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Wednesday 28 November 2018
Intel CPU shortfalls may ease in 1Q19, benefiting Taiwan chip vendors
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect to see a new wave of orders from downstream PC and notebook clients before the Lunar New Year holidays in early February at the earliest, as the...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Qualcomm, Goodix to dominate smartphone fingerprint sensor market in 2019
Qualcomm and MediaTek's China-based subsidiary Goodix Technology are expected to dominate the supply of fingerprint sensors for Android-based smartphones in 2019. This may prompt...
Wednesday 24 October 2018
Chip shipments for all-screen smartphones start ramping up
Shipments of chip solutions for all-screen smartphones, such as TDDI solutions, optical fingerprint identification chips and touch controller chips, have started growing fast as chipmakers...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
FocalTech files another patent lawsuit against Novatek
FocalTech Systems has stepped up its legal attack against Novatek Microelectronics, alleging another Novatek TDDI chip for infringing its patents.
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 13 September 2018
IC designers gearing up to embrace biometric ID market boom
IC design houses in Taiwan and China including Egis Technology (Egistec), Goodix Technology, FocalTech Systems and Silead Microelectronics are gearing up to upgrade and expand their...
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...
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...
Friday 29 June 2018
Backend firms gearing up for robust demand for TDDI chips
Demand for TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips is set to ramp up starting the third quarter, with Taiwan-based backend firms including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS...
Friday 11 May 2018
Driver IC firms vying for 8-inch foundry support
Thanks to strong rush orders from China smartphone makers, Taiwan-based suppliers of LCD driver ICs are all optimistic about revenue growths in the second quarter of 2018, but their...
Friday 27 April 2018
Adoption of under-display fingerprint sensors for smartphones to top 100 million units by 2019, IHS says
Smartphone brands are expected to increase their adoption of under-display fingerprint sensors, which allow phones to have full-screen displays with an invisible fingerprint feature,...
Thursday 26 April 2018
China smartphone makers pulling in IC orders
Taiwan-based suppliers of smartphone solutions, LCD driver ICs, analog and power management (PWM) chips, are expected to post double-digit sequential revenue growth in the second...
Monday 23 April 2018
Shipment prospects bright for TDDI, AMOLED driver ICs
The increasing popularity of all-screen and AMOLED smartphone panels will boost global shipments of TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips and AMOLED driver ICs in 2018...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Chip demand from Android phone makers picking up
China-based handset brands have ramped up their chip orders since March with the demand momentum likely to continue into early May, according to sources from Taiwan's IC suppliers.
Thursday 12 April 2018
Chip demand from China handset firms picking up
Chip demand from China-based handset companies is picking up and will buoy sales performance at related chip suppliers, such as application processor designer MediaTek and LCD driver...
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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