593 news items tagged LCD driver IC
Himax raises guidance for 1Q12
Friday 6 April 2012Himax Technologies has revised upward its sales, gross margin and EPS guidance for the first quarter of 2012, citing strong sales of its display driver ICs as well as growth in its...
ChipMOS expects sales growth in 2012
Monday 19 March 2012Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies has forecast consolidated revenues for 2012 will increase 10%. The company revealed that net revenues on a US GAAP basis for 2011 grew...
Chipbond sees flat growth in 1Q12 sales
Tuesday 13 March 2012Chipbond Technology, which provides packaging and testing services for driver ICs used mainly in TV and handset panels, expects its consolidated revenues to register flat sequential...
LCD driver IC demand picking up
Tuesday 13 March 2012The visibility of orders for small-size LCD panel driver ICs has extended through the end of the second quarter, thanks to a ramp-up in orders prior to new phone and tablet rollouts...
Chipbond sales to rise 5% in 1Q12, says paper
Friday 10 February 2012LCD driver IC packaging and testing specialist Chipbond Technology is expected to see its consolidated revenues increase as much as 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012, beating...
Renesas to terminate large-size LCD driver IC business
Thursday 2 February 2012Renesas Electronics has unveiled plans to withdraw from the large-size display driver IC business, citing the slowdown of the flat panel display market and falls in prices.
Some Taiwan LCD driver IC designers release orders to South Korea-, Japan-based packaging/testing firms
Wednesday 18 January 2012Some Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses, in order to spread risks, have placed orders for 8-inch bumping packaging and testing services with South Korea- and Japan-based providers,...
Chipbond, ChipMOS develop alternative to gold bumping
Tuesday 3 January 2012Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies have both adopted Cu/Ni/Au bumps for LCD driver IC packaging to significantly reduce gold use, according to the companies. The method...
ChipMOS aims at 10-15% revenue growth in 2012
Monday 2 January 2012Packaging and testing firm ChipMOS Technologies expects its revenues to increase 10-15% to top US$690 million in 2012, thanks to a pick-up in orders for panel-use driver ICs and new...
Powerchip mass producing driver ICs at 90nm
Tuesday 6 December 2011Powerchip Technology has announced mass production of the foundry segment's 90nm high-voltage process technology for small- to medium-size driver ICs used in mobile device applications,...
LCD driver IC design firms diversifying products
Wednesday 23 November 2011Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses have moved to diversify their product portfolios to mitigate the impact of stagnant panel demand, according to industry sources. Driver IC...
Specialty IC foundry VIS reports revenue decline for October
Wednesday 9 November 2011Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has reported an 8.3% sequential decrease in October revenues, citing lower shipments.
Chipbond launches share buyback program
Thursday 3 November 2011LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology has announced plans to repurchase 10 million, or 1.68%, of the company's outstanding shares, at between NT$22 (US$0.73)...
Chipbond expects flat or slight growth in 4Q11 sales
Thursday 3 November 2011Chipbond Technology, which provides backend services to LCD driver IC suppliers such as Japan's Renesas Electronics, Taiwan-based Novatek Microelectronics and ILi Technology (Ilitek),...
Chipbond 3Q11 profit rises on forex gain
Wednesday 26 October 2011Driver-IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology has announced financial figures for the third quarter of 2011 with net profits hiking almost 80% sequentially, as recent...
Orise profits down 71% on year in January-September period
Tuesday 25 October 2011LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology has reported net profits of NT$29.5 million (US$978,999) or an EPS of NT$0.22 for the third quarter of 2011. For the first three quarters...
China demand for small- to medium-size driver ICs, touch controllers rising
Thursday 20 October 2011Owing to strong sales during the recently concluded October national holidays, China-based branded and white-box smartphone vendors have begun to build up inventory for IC parts,...
VIS, Chipbond post drops in 3Q11 revenues
Tuesday 11 October 2011Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a major LCD driver IC foundry service provider, and driver-IC packaging and testing specialist Chipbond Technology both saw their third-quarter...
Chipbond responds to reports of price reductions
Tuesday 4 October 2011Chipbond Technology, a major Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing house, has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on media reports...
ProMOS set to exit PC DRAM business
Monday 29 August 2011ProMOS Technologies is set to switch its business focus away from PC DRAM with an aim of gradually phasing out the business, according to company chairman ML Chen.
Chipbond 2Q11 profits halved
Wednesday 24 August 2011LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology has reported net income of NT$254 million (US$8.7 million) on revenues of NT$3.445 billion for the second quarter of 2011...
ChipMOS expects weak 3Q11
Friday 19 August 2011LCD driver IC packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies expects revenues to stay flat or decrease by single digits sequentially in the third quarter of 2011. Gross margin on...
Himax, Richtek see slow growth in 3Q11
Thursday 11 August 2011LCD driver IC design firm Himax Technologies and Richtek Technology, an analog IC designer, both expect their sales performance to come below seasonal patterns in the third quarter...
VIS guides lower sales in 3Q11
Friday 29 July 2011Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced its second quarter financial results. Second quarter revenue was NT$4.017 billion (US$139 million), net income around NT$363...
LCD driver IC firms 3Q11 sales to grow 10%
Friday 29 July 2011Taiwan-based TFT LCD driver IC firms are expected to post around 10% sequential revenue growth in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by demand for small-size driver ICs from the handset...