Novatek and Orise see 20% decline in February revenues

Mar 8, 01:10

TFT LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Orise Technology both saw February revenues decline by 20% and 23% respectively from a month ago due to less working days...

Chipbond gearing up to expand capacity for 12-inch wafers

Mar 3, 15:05

With more LCD driver IC firms moving from 8-inch wafers to 12-inch, backend service provider Chipbond Technology is set to expand capacity for 12-inch wafers in 2011, according to...

Macroblock to see limited revenue growth in 2011 on falling ASPs

Mar 3, 11:19

LED driver IC designer Macroblock has estimated that ASPs of LED driver ICs are likely to fall 12-15% on average in 2011 causing the company's revenues for the year to grow by only...

Analog IC designer Leadtrend eyes 20% sales growth in 2011

Mar 1, 14:53

Analog IC design firm Leadtrend Technology has said that it aims for 20% revenue growth in 2011, as new products for network communication and LED lighting applications will bring...

Raydium reports NT$20 EPS for 2010

Feb 23, 01:05

LCD driver IC design house Raydium Semiconductor has announced revenues of NT$9.172 billion (US$311 million) for 2010, and net income came to NT$1.282 billion or NT$19.97 a share...

Novatek supplies LCD driver IC for HTC tablet, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 21, 15:07

Novatek Microelectronics has grabbed orders of driver ICs from HTC for the vendor's first tablet PC product, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) reported on February...

IC design houses ITE and Macroblock to see 2011 revenues driven by new products

Feb 18, 15:42

IC design houses ITE Tech and Macroblock have both claimed that they have made progress in the development of new products which will help drive revenue growth in 2011.

LCD driver IC firms post revenue gains in January

Feb 11, 15:32

Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor, Orise Technology and ILI Technology (Ilitek) all saw revenues increase sequentially in January 2011, buoyed by increased orders for...

Himax expects flat or slight growth in 1Q11 revenues

Feb 11, 01:50

TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies expects its revenues in the first quarter of 2011 to stay flat at, or grow slightly from, the prior quarter's levels. The company posted...

Driver IC vendor Sitronix posts EPS NT$4.19 for 2010

Newswatch - Feb 8, 12:05

Driver IC maker Sitronix Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.34 billion (US$182.88 million), operating income of NT$472.36 million, after-tax profits of NT$489.14...

Driver IC production at 8-inch, 0.13-micron process sees tight capacity

Jan 28, 16:46

LCD driver IC production which is mostly undertaken by 8-inch, 0.13-micron high-voltage process at foundries at present is experiencing tight capacity, but the situation is unlikely...

Ilitek controls over 50% share of China's handset TFT LCD driver IC market

Jan 11, 12:26

LCD driver IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) currently controls more than half of China's market for handset TFT LCD driver ICs, and expects shipments to continue to increase...

Novatek December revenues up on year

Newswatch - Jan 7, 16:24

LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics has announced revenues of NT$3.02 billion (US$103.35 million) for December 2010, down 2% sequentially but up 25.1% on year.

IC design houses Sitronix and ITE win major touch panel IC orders

Dec 28, 12:03

More Taiwan-based IC design houses have entered the supply chain for the booming touch module market, with Sitronix Technology landing touch panel IC orders for smartphones from J...

LCD driver IC firm Ilitek scheduled for TSE listing

Stockwatch - Dec 23, 15:18

LCD driver IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) is scheduled to debut on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) before the Lunar New Year holidays, at the earliest, with a planned listing...

VIS says driver IC order visibility remains limited

Dec 16, 01:25

As liquidation of panel-use driver ICs has been slower than expected, order visibility for the chips is still limited, according to Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) chairman...

Chipbond expects sales to start recovering in December

Dec 16, 01:05

Chipbond Technology, a major Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing house, expects December 2010 revenues to grow sequentially after having seen on-month drops over the...

Driver IC market to peak in 2010 but declines ahead, says iSuppli

Dec 2, 12:07

Global display driver-IC (DDIC) revenues will rise by a double-digit percentage in 2010, rebounding from steep losses during the last two years, according to iSuppli. However, the...

LCD driver IC makers venture into production of touch panel controllers

Dec 1, 01:15

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers, including Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology and ILI Technology, have begun small-volume shipments of touch panel controller ICs targeting...

LCD driver IC market to hit bottom in November, rebound in December

Nov 24, 01:25

LCD driver IC demand is not as bearish as expected, with shipments likely to bottom out in November and will begin to gradually rebound in December. IC design houses project fourth-quarter...

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers to adopt 12-inch processes soon

Nov 12, 01:25

LCD driver IC design houses will transition into 12-inch processes at the end of 2010 to the first quarter of 2011. Chipbond Technology is currently the only backend chip packager...

Driver IC maker Himax posts 26.3% sequential revenue decline for 3Q10

Nov 10, 01:55

TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies posted third-quarter 2010 revenues of US$138 million, down 26.3% sequentially but still meeting its adjusted forecast. Although the company...

Ilitek, Fitipower and Raydium focusing on different niche LCD driver IC segments

Sep 23, 14:44

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek), Fitipower Integrated Technology and Raydium Semiconductor have all performed well so far in 2010 although the three...

Explosive growth of LED driver ICs truly unparalleled, says Petrov Group

Sep 23, 14:10

A bottom-up analysis of product portfolio, business performance, and technology and manufacturing trends of 25 IC vendors confirms the explosive growth of LED driver ICs, according...

LCD driver IC makers Orise and Raydium post mixed August results

Sep 8, 14:03

LCD driver IC makers Orise Technology and Raydium Semiconductor have posted mixed results for August, with the former seeing revenues increase 3.4% sequentially to hit a company record...

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix set to see revenues decline in 3Q10

Sep 3, 10:59

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology has indicated that shipments of its large-size LCD panel driver ICs have been lower than expected so far in the third quarter of 2010 which...

Himax expects 13-18% sequential drop in 3Q10 revenues

Aug 11, 12:15

TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies expects third-quarter revenues to decrease 13-18% sequentially, but due to adjustments in product mix, gross margin should rise 1-2 pp from...

LCD driver IC vendor Orise sees July revenues hit all-time high

Aug 9, 13:55

LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology saw its revenues hit an all-time high of NT$519.33 million (US$16.37 million) in July 2010, up 11.9% sequentially and 10.2% on year.

LCD driver IC vendor Novatek sees revenues up in July

Newswatch - Aug 6, 15:30

LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics has posted revenues of NT$3.13 billion for July, increasing 7% sequentially and 13.4% on year, according to a company press release.

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix posts profit 1H10

Aug 5, 13:53

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology has posted net profits of NT$285 million (US$8.95 million) or an EPS of NT$2.47 for the first half of 2010.

LCD driver IC vendor Orise posts strong profit growth for 2Q10

Jul 28, 14:35

LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology saw its net profits grow 55.9% sequentially to NT$156 million (US$4.87 million) in the second quarter, which translated into an EPS of NT$1.15...

Chipbond sees moderate growth in 3Q10

Jul 21, 11:37

LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology expects July revenues to slightly decrease from June, but overall demand will pick up again in August and September....

LCD driver IC maker Himax lowers 2Q10 revenue guidance

Jul 8, 12:41

TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies has lowered its second-quarter revenue guidance to a 7% growth, down from its previous projection for a 10-15% growth, reflecting capacity...

Novatek June revenues to fall 10% sequentially

Jul 7, 16:07

TFT LCD driver IC design house Novatek Microelectronics saw its revenues drop 10.1% sequentially to NT$2.92 billion (US$90.68 million) due to the impact of the prolonged debt crisis...

LCD driver IC vendors Orise and Sitronix to meet 2Q10 revenues guidance

Jul 5, 15:30

LCD driver IC vendors Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology are both expected to reach their revenue targets for the second quarter of 2010 despite shipment declines in June, according...