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Thursday 17 January 2019
Former Novatek employees probed over alleged trade secrets theft
Taiwan's prosecutors have launched an investigation into four former Novatek Microelectronics employees over allegations of trade secret theft.
Tuesday 8 January 2019
Novatek 4Q18 revenues beat guidance
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics saw its fourth-quarter revenues drop 2.6% sequentially, beating the company's guidance given in early November.
Thursday 27 December 2018
YuanSun performs well as first Taiwan IC designer in Xiamen
Since its inception in 2002 as the first Taiwanese-invested semiconductor firm in Xiamen, YuanSun Technologies has been quietly playing a contributing role in the development of the...
Wednesday 26 December 2018
8K TV demand to drive growth for driver IC packagers
The TV market's migration to 8K resolution is expected to boost demand for LCD driver ICs, and in turn for services from packagers, such as ChipMOS Technologies and Chipbond Technology,...
Friday 7 December 2018
Second-tier pure-play foundries to lower quotes
Second-tier IC foundries intend to cut their quotes in order to vie for more orders in the first half of 2019, according to industry sources.
Thursday 6 December 2018
Macroblock cautious about 4Q18, 1Q19
LED driver IC supplier Macroblock is cautious about its business prospects for the fourth quarter of 2018 and first-quarter 2019 judging from a continued slowdown in customer order...
Thursday 1 November 2018
Chipbond posts record 3Q18 profit
LCD driver IC backend specialist Chipbond Technology has reported net profits climbed to a record high of NT$2.71 billion (US$87.6 million) in the third quarter of 2018. EPS for the...
Thursday 20 September 2018
Short lead-time orders to buoy September sales for Taiwan IC designers
A pull-in of short lead-time orders for TVs and set-top boxes is set to buoy revenues at Taiwan-based IC design houses in September, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 18 September 2018
FocalTech demands NT$790 million from Novatek for alleged patent infringement
FocalTech Systems has demanded at least NT$794 million (US$25.8 million) from fellow IC design company Novatek Microelectronics for allegedly infringing its patents related to TDDI...
Thursday 6 September 2018
Himax teams up with MediaTek, Megvii for 3D sensing solutions
Himax Technologies has announced it is teaming up with fellow IC design company MediaTek and Megvii, a China-based facial recognition start-up, to offer active stereo camera (ASC)...
Monday 3 September 2018
FocalTech files infringement complaint against Novatek
FocalTech Systems has filed a lawsuit with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court against fellow LCD driver IC company Novatek Microelectronics, alleging Novatek's integrated driver...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Driver IC backend firms ink 3-year supply contracts
Driver IC backend specialists have inked supply deals with several of their fabless clients, and have promised sufficient capacity for COF (chip-on-film) packaging over the next three...
Friday 17 August 2018
Strong quarters ahead for Taiwan driver IC firms
Several Taiwan-based panel driver IC specialists' efforts to diversify and enhance further their product portfolios are set to bear fruit in the second half of 2018, when these companies...
Wednesday 15 August 2018
Taiwan OSAT players keen on partnering with China IC firms
While China's semiconductor industry is aggressively moving to build partnerships with world-class players to strengthen its prowess amid the raging US-China trade war, Taiwan semiconductor...
Wednesday 8 August 2018
Novatek expects to post 13-16% revenue growth in 3Q18
IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$15 billion (US$490.7 million) and NT$15.4 billion in the third quarter of 2018, up 13-16% sequentially...
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