LCD driver IC sales continue to drop in December, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 22, 17:05

LCD driver IC companies saw sales in November drop over 30%, and December sales are expected to continue to fall. Novatek Microelectronics, Sitronix Technology and Orise Technology...

Chipbond to see losses in 4Q08 with only 50% utilization

Dec 5, 17:01

Backend packaging and testing company Chipbond Technology is facing difficulties with a utilization rate of only 50% currently mainly due to the impact of weak panel demand on the...

Driver IC designer Sitronix outperforms Orise in October

Nov 10, 16:50

Driver IC supplier Orise Technology has reported October sales at NT$407 million (US$12.41 million), down 18.6% on month to mark the company's first sales decline since July. Another...

Taiwan IC design companies expected to see record sales in October

Oct 28, 16:35

Taiwan IC design companies Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Elan Microelectronics, Ralink Technology, Sitronix Technology and Global Unichip all expect outstanding performance...

Taiwan IC design houses report increased 3Q margins amid NT Dollar depreciation

Oct 22, 12:10

LCD driver IC makers Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have reported third-quarter gross margins at 20.16% and nearly 25% ,respectively, mainly due to exchange rate gains.

Weak market demand, tougher competition from Korea expected to weaken Taiwan LCD driver IC sales in 4Q

Oct 16, 17:04

In addition to facing an overall sluggish LCD panel market, Taiwan LCD component suppliers of LCD driver ICs and analog ICs are facing the added pressure of a relatively strong Taiwan...

Taiwan handset related IC design companies to see slight sales decline in 4Q08 thanks to stable demand for white-box handsets

Oct 16, 15:35

Since demand for white-box handsets remains strong, most handset related IC design companies are forecast to see only a mild market decline in fourth quarter 2008.

Sitronix 3Q08 sales up 13.8%; gross margin expected to increase

Oct 9, 15:56

Sitronix Technology has announced September sales of NT$619 million (US$19.08 million), slightly down two percentage points from August, but third-quarter sales were NT$1.84 billion,...

Sitronix expects to see higher sales and margins in 3Q

Oct 7, 01:15

LCD driver IC design house Sitronix Technology expects to have NT$600 million (US$18.56 million) in sales for September and NT$1.8 billion for the third-quarter amid gross margins...

Handset driver IC shipments stable in 3Q08; 4Q outlook unknown

Sep 26, 17:09

Handset makers are preparing to launch more models for the second half of the year than in the first half, thanks to recovering demand, but the outlook for shipment volumes is still...

Small- to medium-size LCD panel demand rebounds, record 3Q revenues expected for driver IC players Orise and Sitronix

Aug 22, 16:30

With demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels rebounding recently, LCD driver IC suppliers Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, which specialize in the small-size panel segments,...

Taiwan IC design houses expect record sales in August

Aug 21, 11:47

Despites global economic worries, August sales for some Taiwan IC design houses are expected to hit a record, with companies including Richtek Technology, Global Mixed-mode Technology...

Taiwan IC design houses expect June revenues to drop between 5-10%

Jul 1, 01:10

Taiwan-based IC design houses expect June revenues to drop 5-10% compared to May due to falling gross margins during the second quarter.

LCD driver IC design houses see weak demand from small- and medium-size panel makers

May 30, 12:29

LCD driver IC design houses are expected to have only a mild sequential sales growth, or decline, in May as demand for small- and medium-size panels is weak.