Chipbond capex to more than double in 2010

Jan 26, 15:07

Chipbond Technology has set a capex goal of NT$1.5 billion (US$47 million) for 2010 compared to NT$700 million allocated for the previous year, according to company chairman Fei-Jain...

Chipbond, IST merger may complete ahead of schedule

Newswatch - Jan 20, 12:17

LCD driver IC packaging house Chipbond Technology has said its merger with International Semiconductor Technology (IST) may be finalized on April 1, 2010 at the earliest. The merger...

Analog IC maker GMT lands new orders from panel makers

Jan 13, 11:53

Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has secured power management (PWM) IC orders from LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), according to industry sources. The IC design house...

LCD driver IC backend houses considering raising quotes

Jan 13, 11:15

LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses are considering raising their quotes soon in part due to tight production resulting from a surge in demand and in part due to persistent...

Novatek reportedly to sign new customer

Newswatch - Dec 30, 15:08

Novatek Microelectronics will secure LCD TV driver IC orders from a new customer, and the new orders are expected to drive the company's sales growth in 2010, according to market...

GMT and AUO form joint venture to develop LED driver ICs

Dec 25, 15:22

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and AU Optronics (AUO) have set up a joint venture dedicated to the development of LED driver ICs as well as other analog...

Driver IC design houses to see on-month revenue growth in December

Newswatch - Dec 22, 14:01

Taiwan-based driver IC designers, including Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, are expected to see revenue growth in December on demand for the Lunar New Year holidays, with...

TSMC unveils BCD process for integrated LED drivers

Dec 15, 17:00

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced modular BCD ( (bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process technologies targeting high-voltage integrated LED driver devices.

IC material distributor Niching sees November 2009 revenues drop on weaker LCD driver IC demand

Dec 14, 10:44

Niching Industrial's November 2009 revenues dropped 14% on month and 26% on year to NT$91 million (US$2.82 million) mainly due to decreased shipments of chip trays on weaker sales...

Driver IC houses see drop in November 2009 sales

Dec 8, 15:28

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and Orise Technology all saw a sequential decrease in November 2009 sales, with their respective...

Chipbond and IST announce merger

Dec 7, 17:00

Driver IC packaging houses Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) today (December 7) announced a merger through a stock swap.

Himax unveils power-saving technology for LCD displays

Dec 3, 16:35

Himax Technologies has announced the introduction of ICT (infinity color technology), a proprietary image processing technology which enables power saving for LCD TVs and monitors.

LCD driver IC makers expect stronger low-season revenues

Dec 3, 16:33

Taiwan-based large-size LCD driver IC makers are optimistic about market demand in December 2009 thanks to strong TV sales. They indicated fourth-quarter revenues will be better than...

LCD driver IC supply may tighten in 1Q10

Newswatch - Dec 3, 15:28

LCD driver IC makers are likely to see supply interrupted by tight capacity at backend service suppliers and material shortages during the first quarter of 2010, as current orders...

Chipbond, IST deny merger rumors

Newswatch - Dec 2, 11:47

LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) have both dismissed recent rumors that the two companies plan to merge...

Sitronix to see 50% driver IC shipment growth in 2010

Nov 27, 15:58

Sitronix Technology's LCD driver IC shipments are likely to grow 50% in 2010 driven by the tight relationship of Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Compal Electronics, according to...

Chipbond likely to miss revenue guidance for 4Q09, say watchers

Nov 20, 16:38

LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology may see fourth-quarter 2009 revenues decline by up to 30% sequentially, as customers' inventory levels are still high,...

China-based touch controller supplier Pixcir expands cooperation with Taiwan-based touch panel suppliers

Nov 19, 16:07

China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics has recently expanded its cooperation with Taiwan-based touch panel suppliers including...

Sitronix to see revenues increase in November 2009

Nov 19, 15:11

Driver IC designer Sitronix Technology expects its November 2009 revenues to be higher than the NT$412 million (US$12.8 million) it recorded in October due to increasing shipments...

One too many LCD driver IC backend service providers in Taiwan, says Chipbond

Nov 19, 14:22

Taiwan-based Chipbond Technology has commented that reducing the number of the local LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses to three through acquisitions or mergers will help...

ChipMOS expects 4Q09 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly on quarter

Nov 12, 12:17

Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 may remain flat or drop by single-digits compared to the third quarter. Demand for...

Driver IC backend supplier revenues down in October 2009

Nov 6, 16:56

Driver IC backend supplier Chipbond Technology saw its October revenues decline by 25.2% to NT$468 million (US$13.39 million) as customers have slowed down their pace of orders, according...

IC design house Richtek may see slight revenue drop in 4Q09

Nov 6, 12:07

Richtek Technology has estimated fourth-quarter 2009 revenues may stay flat or drop slightly to NT$2.2-2.5 billion (US$67.64 million-76.87 million). The company said it is optimistic...

Chipbond and IST 4Q09 revenues to drop 20% on quarter

Nov 5, 16:23

Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) may see sequential revenue drops of almost 20% in the fourth quarter of 2009, in accordance with driver IC design...

IC designer GMT positive about 1Q10, says president

Nov 4, 16:46

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects revenues to decline 15% sequentially to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.13 million) in fourth-quarter 2009 before climbing...

LCD driver IC designers hold rosy 4Q09 outlook

Newswatch - Oct 20, 11:11

Major Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses are generally optimistic about fourth-quarter prospects mainly because demand from China handset makers remains strong and clients from...

GMT lands LED driver IC orders from TV vendors

Oct 14, 12:13

IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has recently completed several driver IC design-ins for LED-backlit LCD TVs developed by China- and Taiwan-based downstream vendors,...

Taiwan-based driver IC design houses expect healthy revenues in 4Q09

Oct 13, 15:29

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses expect to see a limited revenue decline in October and healthy revenue performance in the fourth quarter, as orders from China handset makers...

Novatek September revenues slide

Oct 7, 12:14

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design house Novatek Microelectronics saw its September revenues drop 3.1% on month to NT$2.82 billion (US$87 million). The company noted global demand...

Driver IC backend suppliers conservative about 4Q09

Oct 6, 14:38

Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) both expect their fourth-quarter 2009 shipments to likely fall by less than 20% sequentially as a result of seasonality...

Large-size driver IC ASP likely to fall in 4Q09

Oct 6, 11:47

Weaker demand on seasonality is likely to push down the average selling price (ASP) of large-size LCD driver ICs in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to market watchers. Suppliers...

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers look to China holidays for demand

Sep 22, 15:18

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses hope to receive more orders for China's October holidays to boost their revenues in September, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

Chipbond and IST revenues to fall less than 20% sequentially in 4Q09

Sep 15, 15:19

Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST), two major Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses, have both estimated September 2009 revenues...

LCD driver IC designers expected to see 10-20% revenue drop in 4Q09

Sep 15, 11:47

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses are expected to see monthly revenues begin to decline from October mainly due to decreased demand from handset makers in China, with revenues...