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Monday 8 March 2010
LCD driver IC makers see stronger demand for large-size products
Sales of large-size LCD driver ICs were stronger compared with small-size products in February 2010 thanks to demand from the LCD TV segment, according to market sources. Large-size...
Wednesday 3 March 2010
Small-size LCD driver IC makers to see slight growth in 1Q10
Sales of LCD driver ICs used in handsets may stay flat or see a slight growth in the first quarter of 2010 despite strong demand from China's handset market, according to market sources,...
Monday 1 March 2010
SPIL to drop out from LCD driver IC, DRAM segments; sell related equipment to ChipMOS
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced that it will take a 15.8% stake in ChipMOS Technologies in exchange for all of its of LCD driver IC packaging and testing equipment...
Friday 26 February 2010
Chipbond seeing high utilization rates
LCD driver IC backend house Chipbond Technology has stated that its utilization rates for the ongoing first quarter has returned to the high levels recorded in the third quarter of...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers to see revenues grow in 1Q10
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Orise Technology, Sitronix Technology and ILI Technology are all expected to see sequential revenue...
Thursday 11 February 2010
Chipbond sees January 2010 sales up 24% on month
Chipbond Technology has announced revenues for January 2010 grew 23.61% sequentially to NT$608 million (US$18.93 million). The LCD driver IC packaging and testing house projected...
Thursday 4 February 2010
Driver IC maker Novatek looks to 15-20% sequential revenue growth in 1Q10
LCD driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics expects its revenues to increase 15-20% in the first quarter of 2010, while gross margin is likely to drop slightly on quarter due to...
Thursday 28 January 2010
LCD driver IC makers Orise and Sitronix to report strong sales in January
LCD driver IC vendors Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology are expected to see January revenues remain as strong as the previous month thanks to increasing orders for small-size...
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Driver IC backend supply to tighten, says Chipbond chairman
Fei-Jain Wu, chairman of driver-IC backend house Chipbond Technology, has predicted that demand for wafer probe testing will exceed supply in March 2010. Wu also believes a similar...
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Chipbond capex to more than double in 2010
Chipbond Technology has set a capex goal of NT$1.5 billion (US$47 million) for 2010 compared to NT$700 million allocated for the previous year, according to company chairman Fei-Jain...
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Chipbond, IST merger may complete ahead of schedule
LCD driver IC packaging house Chipbond Technology has said its merger with International Semiconductor Technology (IST) may be finalized on April 1, 2010 at the earliest. The merger...
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Analog IC maker GMT lands new orders from panel makers
Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has secured power management (PWM) IC orders from LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), according to industry sources. The IC design house...
Wednesday 13 January 2010
LCD driver IC backend houses considering raising quotes
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses are considering raising their quotes soon in part due to tight production resulting from a surge in demand and in part due to persistent...
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Novatek reportedly to sign new customer
Novatek Microelectronics will secure LCD TV driver IC orders from a new customer, and the new orders are expected to drive the company's sales growth in 2010, according to market...
Friday 25 December 2009
GMT and AUO form joint venture to develop LED driver ICs
Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and AU Optronics (AUO) have set up a joint venture dedicated to the development of LED driver ICs as well as other analog...