32 news items tagged FocalTech Systems
FocalTech to see 4Q19 revenue meet guidance
Thursday 12 December 2019FocalTech Systems is expected to see its fourth-quarter revenues meet its estimate of slight sequential growth, but it remains to be seen whether the IC design house will remain profitable...
Competition to heat up in optical fingerprint sensor market in 2020
Friday 30 August 2019Dedicated optical fingerprint sensor chips suppliers Goodix Technology and Egis Technology (EgisTec) may see their monthly and quarterly revenues hit new highs in the second half...
COF substrate maker JMC sees clear order visibility through 1H20
Thursday 15 August 2019Chip-on-film (COF) substrate supplier JMC Electronics has enjoyed robust demand for semi-additive tape COF packaging services, boasting clear order visibility through the first half...
FocalTech expects sales recovery starting 2Q19
Thursday 16 May 2019FocalTech Systems, which remained unprofitable in the first quarter of 2019, expects its sales and gross margin to recover starting the second quarter.
FocalTech may swing to profitability in 2019 on robust TDDI chip shipments
Thursday 11 April 2019Taiwan-based IC designer FocalTech Systems is likely to return to profitability in 2019 thanks to robust shipments of its new-generation TDDI and fingerprint ID chip solutions expected...
COG packaging demand picking up
Tuesday 2 April 2019COG (chip-on-glass) packaging demand has picked up recently as some Taiwan-based suppliers of TDDI (touch and display driver integrated) chips adopt the method to replace COF (chip-on-film)...
FocalTech to see sales recovery in 2Q19
Tuesday 26 March 2019Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchcreen and LCD driver ICs, is expected to see its financial performance hit the bottom of 2019 in the first quarter and recover starting...
FocalTech reports first-ever negative gross margin
Monday 4 March 2019Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems saw its gross margin fall into negative territory to minus 8.35% in the fourth quarter of 2018, when the supplier of touchcreen and LCD driver ICs suffered...
Chip shipments for all-screen smartphones start ramping up
Wednesday 24 October 2018Shipments of chip solutions for all-screen smartphones, such as TDDI solutions, optical fingerprint identification chips and touch controller chips, have started growing fast as chipmakers...
FocalTech files another patent lawsuit against Novatek
Tuesday 25 September 2018FocalTech Systems has stepped up its legal attack against Novatek Microelectronics, alleging another Novatek TDDI chip for infringing its patents.
FocalTech demands NT$790 million from Novatek for alleged patent infringement
Tuesday 18 September 2018FocalTech Systems has demanded at least NT$794 million (US$25.8 million) from fellow IC design company Novatek Microelectronics for allegedly infringing its patents related to TDDI...
IC designers gearing up to embrace biometric ID market boom
Thursday 13 September 2018IC design houses in Taiwan and China including Egis Technology (Egistec), Goodix Technology, FocalTech Systems and Silead Microelectronics are gearing up to upgrade and expand their...
FocalTech files infringement complaint against Novatek
Monday 3 September 2018FocalTech Systems has filed a lawsuit with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Court against fellow LCD driver IC company Novatek Microelectronics, alleging Novatek's integrated driver...
Strong quarters ahead for Taiwan driver IC firms
Friday 17 August 2018Several Taiwan-based panel driver IC specialists' efforts to diversify and enhance further their product portfolios are set to bear fruit in the second half of 2018, when these companies...
Backend firms gearing up for robust demand for TDDI chips
Friday 29 June 2018Demand for TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips is set to ramp up starting the third quarter, with Taiwan-based backend firms including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS...
Driver IC firms vying for 8-inch foundry support
Friday 11 May 2018Thanks to strong rush orders from China smartphone makers, Taiwan-based suppliers of LCD driver ICs are all optimistic about revenue growths in the second quarter of 2018, but their...
Chip demand from Android phone makers picking up
Tuesday 17 April 2018China-based handset brands have ramped up their chip orders since March with the demand momentum likely to continue into early May, according to sources from Taiwan's IC suppliers.
Chip demand from China handset firms picking up
Thursday 12 April 2018Chip demand from China-based handset companies is picking up and will buoy sales performance at related chip suppliers, such as application processor designer MediaTek and LCD driver...
Taiwan IC design houses vying for orders for ASIC
Friday 30 March 2018With more device vendors developing their chip solutions in-house, as well as China pushing for self-sufficiency in semiconductors, demand for custom ASIC chips has been growing substantially,...
Taiwan LCD driver IC makers diversifying product lines
Monday 26 February 2018Taiwan LCD driver IC designers are aggressively diversifying their product lines to counter the declining presence of domestic TFT LCD panel makers in the global market, and will...
FocalTech swings to loss in 2017
Wednesday 14 February 2018Touchscreen and LCD driver solution provider FocalTech Systems swung to net losses of NT$103 million (US$3.51 million) in 2017. EPS came to negative NT$0.28.
FocalTech optimistic about TDDI chip demand for all-screen devices in 2018
Friday 10 November 2017Full in-cell display module makers have been improving yield rates to lower their production costs for all-screen panels, which will see wider adoption by smartphones and tablets...
Chipbond posts record 3Q17 revenues
Friday 13 October 2017Chipbond Technology's consolidated revenues climbed to a record high of about NT$5 billion (US$165.3 million) in the third quarter of 2017. Market watchers expect the company to post...
Taiwan IC backend firms to enjoy strong 4Q17
Monday 25 September 2017A ramp-up of orders for communications chips, as well as TV panel-use driver ICs and TDDI (touch with display driver) chips, will enable Taiwan-based IC backend firms to enjoy a particularly...
Chipbond, ChipMOS see rising orders for TDDI chips
Friday 25 August 2017Backend houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have seen orders for TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chips for use in 18:9 smartphone panels ramp up, which...