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- September 26, 2023
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Top 10 global display driver chip companies
Welcome to the exciting world of display driver chip companies! These innovative enterprises play a crucial role in enabling the stunning visuals we see on our electronic devices. Today, let’s introduce you to the top 10 global display driver chip companies that have been at the forefront of this industry. Keep reading!
Established time | 1938 |
Headquarters | Suwon, South Korea |
Company website | www.samsung.com |
Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Digital City, Suwon, South Korea. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate). As of 2020, Samsung has the eighth-highest global brand value.
Novatek Microelectronics
Established time | 1997 |
Headquarters | Taiwan, China |
Company website | https://www.novatek.com.tw/en-global/Home/Index |
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. is a leading fabless chip design company specializing in the design, development and sales of a wide range of display driver ICs & SoC solutions that help its worldwide customers meet emerging needs for sophisticated flat-panel display applications and audio/video applications for all digital devices.
Building on its expertise in chip design and advanced fabrication technologies, Novatek has successfully achieved substantial growth and expansion, as well as an outstanding financial performance since its inception in May 1997.
Established time | 1999 |
Headquarters | South Korea |
Company website | https://www.lxsemicon.com/en/web/main |
Founded in 1999, LX Semicon has grown into Korea’s leading fabless company by advancing our system IC technology, which is applicable to various displays across the IT field, to global standards. As LX Semicon leaps forward to become a global system IC company through building a diverse product portfolio, it is currently responding to new changes like AI or Big Data by pushing forward with investments and entrance into new sectors, such as automotive system IC.
Himax Technologies
Established time | 2001 |
Headquarters | Tainan, Taiwan |
Company website | https://www.himax.com.tw/ |
Himax Technologies, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor solution provider dedicated to display imaging processing technologies. Himax is a worldwide market leader in display driver ICs and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops, monitors, mobile phones, tablets, automotive, digital cameras, car navigation, virtual reality (VR) devices and many other consumer electronics devices. Additionally, Himax designs and provides controllers for touch sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions, AMOLED ICs, LED driver ICs, power management ICs and LCoS micro-displays for augmented reality (AR) devices and heads-up displays (HUD) for automotive.
The Company also offers CMOS image sensors, wafer-level optics for AR devices, 3D Sensing and ultralow power AI Image Sensing, which are used in a wide variety of applications such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, TV, PC cameras, automobiles, security, medical device, home appliance, AIoT, etc.
Established time | 2003 |
Headquarters | Taiwan, China |
Company website | https://www.rad-ic.com/en-global |
Raydium Semiconductor Corporation is a leading integrated circuit (IC) design company in Taiwan, as well as the benchmark leader in advanced AMOLED display on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Raydium is one of the top 10 IC design companies of Taiwan.
Raydium was founded in 2003, has been focusing on providing a diverse and complete range of comprehensive display driver IC, touch control IC, power management, and timing controller IC (TCON) solutions. The product portfolio has diverse applications, including AIoT (artificial intelligence + Internet of Things), smart TV, professional gaming, computer information, mobile and wearable devices, automotive, and industrial control.
Fitipower
Established time | 1995 |
Headquarters | Taiwan, China |
Company website | https://www.fitipower.com/en |
Founded in 1995 in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc. is focused on designing chips for our customers. Through key product development and mergers and acquisitions, it is a leader in various types of display screen design ICs and power management ICs. As the world advances through artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), the products it designs or the services rendered give the customers and partners a deep understanding of Fitipower’s dedication to performance and value.
Not only is Fitipower a pioneer in display chips and power management, but it also specializes in providing products and solutions for the ever-evolving display screen and various electronic products.
Fitipower’s many customers are based around the world and the chips designed for them and manufactured by specialist foundries are applied across a wide range of end markets such as consumer electronics, automotive electronics, communications and networking, various industrial and commercial applications and the IoT. With such a vast array of end-use demand, it contributes to the stability and growth of Fitipower’s operations.
Established time | 1998 |
Headquarters | Hsinchu, Taiwan |
Company website | https://www.sitronix.com.tw/en/index/ |
Sitronix Technology Corporation is a Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company that primarily focuses on display driver ICs (DDIs) for industrial displays, mobile phones, and a wide range of AIoT devices. In recent years, the company’s subsidiaries have also seen tremendous growths in their power IC, optical and MEMS sensors, smartphone touch controller IC, and AIoT businesses.
Sitronix’s philosophy is to pursue two goals: diversification and differentiation. The idea of diversification is reflected in its products and the range of customers that it serves. As one of the few DDI companies that offer different display technologies – from TN, STN to TFT – for a wide range of applications, along with non-DDI products such as sensors, MCUs, touch controller ICs and power management ICs, Sitronix serves a large variety of customer segments.
FocalTech
Established time | 2005 |
Headquarters | Taiwan, China |
Company website | https://www.focaltech-electronics.com/en-global |
FocalTech is one of the pioneers in the R&D of capacitive multi-touch technologies and also the leading supplier of capacitive touch panel controller ICs in the world. It delivers the complete line-up of capacitive touch panel solutions to accommodate from 1 to 25-inch capacitive touch screen panels that adopt a variety of sensor stack-up structures, processes and materials.
With independent R&D as its consistent commitment, FocalTech has more than 700 patents from China and other countries. For high-to-entry in-cell and on-cell technologies, FocalTech also rolls out the world’s leading mass production-ready solutions. Since the beginning of its inception, FocalTech has engaged in the TFT LCD driver IC business. In January 2015, FocalTech merged with the well-known display driver IC company, Orise Tech, which significantly strengthened its leadership position in this field. While providing a full range of LCD display driver solutions to its worldwide customers, FocalTech has accumulated a solid IP foundation, which includes image processing algorithms, DSP, analog design, and power-saving technologies.
Established time | 1997 |
Headquarters | Hsinchu, Taiwan |
Company website | https://www.mediatek.com/ |
MediaTek Incorporated is the world’s 4th largest global fabless semiconductor company. It is a market leader in developing innovative systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile devices, home entertainment, connectivity and IoT products. Ultimately, it powers more than 2 billion devices a year – that’s in 20 percent of homes and nearly 1 of every 3 mobile phones globally.
For over 25 years, MediaTek’s dedication to innovation has positioned MediaTek as a market driving force in several key technology areas, including highly power-efficient mobile technologies, automotive solutions and a broad range of advanced multimedia products such as smartphones, Chromebooks, smart TVs, smart home connectivity, IoT and Voice Assistant Devices (VAD).
Solomon
Established time | 1973 |
Headquarters | Taiwan, China |
Company website | https://www.solomon.com.tw/en/ |
Solomon was founded in 1973, it was the first electronic components sales agency in Taiwan. Currently, it is a listed company and one of the top 200 technology companies in Taiwan.
Solomon started its business in three main areas: power generators, electronic components, and welding equipment; in 1984, Solomon became the official distributor for Cummins, the world´s largest professional heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturer. In 1989, Solomon entered the Liquid Crystal Display business. In 1994, Solomon built a headquarters in Nangkang, Taipei. In the meantime, Solomon expanded its business into other fields such as semiconductors (TM Tech and UTC) and batteries (NiMH battery in corporation with Toshiba).
A display driver IC acts as an interface between a microprocessor or digital systems and the display panels (i.e. LCD or OLED). Display drivers typically accept commands and data and generate signals with suitable voltage, current, and timing to make the display panel show the desired texts or images.
Display Driver IC is an indispensable semiconductor chip to operate each sub-pixel. DDI accepts a signal of an image from the CPU of the device and generates and controls the output signals. To put it simply, Display Driver IC commands the order to each sub-pixel on the panel to operate.
- Samsung
- Novatek Microelectronics
- LX Semicon
- Himax Technologies
- Raydium
- Fitipower
- Sitronix
- FocalTech
- MediaTek
- Solomon
