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Tuesday 16 March 2021
Highlights of the day: LCD driver IC prices to rise on tight supply
LCD panel makers have seen orders picking up, in turn boosting their demand for driver ICs. But supply of LCD driver ICs...
Tuesday 16 March 2021
LCD driver IC supply falling short of demand by over 20%
The supply of LCD driver ICs has fallen short of demand by more than 20%, prompting Taiwan-based suppliers to consider price hikes, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
TSMC 2Q21 capacity filled by orders for 5G, HPC and auto chips
TSMC has seen its production capacity during the second quarter filled by a strong pull-in of orders for 5G, HPC and automotive electronics chips, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 23 February 2021
IC design houses with strong backing more capable of winning foundry support
Taiwan-based IC design houses backed by large-scale and well-established parent companies, such as LCD driver IC firms Fitipower Integrated Technology and Raydium Semiconductor, will...
Tuesday 9 February 2021
Component shortages may dampen notebook shipments in 1Q21
Shortages of certain components including display panels, LCD driver ICs and passive components may dampen notebook shipments in the first quarter of 2021, according to industry so...
Wednesday 13 January 2021
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms continue to see orders ramp up
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers continue to enjoy a ramp-up in orders including short lead-time ones, and will see their supply remains tight through the second quarter of 2021,...
Friday 8 January 2021
Chipmakers see downstream clients continue stockpiling
Chip suppliers including fabless chipmakers and IC distributors continue to see their downstream clients stockpiling, while encountering tight capacity at upstream foundries, according...
Wednesday 30 December 2020
Delivery lead time for cantilever probe cards extends
IC test interface suppliers have seen delivery lead times for cantilever probe cards extended to 2-3 months from 3-4 weeks, due to strong demand for display driver ICs for handsets...
Wednesday 16 December 2020
LCD driver IC suppliers to see gross margin growth
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are poised to see their gross margins improve in fourth-quarter 2020 and even in first-quarter 2021 due to rising chip prices.
Tuesday 1 December 2020
DRAM likely to be in short supply in 2H21, says PSMC chairman
The global supply of DRAM memory will likely fall short of demand in the second half of 2021, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 16 November 2020
IC shortages to last till demand eases for notebooks, gaming gears, says Foxconn chair
Shortages of components, especially those ICs fabricated at 8-inch fabs, will not ease until terminal market demand slows down for notebooks, gaming machines and other devices supporting...
Thursday 12 November 2020
FocalTech posts profit hike in 3Q20
Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchscreen and LCD driver ICs, has reported net profits hiked over 164.8% sequentially to NT$268 million (US$9.4 million) in the third...
Wednesday 11 November 2020
FocalTech raises TDDI and LCD driver IC prices 10%
FocalTech Systems has raised quotes for its TDDI chips and LCD driver ICs by 10%, and is mulling another double-digit price increase in the first half of 2021, according to industry...
Friday 23 October 2020
IC designers have mixed feelings about good sales of iPhone 12 series
Taiwanese IC design houses have mixed feelings about good sales of the new iPhone series, which could limit sales for 5G Android phones in the short term, according to industry sou...
Monday 19 October 2020
Demand for LCD driver ICs in high gear
Suppliers of LCD driver ICs have seen an influx of rush orders from panel makers in Taiwan and China who are ramping up their output to meet increasing panel demand from the IT and...