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Wednesday 8 February 2023
March will bring short lead-time orders, says Novatek
Display driver IC (DDI) specialist Novatek Microelectronics anticipates a pull-in of short lead-time orders in March, and is confident that first-quarter revenue will either maintain...
Tuesday 7 February 2023
When will DDI market turn around?
Novatek Microelectronics is about to hold its earnings call, and what market outlook the top Taiwanese supplier of display driver ICs (DDI) will give for the chip segment is highly...
Wednesday 25 January 2023
VIS lands increasing orders from China, US, Europe on geopolitical effects
Taiwan's pure-play foundry Vanguard International Manufacturing (VIS) continues to benefit from geopolitical effects, winning more shifted orders from clients in China and the US...
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Semiconductor materials demand still promising
Despite chipmakers' near-term caution about market prospects, semiconductor materials demand remains promising in the longer term, according to market sources.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Himax sees 4Q22 revenue beat guidance
Display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies saw its fourth-quarter revenue climb 22.8% sequentially, which came far above its guidance of 4-8% growth.
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Foundry PSMC cautious about 1Q23 outlook
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has expressed caution about its sales prospects for the first quarter of 2023 when its overall fab utilization rate...
Monday 16 January 2023
Price war among DDI makers rages on, denting gross margins
A price reduction spree is intensifying among Taiwan's display driver ICs (DDI) suppliers as they are moving to accelerate inventory destocking by offering relatively preferential...
Thursday 12 January 2023
DDI chip vendors eye increasing demand from OLED notebook sector
Taiwan-based IC suppliers for OLED DDI chips are poised to land increasing orders from the notebook sector in addition to current mainstream applications for handsets, tablets and...
Wednesday 11 January 2023
Novatek 4Q22 revenues beat guidance
Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics saw its fourth-quarter revenues increase 14.6% sequentially to NT$22.42 billion (US$735.6 million), outpacing the high end of...
Thursday 5 January 2023
DDI inventory correction nears the end?
Display driver IC (DDI) inventory correction may end earlier than other IC segments, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 4 January 2023
Taiwan chipmakers eye high-end IC opportunities
Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers have enhanced their efforts to develop high-end chips such as mobile application processors (AP), OLED display driver ICs (DDI), ASICs, wireless communication...
Wednesday 28 December 2022
Novatek, Himax team up for AI chips
Himax Technologies has announced it is teaming up with fellow display driver IC company Novatek Microelectronics to develop pre-roll AI solutions for battery-operated surveillance...
Wednesday 28 December 2022
DDI prices to bottom out in 1H23
Display driver IC (DDI) prices are expected to bottom out in the first half of 2023 and start recovering, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 December 2022
MicroLED, miniLED to drive ESD protection component demand
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection component demand is promising thanks to the growing demand for microLED- and miniLED-backlight displays, according to sources at Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
IC, materials distributors keen on diversifying biz deployments
Taiwan's ICs and materials distributors are keen on diversifying business deployments and product applications into fields such as biotech, healthcare, green energy and even device...