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...

Short lead-time orders from China buoying revenues for IC design firms

Nov 28, 13:40

Taiwan-based fabless IC firms have received an influx of short lead-time orders from clients in China recently, according to industry sources. The pull-in of orders, mainly for smartphones...

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...

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...

Sitronix expects 15-20% growth in 2Q11 sales with higher gross margin

May 19, 01:25

LCD driver IC design house Sitronix Technology has projected consolidated revenues will increase 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2011, buoyed by higher shipments. Gross...

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,...

Sitronix responds to report on 1Q11 sales

Stockwatch - Feb 16, 17:01

LCD driver IC design house Sitronix Technology has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) saying it has not given revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2011.

TFT LCD analog IC design houses slashing prices by 10-30%

Jan 25, 01:30

Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are aggressively cutting quotes, especially in the TFT LCD panel analog IC segment. With Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Raydium Semiconductor,...

Sitronix to tap MEMS market

Jan 6, 10:54

Sitronix Technology has developed its first 3-axis accelerometer with a launch expected to come soon, according to industry sources. The company is also looking to tap the markets...

Sitronix and BOE to cooperate for medium- to large-size panel plant, says report

Newswatch - Jan 5, 15:53

Taiwan-based IC design house Sitronix Technology will reportedly cooperate with China-based BOE Technology to set up production plant for medium-to large-size TFT-LCD panels, according...

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...

Compal, Sitronix to set up joint venture to design touch ICs for tablets

Dec 13, 10:29

Compal Electronics and Sitronix Technology will establish a joint venture to design touch controller ICs specifically for use in tablet PCs.

Sitronix launches capacitive touch-panel ICs

Nov 25, 14:07

Taiwan's IC design house Sitronix Technology recently introduced a lineup of projected capacitive touchscreen panel ICs for smartphones with screen sizes of 3.5- and 3.8-inch. The...

Sitronix breaks into supply chain of handset brand vendor with touch-panel ICs

Oct 26, 01:55

Sitronix Technology has entered the supply chain of a major brand-name handset vendor for projected capacitive touch-screen panel ICs, with small-volume shipments slated for November,...

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix set to see revenues decline in 3Q10

Sep 3, 10:59

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology has indicated that shipments of its large-size LCD panel driver ICs have been lower than expected so far in the third quarter of 2010 which...

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix posts profit 1H10

Aug 5, 13:53

LCD driver IC vendor Sitronix Technology has posted net profits of NT$285 million (US$8.95 million) or an EPS of NT$2.47 for the first half of 2010.

Touchscreen IC suppliers cutting prices to win orders

Apr 13, 11:29

Major touchscreen solution suppliers including Synaptics, Elan Microelectronics, Cypress and Atmel have recently cut prices for particular customers or models by 10-20%, as a move...

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.

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...

Fortrend signs cooperation agreement with Sitronix

Jan 15, 14:20

Projected capacitive touch panel maker Fortrend Touch Panel Division has announced the signing of an agreement with Sitronix Technology to share technologies and touch IC purchases...

Competition in touchscreen solution market to heat up in 2010

Jan 14, 11:54

Competition in the touchscreen IC solution market is set to become fiercer in 2010 as more vendors, including Holtek Semiconductor, Sonix Technology, Weltrend Semiconductor, Sitronix...

Driver IC design houses to see on-month revenue growth in December

Newswatch - Dec 22, 14:01

Taiwan-based driver IC designers, including Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, are expected to see revenue growth in December on demand for the Lunar New Year holidays, with...

Demand for large-size LCD driver ICs to stay strong in 1Q10

Newswatch - Dec 10, 15:25

Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers are expected to see their sales performance stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 due to relatively strong demand for large-size...

Driver IC houses see drop in November 2009 sales

Dec 8, 15:28

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and Orise Technology all saw a sequential decrease in November 2009 sales, with their respective...

Sitronix to see 50% driver IC shipment growth in 2010

Nov 27, 15:58

Sitronix Technology's LCD driver IC shipments are likely to grow 50% in 2010 driven by the tight relationship of Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Compal Electronics, according to...

Large-size driver IC ASP likely to fall in 4Q09

Oct 6, 11:47

Weaker demand on seasonality is likely to push down the average selling price (ASP) of large-size LCD driver ICs in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to market watchers. Suppliers...

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designers look to China holidays for demand

Sep 22, 15:18

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses hope to receive more orders for China's October holidays to boost their revenues in September, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

LCD driver IC designers expected to see 10-20% revenue drop in 4Q09

Sep 15, 11:47

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses are expected to see monthly revenues begin to decline from October mainly due to decreased demand from handset makers in China, with revenues...

Driver IC designer Sitronix to see both small- and large-size shipments grow in 2H09

Aug 28, 16:42

Taiwan-based driver IC design house Sitronix Technology is expected to see third-quarter revenues increase by 15% with shipments of both small-size and large-size products increasing...

Driver IC designer Sitronix lands orders from South Korea vendors

Newswatch - Aug 20, 14:30

IC design house Sitronix Technology has been shipping small-size TFT-LCD driver ICs to handset makers in China since early 2009, and the company recently obtained orders from South...