Last update: Monday 7 May 2012 [299 news items]
Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales expected to grow
May 7, 15:41
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales register single-digit growth sequentially thanks...
IC distributor Zenitron sees sales growth through 3Q12
May 4, 14:42
Zenitron expects to post a 10-15% sequential revenue increase in the second quarter of 2012. With demand coming from China's consumer electronics and smartphone sectors set to boom,...
Rising demand for small-size driver ICs to boost revenues for Chipbond, ChipMOS
Apr 17, 14:55
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firms Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales rise driven by growing demand for small-size...
ChipMOS expanding LCD driver IC packaging/testing capacity
Apr 16, 11:31
ChipMOS Technologies, A Taiwan-based provider of IC packaging and testing services, is expanding its 12-inch-wafer gold bumping capacity for packaging and testing LCD driver ICs,...
VIS March sales up 10% on shipment growth
Apr 11, 11:21
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw its March shipments rise substantially buoying company revenues for the month.

Chipbond, ChipMOS see sequential growth in March revenues
Apr 11, 01:25
LCD driver IC packaging and testing service providers Chipbond Technology reported March revenues of NT$1.172 billion (US$39.7 million), an increase of 7.8% on month. The firm reported...

Himax raises guidance for 1Q12
Apr 6, 11:02
Himax Technologies has revised upward its sales, gross margin and EPS guidance for the first quarter of 2012, citing strong sales of its display driver ICs as well as growth in its...
ChipMOS expects sales growth in 2012
Mar 19, 16:15
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies has forecast consolidated revenues for 2012 will increase 10%. The company revealed that net revenues on a US GAAP basis for 2011 grew...
Chipbond sees flat growth in 1Q12 sales
Mar 13, 14:22
Chipbond Technology, which provides packaging and testing services for driver ICs used mainly in TV and handset panels, expects its consolidated revenues to register flat sequential...
LCD driver IC demand picking up
Mar 13, 01:30
The visibility of orders for small-size LCD panel driver ICs has extended through the end of the second quarter, thanks to a ramp-up in orders prior to new phone and tablet rollouts...
Chipbond sales to rise 5% in 1Q12, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 10, 14:21
LCD driver IC packaging and testing specialist Chipbond Technology is expected to see its consolidated revenues increase as much as 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012, beating...
Renesas to terminate large-size LCD driver IC business
Feb 2, 14:44
Renesas Electronics has unveiled plans to withdraw from the large-size display driver IC business, citing the slowdown of the flat panel display market and falls in prices.
Jan 18, 01:05
Some Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses, in order to spread risks, have placed orders for 8-inch bumping packaging and testing services with South Korea- and Japan-based providers,...
Chipbond, ChipMOS develop alternative to gold bumping
Jan 3, 11:53
Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have both adopted Cu/Ni/Au bumps for LCD driver IC packaging to significantly reduce gold use, according to the companies. The method...
ChipMOS aims at 10-15% revenue growth in 2012
Jan 2, 11:36
Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies expects its revenues to increase 10-15% to top US$690 million in 2012, thanks to a pick-up in orders for panel-use driver ICs and new...
Powerchip mass producing driver ICs at 90nm
Dec 6, 11:02
Powerchip Technology has announced mass production of the foundry segment's 90nm high-voltage process technology for small- to medium-size driver ICs used in mobile device applications,...
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...

Specialty IC foundry VIS reports revenue decline for October
Nov 9, 11:55
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported an 8.3% sequential decrease in October revenues, citing lower shipments.
Chipbond launches share buyback program
Stockwatch - Nov 3, 16:15
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology has announced plans to repurchase 10 million, or 1.68%, of the company's outstanding shares, at between NT$22 (US$0.73)...
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),...
Chipbond 3Q11 profit rises on forex gain
Oct 26, 10:00
Driver-IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology has announced financial figures for the third quarter of 2011 with net profits hiking almost 80% sequentially, as recent...
Orise profits down 71% on year in January-September period
Oct 25, 13:59
LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology has reported net profits of NT$29.5 million (US$978,999) or an EPS of NT$0.22 for the third quarter of 2011. For the first three quarters...
China demand for small- to medium-size driver ICs, touch controllers rising
Oct 20, 13:58
Owing to strong sales during the recently concluded October national holidays, China-based branded and white-box smartphone vendors have begun to build up inventory for IC parts,...
VIS, Chipbond post drops in 3Q11 revenues
Oct 11, 12:08
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a major LCD driver IC foundry service provider, and driver-IC packaging and testing specialist Chipbond Technology both saw their third-quarter...
Chipbond responds to reports of price reductions
Stockwatch - Oct 4, 13:58
Chipbond Technology, a major Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing house, has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on media reports...
ProMOS set to exit PC DRAM business
Aug 29, 16:07
ProMOS Technologies is set to switch its business focus away from PC DRAM with an aim of gradually phasing out the business, according to company chairman ML Chen.

Aug 24, 17:07
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology has reported net income of NT$254 million (US$8.7 million) on revenues of NT$3.445 billion for the second quarter of 2011...
Aug 19, 16:17
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies expects revenues to stay flat or decrease by single digits sequentially in the third quarter of 2011. Gross margin on...
Himax, Richtek see slow growth in 3Q11
Aug 11, 01:05
LCD driver IC design firm Himax Technologies and Richtek Technology, an analog IC designer, both expect their sales performance to come below seasonal patterns in the third quarter...
VIS guides lower sales in 3Q11
Jul 29, 16:26
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced its second quarter financial results. Second quarter revenue was NT$4.017 billion (US$139 million), net income around NT$363...
LCD driver IC firms 3Q11 sales to grow 10%
Jul 29, 11:03
Taiwan-based TFT LCD driver IC firms are expected to post around 10% sequential revenue growth in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by demand for small-size driver ICs from the handset...
Chipbond, ChipMOS expect flat revenues in 3Q11
Jul 26, 15:37
LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies, in view of stagnant demand for LCD panels, expect their revenues for the third quarter of...
LCD driver IC vendors count on small-size models to boost sales
Jul 21, 14:22
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors including Novatek Microelectronics and Himax Technologies have strengthened their deployment in driver ICs for small-size panels recently as demand...
ChipMOS secures NT$8.4 billion syndicated loan
Jul 14, 14:08
IC packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has signed an NT$8.4 billion (US$291 million) syndicated loan agreement with a banking consortium mostly to repay part of its previous...
Sitronix 2Q11 sales meet guidance
Jul 11, 11:06
Sitronix Technology has announced consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2011 increased 19.1% sequentially to NT$1.22 billion (US$42.5 million). The results were at the high...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 1h 3min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 12min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 1h 21min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 1h 38min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 1h 46min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 1h 50min 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
- 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 11:47 (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
- 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

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According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

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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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- 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.


















