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Tuesday 12 January 2021
Probe cards in tight supply for driver ICs
With the supply of display driver ICs (DDI) falling increasingly short of demand, cantilever probe cards needed to process DDI and other midrange logic ICs including NAND controllers...
Thursday 7 January 2021
Novatek to lead new wave of price hikes for DDI, TDDI chips
Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) vendor Novatek Microelectronics is expected to take the lead to raise its quotes soon to reflect increased foundry costs, which may send its...
Thursday 7 January 2021
OSE seeking logic chips backend orders after allying with Chipbond
Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE), which has struck a long-term strategic alliance with Chipbond Technology, is expected to soon land new logic chips packaging orders from Taiwan's...
Thursday 31 December 2020
Taiwan display driver IC firms remain upbeat about 2021
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers who have raised quotes by 10-15% to reflect tight supply and rising costs remain upbeat about 2021, as market conditions will still...
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Novatek and other DDI chip suppliers to raise quotes for 1Q21
A number of Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers, including Novatek Microelectronics, have completed talks with downstream clients over raising quotes for their TDDI and DDI chips...
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.
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan driver IC vendors zero in on automotive market
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers have begun to enhance their deployments in the automotive electronics sector, expecting car-use DDI and IVI (in-vehicle infotainment)...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Display driver IC prices to rise another 10% in 1H21
Prices for display driver ICs and TDDI chips are expected to rise by another 10% in the first half of 2021 after hiking in fourth-quarter 2020, due to tight foundry supply and rising...
Monday 30 November 2020
Novatek driver ICs cut into iPad supply chain, say sources
Novatek Microelectronics reportedly has signed a deal with Apple that will allow the Taiwan-based IC maker to begin shipping its LCD driver ICs for iPad devices in the second half...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Driver IC backend firms see clear order visibility through 1H21
Display driver IC backend specialists including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for handset-use TDDI chips, with clear order visibility...
Monday 9 November 2020
Novatek expects 4Q20 revenue to hit another record
Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$21.8 billion (US$763.4 million) and NT$22.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, which...
Monday 9 November 2020
How post-election US-China ties may affect Taiwan semiconductor sector
It remains uncertain how the outcome of the US presidential election may change the country's trade tensions with China, but semiconductor firms in Taiwan generally believe the American...
Monday 26 October 2020
PTI eyes new logic IC orders from MediaTek, Novatek, Realtek
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) is aggressively foraying into new logic IC segments such as TV SoCs and handset APs in a bid to offset loss of orders expected...
Friday 23 October 2020
Shipments of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 chips still booming
Taiwan's IC suppliers still see strong order pull-ins for chips supporting production of 5G phones and Wi-Fi 6 network devices in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to industry...
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...