Last update: Tuesday 21 September 2010 [39 news items]
Taiwan market: Epson to take 50% projector market in 2010
Sep 21, 15:09
Epson has launched two high-end front projectors, the EH-R4000 and EH-R1000, featuring its latest 3LCD-Reflective technology in Taiwan and aims to take 50% market share of Taiwan's...
Samsung sees sequential decrease in LCD sales in 1Q10
Stockwatch - Apr 30, 15:53
Samsung Electronics has announced revenues for its LCD business in the first quarter of 2010 totaled 6.85 trillion won (U$6.14 billion), down 6.04% sequentially but up 40.37% on ye...
LCD monitor shipments increase 3.8% in 2009, says iSuppli
Mar 5, 16:37
Global LCD monitor shipments increased by 3.8% in 2009 to 176.5 million units, up from 170.1 million units in 2008, according to iSuppli.
Taiwan market: ViewSonic launches large-size professional LCD monitors
Feb 23, 16:45
ViewSonic has introduced two models - 23- and 25.5-inch - from its high-end large-size professional LCD monitors, the VP series, in the Taiwan market. The 25.5-inch model is priced...

LED backlighting, 16:9 ratio remain mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010
Nov 11, 11:10
LED-backlighting and 16:9 aspect ratio will remain as the mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010 with some models featuring touchscreen and 3D functions, according to...
TFT-LCD panel prices mostly unchanged in 1H September, says DisplaySearch
Sep 8, 14:18
LCD panel prices remain mostly unchanged for the first half of September, except for a few monitor and notebook segments, according to DisplaySearch.
CPT delays resuming 4.5G line to 4Q09 due to glass shortage
Aug 7, 10:54
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will delay the production at its second 4.5G plant to the fourth quarter of 2009 due to short supply of glass substrates, according to...
LCD TV and monitor panel prices continue to rise on China demand in 2H May, says DisplaySearch
May 20, 11:08
LCD TV and monitor panel prices continue to rise as supply has been unable to meet rising demand from the China market, according to latest pricing data released by DisplaySearch.
Vendors to drop 16:10 notebook prices in 2Q-3Q09 to clear inventory
Apr 28, 17:12
Global notebook vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are expected to start dropping their 16:10 aspect ratio notebook prices later this quarter and in the third quarter to...
Price for 14.1-inch 16:10 notebook panels to increase
Apr 28, 17:10
Prices for 14.1-inch 16:10 aspect ratio notebook panels are expected to increase in the following months because of short supply, as panel makers are actively transferring capacity...
Finetech Japan 2009: 30- to 39-inch LCD TVs remain mainstream in 2009, says LG Display
Apr 17, 15:48
The 30- to 39-inch segment remains the LCD TV mainstream because emerging markets favor smaller-size LCD TVs, while 30-inch-and-smaller models continue to replace CRT sets because...

Tight supply of ultra-thin LCD panels may undermine Acer CULV notebook shipments
Apr 17, 14:22
Tight supply of 16:9 aspect ratio ultra-thin LCD panels could undermine Acer's efforts in trying to unseat rival vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP) from the number one spot in the global...
BenQ sees strong growth for smaller-size LCD TVs in Asia-Pacific in 2008
Mar 13, 17:09
BenQ saw a 40% growth in its share of the 22-29-inch LCD TV market in Asia-Pacific (excluding Taiwan) in 2008, and the company will step up efforts to develop the smaller-size LCD...

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...
16:9 to become mainstream monitor ratio by 2H 2009
Newswatch - Feb 25, 11:53
The 16:9 aspect ratio is expected to surpass 16:10 as the mainstream specification for LCD monitors in the second half of this year, according to market sources.
Taiwan market: Chimei launches 24-inch LCD monitors
Feb 24, 17:10
Taiwan-based vendor Chimei, eyeing the personal home entertanment market in Taiwan, has unveiled 24-inch LCD monitors with 16:9 aspect ratio that will be available on the market in...

Dell announces Inspiron Mini 10 netbook
Feb 20, 16:51
Dell has launched the Inspiron Mini 10 netbook that it says adds keyboard comfort to the Inspiron Mini family.

Quanta may see 2009 notebook shipments 5% lower than expected, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 19, 16:16
Since Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently decided to delay plans to replace all its consumer notebook product lines with 16:9 aspect ratio panels in the second quarter this year, Quanta...
Asustek introduces new consumer entertainment notebooks
Jan 20, 16:54
Asustek Computer has announced the F50 and F70 notebook series targeting the consumer entertainment market.

HP to add more members to its Mini-note family
Jan 16, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch new members in its Mini-note family including the Mini-note 2150 with built-in a 3G module at the beginning of June this year, according to sources...
WinHEC 2008: Acer combines the latest CE technologies into a notebook
Jan 8, 15:25
After introducing of its first notebook featuring Dolby Digital in 2006, Acer has again implanted the latest consumer electronics technologies into its notebook product line this...

Monitor makers to suffer more losses as panel ASPs continue to fall in 2009
Dec 26, 01:05
Monitor makers will continue to see losses until the first quarter of 2009. In addition to traditional 16:10 products, ASPs for some 16:9 monitors may also drop to around cost prices...
IT-use 16:9 LCD panel shipments up in November, Displaybank says
Dec 19, 15:15
With LCD panel makers actively promoting 16:9 aspect ratio products, the shipment share of 16:9 panels increased to 17.4% in the monitor segment and increased to 15.6% in the notebook...
Taiwan market: 16:9 LCD monitor shipments growing
Dec 2, 11:36
With LCD panel makers and monitor vendors actively promoting the 16:9 aspect ratio, LCD monitor shipments to the Taiwan market are growing, according to market sources.
BenQ launches 10.1-inch netbook
Dec 1, 16:24
BenQ has launched its Joybook Lite U101 netbook featuring a 10.1-inch 16:9 screen with LED backlight unit (BLU).

Taiwan market: Chimei and BenQ monitor sales driven by 16:9 segment in October
Nov 7, 15:19
LCD monitor sales in Taiwan dropped 15% on year in October, but major local brands, Chimei and BenQ, still saw robust sales because of their 16:9 models, according to market source...
LCD panel maker CPT to continue supporting DisplayPort in its notebook panels
Nov 4, 01:05
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is optimistic regarding support for DisplayPort in its panels for the IT market, and the LCD panel maker will continue to develop notebook panels that...
AUO expects LED and 16:9 format to have 40% notebook penetration rate in 2009
Oct 29, 11:20
Au Optronics (AUO) expects the 16:9 format and LED backlighting to each have a 40% penetration in the notebook market in 2009, up from 7% and 10% respectively in 2008, according to...

LCD panel makers to develop different size panels for the 16:9 format
Oct 22, 16:47
While LCD panel makers are actively promoting the 16:9 format for the LCD monitor segment, they are also looking to maximize the efficiency of their respective panel cuts. However,...
Monitor migration to 16:9 format posing challenge for China LCD makers
Oct 21, 11:09
LCD panel makers in China are facing a tough challenge from the market's shift toward a 16:9 ratio format for monitors, according to industry sources.
HP to focus on 13-inch class 16:9 aspect ratio notebooks in 2009, say sources
Oct 7, 14:30
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to push sales of 13-inch class (13.0-13.9-inch) notebooks with 16:9 aspect ratio panels before the end of this year, making 13-inch models mainstream items...
Shift to 16:9 models to top 11% of LCD monitor market in 4Q08, says WitsView
Oct 2, 16:31
Depended upon to stimulate demand in the maturing LCD monitor market, 16:9 aspect ratio models will account for 11.2% of the global LCD monitor market in the fourth quarter of 2008,...
Commentary: Are 18.5-inch LCD monitors in limbo?
Sep 19, 12:33
LCD panel makers are set on pushing 16:9 aspect ratio monitor applications to maximize their production at 6G lines. One of the new sizes is 18.5-inch and some monitor vendors have...
Notebooks with 12- to 14-inch 16:9 aspect ratio panels will not mature until 2Q09, according to ODMs
Aug 19, 16:49
Although notebook vendors have started to adopt 16:9 aspect ratio panels for upcoming notebooks, sources at notebook ODMs pointed out that notebooks with 12- to 14-inch 16:9 aspect...
Transition to 16:9 aspect ratio unstoppable, says DisplaySearch
Jul 2, 11:21
The LCD panel industry's transition toward the 16:9 aspect is unstoppable, according to DisplaySearch who predicts that the widescreen format will have a 90% penetration of the notebook...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.





















