Last update: Thursday 18 April 2013 [80 news items]
China-based BOE sourcing more from local optical film suppliers
Aug 18, 16:24
China-based LCD panel maker BOE Technology is sourcing more from local optical film makers as it moves to promote the self-sufficiency of the country's component supply, according...
BOE plans 5.5G AMOLED plant, say reports
Aug 16, 11:18
Chin's largest LCD panel maker BOE Technology Group plans to build a 5.5G AMOLED plant, according to reports from China.
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.
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...
BOE Technology suffers 1Q11 loss of CNY700 million, says report
Apr 26, 15:35
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology posted net losses of about CNY700 million (US$106 million) for the first quarter of 2011, China-based tech.sina.com cited the...
Samsung 7.5G LCD project in China heaping pressure on Taiwan rivals
Apr 22, 14:33
Samsung Electronics reportedly has said it may start construction of its 7.5G panel plant in China as early as in May 2011 with mass production of panels likely to begin in early...
China-based panel maker BOE reportedly sees net loss of CNY650-700 million for 1Q11
Apr 18, 10:25
China-based LCD panel maker BOE Technology estimates first-quarter 2011 net loss at CNY650-700 million (US$9-107 million), higher than the net loss of CNY290 million for first-quarter...
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...
Sitronix and BOE to cooperate for medium- to large-size panel plant, says report
Newswatch - Jan 5, 15:53
Taiwan-based IC design house Sitronix Technology will reportedly cooperate with China-based BOE Technology to set up production plant for medium-to large-size TFT-LCD panels, according...
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...
China to become battle field for flat panel component suppliers
Dec 23, 12:26
China will become a fierce battle field for suppliers of flat panel components to grasp business opportunities as Samsung Electronics, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO) as well as China-based...
Dec 17, 01:05
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics is expected to land a cooperation agreement from Beijing as the city needs about twenty LED production lines to supply demand from BOE...
BOE 6G plant to start mass production on November 17
Nov 17, 02:05
China-based BOE Technology is expected to start mass production at its 6G plant on November 17, based on China media reports, and the company plans to continue capacity expansion...
BOE 6G panel production not competitive in price, say Taiwan makers
Nov 4, 15:54
BOE Technology has started volume production at its 6G plant to become the first China-based maker of TV panels, but this will not bring substantial price pressure on Taiwan- and...
BOE to turn profitable in 2H11, says report
Oct 29, 16:33
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology, with its 6G plant having started volume production recently and its 8G plant scheduled to ramp up production in 2011, expects to turn...
China to become top-3 TFT-LCD panel production base in 4Q11, says Digitimes Research
Oct 4, 16:38
China is expected to surpass Japan to become the third largest production base for TFT-LCD panels in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Digitimes Research analyst Tony Huang.
Pegatron enters all-in-one PC DIY market in China
Sep 21, 02:13
Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology has recently had cooperation with Ingram Micro China and China-based BOE Technology to enter the all-in-one PC DIY market in China.
China-based panel maker BOE invests 50 billion yuan in capacity expansion in 2008-2010, says report
Aug 24, 15:34
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology has invested about 50 billion yuan (US$7.2 billion) building up its capacity in 2008-2010, China-based tech.sina.com quoted...
BOE to produce panels for Vestel
Aug 17, 16:25
China-based BOE and Vestel have signed a MOU for strategic cooperation for supply of 15.6- to 55-inch TFT-LCD panels during the next five quarters, from the fourth quarter of 2010...
China-based BOE receives 7.5 billion yuan loan for 6G plant, says report
Newswatch - Jul 16, 17:07
China-based BOE has received a bank loan totaling 7.5 billion yuan (US$1.11 billion) for its 6G TFT-LCD panel plant project in Hefei, eastern China, according to a Chinese-language...
China-based BOE adds 4 billion yuan for 8G LCD fab project, says report
Jun 21, 11:40
China's BOE has raised four billion yuan (US$585.53 million) in funding for its 8G LCD panel fab project in Beijing, according to a cnstock.com report.
China-based BOE to start 8.5G production in 3Q11
Apr 13, 17:06
China-based LCD panel maker BOE Technology plans to start production at its 8.5G plant in the third quarter of 2011 and aims to become the fifth largest panel maker worldwide in 2012,...
Taiwan maker Jean announces deal to sell LCD TV, monitor manufacturing business to China-based BOE
Mar 16, 10:15
Taiwan-based displays product maker Jean has announced a deal to sell its LCD monitor and TV manufacturing business to China's BOE Group for 290 million yuan (US$42.48 million).
AUO may gain upper hand over Samsung in setting up 7.5G panel plant in China, say sources
Feb 24, 14:17
The government in China may take a total-control policy to allow establishment of only four to five next-generation TFT-LCD panel factories in China, and the policy may give Taiwan-based...
AUO to submit application for 7.5G LCD plant in China, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 22, 12:19
AU Optronics (AUO) chairman KY Lee has said that the company will submit an application to the Taiwan government for building a 7.5G LCD panel plant in eastern China after the Lunar...
LCD panel makers vying for China government subsidies, says AUO executive
Feb 1, 12:00
LCD panel makers from Taiwan, Korea and Japan are all eyeing subsidies from the China government for setting up production fabs in China, but there may be only one or two openings...
Large-size LCD panel demand to increase 12% in 2010, says Displaybank
Dec 10, 14:56
Large-size TFT-LCD panel demand is expected to increase 12% in unit shipments and 19% in area shipments in 2010, according to Displaybank.
China will need 6-8 8G plants to fulfill panel demand in the future
Nov 19, 17:06
Market watchers expect China will require six to eight 8G or above LCD panel production lines to fulfill its demand in the future. China's LCD TV panel demand in 2009 is estimated...
China-based BOE and Taiwan equipment suppliers sign letter of intent for 8.5G LCD fab
Nov 6, 12:41
The Taiwan Optoelectronic and Semiconductors Equipment Association (TOSEA) and China-based panel maker BOE Technology signed a letter of intent (LOI) on November 5 in Taipei that...
BOE denies planning second 8G LCD fab, says report
Newswatch - Sep 29, 11:42
BOE Technology brand promotion executive Wei Jing has denied rumors claiming the company is planning to set up a second 8G LCD panel plant, according to a Chinese-language report...
BOE Tech ups investment in China 6G LCD fab
Sep 18, 14:46
China's BOE Technology has more than quintupled its investment to nine billion yuan (US$1.32 billion) in a 6G LCD panel fab project in the China city of Hefei, according to a company...
China could rank second for 8.5G production in 2012, says Digitimes Research
Sep 14, 17:09
China could become the world's second largest host country for 8.5G LCD panel production in 2012 if all the reported fab projects are completed, according to Digitimes Research.
China market: Local vendors supply almost all TVs in rural subsidy program, report says
Sep 4, 12:01
Local vendors in China dominated the TV segment in the government program for subsidized purchases in rural areas, accounting for 97.15% of the TV sets sold under the program as of...
LCD panel makers gearing up fab construction in China, says Displaybank
Sep 3, 14:29
Leading TFT-LCD panel makers including LG Display (LGD), Sharp and Samsung Electronics are actively seeking advancement into China. Displaybank said that the trend can be seen as...
Micron swings to fiscal 3Q13 profit
Bits + chips | 9min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 22:09
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 21:51
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:47
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:21
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- 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
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice 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
- 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
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
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- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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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.