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Wednesday 23 September 2015
UMC enters volume production for touchscreen controllers using 0.11-micron eFlash process
United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced the volume production of chips for touchscreen controller applications, built using the foundry's 0.11-micron eFlash process.
Monday 21 September 2015
Egistec, Goodix receive fingerprint sensor orders
Egis Technology (Egistec) has reportedly grabbed fingerprint sensor orders for Samsung's new Galaxy A8-series smartphones, while Goodix Technology is expanding its business in China...
Monday 13 July 2015
Taiwan touchscreen controller IC suppliers shift focus to large-size applications
Taiwan-based touchscreen controller IC suppliers have turned their attention to large-size appliations such as touch-enabled monitors and displays for industrial, advertising and...
Monday 29 June 2015
Huawei selects Cypress touchscreen solution for tablets
Huawei has selected Cypress Semiconductor's TrueTouch capacitive touchscreen solution for its next-generation MediaPad X2 tablet PC, according to the chip vendor.
Friday 12 June 2015
Parade to acquire Cypress TrueTouch Mobile business
Parade Technologies and Cypress Semiconductor have entered into a definitive agreement under which Parade will acquire Cypress's TrueTouch Mobile touchscreen business for an aggregate...
Thursday 4 June 2015
Fingerprint sensor module prices to nearly halve in 2H15
Fingerprint sensor modules will be priced at as low as US$4 per unit in the second half of 2015, compared with US$7-8 early in the year, according to industry sources.
Monday 18 May 2015
Touchscreen controller IC vendor FocalTech sees losses narrow in 1Q15
Touchscreen controller and LCD driver IC supplier FocalTech Systems has reported that its net losses shrank 63.7% sequentially to NT$55.56 million (US$1.83 million) in the first quarter...
Friday 24 April 2015
MediaTek responds to patent infringement case brought by Synaptics against its China-based affiliate
The recent patent infringement case brought by Synaptics against Goodix Technology in the US will not affect MediaTek's overall operations, according to the Taiwan-based IC design...
Thursday 23 April 2015
Synaptics files patent complaints in protection of touch sensing technology
Synaptics has announced the filing of complaints against BLU Products and two Goodix entities, including Goodix Technology, in the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and US...
Wednesday 8 April 2015
FocalTech cuts into supply chain of brand smartphone vendors
FocalTech Systems has obtained touchscreen IC orders for smartphones from HTC, Asustek Computer and Xiaomi, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 March 2015
Hua Hong, eMemory partner to develop MCUs for IoT
Hua Hong Semiconductor and eMemory Technology have jointly announced they will further strengthen their strategic partnership and work together in the field of microcontrollers (MCU),...
Tuesday 24 March 2015
Google, AOpen to release solutions for IPC products
Google and Taiwan-based AOpen have jointly developed solutions for digital signage and industrial PC applications, and they are expected to be released in the second quarter.
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Elan posts pre-tax EPS of NT$3.82 for 2014
Elan Microelectronics, a provider of touchscreen controller ICs and fingerprint sensors, has reported a pre-tax EPS of NT$3.82 (US$0.12) for 2014.
Monday 1 December 2014
Touchscreen clamshell notebooks to be phased out of the market
Despite Microsoft and Intel aggressively promoting clamshell-type touchscreen notebooks, orders for such devices from vendors have already disappeared completely, and after existing...
Friday 21 November 2014
China IC design houses expand presence in touch IC and fingerprint sensor markets
China-based IC design firms including Goodix and Silead have expanded their presence in both touch IC and fingerprint sensor markets, thanks to rising orders placed by China's brand...