Last update: Thursday 11 April 2013 [122 news items]
Amtran to launch LED light bulb in April
Feb 15, 02:00
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology reportedly will start selling its LED light bulb in North American retailers in April, while related players noted that Amtran is not satisfied...
Amtran, Qisda January revenues down sequentially
Feb 11, 01:45
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology's January 2011 consolidated revenues dropped 55% sequentially, and Qisda's January revenues decreased 2.3%.
Eco-point policy in Japan helps drive up Taiwan SI TV shipments to a new high in 4Q10, says WitsView
Feb 10, 15:46
The contract manufacturing volume from Taiwan's TV SIs reached 10.84 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, up by 19.6% sequentially, a record high quarterly growth in 2010,...
Amtran aims to ship 7 million LCD TVs, 5 million monitors in 2011
Feb 1, 16:44
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology, a major maker of LCD TVs for Vizio, aims to ship seven million LCD TVs and five million LCD monitors in 2011, respectively growing by 22.8% and 11.5...
Vizio settles patent lawsuit with LGE
Jan 20, 02:00
Vizio has settled its patent infringement lawsuit with LG Electronics (LGE) and the two companies have signed cross-licensing agreements for the production of LCD TVs, according to...
Amtran December revenues up 46.77% sequentially
Jan 11, 01:55
Amtran Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.98 billion (US$341.14 million) for December, an increase of 46.77% sequentially and 42.6% on year. Consolidated revenues...
Amtran projects more than NT$100 billion in 2011 revenues
Dec 21, 01:10
With subsidiary Raken Technology completing capacity expansion in 2011 and bringing annual revenues to US$3 billion, Amtran Technology expects 2011 revenues to exceed NT$100 billion...
Amtran posts NT$8.6 billion in November consolidated revenues
Dec 7, 01:50
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology's consolidated revenues for November 2010 totaled NT$8.6 billion (US$285.43 million), up 19.3% on month and 20.2% from a year earlier....
Amtran November revenues up almost 20% sequentially
Dec 6, 16:30
Amtran Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$8.6 billion (US$284.11 million) for November 2010, an increase of 19.33% sequentially and 18.54% on year.
Amtran eyeing LED lighting market
Nov 22, 14:29
Amtran Technology plans to enter the LED lighting market and will focus on household lighting systems, with products to be launched carrying prices as low as US$10 in the North America...
Amtran reportedly lands ODM orders for LCD monitors from LG
Nov 18, 01:40
Amtran Technology has reportedly landed LCD monitor orders from LG Electronics, in addition to orders from Acer and Hewlett-Packard, according to industry sources.
Amtran posts revenues of NT$6.12 billion for October
Nov 5, 01:00
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced revenues of NT$6.12 billion (US$202.65 million) for October 2010, increasing 10.7% sequentially and 13.4% on year.
Amtran posts NT$15.27 billion in 3Q10 revenues
Nov 2, 01:35
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology posted NT$15.27 billion (US$501.35 million) in revenues for the third quarter of 2010, up 7% sequentially and 5% on year. Third-quarter net income reached...
Amtran reports 22% sequential revenue growth for September
Oct 8, 02:10
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology saw its revenues for September 2010 increase 22.2% sequentially and 4.1% on year to NT$5.53 billion (US$180.06 million).
Preliminary ruling of LG-Vizio patent infringement lawsuit at USITC favors the Korea-based vendor
Sep 20, 10:42
Tension over the patent infringement lawsuit between US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio and Korea-based vendor LG Electronics is rising as the preliminary ruling of US International Trade...
Amtran August LCD TV shipments fall to 300,000 units
Sep 8, 17:44
Amtran Technology saw its LCD TV shipments drop to 300,000 units in August 2010, from 320,000 units in July, with corresponding revenues of NT$4.53 billion (US$142 million), shrinking...
Amtran to raise NT$3.8 billion
Sep 7, 15:15
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced plans to sign an syndicated loan to raise NT$3.8 billion within three years.
Amtran lands LCD TV orders from India-based vendor
Sep 2, 16:15
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has recently landed orders from an India-based TV vendor and will start shipments in 2011, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.

Taiwan market: Amtran launches 5 new Vizio LED TVs
Sep 2, 15:00
US-based LCD TV brand Vizio has launched five M series edge-type LED-backlit LCD TVs in Taiwan, according to the vendor's Taiwan-based manufacture partner Amtran Technology.
Amtran signs MOU with JVC for LCD TV business
Aug 27, 16:51
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has signed an MOU with Victor Company of Japan (JVC), an operating company of JVC Kenwood Holdings, for strategic partnership in the LCD...
Amtran posts net profit of NT$490 million for 2Q10
Aug 27, 16:49
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced net profits of NT$490 million (US$15.301 million) for the second quarter with an EPS of NT$0.62.
Amtran sees almost 4% revenue drop in July
Aug 5, 15:25
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has posted revenues of NT$5.14 billion (US$161.49 million) for July, down 3.7% sequentially but up 28% on year.
LCD TV orders decline amid inventory pile-up in North America
Aug 2, 15:58
LCD TV inventory levels in the North America market have piled up to 2-3 weeks higher than normal, sending channels and vendors cutting orders and system makers lowering shipment...
Amtran signs MOU with LG Display for high-end LED-backlit display products
Stockwatch - Jul 26, 11:41
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has revealed that it has signed an MOU with LG Display (LGD) to develop high-end LED-backlit display products in order to increase their...
Amtran reportedly lands orders for LCD monitors from Acer
Jul 20, 16:13
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reportedly obtained orders for entry-level LCD monitors from Acer, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Amtran sees growth in June revenues
Jul 8, 14:59
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced revenues of NT$5.34 billion (US$165.89 million) for June, up slightly by 0.78% on month but down 5.24% on year.
LG aggressive in LED investments to ensure supply for TV business, says Digitimes Research
Jun 18, 10:45
With the top-five LCD TV brand vendors expecting LED-backlit LCD TVs to contribute a substantially larger percentage of sales in the coming years, LED players of all levels of the...
Amtran settles patent dispute with Funai
Jun 9, 09:52
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology and its US-based affiliate LCD TV vendor Vizio as well as its joint venture Suzhou Raken have signed a settlement agreement with Japan-based...
Amtran May revenues up almost 50% sequentially
Jun 8, 17:08
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced revenues of NT$5.3 billion (US$163.65 million) for May 2010, up 48.75% sequentially but down 1.07% on year.
Amtran, Everlight, and LG Display to form LED packaging JV for LCD TV market
Jun 4, 02:00
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced a plan to form an LED packaging joint venture in China with LED packager Everlight Electronics and TFT LCD panel maker LG...
Amtran expects to ship 800,000-900,000 LCD TVs in 2Q10
Jun 2, 11:07
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology, a major manufacturing partner for Vizio, expects to ship 800,000-900,000 LCD TVs in the second quarter of 2010, rising from 740,000 units delivered...

Amtran suffers decrease in April revenues
May 11, 12:05
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology had April revenues of NT$3.536 billion (US$112 million) decreasing by 32.54% on month and by 17.46% on year, according to the company.
Amtran president says partnership with LGD not affected by AUO patent lawsuit victory
May 3, 16:23
Amtran Technology's relationship with LG Display (LGD) will not be affected by the Korean vendor's recent loss in a patent lawsuit with AU Optronics (AUO), according to Frank Wu,...
Apr 30, 16:48
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced net profit of NT$374 million (US$11.94 million) for the first quarter of 2010, up from NT$255 million for the previous qua...
China market: Suning reportedly strikes LCD TV brand deal with Japan vendor
Apr 26, 16:18
Suning Appliance, the largest IT and consumer electronics retail chain in China, plans to strengthen its penetration in China's LCD TV market by offering a series of models authorized...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- 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
- 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

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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
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- 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...
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- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
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- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
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