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Tuesday 22 November 2022
OLED DDI design houses remain optimistic about demand
Although demand for OLED DDI (display driver ICs) in the fourth quarter of 2022 is short of the expectation made in early 2022, relevant IC design houses including Novatek Microelectronics...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
IC designers with parent support could better withstand headwinds
Vendors of consumer ICs are struggling against the bleakest-ever market sales, but those affiliated with major business groups or having good supply chain partners would more likely...
Tuesday 15 November 2022
Most DDI makers downbeat about 4Q22
Display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are mostly pessimistic about sales prospects for fourth-quarter 2022, and their longer-term performance will be determined by their operation fundamentals,...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
OSATs cautious in dealing with LTA violations by fabless clients
Taiwan's OSATs are increasingly cautious about whether or how to collect punitive payments from IC design houses violating capacity utilization agreements, as jointly tiding over...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Novatek sees inventory return to appropriate level in 1Q23
Display driver IC supplier Novatek Microelectronics expects inventories held by handset and TV customers to return to appropriate levels in the first quarter of 2023 but is uncertain...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Fabless firms clearing inventories aggressively
Since the latter part of the third quarter, Taiwan-based IC design houses, including first-tier players, have become aggressive in clearing on-hand inventories by slashing orders...
Monday 7 November 2022
Foundry, backend houses see capacity utilization fall further on more LTA cancellations
In response to sharp order cuts by downstream clients, an increasing number of smaller IC designers in Taiwan, especially those focusing more on PC-related chip solutions, have canceled...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Taiwan IC design houses keen on developing AI chip solutions
Taiwan's IC design houses are spending more resources and efforts on developing AI-related applications to strengthen their competitiveness. They are keen on incorporating AI algorithms...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
DDIs see looming price war
With major suppliers such as Novatek Microelectronics poised to initiate aggressive price cuts, a price war may be looming for display driver ICs (DDI), according to industry sources...
Monday 17 October 2022
Large-size DDIs see slower decline in demand
The decline in demand for large-size display driver IC (DDI) is slowing down along with the fact that demand and prices of LCD panels for TVs, notebooks and desktops are running close...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Realtek revenue hits 7-month low
Network IC specialist Realtek Semiconductor saw its September revenue decline 7.8% sequentially to a seven-month low of NT$9.58 billion (US$301.8 million).
Monday 19 September 2022
Taiwan IC design houses keen to develop new chips, defying headwinds
Taiwan's IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have sharply increased their new development projects for the next 1-2 years despite...
Thursday 8 September 2022
Novatek sees revenue hit nearly 2-year low in August
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Novatek Microelectronics has reported a lackluster performance for August, suggesting that the DDI market is still engulfed in a downward spiral.
Monday 29 August 2022
TSMC, UMC to see 22/28nm chips capacity fully loaded till end-year
TSMC and UMC will see full capacity utilization for 22/28nm processes persist at least throughout 2022, as their capacities vacated by some consumer chip clients are soon filled by...
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Tape COF substrate makers conservative about 2H22 prospects
Taiwan's tape COF substrate suppliers JMC Electronics and Chipbond Technology are highly conservative about their business prospects for the second half of 2022 due mainly to sluggish...
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