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Wednesday 3 July 2019
Foxconn set to build 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 as IDM
Foxconn Technology Group is likely to kick off construction of a 12-inch wafer fab in 2020 in Zhuhai, southern China in cooperation with the city government there, and will operate...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Realtek, Novatek post record May revenues
IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor both saw their May revenues climb to respective record-high levels, thanks to shipments of their new products.
Monday 10 June 2019
IC designers turn conservative about 2H19 on reported 30% China panel output cut
Taiwan IC designers have turned conservative about their revenue performances for the second half of 2019 as uncertain fallouts of the US-China trade war and trade sanctions against...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Novatek, Elan expect revenue growths in 2Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects shipments of its high-ASP and high-margin TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips to top 20 million units...
Friday 26 April 2019
Novatek net profits more than double in 1Q19
LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has reported net profits surged 114.7% from a year earlier to NT$1.97 billion (US$63.6 million) in the first quarter of 2019...
Thursday 11 April 2019
FocalTech may swing to profitability in 2019 on robust TDDI chip shipments
Taiwan-based IC designer FocalTech Systems is likely to return to profitability in 2019 thanks to robust shipments of its new-generation TDDI and fingerprint ID chip solutions expected...
Tuesday 26 March 2019
FocalTech to see sales recovery in 2Q19
Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchcreen and LCD driver ICs, is expected to see its financial performance hit the bottom of 2019 in the first quarter and recover starting...
Monday 4 March 2019
FocalTech reports first-ever negative gross margin
Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems saw its gross margin fall into negative territory to minus 8.35% in the fourth quarter of 2018, when the supplier of touchcreen and LCD driver ICs suffered...
Thursday 21 February 2019
Himax expects sales drop in 1Q19
Himax Technologies expects to post a revenue decline of 14-19% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, when the fabless chipmaker expects its LCD driver IC sales generated from...
Monday 21 January 2019
Taiwan LCD driver IC production value increases 17% in 2018, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's production value of LCD driver ICs is expected to grow 17% on year in the fourth quarter of 2018 driven by rising unit shipments and prices propelled by growing demand for...
Thursday 17 January 2019
Former Novatek employees probed over alleged trade secrets theft
Taiwan's prosecutors have launched an investigation into four former Novatek Microelectronics employees over allegations of trade secret theft.
Tuesday 8 January 2019
Novatek 4Q18 revenues beat guidance
LCD driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics saw its fourth-quarter revenues drop 2.6% sequentially, beating the company's guidance given in early November.
Wednesday 12 December 2018
TSMC to expand 8-inch fab capacity for robust demand for automotive, IoT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is looking to expand its 8-inch fab capacity to meet strong chip demand for automotive electronics, IoT and industrial automation...
Monday 10 December 2018
TSMC and UMC revenues down in November, VIS up
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential decreases in November consolidated revenues of 3.1% and 8.1%, respectively,...
Friday 7 December 2018
Second-tier pure-play foundries to lower quotes
Second-tier IC foundries intend to cut their quotes in order to vie for more orders in the first half of 2019, according to industry sources.