The company plans to start volume production of the panels in the third quarter of 2008.

Asustek showcased the Memo Pad HD7 tablet at Computex 2013. The product is priced at US$169/unit.
The Memo Pad...Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 19.

Samsung PCIe SSD for ultra-slim notebooks
Samsung Electronics has started to mass produce PCI-Express (PCIe) solid state drives (SSD) for ultra-slim notebooks.
The...Photo: Company, Jun 19.

Asus Padfone Infinity in Computex 2013
Asustek showcased its Padfone Infinity at Computex 2013. It is a smartphone that can be inserted to the back of a base...
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 19.

Powered by third-generation Intel Core processor, the Transformer Book is a tablet and a notebook. By adding the detachable...
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Jun 18.

2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show
LED firms around the world are participating in the Taiwan International Lighting Show from March 26-29.
Date: Mar 29.

The exhibit is taking place at Nangang Exhibition Hall from June 19-21.
Date: Jun 21.

2012 Taiwan International Lighting Show
The 2012 Taiwan International Lighting Show was held on March 13-16 at the Taipei World Trade Center.
Date: Apr 19.
19-Jun-2013 markets closed
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- Samsung's next big thing - born in the USA? (June 14) - Computerworld
- Amazon Acquires Display Maker Liquavista (May 13) - PC Magazine
- Transparent Solar-Cell Screen Charges Phone (June 14) - Discovery Channel
- Apple investigating devices with 'pressable' flexible displays (May 30) - Apple Insider
- Samsung reportedly supplying OLED displays for Google Glass (May 24) - BGR
- Meet KALQ, a faster way to type on touchscreen devices (June 11) - Dvice
- Intel could make $200 touchscreen PCs a reality (June 12) - CNN
- Sony's Waterproof Tablet Makes a Splash: Rich Jaroslovsky (June 13) - Bloomberg
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- Fortrend shipped Turn Key to China first licensing partner
- Merck inaugurates its New Business R&D and Application Lab in Taiwan
- Multi-touch applications in PC and mobile devices
- The opportunities and challenges for Taiwan in the face of multi-platform applications
- Trends and challenges for the development of multiple platforms for mobile devices in 2013
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
- Digital Signage Expo 2012 opens conference registration
- Subkarma invited OPTOTECH to take part in the '2011 Taipei World Design Expo'
- China market: Epson targets 2011 projector shipments to reach 200,000 units
- Projector suppliers find new ground in emerging markets
- Taiwan market: Enterprise models dominate 2Q11 shipments
- ViewSonic announces ultra-portable LED projector line
- Computex 2011: Nvidia introduces wired 3D Vision glasses and new GeForce GPUs

Ultra HD is now the industry name for "4K" resolution

Panel makers are gearing up to produce Full HD applications for high-end smartphones.

LCD TV panel prices have stabilized, with the China TV market reporting strong sales during the October 1 National Day holidays.

Many local and foreign makers, such as AUO, CMI and Corning, are at Touch Taiwan 2012 from August 29-31.

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Singapore-based Gajah International Pte Ltd (Gajah) has won several Computex 2013 Design and Innovation...

Tougher Gorilla: Q&A with Corning executive David R Velasquez
Leading cover glass manufacturer Corning has been continuing to expand its influence in the cover glass...

Future developments in the TFT LCD panel industry: Q&A with Innolux chairman
The TFT LCD panel industry is continuing to intensify as market demand is increasing, bringing competition...
- 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...
- A glimpse into the e-book reader market - May 2010
In 2008, worldwide e-book reader shipments totaled only 700,000 units, according to Digitimes Research. But demand exploded in 2009 as consumer interests grew...
- Overview of LCD TV market - May 2010
When the economic recession hit at the end of 2008, the LCD TV market seemed to be heading toward a doomsday scenario in 2009; however, demand turned out to be...
- Large-size LCD panel overview - Jun 2007
Global large-size LCD panel market revenues are expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5% to US$96.2 billion by 2011, up from US$53.5...
- 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.











