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Monday 26 February 2018
Taiwan LCD driver IC makers diversifying product lines
Taiwan LCD driver IC designers are aggressively diversifying their product lines to counter the declining presence of domestic TFT LCD panel makers in the global market, and will...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Novatek expects to post 10-14% revenue decrease in 1Q18
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to see its first-quarter revenues decrease 10-14% sequentially as a result of seasonality.
Wednesday 17 January 2018
ChipMOS lands orders from new clients for gold bumping services
Taiwan-based IC packager ChipMOS is expected to see its revenue growth significantly driven by the combination of its gold bumping with COF packaging services in 2018, as the company...
Monday 25 December 2017
UltraChip eyes impressive revenue rise on strong ESL driver IC shipments in 2018
With market demand for electronic shelf labels (ESL) to be significantly boosted by unmanned stores, Taiwan-based driver IC supplier Ultrachip expects its revenues to experience a...
Thursday 21 December 2017
COF packaging in growing demand
With COF (chip on film) package technology increasingly emerging as a mainstream packaging method for driver ICs for smartphone-use LCD and OLED panels, Taiwan players in the IC packaging...
Tuesday 19 December 2017
Taiwan backend firms eyeing OLED driver IC opportunities
With China's LCD panel industry emerging as a major supply source worldwide and demand for panels among China brand vendors of ICT products expanding significantly, Taiwan-based LCD...
Monday 18 December 2017
Chipbond seeking to cement China market share, says chairman
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing service provider Chipbond Technology's latest strategic investment deployments in China are mainly designed to consolidate its market...
Friday 17 November 2017
Automotive electronics to see strongest growth through 2021, says IC Insights
Automotive electronic system sales are forecast to rise by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% from 2016 through 2021, which is the highest among six major end-use system...
Friday 10 November 2017
Taiwan IC designers vying for 8-inch foundry supply
Taiwan fabless IC firms are aggresively vying to secure capacity at 8-inch foundries to meet increasing orders in 2018, particularly for MCU and MOSFET chips needed to support a variety...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Novatek expects to post up to 7% revenue decrease in 4Q17
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronic expects to post revenues of between NT$11.6 billion (US$384.2 million) and NT$12 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017 representing...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
VIS expects about flat revenue growth in 4Q17
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects to post revenues ranging from NT$6.2 billion (US$205.4 million) to NT$6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of...
Thursday 2 November 2017
Chipbond posts profit growth in 3Q17
LCD driver IC backend specialist Chipbond Technology saw its net profits increase 37.7% sequentially to NT$702 million (US$23.3 million) in the third quarter. Net profits for the...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Taiwan analog IC firms to enjoy strong 4Q17
Taiwan-based analog IC firms, particularly suppliers of MOSFET chips and fan motor driver ICs, are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth quarter of 2017, according to industry...
Friday 13 October 2017
Chipbond posts record 3Q17 revenues
Chipbond Technology's consolidated revenues climbed to a record high of about NT$5 billion (US$165.3 million) in the third quarter of 2017. Market watchers expect the company to post...
Monday 2 October 2017
Staying focused on profitability: Q&A with UMC co-president SC Chien
United Microelectronics (UMC) recently disclosed plans to expand its 28nm process offering by launching 28nm HPC and 28nm HPC Plus nodes, and introduce a further improved version...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research