Last update: Monday 28 November 2011 [20 news items]
Short lead-time orders from China buoying revenues for IC design firms
Nov 28, 13:40
Taiwan-based fabless IC firms have received an influx of short lead-time orders from clients in China recently, according to industry sources. The pull-in of orders, mainly for smartphones...
LCD driver IC design firms diversifying products
Nov 23, 16:58
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses have moved to diversify their product portfolios to mitigate the impact of stagnant panel demand, according to industry sources. Driver IC...
Chipbond expects flat or slight growth in 4Q11 sales
Nov 3, 01:05
Chipbond Technology, which provides backend services to LCD driver IC suppliers such as Japan's Renesas Electronics, Taiwan-based Novatek Microelectronics and ILi Technology (Ilitek),...
Atmel beats Taiwan rivals to win touch controller orders for Amazon tablets
Oct 24, 12:11
Chipset vendor Atmel reportedly has beaten Taiwan-based rival ILI Technology (Ilitek) to win orders for touch-panel controller ICs to be used in Amazon's new tablet PCs for 2012,...
Ilitek posts strong gains in August revenues
Sep 7, 12:03
IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) saw its revenues soar 54.3% on month and 84.7% on year to NT$1.05 billion (US$36.1 million) in August, the company's highest monthly figure...
Ilitek lands new touch controller orders from Amazon, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 6, 14:50
Taiwan-based IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) has landed an order of five million touch-panel controller ICs for an upcoming tablet PC from Amazon, according to a Chinese-language...
IC design houses receiving more large-volume orders from tablet PC sector
Aug 31, 13:46
Some Taiwan-based touch controller and analog IC makers have recently received large-volume orders from the tablet PC sector as a number of tablet PC vendors plan to launch new models...
Taiwan IC designers shipping nearly all ICs used in Amazon tablets
Jul 27, 12:02
A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their sales move up vigorously in the third quarter of 2011 due to their shipments of IC parts to the supply chain for...
IC solution vendors landing more orders for entry-level smartphones and tablet PCs
Jul 25, 16:18
As the entry-level to mid-range smartphones are expected to serve as killer applications in the device market in the second half of 2011 as well as in 2012, a number of Taiwan-based...
Ilitek looks to strong touch IC shipments in 3Q11
Jun 29, 16:07
IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects its shipments of touch-panel ICs to continue to gain momentum in the third quarter, further boosting its performance, according to...
Driver IC maker Novatek to post strong revenue gains in May
Jun 1, 02:00
LCD driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics is expected to see its May 2011 revenues surpass the NT$3.06 billion (US$106.18 million) recorded in April thanks to increasing demand...
LCD driver IC firm Ilitek sees slow May, June orders
May 13, 12:08
LCD driver IC maker ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects to see sequential drops in May and June 2011 revenues as handset clients in China have slowed down orders due to low season effects,...
Ilitek, Sitronix post lower-than-expected gross margin in 1Q11
May 4, 14:37
LCD driver IC makers ILI Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology both saw their gross margins decline in the first quarter of 2011 affected by the appreciating NT dollar, according...
LCD driver IC firms cautious about 2Q11
Apr 21, 11:52
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers remain cautious about the business outlook for the second quarter due to uncertainties over the availability of capacity at upstream foundries...
LCD driver IC firms to see sales rebound in March
Mar 24, 02:00
LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology are expected to see monthly revenues return to a sequential growth track in March 2011,...
Taiwan LCD driver IC companies expect sales growth in March
Mar 16, 11:57
TFT-LCD driver IC company ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects March revenues to increase sequentially and also exceed January levels thanks to the China handset market entering the high...
Ilitek to begin shipping mid- to large-size LCD driver ICs by end of 1Q11
Mar 9, 13:52
ILI Technology (Ilitek) is expected to begin shipping mid- to large-size LCD driver ICs to clients at the end of the first quarter 2011, according to industry sources.
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...
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...
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...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 9min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 18min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 27min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 44min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 52min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 56min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:34
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:49
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:24
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 10:46 (GMT+8)
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.