Last update: Monday 24 December 2012 [110 news items]
BOE signs US$5.26 billion agreement with China government to construct new 8.5G line
Dec 24, 22:42
China-based panel maker BOE has officially signed an investment agreement with the Chongqing Municipal Government to jointly invest CNY$32.8 billion (US$5.26 billion) in constructing...
LG and Samsung further projects for 8.5G lines in China
Dec 18, 16:08
Korea-based panel maker Samsung Display is expected to have its new 8.5G line in Suzhou, China go into mass production by the end of 2013 while LG Display's new 8.5G line in Guangzhou,...
CSOT 8.5G plant to increase monthly LCD panel shipments to 130,000 substrates by year-end 2012
Oct 2, 10:39
China-based China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) will increase its monthly shipments of TFT LCD panels equivalent to 130,000 substrates from its 8.5G plant by the end of 2013,...
BOE to construct additional 8.5G production line in China
Aug 17, 14:18
China-based panel maker BOE has recently announced that it plans to construct another 8.5G plant in China to increase its production capacity.
China market: BOE to set up new 8.5G plant in Hefei
Aug 17, 01:25
China-based flat panel maker BOE Technology plans to build up a new 8.5G plant in Hefei with a capital input of CNY28.5 billion (US$4.47 billion). Volume production is slated for...
Chimei Innolux to speed up production at 8.5G plant
Jun 13, 01:15
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has been seeing full capacity and rising orders. The surge of orders has prompted he firm to speed up production at its 8.5G plant. The firm predicts by the end...
May 16, 01:30
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE plans to build its second 8.5G plant in Hefei, China. BOE has one 8.5G plant in Beijing. Industry sources noted that BOE plans to use half of the...
BOE Technology completes PV system on rooftop of 8.5G LCD plant, says report
Mar 3, 12:23
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology has completed a PV system on the rooftop of three 8.5G factory buildings, with power generation for own use to begin in March 2012,...
China market: Skyworth sells over 1.1 million LCD TVs in December
Jan 17, 15:07
China-based vendor Skyworth sold 1.1072 million LCD TVs, of which 772,100 were LED-backlit models, in the China market in December 2011, increasing on year by 18% and 165% respectively,...
Foxconn reportedly to build 8.5G flat panel production line in Brazil
Dec 1, 01:30
Rumors about the Foxconn Group setting up an LCD panel supply chain in Brazil have been in air for some time and the latest market speculations indicate that Foxconn plans to build...
Samsung, LG Display reportedly to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012
Nov 18, 15:06
Samsung Electronics and LG Display reportedly plan to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012, according to industry sources.
Samsung to upgrade China 7.5G LCD panel plant to 8.5G line, say sources
Oct 13, 01:15
Samsung Electronics reportedly has submitted an application to Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) for upgrading its planned 7.5G LCD panel production line in Suzhou, China...
China-based CSOT begins mass production at 8.5G LCD plant
Oct 12, 11:14
China's second largest LCD panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is set to start mass production at its 8.5G plant on October 12, 2011, becoming the second maker...
BOE eyeing 5th place in global LCD panel market
Oct 4, 12:23
China-based BOE Technology started volume production at its 8.5G LCD panel plant at the end of September to become the world's sixth largest maker. It is now eager to surpass Sharp...
BOE 8.5G LCD line to mass produce in October
Sep 21, 15:08
BOE Technology's (BOE) first 8.5G TFT LCD panel production line began trial operations in June 2011 and is expected to enter mass production in October. According to industry sources,...
China Star Optoelectronics kicks off 8.5G flat panel plant
Aug 8, 17:09
China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), a subsidiary of TCL, plans to kick off operations at its 8.5G TFT LCD flat panel production line in Shenzhen, China on August 8 with...
Commentary: Panel market in China likely to face oversupply concerns in 2013
Jul 15, 15:24
Rumors in China indicate LG Display will begin construction of a panel plant in Guangzhou, China, with mass production likely to begin in 2013.
Panel makers likely to continue incurring losses in 2011
Jul 7, 11:21
Panel makers continued to generate profits lower than market expectations in the second quarter. It is likely such conditions will continue throughout the year into the first half...
BOE unveils 8.5G LCD panel plant in Beijing
Jun 29, 11:04
BOE Technology, a China-based TFT-LCD panel maker, on June 28 held an opening ceremony for its 8.5G plant in Beijing, China, with volume production to kick off in the third quarter...
AUO obtains ISO 50001 for 8.5G plant
Jun 24, 10:29
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) on June 23 announced it has obtained ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 50001 energy management standard certification...
Taiwan government approves AUO plan to set up 8.5G flat panel plant in China
Jun 23, 01:40
Taiwan's Investment Commission under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved an application filed by AU Optronics (AUO) to invest in China-based FullVision Optoelectronics...
AUO may delay beginning production at China joint venture
Jun 15, 01:05
AU Optronics (AUO) in April 2011 invested US$796.25 million to set up FullVision Optoelectronics (Kunshan), a joint venture 8.5G panel plant in Kunshan City, eastern China, and originally...
AUO 8.5G plant awarded first LEED Platinum certification
May 20, 01:30
AU Optronics on May 19 announced its 8.5G plant in the Houli site of the Central Taiwan Science Park has obtained LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environment Design) Platinum certification...
Asahi Glass to set up second substrate factory in China
May 13, 15:52
Japan-based Asahi Glass will establish a new glass substrate factory in Shenzhen, southern China, to produce substrates for 8.5G TFT-LCD panel production lines with volume production...
CSOT maintains mass production schedule of 8.5G plant in 4Q11
Mar 30, 01:15
Despite possible delays in equipment deliveries, China Star OptoELectronics Technology (CSOT), the 8.5G subsidiary of China-based TCL, is in talks with suppliers and trying to reduce...
Digitimes Insight: AUO may kick off panel production in China faster than Korea rivals
Mar 16, 11:47
AU Optronics (AUO) may see faster progress in its TFT-LCD panel mass production in China than its Korea-based competitors, as the government in Taiwan has lifted all restrictions...
CMI submits 8.5G investment plan to China NDRC for approval
Mar 16, 01:05
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has submitted its application for the establishment of an 8.5G flat panel plant in China to the National Development and Reform Commission for approval, according...
CMI 2011 capex remains at NT$100 billion
Mar 11, 01:40
Capex of Chimei Innolux (CMI) in 2011 is expected to reach NT$100 billion (US$3.4 billion), mainly for expanding capacity at its 6G, 8.5G and touch panel production lines.
BOE to start mass production at 8.5G in 3Q11, CSOT in 4Q11
Jan 18, 01:55
China-based BOE Technology is expected to produce its first TFT-LCD panel at its 8.5G plant in the second quarter of 2011 and start mass production in the third quarter, while China...
Taiwan Nitto Optical to set up in-house polarizer capacity at CMI 8.5G plant
Jan 17, 10:37
Taiwan Nitto Optical will invest NT$213 million (US$7.2 million) to set up polarizer production capacity inside Chimei Innolux's (CMI) 8.5G TFT-LCD panel fab at the Kaohsiung Science...
Jan 10, 10:49
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$30.62 billion (US$994 million) for December 2010, decreasing 16.95% sequentially and 16.88% on year. However,...
Taiwan will refer to Korea government policy on panel investment in China
Jan 7, 11:56
With panel makers continuing to urge the Taiwan government to release restrictions on keeping their most advanced production plants in Taiwan, the Industrial Development Bureau of...
Restrictions on building panel fabs in China can be changed, says Taiwan economics minister
Jan 3, 16:34
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has allowed AU Optronics (AUO) to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in Kunshan, China, but its Korea rivals received their...
BOE signs loan of CNY10.5 billion for 8.5G plant
Dec 30, 16:28
China-based BOE Technology has announced that its subsidiary Beijing BOE Display Technology has signed a syndicated loan of CNY10.5 billion (US$1.59 billion) for its 8.5G TFT-LCD...
Taiwan government promises to review China investment policy for panel makers
Dec 29, 01:10
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has indicated that the government will conduct a review regarding the restrictive policies governing panel makers' investments such as...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 1h 41min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 1h 43min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 1h 48min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 2h 10min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 2h 11min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 3h 8min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 3h 18min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 3h 24min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 2h 4min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 2h 22min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 3h 26min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 3h 52min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 4h 49min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 4h 57min ago
AUO turns on first 46-inch LCD TV panel from 8.5G facilities
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it has turned on its first 46-inch LCD TV panel produced by the company's 8.5G fab at its Taichung Science Park site. AUO's 8.5G mother glass...
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- 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
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- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.