Last update: Tuesday 21 May 2013 [121 news items]
LCD driver IC backend capacity tight on material shortage
May 18, 15:00
LCD driver IC makers are being hit by tight packaging capacity at back-end service suppliers due to a shortage of chip on film (COF) tapes, according to industry sources.
LCD driver IC backend service suppliers may raise prices on tight supply
May 11, 16:40
Chipbond Technology, International Semiconductor Technology (IST) and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) may increase the quotes for their driver IC backend services in July 2009...
Chipbond and KYEC post improved April sales
Newswatch - May 7, 12:23
Taiwan-based backend service providers Chipbond Technology and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) have announced narrower revenue drops on year in April compared to those in the first three...
Driver IC backend suppliers 2Q09 sales expected to rise over 80%
May 6, 14:53
Driver IC packaging and testing companies Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) are likely to enjoy revenue growth of more than 80% sequentially in...
Driver IC packaging firms to reach full utilization by end of 2Q09
Apr 8, 16:33
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses are expected to see their fabs running at full capacity by the end of the second quarter, as more Japan-based IDMs have begun...
Driver IC packaging firms see capacity utilization improve on China demand
Newswatch - Mar 19, 15:52
Driver IC packaging and testing companies Chipbond Technology, International Semiconductor Technology (IST) and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) have seen their recently capacity...
Most IC backend service suppliers see siginificant growth in February
Mar 9, 16:44
Most packaging and testing houses, including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industry (SPIL), saw significant increases in sales in February, thanks...
Driver IC backend utilization rate at 20-30%
Feb 20, 12:07
Driver IC packaging and testing companies Chipbond Technology, ChipMOS Technologies and King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) recently have been able to receive mostly rush or short-term...
Chipbond to see losses for four straight quarters
Dec 12, 01:15
Driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology's November sales were only NT$277 million (US$8.32 million), down 36% from October and lower than the company's breakeven...
Chipbond to see losses in 4Q08 with only 50% utilization
Dec 5, 17:01
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...
Driver IC packaging and testing houses to see utilization drop to 55-66% in 4Q08
Nov 5, 01:00
Driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology, International Semiconductor Technology (IST), and ChipMOS Technologies will see their utilization rates drop to 55-60%...
LCD driver IC front and back-end companies report 3Q08 sales decline due to panel output reductions
Oct 7, 17:00
Driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics has reported decline in third-quarter sales due to reductions in output a panel makers. Chipbond Technology also failed to meet third-quarter...
Weakening LCD panel industry spreads to backend
Aug 11, 12:14
As most upstream LCD panel and LCD driver IC vendors are guiding for a conservative second half of 2008, major LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses' expect to feel the effect...
Jul 2, 01:05
Chipbond Technology is facing stronger resistance from clients to its planned increases in driver IC packaging and testing quotes, as the LCD panel market is turning more conservative...
Chipbond revises down sales guidance
Jun 9, 15:29
Not seeing an anticipated warm-up in LCD driver IC demand from May, Chipbond has revised down its sales guidance to a sequential decline of 1-5% in the second quarter, in contrast...
Chipbond and IST prepare further price raise for gold bumping in 3Q08
May 29, 01:00
Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) are preparing to increase gold bumping quotes for the second consecutive quarter in the third quarter in order...
Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
Green energy | 1min ago
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:53
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:39
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | May 21, 21:27
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | May 21, 20:41
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | May 21, 20:15
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | May 21, 20:03
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | May 21, 19:59
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | May 21, 19:58
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | May 21, 19:55
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | May 21, 19:13
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:27
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:19
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:58
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:48
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:37
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:36
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:35
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:03
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 18:04
Chipbond gearing up 12-inch wafer bumping output: Q&A with chairman Fei-Jain Wu
Gold bumping service provider, Chipbond Technology, which also offers COF/COG (chip-on-film/chip-on glass) turnkey services, has identified outsourcing of LCD driver-IC bumping and...
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
22-May-2013 09:45 (GMT+8)
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.