Among the flat-panel display pioneers in Taiwan is Univision Technology, a specialist in OLED displays, based in the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP). A relatively young company, Univision has developed its own OLED technology,...

Ligitek Electronics, a Taiwan-based LED testing and packaging company, saw its gross margins rise from less than 25% in the first half of this year to 27-28% in the third quarter, on the successful performance of its new...

DigiTimes recently had the opportunity to speak with JJ Lih, Director of the OLED Division at AUO (AU Optronics), one of a handful of companies now fabricating flat-display panels in Taiwan. In particular, Lih outlined...

The TFT LCD industry has gone through a series of heated price wars since last month, and several Taiwan-based makers have decided to suspend their production plans, reallocate capacity and clear out excess inventory. Various...

During a pre-seminar meeting (UK Development in Flat Panel Displays 2004), five display experts from the UK talked to the Taiwan press about their cooperation with companies in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and possibly China,...

If there has been one key lesson of the recent downturn in the semiconductor industry, it's that yield counts. In tough times, new fab construction may be put on hold, and utilization may fall dramatically. At the same...

DigiTimes recently had the opportunity to talk with Robert Chen, senior vice president, Marketing Center, RiTdisplay Corporation, one of the three or four companies in Taiwan that are pioneering OLED display technology...

The US-based International Trade Commission (ITC) recently announced that Taiwan-based MStar Semiconductor, Media Reality Technologies (MRT) and Trumpion Microelectronics all infringed an LCD-controller IC-related patent...

US-based Syntax Groups has formed a joint venture with Taiwan-based home-appliance maker Kolin (via its subsidiary DigiMedia Technology) and LCOS optical-engine maker Prokia Technology. Syntax Groups has also partnered...

Competition in polarizers is heating up! Japan-based Nitto Denko, the world’s top polarizer maker, recently finished building a complete polarizer plant in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). This plant just happens...

Kenmos Technology, a Taiwan-based TFT LCD backlight module maker, is a major supplier for Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), Quanta Display and HannStar Display. DigiTimes interviewed chairman...

DigiTimes interviewed AU Optronics (AUO) executive vice president Hsiung Hui about the TFT LCD industry in Taiwan. Hsiung recently won the Greatest Industrial Contribution Award for the 2004 Gold Panel Awards.

Following a recent interview with James Clappin, general manager of Corning Display Technologies, DigiTimes interviewed...

The board of directors of US-based Corning recently approved the company’s plan to build a new glass manufacturing plant at Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). DigiTimes interviewed James P. Clappin, general manager...

Chipbond Technology, the world’s second-largest gold bumping service provider, is expecting its gross margin to maintain at a record 30% in 2004, continuing an impressive comeback after previously suffering losses...

As general manager of ViewSonic’s Greater China operations, Middle Lin led the US-based company to a first-place finish in LCD monitor market share in China in the first half of 2003. Now president of ViewSonic Asia-Pacific,...

Editor’s note: The following interview was conducted on March 18, 2003 at the headquarters of LG.Philips LCD in Seoul, Korea. Because of its length, we’ve split it into four parts, to be featured over...