Notebook shipments expected to rise significantly in 2H12

Feb 2, 01:10

Notebook shipments, benefiting from the recovery of hard drive shortages and launch of Windows 8 in the third quarter, are expected to rise significantly in the second half, compared...

China market: 3D TVs sell well during Lunar New Year holidays

Jan 31, 14:58

Sales of 3D LCD TVs, particularly large-size models, were strong during the 2012 Lunar New Year holiday season in China, according to sources in the retail channel in China.

AUO shipping 55-inch naked-eye 3D TV panels to Toshiba, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 31, 14:11

AU Optronics (AUO) has begun volume shipments of 55-inch naked-eye 3D 4k2k (4000x2000) high resolution TV panels to Toshiba, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News...

China market: Demand for 3D TVs to top 20 million units in 2012

Jan 20, 15:09

Demand for 3D TVs in the China market is expected to grow by 150% to 20 million units in 2012, accounting for 48% of total TV sales in China in the year, according to industry sour...

Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen to launch 51-inch PDP 3D TVs

Jan 12, 13:48

Taiwan-based retail channel operator Tsann Kuen Enterprise will launch 51-inch PDP 3D TVs from Sampo with a price tag below NT$30,000 (US$999) during the Lunar New Year holidays.

VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry

Jan 12, 01:05

Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...

3D TV gaining momentum in Western Europe and China, says DisplaySearch

Dec 29, 12:08

Consumer behavior and TV set maker strategies are resulting in widely diverging TV product ranges across the world. While the industry is truly global, regional differences are increasing...

Taiwan market: 3D TV penetration rate to reach 14-15% in 2012

Dec 9, 17:06

Chimei, BenQ and other vendors are expected to launch more 3D TV models in the Taiwan market in 2012 with the penetration rate of 3D TVs in the local TV market to reach 14-15% in...

Intel CTO to visit Taiwan and discuss new technologies

Dec 1, 01:35

Intel Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Justin Rattner is set to visit Taiwan on December 6 to announce several new technologies developed by Intel Lab.

eMemory wins adoption of NeoBit OTP for naked-eye 3D image solution

Nov 29, 16:14

Embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) silicon IP developer eMemory Technology has won adoption of its NeoBit OTP (one-time programmable) technology by US- and Europe-based clients for...

China market: Vendors slash 3D TV prices to promote sales

Nov 18, 01:15

Most branded TV vendors have adopted aggressive pricing strategies to promote sales of 3D TVs as demand for 3D models is expected to pick up soon on the grounds that the China government...

Taiwan market: LGE to ship 200,000-250,000 LCD TVs in 2011

Nov 15, 16:00

LG Electronics (LGE) is expected to reach its goal of shipping 200,000 LCD TVs in the Taiwan market in 2011, with prospects that shipments might even hit 250,000 units, a 10% growth...

China market: Smart TV demand in 2012 expected to reach 18 million units

Nov 9, 15:46

Demand for smart TVs in the China market may top 18 million units in 2012, accounting for 40% of China's entire TV market, according to an estimate by market research firms in Chin...

China market: Sales of 3D TVs to top 10 million units in 2012

Nov 8, 15:40

Sales of 3D TVs in the China market are expected to top 10 million units in 2012, accounting for 25% of the local TV market, according to an estimate by industry sources in China...

Chi Lin to produce holographic display products using Bayer technology

Nov 4, 11:59

Chi Lin Technology, an affiliate of the Chi Mei Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bayer Taiwan and will begin to roll out holographic display products using Bayer's...

G-Tech rolls out 3D cover glass solutions

Nov 3, 14:37

G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), an affiliate of Foxconn Electronics, has rolled out 3D cover glass solutions and is likely to win orders from branded smartphone vendors in the first...

3D technologies move to small- to medium-size panels

Oct 27, 15:29

3D technologies are expanding their applications from large-size panels into those of small- to medium-sizes at FPD International 2011, Yokohama, Japan, where smartphones and tablet...

FPD International 2011 focuses on touch, 3D and e-paper

Oct 26, 15:24

Display technologies, such as touch, 3D and e-paper, will be the focus at FPD International 2011 taking place in Yokohama, Japan, from October 26-28. Major players including AU Optronics...

Schott Xensation glass eyeing touch panel market

Sep 27, 16:18

Germany-based glass maker Schott, tapping the touch panel market, is introducing its Xensation Cover glass products to the Asia-Pacific market. According to Ulrich Ackermann, executive...

Ident, AUO partner to develop 3D gesture multi-touch display

Sep 21, 16:58

Ident Technology and AU Optronics (AUO) have announced a strategic partnership that will leverage Ident's GestIC three-dimensional (3D) gesture control chip together with AUO's 2D...

Taiwan market: Sony unveils 3D home theater system BDV-E880

Sep 15, 15:34

Sony has unveiled its 3D Blu-ray Disc (BD) home theater system, BDV-E880, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$27,900 (US$962).

3D LCD panels increase by 124% on-quarter in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Aug 31, 15:54

Shipments of 3D-capable large-area TFT LCD panels increased to 5.2 million units in second-quarter 2011, growing by 124% on-quarter, according to the DisplaySearch. Shipments of 3D...

LCD TV shipment growth falls to record low in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Aug 26, 11:50

Global TV shipments were soft in first quarter 2011 as the worldwide TV supply chain digested excess inventory, but still had an on-year growth of 1%. In second-quarter 2011, TV shipment...

MStar wins 3D TV chip order from Skyworth, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 23, 16:56

IC design house MStar Semiconductor has landed orders of single-chip solutions for 3D TVs from China-based Skyworth, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report...

Optoma focuses on 3D projectors

Aug 17, 16:45

Taiwan-based projector maker Optoma is gearing up for the 3D projector market in the second half of 2011. According to Futuresource's forecast, worldwide shipments of 3D projectors...

Taiwan market: LGE and HTC to release 3D handsets in August

Aug 4, 12:34

Both LG Electronics (LGE) and HTC plan to launch 3D handsets in the Taiwan market in August. LGE will market its Optimus 3D in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), while HTC will...

Asustek reducing Eee PC orders

Aug 4, 01:15

Asustek Computer, seeing better-than-expected Eee Pad Transformer tablet PC sales and dropping Eee PC demand, is gradually reducing its Eee PC orders, according to sources from the...

Increasing TV demand coming from emerging markets

Aug 2, 01:35

The economies in developed countries have been weak, which has affected shipments of TVs in 2011. Market estimates for total global shipments of TVs will be around 252 million units...

HTC denies Vodafone canceling HTC EVO 3D smartphone orders

Newswatch - Aug 1, 13:43

HTC has stated that Vodafone is now marketing the HTC EVO 3D smartphone in six major countries in Europe, and the leading channels in Europe are also selling the 3D-enabled smartphones...

CMI, Amtran tap China 3D LCD TV market

Jul 18, 11:02

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is developing LED-backlit 3D LCD TVs through cooperation with Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar for China-based vendors to launch in the China market in September...

Taiwan market: LGE aims to take 50% share of local 3D TV market by year-end 2011

Jul 15, 11:03

LG Electronics (LGE) expects its share in Taiwan's 3D TV market to reach 50% by the end of 2011, compared to 22% in May and 41% in the first half of June.