Last update: Friday 4 May 2012 [34 news items]
Commentary: China solar firms fight back for survival
May 4, 10:49
China-based solar firms who have been suffering have been accusing international firms of dumping polysilicon into China's domestic market.

China polysilicon firms accuse US, Korea competitors of dumping
May 2, 11:28
The preliminary result of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy against China-based solar firms was to put a tariff less than 5% on solar product imports from China. This has been...

Any type of tariff will impact China solar industry, says report
Mar 26, 16:14
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government against China-based solar firms announced a preliminary result on March 20, 2012. The preliminary result indicated...

AUO to appeal US price-fixing guilty verdict
Mar 14, 10:07
AU Optronics (AUO) has received the verdict in the case brought against the company and its executives by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The jury acquitted LJ Chen...
Commentary: Antitrust lawsuits dragging AUO to a watershed
Dec 9, 15:05
AU Optronics (AUO) has been taking a stand unlike other Taiwan-based rivals toward antitrust lawsuits lodged by related concerns including the US Department of Justice, the EU Commission...
Suntech responds to US solar trade petition
Oct 21, 09:57
Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding Solarworld's petition filed simultaneously with the US International Trade...
Chi Mei, CMI clarify AUO lawsuit comment
Sep 28, 10:46
LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Chi Mei Group (CMG) have clarified that they have never made any official comments on AU Optronics' (AUO) price-fixing lawsuit in the US.
Chi Mei Group hopes AUO can win US price-fixing lawsuit
Sep 23, 14:48
The Chi Mei Group hopes that AU Optronics (AUO) can win the anti-trust lawsuit filed against the LCD panel maker by the US Justice Department, according to a Chi Mei executive.
Taiwan must learn antitrust lessons: Q&A with ex-CMO president Ho Jau-yang
Sep 7, 16:13
The US Justice Department's antitrust cases against the world's major LCD panel makers have resulted in hefty fines for companies and prison terms for executives. Among them were...

HannStar reaches settlement agreement in price-fixing case
Sep 1, 11:24
TFT LCD maker HannStar Display has revealed it has reached a settlement agreement with buyers of its products over a price-fixing lawsuit against the company. It said that the plaintiffs...
Aug 12, 10:00
Taiwan LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Hannstar Display and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) have all received "Examiner's Reports" from the Korea...
AUO reviewing Korea FTC report alleging violations in LCD market
Aug 10, 10:13
AU Optronics has received the Examiner's Report made by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) alleging the violation of competition rules in Korea conducted by a number of LCD manufacturers,...
HannStar president indicted in LCD price-fixing probe, says US Justice Department
Jan 14, 14:45
A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against the current president of HannStar Display for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of TFT-LCD)...
Taiwan panel makers may cut purchases of Samsung components over EC fine row, says report
Newswatch - Dec 28, 15:54
Taiwan's panel makers reportedly are considering reducing purchases of passive components, such as multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs), from the Samsung Electronics group...
CMI will appeal against EC antitrust fine, says chairman
Dec 20, 15:05
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has received an official notification of an antitrust fine from the European Commission (EC), but the company will definitely appeal against it, according to...
Dec 9, 15:50
AU Optronics (AUO) plans to appeal at the Luxembourg general court against the European Commission's decision to fine TFT-LCD panel makers in Asia EUR649 million (US$858 million)...
AUO posts better-than-expected 3Q10 results despite absence of executives
Nov 1, 17:07
Despite the absence of its president LJ Chen, vice chairman HB Chen and Qisda president Hui Hsiung, AU Optronics (AUO) was able to turn in good results for the third quarter of 2010...
Former HannStar executive to be jailed for LCD price-fixing, says US Department of Justice
Oct 28, 10:54
A former executive from HannStar Display has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of TFT-LCD...
Ex-CMO executive indicted in LCD price fixing probe, says US Justice Department
Oct 15, 14:45
A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against a former executive of a Taiwan TFT-LCD producer for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices of TFT-LCD...
AUO releases profit warning for 3Q10
Oct 11, 11:47
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced a plan to issue euro convertible bonds (ECBs) worth US$800 million for equipment purchase, and it has also released a profit warning for the third...
AUO, Qisda operation not affected by court decision to bar executives from travel out of the US
Aug 23, 11:53
With LJ Chen, president of panel maker AU Optronics, along with AUO vice chairman HB Chen and Qisda president Hui Hsiung being asked to surrender their passports during the trial...
AUO vows to defend itself in latest wave of antitrust lawsuits
Aug 19, 15:54
In the wake of a wave of antitrust legal actions from US states against the world's major LCD panel makers, Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) has said it is ready to defend itself in...
Arkansas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri file lawsuits against LCD panel makers
Aug 18, 17:06
Attorney generals of Arkansas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Missouri together filed a lawsuit against major TFT-LCD panel makers on August 17 in the US District Court in California...
Washington State joins antitrust lawsuit against LCD panel makers
Aug 17, 13:48
Washington State attorney general Rob McKenna joined the antitrust action against major TFT-LCD panel makers on August 12, and filed a lawsuit accusing Samsung Electronics, LG Display...
More antitrust lawsuits awaiting LCD panel makers
Aug 13, 10:27
Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan, following her New York state counterpart's recent move, filed an antitrust action on August 10 against 22 major technology companies, including...
CMI, AUO say they have not yet been served in New York in antitrust case
Aug 10, 09:58
Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optonics (AUO) have both declined to comment on an antitrust lawsuit the State of New York has filed against them for allegedly fixing prices for LCD pa...
Another ex-CMO executive to plead guilty to price fixing, says US Justice Department
Aug 5, 12:00
A former executive from Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has agreed to plead guilty for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of TFT LCD panels, the US Department of...
Jul 30, 10:47
A former executive from Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail in the US for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of TFT LCD panels,...
LCD panel maker HannStar agrees to pay US$30 million fine in US price-fixing probe
Jul 1, 11:06
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker HannStar Display has agreed to pay a US$30 million fine in connection with price-fixing charges filed against it by the US Department of Justice.
Wellypower, Lextar say no impact from AUO price fixing lawsuit
Jun 14, 11:12
Taiwan-based Wellypower Optronics and Lextar Electronics have maintained that their operations remain unaffected by the US authorities' price-fixing charges against their chairman,...
Top-5 Taiwan LCD panel makers combine to lose NT$113.3 billion in 2009
Feb 9, 11:26
The five largest Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers suffered an aggregate net loss of NT$113.3 billion (US$3.45 billion) in 2009, with Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) recording the highest...
AMD says Intel fabricated claims
Mar 18, 11:52
In response to an Intel claim that AMD has breached a 2001 patent cross-license agreement between the two companies, AMD has released a statement indicating that Intel's action is...
SRAM antitrust investigations closed with no charges filed against Hynix
Dec 17, 09:58
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the EU Commission have both notified Hynix Semiconductor America and Hynix Semiconductor that they have closed their respective investigations...
CPT maintains US$65 million LCD price-fixing fine won't hurt its finances
Nov 13, 11:38
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has maintained that the US$65 million fines it will receive from the US Department of Justice for price fixing will not have much impact on its finances...
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 12min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 22min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 53min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 2h 1min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 20min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 48min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 1h 32min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 1h 33min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Before Going to Press | 1h 45min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 58min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 2h 15min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |

| TSE electronic | 277.63 | +3.99 | +1.46% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 104.57 | +2.00 | +1.95% |

| OTC electronic | 134.14 | +2.91 | +2.22% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- 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.


















