Last update: Friday 12 April 2013 [106 news items]
CPT to supply Sony VAIO P netbook panels at the end of 2009
Dec 17, 15:36
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will start supplying special-specification high-resolution 8-inch widescreen LCD panels for Sony's VAIO P netbook at the end of 2009, with monthly shipments...
CPT may reshuffle personnel following Compal chairman entry to board
Dec 16, 13:57
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will reshuffle its personnel on December 18, with Compal representatives to take over some of CPT's executive positions, according to market sources.
CPT launches 21.5-inch projected capacitive touch panel
Dec 15, 15:55
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has launched a 21.5-inch projected capacitive touch panel and has started shipping 10.1-inch projective capacitive touch panels and 3D panels, according...
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...
CPT in talks with Japan glass makers
Dec 15, 12:05
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) recently conducted talks with three major glass suppliers in Japan in attempts to diversify its LCD glass supply in 2010, according to company chairman...
AUO rumored to announce merger with CPT on Friday
Dec 1, 11:34
The Taiwan market is buzzing with rumors that LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will announce a merger with Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) on Friday, December 4, 2009. AUO has responded...
Sitronix to see 50% driver IC shipment growth in 2010
Nov 27, 15:58
Sitronix Technology's LCD driver IC shipments are likely to grow 50% in 2010 driven by the tight relationship of Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Compal Electronics, according to...
More personnel changes expected at CPT
Nov 24, 15:34
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is reportedly to continue reorganizing its management with the possibility of cutting manpower to reduce losses, according to market so...
CPT president resigns; CFO shows no intention of returning from leave
Nov 17, 11:27
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced the resignation of its president Chiu Chuang-yi, and the vacancy will be temporarily filled in by VP Lin Sheng-chang, who has been in charge...
CPT to offer 3D, multi-touch and EPD panels, says president
Nov 12, 16:18
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to broaden its product lines and will start shipping 3D, multi-touch and EPD (electrophoretic display) panels as early as the end of 2009, according...
CPT to supply panel for Asustek 3D notebooks
Nov 11, 16:35
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to supply the panel for Asustek Computer's reported 15.6-inch 3D notebook, which will be launched before the end of 2009, according to industry...
CPT takeover of China company expected to be approved soon
Nov 11, 15:26
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) expects its bid to take over China-listed Mindong Electric Group to receive final approval by China's finance and securities authorities around the end...
Nov 11, 14:08
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that its consolidated revenues for October 2009 totaled NT$5.31 billion (US$164.15 million), down 17.7% sequentially from NT$6.45 billion...
CPT, HannStar eyeing smartphone panel market
Nov 10, 11:43
Large-size panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display, eyeing the surging smartphone market, have started producing 2- to 3.5-inch handset panels at their 4.5G...
CPT looking for partners to invest in China LCD production, says chairman
Oct 30, 14:13
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), eyeing the China LCD TV market, is looking for partners to construct 6-8G panel plants in China while waiting for the Taiwan government to lift a ban...

CPT reportedly planning management shuffle
Oct 29, 12:03
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reportedly is thinking of reorganizing its executive team due to serious losses in 2009 and is expected to make an announcement shortly, according to...
AUO revenues up, CPT and HannStar down in September
Oct 8, 11:50
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated September revenues of NT$41.08 billion and NT$39.45 billion, up 8.9% and 6.9% respectively from August...
CPT to develop in-cell touch panels, says company CFO
Sep 21, 16:10
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) CFO James Wu indicated that in order to provide total solutions to clients, the company is developing touch panels of both the capacitive and resistive...
CPT panel shipments improving as glass substrate shortage easing, says CFO
Sep 18, 14:24
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has seen shipments of both large-size and small- to medium- size panels increase as the supply of glass substrates is stabilizing, according to company...

Compal lands 100,000 Nokia Booklet 3G orders for 2009
Sep 3, 12:28
Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics has landed orders for 100,000 Booklet 3G mini notebooks (netbooks) from Nokia with shipments to be fulfilled before the end of 2009,...
Taiwan top-5 LCD panel makers see total loss of over NT$88 billion for 1H09
Sep 1, 14:42
Taiwan's top-five LCD panel makers, AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), Innolux Display and HannStar Display have reported a total loss...
CPT notebook panel shipments to increase 80% by the end of 2009
Aug 11, 10:57
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to see its notebook panel shipments increase to 900,000 units per month by the end of 2009, of which 400,000 units will be...
CPT delays resuming 4.5G line to 4Q09 due to glass shortage
Aug 7, 10:54
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will delay the production at its second 4.5G plant to the fourth quarter of 2009 due to short supply of glass substrates, according to...
CPT expects to get Windows 7 certification for 10.1-inch multi-touch panel
Aug 5, 15:58
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is developing 10.1-inch multi-touch panels mainly for use in netbooks, and expects to obtain Windows 7 Logo certification by the end of...
Compal to take a major stake in CPT
Jul 17, 15:44
Compal Electronics has announced a decision to subscribe to a Chunghwa Picture Tube (CPT) private placement to become the second largest shareholder of the second-tier LCD panel maker...
CPT needs new material suppliers for e-paper
Jul 15, 15:38
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will need to search for new material suppliers if the company plans to step into the development and production of e-paper...
CPT to begin touch panel shipments by end of the year
Jul 10, 16:06
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will enter into the touch panel segment with limited shipments starting by the end of the year, according to company...
Jul 9, 17:16
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to issue global depository receipts (GDRs) equivalent to 2.5 billion shares with unit pricing to be set later,...
Taiwan LCD makers call for allowing next-generation lines investment in China
Jul 1, 14:44
Tatung chairman WS Lin and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) vice chairman Wu Biing-Seng, at a June 30 press conference, urged the Taiwan government to allow Taiwan-based companies to...
CPT expects TV panel shipments to double in 2009
Jun 15, 16:45
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) expects to ship 6-7 million LCD TV panels in 2009, doubling from 3-3.5 million units in 2008, while its small- to medium-size...
Display Taiwan 2009: CPT plans to resume 4.5G plant operations by the end of July
Jun 12, 16:17
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is considering resuming operations at a 4.5G plant to manufacture LCD panels, as well as touch panels, according to the...
Display Taiwan 2009: CPT lands 11.6-inch netbook panel orders from Dell and Samsung
Jun 12, 10:18
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is showcasing several new products at the ongoing Display Taiwan 2009, including ones for the netbook and CULV notebook...
Innolux and CPT see lower-than-expected May revenues
Jun 10, 12:01
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux Display are falling short of expectations for their May revenues mainly because of short supply of glass substrates,...
CPT expects white-box handset panel orders from China to decrease, says president
May 20, 14:47
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has adjusted is client structure to give shipment priority to own-brand handset vendors as it forecasts a drop in orders...
LCD panel maker CPT to continue supporting DisplayPort in its notebook panels
Nov 4, 01:05
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is optimistic regarding support for DisplayPort in its panels for the IT market, and the LCD panel maker will continue to develop notebook panels that...
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Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
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Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.


















