With the supply of display driver ICs (DDI) falling increasingly short of demand, cantilever probe cards needed to process DDI and other midrange logic ICs including NAND controllers...

Taiwan's leading display driver IC (DDI) vendor Novatek Microelectronics is expected to take the lead to raise its quotes soon to reflect increased foundry costs, which may send its...

IC test interface suppliers have seen delivery lead times for cantilever probe cards extended to 2-3 months from 3-4 weeks, due to strong demand for display driver ICs for handsets...

Taiwan-based OSAT services providers have seen clear order visibility through mid-2021, thanks to robust demand for 5G and Wi-Fi chips, power management ICs (PMIC), and display driver...

Taiwan-based backend houses have seen strong demand for display driver ICs and NAND flash controller chips, with clear order visibility through the second quarter of 2021, according...

Himax Technologies, dedicated to display driver ICs and timing controller (TCON) chips, is set to accelerate the development of AI chips in 2021 through a recent collaboration deal...

Taiwan backend houses will continue to embrace orders shifted by chipmakers from Chinese peers, as "risk control" has become a major concern among global chipmakers now that the US...

Taiwan's backend house Chipbond Technology has disclosed plans to build additional testing capacity to satisfy robust demand for display driver ICs, RF and PA components.

Prices for display driver ICs and TDDI chips are expected to rise by another 10% in the first half of 2021 after hiking in fourth-quarter 2020, due to tight foundry supply and rising...

TSMC is in talks with a Korean client for manufacturing OLED driver ICs using the foundry's 28nm high-voltage process, according to industry sources.

FocalTech Systems has raised quotes for its TDDI chips and LCD driver ICs by 10%, and is mulling another double-digit price increase in the first half of 2021, according to industry...

Display driver IC backend specialists including Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for handset-use TDDI chips, with clear order visibility...

IC design house FocalTech Systems continues to enjoy robust demand for its TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chip solutions, with shipments set to hike over 100% to 220-230...

Taiwan's driver IC backend firms have seen small-volume rush orders as a result of Samsung Electronics' gradual exit from the LCD panel market, according to industry sources said.

The supply of display driver ICs has fallen short of demand, while capacities at 8-inch foundries stay tight. Backend houses are mulling raising their quotes to reflect the tight...

Taiwanese IC design houses have mixed feelings about good sales of the new iPhone series, which could limit sales for 5G Android phones in the short term, according to industry sou...

Tape COF substrate demand has been falling thanks partly to insufficient foundry support for LCD driver ICs, and may not pick up until the first quarter of 2021, prompting some makers...

Taiwan's IC materials distributors including Niching Industrial have seen a significant surge in shipments of COF and COG packaging materials and thermal solutions since the third...

TDDI chips demand for midrange 5G smartphones has been strong, particularly from Chinese handset vendors, encouraging related Taiwan-based backend houses to purchase new test equipment...

Backend houses continue to enjoy strong chip probing demand for display driver ICs for use in gaming, educational and other-purpose notebooks, thanks to the rise of the stay-at-home...

Fingerprint ID chips vendor Egis Technology expects a surge in shipment pull-in from Chinese handset vendors in the third quarter of 2020, but whether this can generate a sequential...

Backend house ChipMOS Technologies expects sales generated from orders for memory and display driver ICs, particularly those for handset-use TDDI chips, to increase sequentially in...

Display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies expects to post an around 20% revenue increase sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, with flat growth or a slight decrease in...

Display driver IC backend specialists including ChipMos Technologies and Chipbond Technolofy are expected to enjoy a significant ramp-up in demand for handset applications, including...

FocalTech Systems is seeking to secure more 8-inch foundry capacity at TSMC aiming to satisfy robust demand for its TDDI (touch with display driver integration) chips, according to...