Elan reportedly secures touch panel module order from HTC

IC design house Elan Microelectronics has recently landed an order for touch panel modules for High Tech Computer's (HTC's) Android-based G2 handsets, with volume shipments slated for later this quarter, according to industry sources.

Elan declined to comment on the report.

The company is expected see a 80% sequential revenue growth in the second quarter, and its touchscreen IC and module solutions will cover a wide range of applications in the notebook and handset markets, the sources pointed out.

Rival Pixart Imaging is also expected to showcase touchscreen IC solutions at Computex 2009, added the sources.

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) and Egalax_empia Technology Incorporated (EETI) also announced touchscreen IC solutions earlier this year.