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Thursday 7 July 2022
OLED DDI supply remains tight with stable prices in 2H22
OLED display driver ICs (DDI) remains in relatively tight supply with prices expected to stay put in the second half of the year, and suppliers are pinning their hopes on the chip...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
IC design houses brace for weak 3Q22
IC design houses are bracing for a particularly weak third-quarter 2022 while also having difficulty negotiating lower foundry quotes, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 27 June 2022
GF, SMIC may bear the brunt of consumer chips demand downturn
With declining chip demand for consumer devices and new capacities gradually coming online, foundry houses could hardly sustain full utilization of their fab capacities, but it is...
Tuesday 21 June 2022
IC design houses cut wafer starts at foundries for 3Q22
Many IC design houses, particularly those engaged in the consumer electronics sector, have moved to adjust their wafer starts at foundries amid concerns about a potentially weak third...
Wednesday 25 May 2022
EIH works with Himax to develop e-paper driver IC solution
Electronic paper (e-paper) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has cooperated with display image processing IC design house Hiamx Technologies to develop an e-paper-use driver IC solution...
Monday 23 May 2022
IC designers eyeing demand from emerging AIoT markets
Taiwan-based IC-design houses are eyeing emerging AIoT application markets to help sustain future sales as chip demand from the traditional sectors such as handsets and notebooks...
Tuesday 17 May 2022
DDI prices under strengthening downward pressure
LCD display driver IC (DDI) prices, particularly those for handsets, are poised to fall further in the second quarter of 2022, and even handset-use OLED DDI prices are likely to fall...
Friday 13 May 2022
Himax expects revenue drop in 2Q22
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Himax Technologies expects to post a 16-20% sequential decline in second-quarter revenue, with gross margin ranging from 43% to 45%.
Tuesday 10 May 2022
DDI makers to see 3Q22 shipments boosted by car, specialty applications
Display driver IC (DDI) demand for handsets and other consumer devices has been sluggish and market prospects remain uncertain for the third quarter, prompting DDI makers to switch...
Tuesday 3 May 2022
UMC may resume 14/12nm nodes for new-gen car, networking chips
Taiwan-based foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is very likely to resume its 14/12nm process production soon at the request of major clients who are keenly eyeing next-generation...
Friday 15 April 2022
IC design houses may see double pressures erode profit momentum
Taiwan's IC designers are likely to see their profit momentum constrained by the double pressures of persisting high foundry costs and growing price reduction calls from downstream...
Friday 18 March 2022
Backend demand for TV SoCs, large-size DDIs may rebound in 2H22
TV SoC and large-size display driver IC (DDI) packaging demand will have a chance to rebound in the second half of 2022, as the FIFA World Cup 2022 slated for November 21-December...
Friday 18 March 2022
Large-size DDI prices come under downward pressure
Prices for large-size display driver ICs (DDI) have come under downward pressure, due to TV sales staying in low gear and demand for PC and monitor applications facing a slight downturn,...
Friday 11 March 2022
Taiwan IC design houses focus more on automotive electronics
Taiwan-based IC design houses including display driver IC (DDI) companies, network IC specialist, and suppliers of sensors, audio chips and MEMS microphones have all put increased...
Thursday 24 February 2022
Taiwan chipmakers see their role in global EV supply chain grow
The role of Taiwan's IC industry is growing amid the persistent shortage of automotive chips.