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Tuesday 2 April 2019
COG packaging demand picking up
COG (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)...
Monday 25 February 2019
Development of foldable smartphones by non-Samsung players to benefit Taiwan supply chain
The planned launch of foldable smartphones by vendors other than Samsung Electronics such as Huawei and other Chinese brands, will benefit Taiwan's supply chain makers related to...
Monday 28 January 2019
Taiwan firms gearing up for OLED market boom
With more LCD panel suppliers capable of producing in commercial volume OLED displays for smartphones, Taiwan-based driver IC firms and related backend houses are gearing up to grow...
Monday 28 January 2019
Huawei makes early preparations for 5G
As China's leading smartphone and telecom equipment maker, Huawei is moving at full throttles to strengthen its capabilities for the upcoming 5G commercialization era by placing orders...
Monday 14 January 2019
Unigroup starts mass production of 3D NAND backend lines
Unimos Microelectronics, a re-invested memory backend service affiliate of China's Tsinghua Unigroup, has recently kicked off volume production at its 3D NAND memory chips packaging...
Tuesday 18 December 2018
ChipMOS looks to COF packaging, automotive electronics for 2019 growth
Chip-on-film (COF) packaging demand for panel-use driver ICs, demand for memory chips including niche-market DRAM and automotive NOR flash, and demand for automotive touch and display...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Rising popularity of all-screen smartphones stimulating TDDI chip demand
Smartphone vendors intend to promote their all-screen models in 2019 to boost their unit sales amid stagnant global demand for smartphones. With all-screen smartphones adopting TDDI...
Friday 28 September 2018
ChipMOS to raise testing quotes for TDDI chips
Testing house ChipMOS Technologies plans to raise its quotes particularly those for TDDI chips by about 5% in early October, according to industry sources. The price adjustment is...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Driver IC backend firms ink 3-year supply contracts
Driver IC backend specialists have inked supply deals with several of their fabless clients, and have promised sufficient capacity for COF (chip-on-film) packaging over the next three...
Friday 29 June 2018
Backend firms gearing up for robust demand for TDDI chips
Demand 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...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Taiwan partners to gain from Nintendo Switch shipment boom
Japan gaming consoles provider Nintendo is aggressively bracing for the upcoming robust shipments of its star product Switch series gaming machines with the rollout of heavyweight...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
ChipMOS seeing COF packaging capacity run at full utilization
ChipMOS Technologies has seen its COF (chip-on-film) packaging production capacity run at full utilization, thanks to strong demand for TDDI (touch and display driver integration)...
Tuesday 26 June 2018
COF packaging substrate, service suppliers bracing for strong sales in 2H18
Chip on film (COF) packaging substrate supplier JMC Electronics and COF back-end service firms Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are set to enjoy brisk sales in the second...
Tuesday 15 May 2018
ChipMOS obtains NT$12 billion syndicated loan
Backend house ChipMOS Technologies has signed a five-year syndicated loan for NT$12 billion (US$401.4 million) with 11 local banks in Taiwan, according to a company filing with the...
Monday 14 May 2018
ChipMOS profits fall in 1Q18
Backend firm ChipMOS Technologies has announced net profits of NT$22.8 million (US$0.77 million) for the first quarter of 2018, down 86% sequentially and 99% on year, with EPS coming...