Cando signs NT$3.2 billion syndicated loan

Apr 19, 10:48

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Cando, a subsidiary of TPK, signed a NT$3.2 billion (US$107 million) five-year syndicated loan with a consortium of eight banks for the firm's new plant...

Touchscreen notebook costs may fall in 3Q13

Apr 15, 15:03

Since its launch, sales of Microsoft's Windows 8 have been bleak. Industry sources have noted that due to limited supply of touch panels and low yields, prices of touchscreen notebooks...

TPK breaks ground for glass making facility in Taiwan

Mar 4, 15:44

A company jointly invested by TPK Holding and its subsidiary Cando has broken ground for a facility in Taichung, central Taiwan for making chemically strengthened glass. The joint...

TPK to benefit from mass production at Cando 4.5G line, says president

Nov 6, 15:10

Cando, a subsidiary touch screen maker of TPK, has expanded production at its 4.5G line since October, which will help TPK's performance in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to...

Order visibility clear to November, says touch panel maker Cando

Sep 21, 12:15

Touch panel maker Cando has indicated production of ultrabook touch products began in September and that order visibility is clear until November with orders exceeding capacity.

Shipments of one glass touch solutions to gain momentum in 2012, says DisplaySearch

Feb 29, 14:07

Shipments of projected capacitive sensor-on-cover (SOC) touch screens, also referred to as "one glass solution" or "touch on lens," will gain momentum in 2012...

Cando, Sintek look to declining touch sensor shipments in 4Q11

Nov 4, 01:20

Touch sensor makers Cando and Sintek Photronics are expected to see their sensor shipments decline sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to seasonal effects. Additionally,...

Touch panel makers post mixed results for September

Oct 11, 12:06

Taiwan-based touch panel makers have posted mixed results for September as Apple shifted its touch panel orders among suppliers due to a product flaw found at Wintek's panels, according...

CMI shipped 400,000-500,000 touch sensors for iPad 2 in June

Jul 8, 15:18

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) in June shipped 400,000-500,000 touch sensors for iPad 2, signaling its success of improving yield rates for the product since...

Cando may adjust IPO plans and product roadmap after TPK becomes major shareholder

Jun 30, 01:35

Touch sensor and touch module maker Cando may adjust its IPO plans as well as its product roadmap once fellow company TPK Holdings completes its acquisition of a 19.9% stake in Cando...

Cando developing reworkable lamination for touch panels

Jun 27, 10:55

Cando is developing a method of using reworkable liquid UV (ultraviolet) adhesive to laminate cover glass on touch sensors in producing projected capacitive touch panels to improve...

Cando ramping up touch module production

Jun 23, 11:25

Cando will continue to ramp up the production of touch modules in the second half of 2011 while reducing the proportion of touch sensors to its overall production, according to CY...

HTC to begin volume production of Puccini tablet PCs in June

May 26, 01:35

HTC has entered the final stages of testing for its 10.1-inch Puccini tablet PCs, with volume production slated for June 2011. The tablet will be powered by a Qualcomm MSM8660 1.5GHz...

Taiwan touch panel capacity to double in 2H11, says Displaybank

May 20, 15:31

Displaybank has announced that due to change of existing lines and construction of new lines, production capacity of Taiwan touch panel makers in the second half would double the...

TPK to take over control of touch sensor maker Cando

May 19, 01:30

Taiwan-based touch sensor maker TPK Holding has announced to obtain 19.9% of shareholding in Cando with a price of NT$31 (US$1.08) per share and the process will allow TPK to become...

AUO to dispose of Cando shares

May 19, 01:05

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced plans to sell a large portion of the shares it holds in affiliate Cando, a maker of touch sensors and panels, at a unit price of NT$31 (US$1.07)....

TPK to obtain 19.9% stake in Cando

Stockwatch - May 18, 16:12

TPK Holding, a Taiwan-based maker of touch panels, on May 18 announced an investment of NT$5.582 billion (US$194 million) to acquire a 19.9% stake in Cando, a Taiwan-based maker of...

Cando sees booming shipments of touch panels used in tablet PCs, smartphones

May 17, 01:05

Cando, a Taiwan-based maker of touch panels, expects increasing shipments of medium-sized touch panels used in tablet PCs and small-sized ones used in smartphones to account for 50-60%...

Touch panel makers aim for better 2Q11 profitability by improving yield rates

May 2, 16:23

Since the capacity of the top-tier touch panel makers such as TPK Holding and Wintek have all already been booked up, and tablet PC players are turning to smaller touch panel makers...

Smartphone vendors to use Touch on Lens solutions to reduce costs

Apr 26, 16:30

Some brand handset vendors including HTC will start manufacturing their touch-enabled smartphones using the Touch on Lens technology aiming to lower production costs as well as weight,...

Cando hits record revenues in March

Apr 11, 10:30

Touch panel maker Cando has posted record revenues of NT$764 million (US$25.9 million) for March, rising 16.8% sequentially. January-March revenues stood at NT$2.094 billion, up 92.54%...

Wintek shipping Touch on Lens panels to handset clients

Mar 31, 01:20

Wintek has begun shipping its touch panels made using Touch on Lens technology to clients in the handset sector in addition to clients from the DSC segment in Japan. The company is...

Taiwan production of touch panels to double in 2H11

Mar 17, 01:20

The production capacity of touch panels in Taiwan is likely to double in the second half of 2011 when new production lines of local makers, including TPK Touch Solutions, Young Fast...

Cando to start operation of second 4.5G plant at end of 4Q11

Mar 15, 12:03

Cando, a Taiwan-based maker of projected capacitive touch sensors, will begin operation of its second 4.5G factory currently under construction in the Central Taiwan Science Park...

OGS touch to become mainstream in 2012

Jan 26, 01:35

With technology breakthroughs for one/single glass solutions (OGS) for touch panels expected, OGS touch will become a mainstream technology in 2012, and supply for high-end glass...

Cando signs NT$4.8 billion syndicated loan

Newswatch - Jan 25, 14:56

Cando has signed a syndicated loan with banks for NT$4.8 billion (US$164.98 million) to complete its capex goal of NT$8.5 billion for 2011 for capacity expansion.

Cando 2011 capex to reach NT$8.5 billion

Jan 19, 01:30

Cando's capex for 2011 is expected to reach NT$8.5 billion (US$293.16 million), all for capacity expansion. Cando has NT$3.6 billion available and will sign a syndicated loan for...

Cando December revenues up 30%, Sintek down 6%

Jan 10, 16:02

Touch panel maker Cando saw its December 2010 revenues increase 30% sequentially, while fellow touch panel maker Sintek Photronics' December revenues decreased about 6%.

Cando breaks ground for new plant in Central Taiwan

Dec 21, 15:47

Touch panel maker Cando on December 20 broke ground for a new plant, which will be able to include two 4.5G production lines and one 6G line, at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CT...

Apple reportedly adds new touch panel suppliers for iPad 2

Dec 16, 01:10

Apple has reportedly added two additional touch panel makers, Chimei Innolux and Cando, to its touch panel supplier list for iPad 2 in addition to current suppliers Wintek, Sintek...

Touch panel maker Cando to raise NT$3.6 billion for capacity expansion

Dec 14, 01:15

Touch panel maker Cando plans to raise NT$3.6 billion (US$119.8 million) by February of 2011 via issuing 200 million new shares at NT$18 per share for building new manufacturing facilities,...

Giantplus, Cando to turn profitable in 1Q11

Dec 13, 11:41

Despite strong demand for touch panels in 2010, Giantplus Technology, who has recently started mass production of touch panels, and Cando, who has transfered its 4.5G lines for touch...

Cando November revenues up 8%, G-Tech revenues up 23% sequentially

Dec 8, 01:10

Cando, a subsidiary of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), and optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), an affiliate of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group,...