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.

Some Taiwan LCD driver IC designers release orders to South Korea-, Japan-based packaging/testing firms

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,...

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...

Chipbond 2Q11 profits halved

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...

ChipMOS expects weak 3Q11

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...

Novatek 2Q11 sales beat guidance

Jul 7, 14:27

LCD driver IC firm Novatek Microelectronics has collected revenues of NT$3.08 billion (US$107 million) for June, down 3.1% on month but up 5.5% on year. Revenues for the second quarter...

LCD driver IC vendors to see double-digit growth in 3Q11 revenues

Jun 30, 11:22

Major TFT-LCD driver IC companies including Novatek Microelectronics, Sitronix Technology and Orise Technology are expected to report double-digit sequential growth in revenues for...

IC designer Raydium plans to debut on TSE in 2012

Jun 23, 12:26

Raydium Semiconductor, an AU Optronics (AUO) affiliate specializing in the design of TFT-LCD driver ICs, has unveiled plans to file an application to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...

Novatek seeing sales of handset-use LCD driver ICs grow

Jun 21, 15:26

Once primarily known for its large-size LCD driver ICs, Novatek Microelectronics has expanded solutions targeted at smaller-size applications such as smartphones. Sales of handset-use...