Elan settles long-running patent dispute with Avago

Stockwatch - Dec 17, 15:15

Elan Microelectronics has announced that the company has settled patent infringement complaints brought against it by Avago Technologies in Taiwan and the US.

IC design houses see strong orders from LCD and notebook sectors

Nov 29, 12:34

Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen an upsurge in orders from the TFT LCD panel and notebook sectors, expecting the rebound in demand to last into January 2011, according to industry...

IC design house Elan forecasts 20% revenue decline in 4Q10

Oct 27, 01:10

Due to seasonal impact, IC design house Elan Microelectronics is seeing orders decline in the fourth quarter of 2010, and expects revenues to contract 20% from the third quarter's...

IC design houses brace for weak 4Q10

Oct 11, 12:08

Despite strong demand from clients in China prior to the National Day holidays, most Taiwan-based IC design houses posted lower revenues in September than those they recorded in August...

Touch screen IC shipments to buoy Elan September revenues

Sep 16, 01:40

Touch panel IC designer Elan Microelectronics expects to see revenues in September 2010 bounce back to better than the level of August, buoyed by a ramp-up in orders from both the...

Elan and EETI to see touch-panel controller IC shipments increase robustly in 4Q10

Aug 31, 12:16

Touch-panel controller IC vendors Elan Microelectronics and Egalax_Empia Technology (EETI) are likely to enjoy strong sales in the fourth quarter due to increasing demand for touch-panel...

Holtek, Sonix, Weltrend expect sequential revenue growth in August

Aug 19, 13:57

IC design houses Holtek Semiconductor, Sonix Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor expect their August revenues to increase significantly mainly because of increasing demand for consumer...

IC designer Elan to see revenues decline 5% sequentially in 3Q10

Aug 5, 12:07

IC designer Elan Microelectronics expects its revenues to decline 5% sequentially in the third quarter although its monthly figures hit an all-time high for the fourth straight month...

Taiwan IC design houses see strong demand from smartphone sector in 3Q10

Jul 21, 12:03

Taiwan-based handset design houses, including Elan Microelectronics, Egalax-empia Technology (EETI), Capella Microsystems and Prolific Technology, are all expecting strong demand...

Touch panel IC designer Elan and ambient light sensor supplier Capella see increasing orders

Jun 25, 11:52

Taiwan-based touch panel IC vendor Elan Microelectronics and ambient light sensor maker Capella Microsystems have seen their orders increase substantially over the past few months...

Elan continues monthly revenue record in May

Jun 8, 14:18

Touch panel IC designer Elan Microelectronics has seen its revenues hit an all-time high for the second straight month to reach NT$577.74 million (US$17.79 million) in May 2010.

Elan to ship multi-touch solutions for tablet PCs in 4Q10, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 2, 12:05

Touchscreen IC design house Elan Microelectronics has rolled out multi-touch solutions for medium- and large-size panels and plans to begin shipping Windows 7-certified solutions...

Demand for consumer ICs picking up

May 28, 11:34

Taiwan-based consumer IC vendors have seen a pickup in demand for toy related ICs recently as toy vendors have begun to build up inventories for the year-end buying season, according...

IC design houses to set monthly revenue records in May 2010

May 26, 14:08

Taiwan-based IC design houses including Elan Microelectronics, Alpha Microelectronics, Richtek Technology, Ralink Technology, Macroblock and Global Mix-mode Technology are expected...

Touch panel IC makers face declining orders

May 21, 10:57

Touch panel IC vendors, including Elan Microelectronics, Egalax-empia (EETI), Weltrend Semiconductor and Pixart Imaging, have seen their clients, notably in the notebook sector, reduce...

Elan reportedly lands touch controller orders from Microsoft IPTV business unit

May 14, 15:27

Consumer IC design houses Elan Microelectronics, Weltrend Semiconductor and Sonix Technology have seen orders for their consumer ICs continue to pour in for the second quarter of...

Elan sees revenues hit record high in April

May 6, 11:16

Consumer IC design house Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$570 million (US$18.1 million) in April, buoyed by shipments of touchscreen controller chips...

Holtek and Elan to see 20-30% sequential revenue growth in 2Q10

May 4, 14:08

Microcontroller unit (MCU) vendors Holtek Semiconductor and Elan Microelectronics are expected to see their revenues grow over 20-30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010 due...

Consumer IC makers to enjoy double-digit revenue growth in 2Q10

Apr 30, 15:47

Taiwan-based consumer IC makers Sonix Technology, Elan Microelectronics, Sunplus Technology and Holtek Semiconductor are expected to register double-digit sequential growth in second-quarter...

Second-tier IC design houses to see double-digit revenue growth in 2Q10

Apr 29, 14:22

With top-tier Taiwan-based IC design houses such as MediaTek and Novatek Microelectronics receiving the bulk of limited wafer supplies in the first quarter, results of smaller players...

Touchscreen IC suppliers cutting prices to win orders

Apr 13, 11:29

Major touchscreen solution suppliers including Synaptics, Elan Microelectronics, Cypress and Atmel have recently cut prices for particular customers or models by 10-20%, as a move...

Touchscreen controller vendors expect robust 2Q10 sales

Apr 12, 11:43

Touchscreen IC suppliers Elan Microelectronics, Weltrend Semiconductor and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are expected to see their second-quarter 2010 revenues continue to grow robustly...

Elan seeks ITC ban on Apple multi-touch products, including iPad

Mar 31, 16:30

Touchscreen IC design house Elan Microelectronics, which has accused Apple of infringing its multi-touch technology, has filed another lawsuit with the US International Trade Commission...

Elan denies US$70 million settlement with Apple

Stockwatch - Mar 10, 15:56

Elan Microelectronics has denied reports saying it has settled its patent lawsuit with Apple for US$70 million. The company indicated the suit is still under deliberation by the US...

Elan, EETI to enjoy more than 20% growth in 2Q10 on strong touchscreen IC orders

Mar 5, 16:56

Touchscreen IC suppliers Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-Empia Technology (EETI) are expected to see second-quarter revenues grow by more than 20%, outperforming many other Taiwan-based...

Elan files multi-touch infringement lawsuit against Pixcir

Jan 11, 15:56

Elan Microelectronics has filed a patent infringement complaint with the Las Vegas Justice Court against China-based Pixcir, according to the company. Pixcir's Tango S32 microcontrollers...

Elan expects touchscreen IC shipments to grow significantly in 4Q09

Nov 13, 12:40

Elan Microelectronics expects to ship 500,000-600,000 touchscreen ICs used in handsets in the fourth quarter, about three times the volume it shipped in the third quarter. However,...

Elan sees increasing orders for touch solutions

Sep 24, 14:33

Elan Microelectronics has recently landed more orders for touchscreen IC and module solutions, with order visibility extending into the first half of 2010, according to market sources...

Touch panel IC quotes dropping fast

Newswatch - Sep 7, 12:13

The current prices of 3.5-inch touch panel modules have dropped to US$9-11 compared to US$16-18 one year ago, and the chip prices for the segment has also been reduced to under US$2...

Elan expects strong 3Q09 driven by touch panel solutions

Newswatch - Jun 26, 11:45

Elan Microelectronics' third-quarter revenues are expected to see strong growth as its shipments of touch panel IC and module solutions for notebooks and handsets will increase thanks...

Pixart, Elan, ESMT may benefit from MediaTek smartphone chip solutions

May 8, 16:36

Pixart Imaging, Elan Microelectronics and Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) are expected to support MediaTek's smartphone handset chip solutions with specific product lines,...