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...

Driver IC packager Chipbond at almost full capacity on strong demand ahead of holiday season

Jun 23, 11:00

Chipbond Technology has revealed it is currently running at near full capacity for COF (chip-on-film) and COG (chip-on-glass), and utilization for bumping has risen to 85-90%. Customers...

Driver IC supply remains tight, say sources

Newswatch - Jun 22, 14:05

The supply of QQVGA-LCD driver ICs still remains tight due to strong demand from China's handset market, while the supply of QVA-LCD driver ICs has eased, according to sources at...

LCD driver IC vendors see strong on-year revenue gains in May

Jun 8, 14:04

LCD driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and Orise Technology have all seen their May 2010 revenues grow substantially on an on-year basis, thanks to...

Sitronix to see non-driver IC sales increase in 2H10

May 26, 16:25

LCD driver IC design house Sitronix has recently cut into Taiwan's power supply device supply chain with its analog products, according to industry sources.

LCD driver IC maker Himax plans TDR issue

May 21, 11:39

Nasdaq-listed LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies has decided to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in the form of Taiwan depositary receipts (TDRs), instead of direct listing...

Sitronix declines to comment on reported handset driver IC orders

Stockwatch - May 17, 17:09

Small-size LCD driver IC supplier Sitronix Technology has declined to comment on a recent Chinese-language Commercial Times report indicating it has landed orders from Samsung...

Novatek and Himax raise LCD driver IC quotes, says paper

Newswatch - May 7, 16:49

LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Himax Technologies both have raised their quotes to reflect strong demand for LCD driver ICs from the China market and increasing...

USB 3.0 driver chip shipments to reach 25 million units

May 7, 16:34

USB 3.0 driver chip shipments are expected to reach 25 million units worldwide, with 20 million units used in motherboards and others in notebook products, according to industry so...

Himax reports almost 40% on-year growth in 1Q10 sales

May 7, 16:23

Himax has reported net revenues of US$175.5 million for the first quarter of 2010, representing a 39.7% increase from US$125.7 million in the first quarter of 2009, and a 1.8% decrease...

Orise expects timing controllers to bringing in solid contributions in 2Q10

May 4, 14:53

LCD driver IC maker Orise Technology has said its new timing-controller chips product line which support TFT LCDs with screen sizes ranging from 32- to 55-inch will bring in contributions...

Specialty IC foundry VIS seeing utilization grow on driver IC demand

Apr 27, 13:58

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has boosted its capacity utilization rate to 85% in the second quarter of 2010 from 75% in the first, mainly thanks to increased demand...

Small-size LCD driver IC makers to enjoy sales growth in 2Q10

Apr 23, 13:54

Small-size LCD driver IC makers, including Orise Technology and Sitronix, are expected to see their revenues grow slightly in the second quarter as compared to the previous quarter...

Chipbond sees 1Q10 revenues beat guidance

Newswatch - Apr 8, 11:11

Chipbond Technology has reported revenues of NT$801 million (US$25 million) for March 2010, with revenues for the first quarter beating its previous estimates. The LCD driver IC packaging...

LCD driver IC maker Novatek sees revenues hit 5-month high in March

Apr 7, 15:10

LCD driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics has posted revenues of NT$3.124 billion (US$98.49 million) for March 2010, the company's highest level in the past five months.

Prices for LCD driver IC backend services to rise in 2Q10

Apr 2, 15:56

LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology is integrating the different quotes offered by it and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) before their merger,...

Analog IC design firms positive about TSMC investment in LED industry

Mar 29, 14:35

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are positive about the entrance into the LED industry by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), indicating that the cooperation between...

LCD driver IC maker Novatek to hand out 2009 dividends of NT$5

Newswatch - Mar 25, 11:45

LCD driver IC vendor Novatek Microelectronics has decided to deal out dividends of NT$5 (US$0.157) in cash for 2009 in which the company posted an EPS of NT$6.75.

LED driver IC vendors look to strong revenue growth in 2Q10

Mar 23, 14:30

Most Taiwan-based LED driver IC design houses look to strong revenue growth in the second quarter of 2010 thanks to increasing shipments to LED module makers as well as notebook and...

Driver IC vendor Sitronix posts profit of over NT$448 million for 2009

Mar 19, 14:30

Driver IC maker Sitronix Technology has posted net profits of NT$448.5 million (US$14.14 million), or an EPS of NT$3.92, on revenues of NT$5 billion for 2009. The company expects...

Taiwan market: Philips expects huge growth in 2010 LED business

Mar 16, 12:15

Royal Philips Electronics expects its 2010 LED business sales value in the Taiwan market to be four times the amount for 2009, according to Philips Taiwan general manager Edward Po...

Driver IC supply to remain tight until mid-2Q10

Mar 15, 11:53

Supply of driver ICs will remain short until the middle of second-quarter 2010 due to tight foundry capacity, according to Taiwan-based driver IC design houses.

LCD driver IC makers see stronger demand for large-size products

Mar 8, 16:10

Sales of large-size LCD driver ICs were stronger compared with small-size products in February 2010 thanks to demand from the LCD TV segment, according to market sources. Large-size...

Small-size LCD driver IC makers to see slight growth in 1Q10

Mar 3, 11:56

Sales of LCD driver ICs used in handsets may stay flat or see a slight growth in the first quarter of 2010 despite strong demand from China's handset market, according to market sources,...

SPIL to drop out from LCD driver IC, DRAM segments; sell related equipment to ChipMOS

Mar 1, 11:39

Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced that it will take a 15.8% stake in ChipMOS Technologies in exchange for all of its of LCD driver IC packaging and testing equipment...

Chipbond seeing high utilization rates

Feb 26, 16:56

LCD driver IC backend house Chipbond Technology has stated that its utilization rates for the ongoing first quarter has returned to the high levels recorded in the third quarter of...

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers to see revenues grow in 1Q10

Newswatch - Feb 24, 14:21

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Orise Technology, Sitronix Technology and ILI Technology are all expected to see sequential revenue...

Chipbond sees January 2010 sales up 24% on month

Feb 11, 16:26

Chipbond Technology has announced revenues for January 2010 grew 23.61% sequentially to NT$608 million (US$18.93 million). The LCD driver IC packaging and testing house projected...

Driver IC maker Novatek looks to 15-20% sequential revenue growth in 1Q10

Feb 4, 15:27

LCD driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics expects its revenues to increase 15-20% in the first quarter of 2010, while gross margin is likely to drop slightly on quarter due to...

LCD driver IC makers Orise and Sitronix to report strong sales in January

Jan 28, 14:54

LCD driver IC vendors Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology are expected to see January revenues remain as strong as the previous month thanks to increasing orders for small-size...