Last update: Tuesday 2 April 2013 [19 news items]
Shipments for 9.7-inch LCD panels grow in February, says IHS
Apr 2, 14:58
After plunging by more than 80% in January 2013, shipments of 9.7-inch LCD panels intended for the iPad rebounded 158% in February as Apple resumed purchasing in big numbers, according...
Panel display shipments for 9.7-inch tablets plunge in January 2013, says IHS
Mar 20, 14:23
Shipments of 9.7-inch tablet panels used in tablets such as Apple's iPad nosedived 81% in January 2013, coinciding with other market developments that showed an overall drop for large-size...
Next-generation 9.7-inch iPad to use G/F2 touch screen structure
Jan 31, 15:04
Apple's next generation 9.7-inch iPad will reportedly use the same G/F2 (DITO) thin-film type touch screen structure as the company's iPad mini in order to make the device thinner...
Jan 23, 19:53
Production for 9.7-inch iPad products is expected to decrease by 40% in the first quarter, according to industry sources.
Casetek sees monthly shipments of 1 million iPad mini chassis at the end of 2012
Jan 9, 21:55
Taiwan-based chassis maker Casetek Holdings, a subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, is expected to have shipped one million and 1.5 million iPad mini chassis in November and December...
Samsung outperforms LG Display in January shipments of iPad panels, says sources
Mar 5, 13:56
Samsung Electronics outperformed LG Display to become the top supplier of 9.7-inch flat panels for Apple's iPads in January with shipments totaling 2.45 million units, up from 1.65...
Apple expected to unveil 16GB and 32GB iPad 3 as well as 8GB iPad 2 on March 7
Mar 1, 01:10
As Apple has scheduled an event on March 7, sources from its upstream supply chain pointed out that the company is expected to launch two iPad 3 models - a 16GB version and 32GB ve...
Shipments of 9.7-inch iPad panels to top over 65 million units in 2012, says DisplaySearch
Jan 13, 14:21
Shipments of 9.7-inch flat panels for iPads are expected to top over 65 million units in 2012 compared to 48 million units shipped in 2011, DisplaySearch has estimated.
Purchasing of 7-inch panel surpass that of 9.7-inch
Dec 22, 01:25
Strong sales of Amazon and Barnes & Noble's 7-inch tablets have strongly boosted the purchasing of 7-inch panel with the related supply volume in November already surpassing that...
9.7-inch panel shipments for iPad 2 likely declining in 4Q11 on inventory controls at Apple
Nov 17, 14:50
Apple has been reportedly controlling iPad 2 panel inventories, which might affect iPad 2 panel shipments for suppliers including Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Chimei Innolux...
Apple cancels supply schedule of iPad 3 for 2H11
Aug 16, 01:25
US-based tablet PC players Apple has recently canceled its iPad 3 supply schedule for the second half of 2011, forcing other tablet PC brand vendors that are set to launch same-level...
Second-grade 9.7-inch IPS panels may flow to China-based white-box vendors
Jul 1, 14:17
Second-grade 9.7-inch IPS panels, those failing to meet requirements for use to make touch screens for iPad 2, may have been procured by China-based white-box vendors for use in their...
LG Display reportedly ships 9.7-inch touch panels to second-tier tablet PC vendors
May 25, 11:58
LG Display, a supplier of 9.7-inch touch panels with brightness of 380 nits for use in iPad 2, has begun shipping touch panels of the same size but with lower brightness of 200 nits...
LG Display ships 1.5 million iPad panels in November, Samsung ships 1.2 million units
Dec 29, 01:55
Shipments of 9.7-inch iPad panels from LG Display reached 1.5 million units in November 2010, and fellow supplier Samsung Electronics' shipments reached 1.2 million units for the...
Cando to start shipping iPad touch panel sensors from new 4.5G in September-October
Sep 15, 14:18
Cando, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), is scheduled to start shipping 9.7-inch touch sensors for Apple's iPad from its newly reformed 4.5G production line in September-October...
Samsung to start volume shipments of iPad panels in July
Jun 18, 12:08
Samsung Electronics will start volume shipments of 9.7-inch panels for the Apple iPad in July with monthly shipments reaching 300,000-500,000 units, according to market sources.
ECS to ship 8-inch e-book readers in September
Jun 4, 14:14
In addition to its 9.7-inch E-Ink-based e-book reader, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) noted that the company will start mass producing an 8-inch version in September to fulfill...

Shipments of 9.7-inch e-book readers to grow 300% on year in 2010, says Digitimes Research
Dec 31, 11:44
Shipments of 9.7-inch e-book readers are expected to grow 300-320% on year in 2010 and the surging demand may cause Prime View International (PVI) to face a capacity shortage, according...
Apple tablet PC reportedly delayed until 2H10, with OLED model now included
Newswatch - Nov 19, 12:34
Apple reportedly plans to postpone the launch of its tablet PC from an original March launch schedule to the second half of 2010, as the vendor has decided to switch some components...
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
Displays | 2min ago
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking/communication device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
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- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 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.




















