CMI revenues flat in July

Aug 11, 11:04

TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reported July consolidated revenues of NT$41.21 billion (US$1.42 billion), up 0.5% compared with June 2011. CMI's large-size panel consolidated...

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,...

AUO July revenues up sequentially

Aug 9, 10:44

Taiwan-based TFT LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) on August 8 reported consolidated revenues NT$32.739 billion (US$1.13 billion) for July, increasing by 4.69% on month.

Corning Gorilla glass shows market potential for use in smartphone touch panels

Aug 4, 16:45

Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) and TPK Holding as well as LG Display and Samsung Electronics plan to adopt small-sized Gorilla glass produced by Corning as glass substrates used...

LG Display and AUO likely to increase capacity utilization sequentially in 3Q11

Aug 3, 01:15

Despite weak demand in the LCD TV market due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and tablet PCs, the traditional boom season in the third quarter should help panel makers...

Taiwan-based firms aim for closer cooperation with GCL-Poly

Aug 3, 01:05

As competition in the solar industry increases, many solar firms have been securing strong customer bases for survival. Market rumors indicate that some Taiwan-based solar firms have...

Japan-based TV brands to account for 30% of AUO sales in 2H11

Aug 2, 01:20

Demand for LCD TVs has been soft and the financial performance from Japan-based firms has been less than expected. However, according to AU Optronics (AUO), orders from Japan-based...

OLED TV panels infeasible in cost until 2014, says AUO vice president

Jul 28, 10:52

While LG Display plans to offer 55-inch OLED TV panels, the production cost of large-sized OLED panels for use in TVs is currently much higher than that of LCD TV panels due to too...

Global LCD TV shipments to top 205 million units in 2011, says AUO vice president

Jul 28, 10:51

The projection of total global shipments of LCD TVs for 2011 has been lowered by 4.7% from 215 million units to 205 million units, according to TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO)...

AUO reports losses of over NT$10 billion for 2Q11

Jul 28, 01:15

AU Optronics (AUO) has reported a net loss of NT$10.77 billion (US$373.58 million) or NT$1.22 per share for the second quarter of 2011. The company has also decided to cut its capex...

June Shipments of TV panels to China show on-month decrease

Jul 27, 13:57

Taiwan-based panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) current holds approximately 30% of the market share in China, the biggest LCD TV market in the world. The top-four panel makers, Samsung,...

Wistron-AUO China joint venture eyes OEM orders for LCD TVs from Sony

Jul 27, 12:16

BriVision Optronics, a joint-venture maker of LCD modules established in August 2010 by Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) and ODM maker Wistron in Zhoushan, southern...

Huga delays TSE listing

Jul 27, 01:10

The LED market continues to be weak. Growth in the third quarter is uncertain, hence LED chipmaker Huga Optotech noted recently it would delay its plans to apply for listing on the...

Panel makers reduce capex

Jul 26, 16:04

As uncertainty in the panel market continues into the third quarter, industry leading TFT LCD panel makers such as Chimei Innolux (CMI) and LG Display both recently decreased their...

Mirle to build new plant in central Taiwan, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 22, 11:37

Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation will invest NT$760 million (US$26 million) to establish a factory on a 2.36-hectare site at the Central Taiwan Science...

AUO, CMI shift competition to LED lighting market

Jul 19, 01:40

Taiwan-based panel makers such as AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) have both been driving LED subsidiaries into the market of LED lighting. One of CMI's subsidiaries, GIO...

Taiwan-based panel makers to develop AMOLED technologies

Jul 19, 01:25

Taiwan-based panel makers have been behind other leading panel firms in the development of AMOLED technology, but the Taiwan makers estimate that AMOLED will not seriously threaten...

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.

Toshiba adopts AUO-developed naked-eye 3D panels for notebook

Jul 13, 15:56

Toshiba has adopted 15.6-inch lenticular lens-based panels developed by Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) for its naked-eye 2D/3D switchable notebook model to be launched in August...

Taiwan makers of tablet PC touch panels differ in client base

Jul 13, 14:10

AU Optronics (AUO) currently ranks as the largest among Taiwan-based makers of touch panels used in tablet PCs, followed by HannStar Display and Chimei Innolux (CMI), according to...

Top-five panel makers predict 3D TV penetration to reach 20% at end of 2011

Jul 12, 01:15

The top five panel makers, Samsung, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Sharp have been increasing supply of panels for 3D TVs and expect the penetration of 3D...

AUO sees decreased June revenues

Jul 8, 01:00

Taiwan-based panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) on July 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$31.273 billion (US$1.08 billion) for June, slipping 6.93% on month and 28.34% on year.

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...

Touch panel market likely to grow in 3Q11

Jul 6, 01:25

The market for small- to medium-size panels continues to thrive while capacity utilization rates for large-size panel makers have been lower than expected. Riding on the wave of the...

Focus of solar systems turns to rooftop installations

Jul 6, 01:10

As government incentives shift focus to rooftop installations, many international solar firms have been targeting this type of installation in recent years. Governments such as those...

AUO files countersuit against Samsung

Jun 29, 11:37

AU Optronics (AUO) on June 27 filed a lawsuit in the US accusing Samsung Electronics and the Korean company's clients AT&T, Best Buy, and BrandsMart of infringing 10 of its LCD...

AUO Slovakia module plant dedicated

Jun 28, 16:50

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced the inauguration of AU Optronics Slovakia (AUO Slovakia) in Trencin, Slovak Republic. The ceremony was attended by AUO president of Display Business...

China might delay issuance of panel facility licenses

Jun 28, 16:19

The LCD panel industry in China has been expanding rapidly. Many firms have been trying to enter the panel industry in China. However, due to oversupply concerns, the point of time...

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...

IC designer Raydium plans to debut on TSE in 2012

Jun 23, 12:26

Raydium Semiconductor, an AU Optronics (AUO) affiliate specializing in the design of TFT-LCD driver ICs, has unveiled plans to file an application to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...

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...

British, Taiwan solar firms to hold seminar

Jun 21, 14:34

The British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO) in Taiwan will be holding "UK Solar PV Market Development Seminar" in Taiwan on June 21. The purpose of the seminar is to introduce...

Patterned retarder to beat shutter glasses in 2H11 shipments, says AUO

Jun 20, 10:41

An estimated one million shutter glasses 3D TV panels were shipped globally in first-quarter 2011 while shipments of patterned retarder 3D TV panels reached nearly 900,000. But the...