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Friday 14 August 2009
Chipbond and IST urge relaxation of driver-IC backend restrictions in China
Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) have called for Taiwan to relax restrictions on LCD driver IC packaging and testing production in China. They...
Wednesday 12 August 2009
Taiwan driver IC makers expected to maintain strong sales in August
Taiwan-based driver IC designers are expected to enjoy growth or have record sales in August although growth in the LCD panel market may be slowed by glass substrate shortages, according...
Wednesday 12 August 2009
Chipbond sales up 40% in July
LCD driver IC backend supplier Chipbond Technology saw revenues climb 40.4% to NT$610 million (US$18.6 million) in July 2009, marking an end to its run of on-year drops over the past...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
Specialty IC foundry VIS upbeat about 3Q09
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic ICs, has estimated shipments for third-quarter 2009 are likely to increase 25% sequentially...
Friday 31 July 2009
Novatek enters LED driver IC market
LCD driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics has said it has already started volume production of LED drivers, but revenue contributions from the segment are still limited because...
Thursday 30 July 2009
LCD driver IC maker Novatek posts EPS of NT$3.09 for 1H09
LCD driver IC Novatek Microelectronics has reported a net EPS of NT$3.09 (US$0.094) on revenues of NT$11.22 billion for the first half of 2009. Gross margins stood at 31.02% during...
Thursday 30 July 2009
Renesas aims at 20-30% share of small- to medium-size driver IC market in China
Renesas Technology has revamped its marketing strategy for the China market and teamed up with four Taiwan-based IC distributors to push sales of its driver ICs for small- to medium-size...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Himax gearing up for LED driver ICs
Himax Technologies has said its subsidiary Himax Analogic is scheduled to start mass production of white light LED driver ICs in September. The new product line is expected to contribute...
Thursday 23 July 2009
LCD driver IC backend suppliers expected to enjoy revenue growth through August
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC backend service providers are expected to see their revenues hit the year's highs in August, thanks to increased demand on seasonality, according to market...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Handset-use LCD driver IC firms aim at higher ASPs
Taiwan-based small-size LCD driver IC design houses are looking to raise their shipment ratio of high-end products, in order to lift their ASPs. The firms said orders from first-tier...
Monday 20 July 2009
Casio reportedly looking to sell gold-bumping equipment
Casio Micronics is looking to sell its gold-bumping equipment, as the Japan-based company already suspended operation of its gold bumping lines in April 2009 amid difficult times,...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Novatek prevails in LCD patent suit brought by Honeywell
LCD driver IC designer Novatek has announced that on June 8, 2009, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment of non-infringement and entered...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Driver IC ASP may drop 3-5% in 3Q09
The average selling price (ASP) of LCD driver ICs is likely to decline 3-5% in the third quarter of 2009 as shortage of supply has eased, driver IC makers stated. Makers are optimistic...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
LCD driver IC designers Novatek and Raydium enjoy strong 2Q09 sales growth
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics had revenues of NT$7.44 billion (US$226 million) in the second quarter of 2009, up 96.7% on quarter, while fellow competitor...
Monday 6 July 2009
TV related IC designers to see strong shipment growth in 3Q09
MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor are expected to see significant growth in TV chip shipments in third-quarter 2009, while Novatek Microelectronics' shipments of large-size LCD driver...