing processes run at full utilization, according to sources at fabless chipmakers who said new orders placed recently cannot be fulfilled at...
Thursday 14 November 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC, UMC to give driver IC designers more capacity support
While top chip vendors have been keen on securing support from TSMC's cutting edge 7nm and 5nm manufacturing nodes, demand for the foundry house's other processes have also been strong...
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