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Future developments in the TFT LCD panel industry: Q&A with Innolux chairman
Monday 25 February 2013
The TFT LCD panel industry is continuing to intensify as market demand is increasing, bringing competition between Korea-, Japan-, Taiwan- and China-based panel makers to unprecedented levels. As produciton capacity becomes...

The possibilities of Willow glass: Q&A with Corning executives Alan Eusden and Dipak Chowdhury
Monday 8 October 2012
Corning Glass is one of the world's leading makers in specialty glass. One of its latest products is the Willow glass, which promises to enable the commercialization of flexible display products. Digitmes recently managed...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
Friday 4 May 2012
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) in the second half of 2011 has brought more uncertainties to the development of the world's LCD panel industry...

Challenges of upcoming in-cell touch technology: Q&A with TPK chairman Michael Chiang
Friday 27 April 2012
Touch panel maker TPK Holding managed to ramp up its revenues 7-fold to NT$143.37 billion (US$4.86 billion) in 2011 from NT$18.71 billion in 2009. The touch panel vendor also posted an EPS of NT$48.22 in 2011, while a number...

Taiwan must learn antitrust lessons: Q&A with ex-CMO president Ho Jau-yang
Wednesday 7 September 2011
The US Justice Department's antitrust cases against the world's major LCD panel makers have resulted in hefty fines for companies and prison terms for executives. Among them were Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and its president...

China may see LCD panel oversupply in 2H12: Q&A with Digitimes Research senior analyst Tony Huang
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Local and foreign players are scrambling to build next-generation large-size TFT LCD panel fabs in China, which is expected to become the largest LCD TV market in the world in 2011. Digitimes Research senior analyst Tony...

Wednesday 12 November 2008
Pixtronix, a US-based start-up with a staff size of about 45, claims it has been doing what everyone else in the flat panel display industry has been trying to achieve: low-cost and energy-saving solutions without trading...

Interview with Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview Taiwan's new Economics Minister Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, to discuss current issues being handled by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), including regulations on investments...

The prospects for medium-size-panels: Q&A with HannStar Display president David Joe
Tuesday 18 March 2008
HannStar Display, whose second 3G LCD panel plant has just been taken over by Wintek, has recently been dogged by rumors that it is also seeking to sell off its 5G plant (or 5.3G as the company describes it). But HannStar...

TPO Displays aiming for record performance in 2008: Q&A with company CEO William Chang
Wednesday 13 February 2008
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview William Chang, CEO and president of Taiwan-based small- to medium-size panel maker TPO Displays, during which he talked about the company's goal and capacity expansion...

Solar energy business an imperative: Q&A with CMO president Jau-Yang Ho
Monday 26 November 2007
Apart from continuously growing its core business, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), a Taiwan-based LCD panel maker, now is expanding into the solar energy market and expects to volume produce thin-film solar energy products...

Talking LCD TVs: Q&A with ViewSonic America president Matt Milne
Thursday 22 November 2007
Although LCD monitor demand remains strong, with global shipments expected to increase 30% this year, annual growth will begin to drop off starting next year, with DisplaySearch forecasting that growth in the global LCD...

The new direction for AUO: Q&A with AUO chairman, new CEO and president
Tuesday 11 September 2007
The management changes of AU Optronics (AUO) came into effect on September 1 with HB Chen, former president of AUO, taking over as vice chairman/CEO and LJ (Lai-Juh) Chen, former senior vice president and general manager...

Riding the next crystal wave: Q&A with AUO president HB Chen
Thursday 10 May 2007
As demand for LCD TVs continues to surge and is expected to reach 75 million units this year, the application is becoming the top segment in terms of panel shipment area consumption over that of LCD monitors and notebooks...

A second-tier LCD panel maker looks to rebound: Q&A with HannStar president David Joe
Friday 9 March 2007
With LCD TV panels becoming the focus of TFT LCD panel makers, makers are moving to larger-size panel production. With this trend, first-tier panel makers have become more competitive, as they are more capable in securing...

CPT R&D vice president talks about FPD industry trends
Monday 20 November 2006
DigiTimes recently had a chance to talk to Kuang-Lang Chen, vice president of TFT-business R&D center at Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), about the recent FPD International 2006 show in Yokohama, Japan (October 18-20)...

Discussing the AMD-ATI deal: Q&A with AMD EVP Henri Richard
Tuesday 25 July 2006
Rumors of an AMD acquisition of ATI had been swirling for some time. Certainly the rumor mill was at work prior to Computex in June. Reactions to the initial rumors were varied, ranging from financial incredulity, when...

JSR to strengthen ties with Taiwan LCD makers: Q&A with JSR president Yoshinori Yoshida
Monday 10 July 2006
Japan-based JSR Corporation, a major supplier of color pigment dispersed resists for producing LCD color filters (CFs), recently finished first-stage construction of its new LCD material plant at the Central Taiwan Science-based...

TPO aims at top spot in small-to-medium-size panel market in 2006: Q&A with chairman Ray Chen
Thursday 22 June 2006
TPO Displays (formerly Toppoly Optoelectronics) aims to become the world's top small-to-medium-size panel maker by increasing its market share from 12%, currently, to 20% by 2008, indicated company chairman & CEO Ray...
Friday 16 June 2006
Large-size panel prices have fallen at a faster than expected rate while panel makers have trimmed their shipment forecasts in the second quarter. DigiTimes.com recently had the opportunity to meet with Sweta Dash, director...

Where is the LCD TV mainstream heading: An interview with DisplaySearch president Ross Young
Thursday 25 May 2006
Ross Young, the founder and president of DisplaySearch, recently spoke with DigiTimes about this year's outlook for the TFT LCD industry, the competition between Taiwan-based and Korean-based panel makers and the fierce...

A turning point for Arima Computer: An interview with CEO David Su
Monday 24 April 2006
David Su, the newly appointed CEO of Arima Computer, recently spoke with DigiTimes about the company's outlook, his optimism for a new market presence and an opportunity to correct past mistakes. There is no lack of challenge...

Talking monitor and notebook panels: An interview with AUO vice president Paul Peng
Friday 14 April 2006
DigiTimes had the chance to interview Paul Peng, AU Optronics (AUO) vice president and general manager of Information Technology Display Business Group, about future developments in the LCD monitor and notebook market,...

Wider gamut, brighter displays: Q&A with Genoa Color Technologies, part four
Friday 3 March 2006
Start-up Genoa Color Technologies has developed technology that significantly enhances the picture produced by a wide variety of display types, including TFT LCD, front- and rear-projection systems, and color-sequential...

Leveraging MEMS for flat-panel displays: Q&A with QMT SVP Greg Heinzinger
Friday 20 January 2006
Qualcomm MEMS Technologies (QMT) was formed following Qualcomm's acquisition of Iridigm Display Corporation in September, 2004. With this acquisition, Qualcomm acquired a technology that unites micro-electro-mechanical...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
















