Last update: Wednesday 29 December 2010 [47 news items]
CPT agrees to sell 4.5G CF plant to Compal subsidiary
Dec 29, 17:05
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will sell a 4.5G color filter (CF) plant to a Compal Electronics subsidiary for NT$1.4 billion (US$47.67 million), the companies disclosed today.
AUO affiliate Toppan CFI to set up production plant in Kunshan, China
Dec 22, 01:55
With AU Optronics (AUO) getting ready to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in Kunshan, China, its subsidiaries are also gearing up to follow, and the panel maker's color...
HannStar sells 6G CF plant to Sintek
Sep 27, 10:46
TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display has expanded its cooperation with color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic for small- to medium-size touch panel business, and sold its 6G CF...
CF maker Sintek swings back to profits from July
Sep 16, 01:20
Color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic has swung back to profits since July 2010 due to increasing shipments of touch sensors for Apple's iPad, according to industry sources. Net...
Sintek and Cando see on-month growth in August revenues
Sep 9, 14:33
Color filter (CF) makers Sintek Photronic and Cando have posted revenues of NT$573 million (US$17.92 million) and NT$338 million, respectively, for August, increasing 7% and 6% on...
CF makers Cando, Sintek report losses for 1H10
Aug 31, 16:16
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) makers Cando and Sintek Photronic have posted net losses of NT$311 million (US$9.705 million) and NT$553 million, respectively, for the first half of...
HannStar to increase CF capacity
Aug 18, 15:28
TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display plans to spend NT$4.724 billion (US$148 million) increasing monthly color filter (CF) capacity by 50,000 sheets at its 5.3G plant in order to...
E Ink to increase production of FFS panels at Hydis
Aug 11, 17:05
Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings will increase the production of FFS (fringe filed switching) panels at its Korea-based subsidiary Hydis to 75% of its...
Giantplus to start volume production of projected capacitive touch panels in 3Q10
Jun 30, 16:18
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology is conducting pilot run on its projected capacitive touch panel production line in northern Taiwan and will kick off volume...
Computex 2010: Delta shows 13-inch CF color e-Magazine
Jun 2, 15:12
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics is showcasing its 13-inch color e-book reader, the e-Magazine, using color filter (CF) in the E-Reading section (Booth C510) at Computex 2010.
HannStar, Sintek together gain touch panel orders for Hanwang tablet PC
May 28, 15:03
Taiwan-based HannStar Display and Sintek have jointly gained orders for touch panel orders for Hanwang Technology's recently launched Hanvon brand 10.1-inch tablet PCs, the TouchPad...
CPT starts shipping touch panels
May 25, 16:15
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has begun shipments of 4-, 7- and 10.1-inch capacitive touch panels and is poised to ship 21.5-inch in-cell touch panels...
Young Fast, Cando April revenues down, Sintek up
May 10, 15:53
Taiwan-based touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and Cando - which also makes color filters (CFs) - saw April revenues decline sequentially, while CF and touch panel maker...
Giantplus turns profitable in 1Q10
May 3, 10:11
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has posted revenues of NT$2.96 billion (US$94.4 million) for the first quarter of 2010 with a 6% gross margin. Net profit...
Sintek to raise fund for 6G touch panel plant
Mar 29, 16:19
Color filter (CF) and touch panel maker Sintek Photronic has announced a fundraising plan via a rights issue selling 200 million new shares and a private placement for another 100...
CPT to make touch panels at 4G CF line
Mar 18, 16:16
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is planning to use part of its 4G color filter (CF) capacity at its Hukou, Taiwan plant to produce projected capacitive touch panels, according to company...
Giantplus acquires CPT CF line for touch panel production
Mar 18, 15:43
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has announced it will acquire a 3.5G color filter (CF) line in Taiwan from Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) for NT$1.3 billion...
Delta to start production at AMTC 3.5G plant in 3Q10
Mar 12, 16:20
Delta Electronics will start small-volume color filter (CF) production at a 3.5G plant acquired from Allied Material Technology (AMTC) in the third quarter of 2010, according to company...
Sintek and Cando announce single-digit drops in February revenues
Mar 12, 10:15
Color filter (CF) and touch panel makers Sintek Photronic and Cando have posted only on-month single-digit percentage drops in February revenues despite fewer working days, as demand...
Delta to use AMTC 3.5G CF line for e-paper production
Mar 10, 12:15
Delta Electronics on March 9 won rights to use a 3.5G color filter (CF) production line owned by Allied Material Technology (AMTC) through an open-bid, and plans to use the equipment...
Sintek to raise 5G capacity for capacitive touch panels to 100,000 substrates in 3Q10
Jan 21, 15:46
Color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic will have a monthly capacity of 24 million projected capacitive touch panels (3.5-inch equivalents) from its 5G plant in the third quarter...
CPT to expand 6G LCD panel, color filter capacity, says president
Dec 15, 14:20
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) aims to expand its 6G LCD panel plant, as well as its 6G color filter (CF) capacity, but has yet to work out a specific schedule, according to company...
Sintek and Cando see decreased November revenues
Dec 9, 12:06
Color filter (CF) makers Sintek Photronic and Cando have reported that their November revenues dropped 0.69% and 8.18%, respectively, compared to October.
Cando to set up touch panel plant in CTSP
Dec 1, 16:02
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando, a subsidiary of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), will invest as much as NT$24 billion (US$745.1 million) to set up a touch panel production...
Cando, Pixcir provide touchscreen solution for Acer notebook
Nov 3, 15:35
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando and China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics are providing touch panels and touch...
Sintek to raise funding to expand touch panel capacity
Oct 21, 14:58
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic will apply for a NT$3.6 billion (US$111 million) syndicated bank loan and issue new shares to raise another NT$1.8 billion, with...
Cando chairman and president resign
Aug 13, 11:27
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando has seen its chairman, Bishop Chen, and president, Brian Lin, resign in what industry observers say is the company's latest deployment for...
Sintek plans to set up new 5G plant for touch panels
Jul 9, 12:27
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic is planning to set up a new 5G plant to manufacture touch panels and is currently searching for a location in southern Taiwan,...
Cando to convert 4.5G CF production line to touch panels
Jun 25, 16:19
Taiwan-based Cando will convert its 4.5G color filter (CF) line to a capacitive touch panel line amid surging demand for notebook touch panels, according to the company. The company...
Cando lands touch panel orders from HP, Acer and Lenovo, sources say
Jun 18, 16:21
Taiwan-based color filer (CF) maker Cando, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), recently landed capacitive touch panel orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Lenovo and will start...
CF maker Sintek concerned about glass substrate shortage
Jun 18, 15:08
Color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic is concerned that the current shortage of glass substrates will impact its sales, as well as shipments of its newly developed capacitive touch...
Global flash card revenues sink 15% in 2008, says iSuppli
Jun 15, 14:57
The flash memory card market worldwide slid 15% to US$7.8 billion in 2008, with SanDisk continuing to lead its peers, according to a recent survey by iSuppli.
HannStar and Sintek revenues flat in May
Jun 8, 16:13
LCD panel maker HannStar Display has announced that net sales for May 2009 totaled NT$4.28 billion (US$130.29 million), flat compared to April sales, but down 39.6% on a yearly basis...
Computex 2009: A-Data launches ultra high-speed SSD and CF cards
Jun 3, 11:58
A-Data Technology is exhibiting a host of products at Computex Taipei 2009, including high-performance memory modules, high speed CompactFlash (CF) cards, solid-state drive (SSD)...
Taiwan touch panel production value to increase 36% in 2009, says DRAMeXchange
Jun 1, 11:49
Taiwan touch panel production value is estimated to increase 36% to NT$32 billion (US$989 million) in 2009 and to NT$49.8 billion in 2012 with a CAGR of 16.9% because of surging popularity...
Protech EB-821LF embedded board
Protech Systems has unveiled a new 3.5-inch embedded board, EB-821LF. A small form factor measuring 102mm x 145mm, the EB-821LF integrates a full-range of functions for general industrial...
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SanDisk has announced what it claims is the world's fastest high-capacity CompactFlash (CF) card. The new SanDisk Extreme Pro series features 128GB of storage and up to 100MB/sec...
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Finetech Japan 2010: Bridgestone 13.1-inch touchscreen color e-paper
Bridgestone displayed a 13.1-inch touchscreen color e-paper at the Finetech Japan 2010 in Tokyo. The 4096-color e-paper is enabled by color filter (CF).
Photo: Jessie Lin, Digitimes, Apr 20.
A-Data CF633X CompactFlash card
A-Data Technology has announced CF633X-series CompactFlash cards with capacities ranging up to 32GB for DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) cameras. The new A-Data CF633X delivers...
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Transcend 64GB CompactFlash card
Transcend Information has introduced high-capacity 400X CompactFlash cards with capacities ranging up to 64GB. The new 400X CF cards delivers fast transfer rates of up to 90MB/s...
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- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
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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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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
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- 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...
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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.
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Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.