Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC vendor revenues down 7.4% sequentially in 1Q13

May 8, 22:07

Accumulated revenues of Taiwan-based IC design houses reached NT$98 billion (US$3.32 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, down 7.4% from the previous quarter but up 8.5% from a...

Ilitek, Sitronix 2Q13 sales to rise over 20%

Apr 23, 13:57

LCD driver IC suppliers ILi Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology both expect to enjoy revenue growth of more than 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, thanks to...

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...

IC vendors to ship record volumes of ambient light and proximity sensors in 2Q13

Apr 17, 22:16

Taiwan-based IC design houses including Capella Microsystems, Sitronix Technology and Lite-On Semiconductor are expected to see their quarterly shipments of ambient light and proximity...

Taiwan LCD driver IC vendors post strong sales in March

Apr 12, 15:33

Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors have posted strong revenue gains in March as end-market suppliers in China are building up inventories for the May 1 holiday season and also...

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...

Himax ramping WVGA driver IC shipments to Samsung, say sources

Mar 1, 12:33

Himax Technology reportedly is ramping shipments of its WVGA driver ICs to Samsung Electronics for its midrange Galaxy Grand Duos smartphone as the Korea vendor is pushing sales of...

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...

Sitronix shipments of ambient light and proximity sensors to climb in 2013

Jan 10, 21:55

Sitronix Technology is expected to ramp up shipments of its ambient light and proximity sensors in 2013, buoyed by new orders placed by first-tier handset brands, according to market...

Sitronix 1Q13 revenues to drop 5-10% on quarter

Jan 3, 14:01

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology is likely to see its revenues drop 5-10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, but orders for its QVGA driver ICs from branded and white-box...

LCD driver IC vendors to post mixed results for 4Q12

Nov 30, 15:41

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors are expected to post mixed results for the fourth quarter of 2012, with Orise Technology to lead its peer companies to enjoy a 30% sequential revenue...

Touchscreen controller IC shipments boost on China demand

Oct 19, 11:52

FocalTech Systems and Goodix, which specialize in the design of touchscreen controller ICs, have both seen their monthly shipments approach the 10 million mark buoyed by strong demand...

Taiwan LCD driver IC suppliers striving to win touch controller orders from China white-box market

Oct 2, 15:02

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC companies are striving to win orders for touch controller chips from China's second- and third-tier white-box smartphone and tablet brands as a means to...

Sitronix September revenues to hit over NT$500 million

Sep 28, 01:25

Buoyed by an influx of short lead-time orders for small-size LCD driver ICs, Sitronix is likely to see its revenues top over NT$500 million (US$16.95 million) in September and its...

Touchscreen controller ICs in tight supply

Sep 28, 01:15

A recent upsurge in demand for touchscreen controller ICs from smartphone, tablet and notebook makers in China has resulted in a short supply of the controller chips, which is unlikely...

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...

MediaTek posts flat revenues in August, but looks to strong performance in September

Sep 10, 11:58

MediaTek has announced revenues of NT$9.22 billion (US$308.96 million) for August, down 0.3% sequentially but up 10.9% on year. For the first eight months of 2012, MediaTek posted...

Ilitek sees revenues move upward in August

Sep 4, 12:08

LCD driver IC vendor ILI Technology (Ilitek) has announced revenues of NT$1.12 billion (US$37.43 million) for August, up 5.7% sequentially and 7% on year. For the first eight months...

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...

Sitronix 3Q12 sales to rise up to 10%

Aug 17, 01:15

LCD driver IC design firm Sitronix is expected to post sales growth of 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012, thanks to brisk demand for small-size panel driver ICs used...

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix posts strong pre-tax profits in 2Q12

Newswatch - Aug 7, 02:05

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology saw pre-tax profit soar 41% sequentially to NT$114 million (US$3.8 million) for the second quarter of 2012, the highest in the past seven...

China smartphone vendors increasing orders to Taiwan IC design houses, say sources

Aug 1, 14:55

China-based branded and white-box handset vendors seem to have begun ramping up their orders for IC parts to meet replacement demand despite concerns that China's economy is likely...

IC designers look to steady demand from feature phone sector

Jul 6, 12:39

Despite increasing popularity of smartphones, demand for feature phones still remains steady in China and other emerging markets, and this will help drive revenue growth at Taiwan-based...

Taiwan IC designers looking to orders from China-based white-box smartphone vendors

Jun 20, 14:02

Taiwan-based IC design houses have rekindled their hope that they can cooperate one again with China-based white-box handset makers to make a strong presence in China's smartphone...

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...

LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment

May 24, 11:04

LCD driver makers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have seen shipments of their high resolution...

Power outage at MagnaChip causes shipment delays

May 11, 01:05

Recent power outages at specialty IC foundry MagnaChip Semiconductor have caused delivery delays. Companies affected by the event include Sonix Technology, Elan Microelectronics,...

Taiwan firms to gain foothold in ambient light sensor market

Feb 24, 01:10

Taiwan-based suppliers of ambient light sensors, including Capella Microsystems and Sitronix Technology, are expected to see their global market presence expand in 2012 thanks to...

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,...

IC design houses receiving more large-volume orders from tablet PC sector

Aug 31, 13:46

Some Taiwan-based touch controller and analog IC makers have recently received large-volume orders from the tablet PC sector as a number of tablet PC vendors plan to launch new models...

Taiwan IC designers shipping nearly all ICs used in Amazon tablets

Jul 27, 12:02

A number of Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see their sales move up vigorously in the third quarter of 2011 due to their shipments of IC parts to the supply chain for...

ILI Technology, Sitronix ramping up shipments of touch-controller ICs

Jul 26, 15:48

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology are expected to see increasing shipments of touch-controller ICs in the third quarter...

IC solution vendors landing more orders for entry-level smartphones and tablet PCs

Jul 25, 16:18

As the entry-level to mid-range smartphones are expected to serve as killer applications in the device market in the second half of 2011 as well as in 2012, a number of Taiwan-based...

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...

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...