Topro Technology expects to release a new controller chipset for 30-inch LCD TVs by year-end and another new part in the second quarter of next year, the company said.
The controller chipset to be introduced by year-end will integrate three-dimensional (3D) comb filtering and de-interlacing features, while the second part will also integrate video-decoding support, the company indicated.
Topro started shipping controller chips that feature integrated 3D comb filtering and de-interlacing for under-23-inch LCD TVs, in the second half of last year, the company added.
The company had LCD-TV controller-chip shipments of 280,000 in the first half of 2004, but monthly shipments dwindled to 10,000 units in the second half, due to weak LCD-TV demand, the company said. However, total shipments will still rise 7% on year to more than 300,000 units in 2004, the company added.
Topro mainly focuses on producing driver ICs for LCD monitors, and the company had monthly shipments of 900,000 units in the first half of this year but only 600,000 in the second half due to a sluggish panel market, the company pointed out.
Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, DenMOS Technology and Winbond Electronics are Topro’s major Taiwan-based competitors.
Article translated by Carrie Yu and edited by Michael McManus
