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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...
Monday 16 May 2022
Novatek, Realtek eyeing more foundry capacity for non-consumer chips
Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor are seeking more capacity support from foundry partners TSMC and UMC to fulfill new orders...
Monday 9 May 2022
Novatek lowers sales outlook for 2Q22 as consumer demand weakens
Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) supplier Novatek Microelectronics has estimated its second-quarter 2022 revenues, gross margins and net profits to slightly fall sequentially...
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...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Foundries see fab capacities stay fully utilized
Despite growing concerns about end-market demand slowdowns, pure-play foundries continue to see their fabs fully utilized with no major cutbacks in customer orders, according to industry...
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Taiwan DDI makers facing demand uncertainty in 2Q22
Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers, most of whom have reported brisk sales results for the first quarter of 2022, are bracing for a challenging second quarter amid demand uncertainty,...
Friday 1 April 2022
Samsung may outsource more OLED DDI production to Taiwan
Samsung Electronics is likely to step up its outsourcing of OLED display driver ICs in 2022 and 2023, with Novatek Microelectronics and other Taiwan-based DDI suppliers being pinpointed...
Thursday 31 March 2022
TSMC to reiterate sales and capex outlook at upcoming investor meeting
TSMC is expected to reiterate its sales growth outlook for 2022 of 25-29% while maintaining its capex target this year of US$40-44 billion at its upcoming investor conference call...
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
IC design houses expect lower-than-expected shipments in 1H22
Taiwan-based IC design houses have quietly revised downward their shipment targets for the first half of 2022, due mainly to disappointing smartphone sales, according to industry...
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Himax now world's top automotive DDI vendor
Taiwan-based display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies is firmly the world's top vendor of automotive DDIs with a global market share of 40% after seeing shipments of such chips...
Monday 14 February 2022
OLED DDI vendors in high gear to win more 28nm process capacity
OLED DDI suppliers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Raydium Semiconductor and FocalTech Systems have never let up their efforts in winning more 28nm process...
Monday 14 February 2022
Novatek expects flat revenue growth in 1Q22
IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$35.8 billion (US$1.28 billion) and NT$36.8 billion for the first quarter of 2022, compared with the...