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Friday 7 May 2010
Novatek and Himax raise LCD driver IC quotes, says paper
LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Himax Technologies both have raised their quotes to reflect strong demand for LCD driver ICs from the China market and increasing...
Friday 7 May 2010
USB 3.0 driver chip shipments to reach 25 million units
USB 3.0 driver chip shipments are expected to reach 25 million units worldwide, with 20 million units used in motherboards and others in notebook products, according to industry so...
Friday 7 May 2010
Himax reports almost 40% on-year growth in 1Q10 sales
Himax has reported net revenues of US$175.5 million for the first quarter of 2010, representing a 39.7% increase from US$125.7 million in the first quarter of 2009, and a 1.8% decrease...
Tuesday 4 May 2010
Orise expects timing controllers to bringing in solid contributions in 2Q10
LCD driver IC maker Orise Technology has said its new timing-controller chips product line which support TFT LCDs with screen sizes ranging from 32- to 55-inch will bring in contributions...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Specialty IC foundry VIS seeing utilization grow on driver IC demand
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has boosted its capacity utilization rate to 85% in the second quarter of 2010 from 75% in the first, mainly thanks to increased demand...
Friday 23 April 2010
Small-size LCD driver IC makers to enjoy sales growth in 2Q10
Small-size LCD driver IC makers, including Orise Technology and Sitronix, are expected to see their revenues grow slightly in the second quarter as compared to the previous quarter...
Thursday 8 April 2010
Chipbond sees 1Q10 revenues beat guidance
Chipbond Technology has reported revenues of NT$801 million (US$25 million) for March 2010, with revenues for the first quarter beating its previous estimates. The LCD driver IC packaging...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
LCD driver IC maker Novatek sees revenues hit 5-month high in March
LCD driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics has posted revenues of NT$3.124 billion (US$98.49 million) for March 2010, the company's highest level in the past five months.
Friday 2 April 2010
Prices for LCD driver IC backend services to rise in 2Q10
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology is integrating the different quotes offered by it and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) before their merger,...
Monday 29 March 2010
Analog IC design firms positive about TSMC investment in LED industry
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are positive about the entrance into the LED industry by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), indicating that the cooperation between...
Thursday 25 March 2010
LCD driver IC maker Novatek to hand out 2009 dividends of NT$5
LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics has decided to deal out dividends of NT$5 (US$0.157) in cash for 2009 in which the company posted an EPS of NT$6.75.
Tuesday 23 March 2010
LED driver IC vendors look to strong revenue growth in 2Q10
Most Taiwan-based LED driver IC design houses look to strong revenue growth in the second quarter of 2010 thanks to increasing shipments to LED module makers as well as notebook and...
Friday 19 March 2010
Driver IC vendor Sitronix posts profit of over NT$448 million for 2009
Driver IC maker Sitronix Technology has posted net profits of NT$448.5 million (US$14.14 million), or an EPS of NT$3.92, on revenues of NT$5 billion for 2009. The company expects...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Taiwan market: Philips expects huge growth in 2010 LED business
Royal Philips Electronics expects its 2010 LED business sales value in the Taiwan market to be four times the amount for 2009, according to Philips Taiwan general manager Edward Po...
Monday 15 March 2010
Driver IC supply to remain tight until mid-2Q10
Supply of driver ICs will remain short until the middle of second-quarter 2010 due to tight foundry capacity, according to Taiwan-based driver IC design houses.