Last update: Wednesday 23 February 2011 [32 news items]
Global TV shipment growth improves to 15% on year in 4Q10 as LCD share surges, says DisplaySearch
Feb 23, 11:33
Global TV shipment growth improved in the fourth quarter of 2010 after falling sharply in the third quarter of 2010, rising 15% on year to a record 77.6 million units, according to...
LCD TV panel manufacturers developing unique specifications for emerging markets, says DisplaySearch
Dec 23, 15:39
LCD TV panel manufacturers are introducing advanced features and enhancements such as 3D, 480Hz frame rates, ultra-slim form factors, and direct-lit LED backlights, but they are also...
BenQ, CMI eyeing gaming monitor market
Nov 19, 01:20
BenQ, on November 18, launched a 3D LED-backlit LCD monitor, the XL2410T, eyeing the professional gamer market, while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is cooperating with Microsoft to set up...
LCD TV shipment growth accelerates in 2H10, says iSuppli
Sep 27, 16:40
Despite a second-quarter slowdown in global LCD TV shipment growth, the second half of the year is expected to bring a recovery as price reductions spur another year of double-digit...
LCD TV prices increase as new models arrive and promotions fade in the US, says iSuppli
Aug 18, 11:12
LCD TV pricing in the US surged upward in July as brands and retailers introduced new models with enhanced features and slowed promotional activities designed to move older sets,...
LCD TV panel market returns to growth in 2010, says iSuppli
Feb 2, 14:38
After three consecutive quarters of red ink, the global market for LCD TV panels returned to profitability in the second half of 2009, paving the way for a resumption of revenue growth...
Global TV shipments up 6% on year to 218 million units in 2010, says DisplaySearch
Dec 30, 13:58
Global TV shipments will increase 6% on year to 218 million units in 2010 from 205 million units in 2009, according to DisplaySearch.
LG Display unveils ultra-thin LCD TV panel measuring 2.6mm
Dec 21, 12:15
LG Display (LGD) has announced that it has developed what it claims to the world's thinnest LCD TV panel measuring 2.6mm. The development of extremely slim LCD panel was possible...
Taiwan market: LCD TV demand to reach 1.15 million units in 2010, says Chimei VP
Dec 15, 11:08
The Taiwan LCD TV market is expected to grow 16% to 1.05 million units in 2009 and to 1.15 million units in 2010, according to Chimei vice president of brand development division...
Vizio sees high sales of LCD TVs in US over Black Friday week
Dec 2, 11:16
Vizio has announced a record sales of 280,000 HD LCD TVs for the week of Black Friday 2009, a 40% increase on year.
LCD TV prices fall 22% for Black Friday, says iSuppli
Dec 1, 13:51
US retailers during the week of Black Friday cut prices on LCD TV models by an average of 22% compared to before the event, causing sales to rise by 6% compared to a year earlier,...
US market: LCD TV shipments to reach 8 million in 4Q09, says iSuppli
Nov 6, 16:53
US LCD TV shipments are expected to amount to eight million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 7.3% from 7.5 million during the same period in 2008, according to iSuppli.
Global flat panel display industry to recover in 2010, says DisplaySearch
Oct 20, 17:06
Global flat panel display revenues for 2009 will be US$87.6 billion, down 15% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The major reason for the decline is erosion in large-size TFT-LCD...
OLED TV revenues to rise nearly by a factor of 200 by 2015, says iSuppli
Oct 7, 17:02
Shipments of OLED panels for TV will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in AMOLED panel revenues...
LCD TV 2009 shipment forecast up to 130 million units, says DisplaySearch
Sep 30, 16:15
Global LCD TV shipment forecast in 2009 is estimated to increase to 130 million units from previous 127 million units, for an annual growth of 24%, amid strong LCD TV shipment growth...
Sep 17, 11:51
Shipments of 40-inch and larger of double-frame rate (100Hz and 120Hz) and quadruple-frame rate (200Hz and 240Hz) LCD TV panels are forecast to reach 16.9 million units and 4.2 million...
Taiwan market: BenQ launches seven LCD TV models
Jul 29, 15:10
BenQ has launched seven new LCD TV models in the Taiwan market in sizes ranging from 32-inches to 52-inches, according to the company.
CMO to ship 23.6-inch 3D LCD monitor panel in 3Q09
Jun 23, 14:01
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will start shipping 23.6-inch 120Hz full HD 3D LCD monitor panels in the third quarter, and 18.4-inch 120Hz full HD 3D LCD notebook panels in the fourth...

Global TV shipments to drop 3% in 2009, says DisplaySearch
Jun 18, 10:56
Total global TV shipment forecast is 200.4 million units in 2009, down 3% on year, while LCD TV is still poised for shipment growth, according to DisplaySearch. This is the first...
Double and quadruple frame rates to account for 19% of LCD TV panels in 2009, says DisplaySearch
Jun 10, 15:02
Shipments of double frame rate (100Hz/120Hz) and quadruple frame rate (200Hz/240Hz) LCD TV panels will reach 22.5 million units and 4.8 million units, respectively, accounting for...
First-tier LCD TV vendors gearing up for peak season in 3Q09
Jun 8, 10:33
Japan- and Korea-based LCD TV vendors are expected to launch large-size ultra-thin high-end products starting later in the month, in preparation for the traditional peak season in...
Taiwan market: Sony aims at 25% share of LCD TV revenues in 2009
Jun 5, 11:18
Sony will launch 240Hz LCD TVs in Taiwan this year to help boost the company's share of the total LCD TV sales revenues in the Taiwan market to 25% in 2009, according to Sony Taiwan...
LGD gears up development of 120Hz and full HD notebook panels
Mar 12, 14:18
LG Display (LGD), which has beaten Samsung Electronics to become the world's largest notebook panel supplier, is gearing up the development of notebook applications supporting 120Hz...
Cost-efficiency, power savings, 16:9 remain top trends for large-size LCD panels, says DisplaySearch
Mar 11, 11:41
Cost-effective design, power savings including green solutions, and 16:9 aspect ratio panels for notebook PCs and LCD monitors are the three major development trends in 2009, according...
120Hz panels account for 31% of 40-inch-and-larger LCD TV panels in 4Q08, says DisplaySearch
Mar 3, 11:41
Shipments of 120Hz LCD TV panels reached 3.3 million units in the fourth quarter 2008, unchanged from the third quarter, according to DisplaySearch. However, the fourth-quarter 120Hz...
LCD TV vendors to gear up promotion of 120Hz in 2H09
Feb 26, 15:48
LCD TV vendors plan to gear up the promotion of 120Hz to become the mainstream specification for the large-size TV market in the second half of 2009 in order to boost demand and profits,...
DTV semiconductor market suffers decline in 2008, says iSuppli
Jan 16, 11:03
DTV semiconductor industry revenues declined in 2008 as the overall woes of the broader economy cut consumer demand, limiting total shipments and revenues for the year. Global DTV...
CMO expects LCD TV panel shipments to be driven up 10-15% by Chinese government program in 4Q08
Dec 19, 17:08
LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects sales in China to drive its fourth-quarter TV panel shipments by 10-15%, as it has been selected as a supplier in a Chinese government...

Taiwan market: Chimei expects to reach LCD TV shipment goal this year
Dec 1, 17:15
Despite the global economic downturn, Taiwan LCD TV brand Chimei shipped has 115,000 units of LCD TVs so far this year to the Taiwan market, up 25% on year, with the company expecting...

120Hz panel shipments up 57% in 3Q08, says DisplaySearch
Nov 25, 10:22
Shipments of 120Hz LCD TV panels reached 3.6 million units in the third quarter this year, which is 57% growth from 2.3 million units in the second quarter this year. In the third...
CMO remains optimistic about 2H08
Jun 12, 12:11
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) remains optimistic about the LCD panel market in the second half of the year, and has no plans to lower its 2008 forecasts, according to company president...

CMO expects 100/120Hz LCD TV market to take off next year, paper says
Newswatch - May 28, 12:30
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects demand for 100/120Hz LCD TVs to take off next year, accounting for 30-40% of the 40-inch-and-larger segment, an unnamed company executive was...
- China market: Booming sales of Windows Phones could be short-lived, say sources
- DRAM share of average smartphone BOM falls by half, says IHS
- Tizen-based devices to appear in 2H12
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Demand for TV LED backlights to hold in 2H12, say Taiwan LED makers
- Nuvoton looks to strong sales in May and June
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Advantech to deploy marketing offices in third-level cities in China in 2H12
- Taimide completes phase-1 of new polyimide factory
- Proportion of SSD-equipped ultrabooks to fall to 56% in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Lumenpulse receives US patent on technology that converts analog to digital signals allowing lighting control over AC power lines
- Commentary: Solar trade war between US and China looming
- Energy Focus receives LED product order to re-light navy ships
- Suntech responds to preliminary decision on tariffs in US anti-dumping investigation of solar cells from China
- Yingli Green Energy responds to US decision on anti-dumping tariffs
- US levies heavy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar cells
- Analog IC designers seeing May sales boom
- High Power Opto begins mass production of blue, green LED chips on silicon substrates
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.






















