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Monday 2 September 2019
Eight-inch foundries see demand pick up
Eight-inch IC foundries have seen their fabless customers engaged in the fingerprint sensor, touchscreen IC, analog chip and LCD driver IC sectors step up their pace of orders recently,...
Friday 30 August 2019
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to see pick-up in demand
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers are expected to see customers step up their pace of orders around the end of the third quarter, with their order visibility for the fourth quarter...
Wednesday 7 August 2019
Novatek expects flat revenue growth in 3Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$16.1 billion (US$512.05 million) and NT$16.7 billion for the third quarter of 2019,...
Friday 2 August 2019
Chipbond posts profit surge in 1H19
LCD driver IC backend specialist Chipbond Technology has reported net profit surged 76.2% from a year earlier to NT$1.98 billion (US$63.2 million) in the first half of 2019. EPS for...
Tuesday 23 July 2019
Novatek posts profit growth in 2Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has disclosed net profits of NT$2.13 billion (US$68.5 million) for the second quarter of 2019, the highest for nearly 11 ye...
Friday 19 July 2019
IC backend supply chain buoyed by TSMC positive 3Q19 outlook
Taiwan-based IC backend supply chain players are optimistic about their performance prospects for the second half of 2019 in line with TSMC's positive outlook about demand for high-end...
Thursday 18 July 2019
BOE tipped as strong contender for Apple OLED panel orders
Taiwan's supply chain makers in the flat panel industry are likely to benefit from the simmering trade row between Japan and Korea which could upend Samsung Display's monopoly role...
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Foxconn set to build 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 as IDM
Foxconn Technology Group is likely to kick off construction of a 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 in Zhuhai, southern China in cooperation with the city government there, and will operate...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Realtek, Novatek post record May revenues
IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor both saw their May revenues climb to respective record-high levels, thanks to shipments of their new products.
Friday 31 May 2019
COF packaging sees demand emerging for automotive OLED displays
COF packaging demand for automotive OLED displays has emerged, which may further tighten market supply as capacity expansion will remain quite limited in the short term, according...
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Taiwan IC partners see unclear prospects for 2H19 shipments to Huawei
With the US trade sanctions likely to prove disastrous to Huawei, Taiwan semiconductor supply chain partners can hardly give clear-cut prospects for the third quarter of 2019 and...
Monday 20 May 2019
Huawei seeking capacity increases at Taiwan partners despite US ban
Huawei has reportedly promised not to cut its orders with Taiwan's upstream and downstream supply chain partners and also inquired about the possibility of increasing their production...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Novatek, Elan expect revenue growths in 2Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects shipments of its high-ASP and high-margin TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips to top 20 million units...
Friday 26 April 2019
Novatek net profits more than double in 1Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has reported net profits surged 114.7% from a year earlier to NT$1.97 billion (US$63.6 million) in the first quarter of 2019...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Backend firms see significant pickup in orders for TDDI chips
Backend houses have seen orders for handset-use TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips ramp up significantly, prompting them to allocate part of their COF (chip on film)...