Last update: Friday 19 April 2013 [48 news items]
Orise, Ilitek, Sitronix land orders for WVGA driver ICs
Apr 19, 10:44
LCD driver IC vendors including Orise Technology, ILi Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology are all expected to significantly increase shipments of their WVGA driver ICs used...
Small-size panel driver IC suppliers see sales rebound in March
Apr 2, 15:28
ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, which specialize in small-size LCD driver ICs, will have their March revenues exceed the levels reached in the previous...
LCD driver IC vendors to perform strongly in 1Q13
Jan 30, 15:58
LCD driver IC vendors including Orise Technology, Sitronix Technology and ILi Technology (Ilitek) all expected to perform strongly in the first quarter of 2013, scaling down the impact...
Orise to roll out Full-HD display driver ICs for smartphones
Jan 21, 22:30
Orise Technology will launch a series of Full-HD display driver ICs for smartphones later in 2013, and stand a good chance of grabbing orders from China-based clients as early as...
Orise looks to strong sales in 2013 on growing shipments of WVGA driver chips
Dec 26, 21:32
LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology is expected to see its revenues rally by 40% in 2013 buoyed by increasing shipments of high-margin WVGA driver chips to smartphone makers in...
Four LCD driver IC designers see mixed sequential growth in November revenue
Dec 10, 22:34
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and ILI Technology had November revenues slipping on month by 3.70% and 8.69% respectively, while fellow design houses...
LCD driver IC firms looks to strong sales in 3Q12
Sep 11, 14:46
LCD driver IC suppliers Novatek Microelectronics, ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology all saw their August sales hit the highest monthly levels in recent...
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms growing presence in China
Aug 24, 15:31
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have all strengthened...
IC design houses to report strong revenue growth for May
May 30, 14:33
A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their revenues hit records in May because the companies have a book-to-bill (B/B) ratio greater than 1.00 on average...
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...
Orise suffers large drop in 2Q11 net profit
Jul 26, 01:20
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology on July 25 reported net profit of NT$19.4 million (US$672,000) for the second quarter of 2011, falling by 74.87% on quarter...
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...
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...
Orise 3Q11 revenues likely to rise over 20%
Jun 16, 01:55
LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology is expected to enjoy revenue growth of more than 20% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by growing shipments to handset...
Novatek May revenues up on-month, Orise down
Jun 9, 01:50
Novatek Microelectronics has announced revenues grew 3.9% sequentially to NT$3.18 billion (US$111 million) in May 2011 while fellow LCD driver IC design company Orise Technology posted...
Orise, TSMC partner on HD display driver IC for smartphones
May 24, 16:11
Orise Technology has introduced what it claims is the industry's first fully integrated smartphone high definition (HD) display driver IC. The new display driver is manufactured on...
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,...
Novatek and Orise see 20% decline in February revenues
Mar 8, 01:10
TFT LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Orise Technology both saw February revenues decline by 20% and 23% respectively from a month ago due to less working days...
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...
Orise and Novatek to enjoy booming sales in January
Jan 10, 14:42
LCD driver IC vendors Orise Technology and Novatek Microelectronics are expected to see their January 2011 revenues improve from December's levels as clients refurnished inventories...
Demand for entry-level and mid-range handsets weak, say IC designers
Dec 31, 01:30
Demand for smartphones remains upbeat, but that for entry-level and mid-range mobile phones has turned weak since December 2010, according to industry sources. Several Taiwan-based...
LCD driver IC makers Orise and Raydium post mixed August results
Sep 8, 14:03
LCD driver IC makers Orise Technology and Raydium Semiconductor have posted mixed results for August, with the former seeing revenues increase 3.4% sequentially to hit a company record...
LCD driver IC vendor Orise sees July revenues hit all-time high
Aug 9, 13:55
LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology saw its revenues hit an all-time high of NT$519.33 million (US$16.37 million) in July 2010, up 11.9% sequentially and 10.2% on year.
LCD driver IC vendor Orise posts strong profit growth for 2Q10
Jul 28, 14:35
LCD driver IC vendor Orise Technology saw its net profits grow 55.9% sequentially to NT$156 million (US$4.87 million) in the second quarter, which translated into an EPS of NT$1.15...
LCD driver IC vendors see strong on-year revenue gains in May
Jun 8, 14:04
LCD driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and Orise Technology have all seen their May 2010 revenues grow substantially on an on-year basis, thanks to...
Orise expects timing controllers to bringing in solid contributions in 2Q10
May 4, 14:53
LCD driver IC maker Orise Technology has said its new timing-controller chips product line which support TFT LCDs with screen sizes ranging from 32- to 55-inch will bring in contributions...
Specialty IC foundry VIS seeing utilization grow on driver IC demand
Apr 27, 13:58
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has boosted its capacity utilization rate to 85% in the second quarter of 2010 from 75% in the first, mainly thanks to increased demand...
Chimei Innolux to shake up LCD panel IC sector
Mar 15, 16:52
The birth of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) is expected to shake up the LCD panel-related IC design sector, according to industry sources.
Driver IC supply to remain tight until mid-2Q10
Mar 15, 11:53
Supply of driver ICs will remain short until the middle of second-quarter 2010 due to tight foundry capacity, according to Taiwan-based driver IC design houses.
Raydium February 2010 revenues drop 16%
Mar 10, 16:26
LCD driver IC maker Raydium Semiconductor reported revenues of NT$688 million (US$21.64 million) in February, down 16% on month. The company has increased its wafer starts with foundries...
LCD driver IC makers see stronger demand for large-size products
Mar 8, 16:10
Sales of large-size LCD driver ICs were stronger compared with small-size products in February 2010 thanks to demand from the LCD TV segment, according to market sources. Large-size...
Small-size LCD driver IC makers to see slight growth in 1Q10
Mar 3, 11:56
Sales of LCD driver ICs used in handsets may stay flat or see a slight growth in the first quarter of 2010 despite strong demand from China's handset market, according to market sources,...
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers to see revenues grow in 1Q10
Newswatch - Feb 24, 14:21
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Orise Technology, Sitronix Technology and ILI Technology are all expected to see sequential revenue...
LCD driver IC makers Orise and Sitronix to report strong sales in January
Jan 28, 14:54
LCD driver IC vendors Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology are expected to see January revenues remain as strong as the previous month thanks to increasing orders for small-size...
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
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- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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