113 news items tagged FocalTech
Novatek and other DDI chip suppliers to raise quotes for 1Q21
Wednesday 23 December 2020A number of Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers, including Novatek Microelectronics, have completed talks with downstream clients over raising quotes for their TDDI and DDI chips...
Second-tier IC design houses to enjoy profit growth in 4Q20
Friday 18 December 2020Tight foundry capacity resulting in insufficient chip supplies and rising chip ASPs already buoyed Taiwan's first-tier fabless chipmakers' profits in the third quarter. Such scenario...
LCD driver IC suppliers to see gross margin growth
Wednesday 16 December 2020Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers are poised to see their gross margins improve in fourth-quarter 2020 and even in first-quarter 2021 due to rising chip prices.
Taiwan driver IC vendors zero in on automotive market
Wednesday 2 December 2020Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers have begun to enhance their deployments in the automotive electronics sector, expecting car-use DDI and IVI (in-vehicle infotainment)...
FocalTech posts profit hike in 3Q20
Thursday 12 November 2020Taiwan-based FocalTech Systems, a supplier of touchscreen and LCD driver ICs, has reported net profits hiked over 164.8% sequentially to NT$268 million (US$9.4 million) in the third...
FocalTech raises TDDI and LCD driver IC prices 10%
Wednesday 11 November 2020FocalTech 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...
FocalTech enjoys strong TDDI chip demand
Friday 30 October 2020IC 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...
Shipments of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 chips still booming
Friday 23 October 2020Taiwan's IC suppliers still see strong order pull-ins for chips supporting production of 5G phones and Wi-Fi 6 network devices in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to industry...
Chip probing demand for notebook display driver IC remains strong
Monday 31 August 2020Backend 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...
Egis sees rush orders for handset fingerprint chips
Monday 17 August 2020Fingerprint 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...
FocalTech posts profit surge in 2Q20
Thursday 13 August 2020FocalTech Systems, specializing in the development of LCD driver ICs and touchscreen controllers, has reported net profits surged 70.2% sequentially to NT$101 million (US$3.43) in...
Display driver IC firms to see robust revenue growth in 3Q20
Thursday 30 July 2020Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers have seen their order visibility improve as handset brands gear up for the launch of new models in the third quarter, and PC and notebook...
FocalTech seeking more 8-inch foundry capacity at TSMC
Tuesday 14 July 2020FocalTech 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...
EgisTec board approves additional investment in FocalTech
Thursday 14 May 2020The board of directors of Egis Technology (EgisTec) has approved plans to acquire an additional 16% stake in fellow IC design company FocalTech System.
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to stay on growth track in 2020
Tuesday 12 May 2020Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers, including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Sitronix Technology and FocalTech Systems, are confident that they will stay on the...
EgisTec, FocalTech form alliance to develop FTDDI chips
Monday 11 May 2020Taiwan-based IC design houses Egis Technology (EgisTec) and FocalTech System have announced an alliance to develop next-generation fingerprint, touch, display driver integrated (FTDDI)...
Driver IC backend houses expect demand to rebound in 2H20
Wednesday 19 February 2020Taiwan-based handset display driver IC backend specialists have seen customer orders slow down, with poor order visibility for the next several months, but they expect demand to rebound...
Taiwan backend firms to up capacity for OLED driver ICs in 1H20
Friday 10 January 2020Taiwan-based display driver IC designers and backend specialists are looking to ready additional capacities by mid-2020 to meet growing demand for OLED driver ICs, according to industry...
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...
FocalTech swings to profit in 3Q19
Thursday 14 November 2019IC design house FocalTech Systems managed to return to profitability in the third quarter of 2019, ending a streak of three consecutive quarterly losses.
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...
IC designers turn conservative about 2H19 on reported 30% China panel output cut
Monday 10 June 2019Taiwan IC designers have turned conservative about their revenue performances for the second half of 2019 as uncertain fallouts of the US-China trade war and trade sanctions against...
COF packaging sees demand emerging for automotive OLED displays
Friday 31 May 2019COF packaging demand for automotive OLED displays has emerged, which may further tighten market supply as capacity expansion will remain quite limited in the short term, according...
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.