Global shipments of smartphone-use TDDI (contact and show driver integration) chips are anticipated to extend 20% in 2019 from about 414 million items in 2018, in accordance with Digitimes Research.
The provide of TDDI chips fell wanting demand in 2018, on account of restricted out there capability at IC foundries, mentioned Digitimes Research. TDDI chip cargo progress was partly constrained by the tight provide final yr.
TDDI chip shipments for 2018 nonetheless represented a greater than 40% improve in comparison with 2017, Digitimes Research famous. Suppliers noticed their downstream panel prospects and smartphone distributors categorical extra willingness to undertake TDDI chips of their units.
TDDI chip shipments are set to get pleasure from one other improve this yr, however progress will decelerate on account of a common slowdown within the world smartphone market, Digitimes Research indicated.
Novatek Microelectronics remained the biggest provider of TDDI chips in 2018, adopted by Synaptics, in accordance with Digitimes Research.
