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Tuesday 8 April 2014
FocalTech to acquire Orise through share swaps
Touchscreen controller IC vendor FocalTech Systems will acquire LCD driver IC supplier Orise Technology through share swaps, according to the two companies.
Tuesday 1 April 2014
FocalTech to ship 300 million touchscreen controller chips in 2014, says paper
FocalTech Systems is expected to ship over 300 million touchscreen controller ICs in 2014 compared to 200 million shipped in 2013, according to a Chinese-language Liberty Times...
Monday 27 January 2014
IC design house EETI looks to ship 50 million notebook touchscreen controller ICs in 2014
IC design house Eglax-empia Technology (EETI) is expected to ship 50 million touchscreen controller ICs for notebook applications in 2014, according to an industry estimate.
Thursday 2 January 2014
MediaTek to control over 50% of smartphone touchscreen controller IC market in China
MediaTek could control over a 50% share of the smartphone-use touchscreen controller IC market in China after the Taiwan-based design house officially merges with fellow company MStar...
Monday 30 December 2013
Hotknot technology makes touchscreen no longer just touchscreen
At the end of November 2013, MediaTek announced a new near field communication technology called Hotknot, which does not require NFC chips or antennas to work, and the technology...
Thursday 19 December 2013
More IC players to step into LCD driver IC market in 2014
Some touchscreen controller and logic IC vendors are expected to step into the LCD driver IC market in 2014 eyeing the growing smartphone market in China, according to industry sou...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Brand vendors to back down from releasing touchscreen conventional notebooks in 2014
Some first-tier notebook brand vendors have recently adjusted their notebook roadmaps for 2014 and will delay the releases of touchscreen conventional notebooks to focus on non-touchscreen...
Friday 6 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Melfas emerging as leading touchscreen controller IC player in Korea
While international IC players such as Atmel, Cypress and Synaptics are currently dominating the global touchscreen controller IC market, Melfas, Zinitix and Imagis Technology are...
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Touch screen penetration in notebooks modest, but on the rise, says DisplaySearch
Touch-panel notebook shipments will reach 19.8 million units, or 11% penetration, in 2013. By 2017, touch-panel penetration is expected to reach nearly 40% (64.2 million units) according...
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Touchscreen controller IC vendor FocalTech reports profits down for 3Q13, says paper
Touchscreen controller IC vendor FocalTech Systems has reported net profits of NT$287 million (US$9.72 million) for the third quarter of 2013, decreasing 18.4% from the previous quarter...
Monday 18 November 2013
Prices of Windows 8 touchscreen controller chips to continue to fall in 2014
Prices of Windows 8-enabled touchscreen controller ICs are expected to continue to fall in 2014 even though prices of these devices have declined 50% since 2013, according to industry...
Friday 8 November 2013
Touchscreen controller IC vendor FocalTech debuts on TSE
FocalTech Systems, a leading supplier of touchscreen controller ICs for smartphones, debuted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on November 8 with an initial offering of NT$250 (US$8.49)...
Thursday 7 November 2013
Atmel achieves Windows 8 certification for XSense, the innovative flexible touch sensor material
Atmel Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, announced the company's groundbreaking XSense flexible touch sensor has achieved Windows...
Monday 4 November 2013
Notebook touchscreen controller chip prices drop lower than US$1
Notebook touchscreen controller chips have recently seen their prices drop sharply with some even reaching below US$1, down from around US$4 in July, as notebook vendors have turned...
Thursday 24 October 2013
Touchscreen controller IC prices to drop 20-30% in 2014
Prices of touchscreen controller ICs are expected to drop 20-30% in 2014, down from current levels of US$1.2-1.5 per unit for high-end smartphones and below US$1 for entry-level models,...