Utilization at Taiwan's driver IC designers may slide to 30-40% in the first quarter of 2009, due to collapsing demand for LCD TVs and consumer electronics products, market watchers...
Customers in China have begun to rebuild inventory levels, helping sales of Taiwan IC design companies to grow this month, according to industry sources.
Orise Technology has reported January sales of NT$141 million (US$4.19 million), up 2% on month. January sales of Novatek Microelectronics were NT$904 million, representing an slight...
LCD driver IC makers may see a slight monthly sales growth in the first quarter thanks to rush orders, while order visibility is still unclear since market demand remains sluggish...
Driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics has reported December sales of NT$959 million (US$28.98 million), down about 30% from November. Novatek forecasts its sales in January will...
LCD driver IC companies saw sales in November drop over 30%, and December sales are expected to continue to fall. Novatek Microelectronics, Sitronix Technology and Orise Technology...
Driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Orise Technology and Raydium Semiconductor all have reported sharp sequential declines in November sales.
Backend packaging and testing company Chipbond Technology is facing difficulties with a utilization rate of only 50% currently mainly due to the impact of weak panel demand on the...
With demand for large-size LCD panels remaining in the doldrums, driver IC designers are placing more emphasis on the small- to medium-size segment, according to industry sources.
Novatek Microelectronics has reported October sales at NT$2.15 billion (US$65.62 million), down 7.94% on month, the lowest monthly total this year for the company due to weak demand...
Driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology, International Semiconductor Technology (IST), and ChipMOS Technologies will see their utilization rates drop to 55-60%...
Driver IC designer Novatek Microelectronics saw its revenues drop to NT$6.91 billion (US$260.49 million) in the third quarter from NT$7.24 billion in the second quarter, but margins...
In addition to facing an overall sluggish LCD panel market, Taiwan LCD component suppliers of LCD driver ICs and analog ICs are facing the added pressure of a relatively strong Taiwan...
Since demand for white-box handsets remains strong, most handset related IC design companies are forecast to see only a mild market decline in fourth quarter 2008.
