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Tuesday 15 December 2009
TSMC unveils BCD process for integrated LED drivers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced modular BCD ( (bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process technologies targeting high-voltage integrated LED driver devices.
Monday 14 December 2009
IC material distributor Niching sees November 2009 revenues drop on weaker LCD driver IC demand
Niching Industrial's November 2009 revenues dropped 14% on month and 26% on year to NT$91 million (US$2.82 million) mainly due to decreased shipments of chip trays on weaker sales...
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Driver IC houses see drop in November 2009 sales
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and Orise Technology all saw a sequential decrease in November 2009 sales, with their respective...
Monday 7 December 2009
Chipbond and IST announce merger
Driver IC packaging houses Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) today (December 7) announced a merger through a stock swap.
Thursday 3 December 2009
Himax unveils power-saving technology for LCD displays
Himax Technologies has announced the introduction of ICT (infinity color technology), a proprietary image processing technology which enables power saving for LCD TVs and monitors.
Thursday 3 December 2009
LCD driver IC makers expect stronger low-season revenues
Taiwan-based large-size LCD driver IC makers are optimistic about market demand in December 2009 thanks to strong TV sales. They indicated fourth-quarter revenues will be better than...
Thursday 3 December 2009
LCD driver IC supply may tighten in 1Q10
LCD driver IC makers are likely to see supply interrupted by tight capacity at backend service suppliers and material shortages during the first quarter of 2010, as current orders...
Wednesday 2 December 2009
Chipbond, IST deny merger rumors
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) have both dismissed recent rumors that the two companies plan to merge...
Friday 27 November 2009
Sitronix to see 50% driver IC shipment growth in 2010
Sitronix Technology's LCD driver IC shipments are likely to grow 50% in 2010 driven by the tight relationship of Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Compal Electronics, according to...
Friday 20 November 2009
Chipbond likely to miss revenue guidance for 4Q09, say watchers
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology may see fourth-quarter 2009 revenues decline by up to 30% sequentially, as customers' inventory levels are still high,...
Thursday 19 November 2009
China-based touch controller supplier Pixcir expands cooperation with Taiwan-based touch panel suppliers
China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics has recently expanded its cooperation with Taiwan-based touch panel suppliers including...
Thursday 19 November 2009
Sitronix to see revenues increase in November 2009
Driver IC designer Sitronix Technology expects its November 2009 revenues to be higher than the NT$412 million (US$12.8 million) it recorded in October due to increasing shipments...
Thursday 19 November 2009
One too many LCD driver IC backend service providers in Taiwan, says Chipbond
Taiwan-based Chipbond Technology has commented that reducing the number of the local LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses to three through acquisitions or mergers will help...
Thursday 12 November 2009
ChipMOS expects 4Q09 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly on quarter
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 may remain flat or drop by single-digits compared to the third quarter. Demand for...
Friday 6 November 2009
Driver IC backend supplier revenues down in October 2009
Driver IC backend supplier Chipbond Technology saw its October revenues decline by 25.2% to NT$468 million (US$13.39 million) as customers have slowed down their pace of orders, according...