CPT sees revenues decline in February

Mar 10, 01:35

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.77 billion (US$162.22 million) for February, down 13.8% sequentially and 28.5% on year.

HannStar posts almost 18% sequential drop in February revenues

Mar 9, 01:10

HannStar Display has announced revenues of NT$3.16 billion (US$107.5 million) for February 2011, a decrease of 17.9% sequentially.

E Ink posts February revenues of NT$2.84 billion

Mar 8, 01:30

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$2.84 billion (US$69.78 million) for February, an increase of 81.3% on year. Consolidated...

Surging demand changes small- to medium-size panel industry

Mar 2, 01:35

Amid the surging demand for smartphones and other applications for small- to medium-size panels, the overall small- to medium-size industry is changing with NEC to turn wholly owned...

Handset display shipments up 6% to 413 million units in 3Q10, says DisplaySearch

Feb 25, 11:28

Handset display shipments increased 6% sequentially to 413.2 million units in the third quarter of 2010, while its revenues grew even faster at 13% sequentially to US$3.38 billion...

Sintek chairman asks for focus on reform

Feb 18, 01:35

Sintek Photronic chairman Chang Wen-yi has indicated that Sintek has successfully improved its position in the industry after years of effort to transform, and hopes the public can...

E Ink to triple EPD capacity in 2011

Feb 16, 01:50

Amid increasing demand for e-paper, as well as FFS panels for tablet PCs and smartphones, electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) plans to expand its EPD capacity...

Sintek, SMD sign deal for 5.5G LTPS production and touch sensors supply

Feb 16, 01:25

Sintek Photronics has announced the signing of a technological cooperation and supply agreement with the leading AMOLED maker Samsung Mobile Display (SMD), and Sintek will set up...

AUO and CMI January revenues down sequentially, CPT and HannStar up

Feb 11, 02:05

AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) saw their January 2011 revenues decrease sequentially by 1.4% and 9.8% respectively, while fellow panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT)...

HannStar Display 4Q10 shipments drop sequentially

Feb 1, 10:31

Second-tier Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display shipped 4.103 million 19-inch panels in equivalent in the fourth quarter of 2010, decreasing by 6.3% on quarter and consisting...

AUO capex to reach NT$90-95 billion in 2011

Jan 28, 01:10

AU Optronics (AUO) will see its capex reach NT$90-95 billion (US$3.1-3.27 billion) in 2011, up from NT$84.62 billion in 2010. 20% of capex in 2011 will be for investment in solar...

CPT, HannStar Display see less amortized costs

Jan 24, 11:20

LCD panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display will see financial improvements as amortized costs are decreasing, according to the companies.

Samsung acquires display technology provider Liquavista

Jan 21, 16:31

Samsung Electronics has announced it has acquired display technology firm Liquavista BV. Samsung completed the acquisition of Liquavista, based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in December...

LG Display reports 3% sequential revenue decrease for 4Q10

Jan 21, 15:46

LG Display has reported sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 decreased 3% to KRW6.48 trillion (US$5.77 billion) from KRW6.7 trillion in the third quarter of 2010, but increased by...

Acer denies plans to quit netbook market

Jan 20, 01:10

Acer has refuted market rumors it will quit the netbook market saying netbooks will continue to play an important role in its product lineup.

Delta cooperates with Taiwan National Palace Museum

Jan 19, 01:55

Delta Electronics is cooperating with the National Palace Museum to set up a multimedia room and will display the "A Palace Concert" painting in glasses-free 3D animation...

Tablet gold rush strains display industry in 2011, says IHS iSuppli

Jan 14, 15:25

The technology industry's rush to offer tablets that compete with Apple's iPad will cause disruptions in the global display industry this year, generating both shortages and excess...

HannStar sets up production lines for glass thinning and cover lenses

Jan 14, 01:10

In addition to its touch panel module plant in Nanjing, China, HannStar Display has recently started to set up production lines for glass thinning process and color lenses, and is...

HannStar to produce IPS panels at 5.3G

Jan 12, 01:40

Eyeing the demand from smartphones and tablet PCs, HannStar Display will resume production of IPS panels at its 5.3G plant, and is scheduled to start mass production at the end of...

CPT, HannStar see December revenues drop sequentially

Jan 11, 01:15

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display saw their December revenues decreased 8.8% and 2.3%, respectively.

CES 2011: Lenovo showcasing new all-in-one PCs

Jan 6, 02:05

Lenovo will showcase four new IdeaCentre all-in-one PCs, targeting the home-use market, at CES 2011.

CES 2011: Nvidia to ship at least 15 million Tegra series processors in 2011

Jan 6, 01:30

Nvidia, with orders from tablet PCs, smartphones and car electronics, is expected to have already landed orders for about 15 million Tegra-based processors in 2011. Tegra will become...

MSI to showcase new all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at CES 2011

Jan 4, 01:25

Micro-Star International (MSI), in addition to its notebooks and tablet PCs, will also showcase its latest all-in-one PCs, motherboards and graphics cards at Consumer Electronics...

Consumer demand for 3D digital cameras expected to rise in 2011

Dec 30, 01:55

Although digital camera vendors such as Fujifilm, Sony and Panasonic have all launched models that support 3D image capture and are pushing them in high-end markets, sources from...

Taiwan display industry not yet open to China investment, says MOEA

Dec 29, 14:49

While Taiwan-based panel makers are hoping to solicit equity investment from China-based customers so as to secure orders, the display industry was not listed among the industries...

LG Display ships 1.5 million iPad panels in November, Samsung ships 1.2 million units

Dec 29, 01:55

Shipments of 9.7-inch iPad panels from LG Display reached 1.5 million units in November 2010, and fellow supplier Samsung Electronics' shipments reached 1.2 million units for the...

LG Display expects worldwide e-book reader shipments to reach 20-30 million in 2012, says report

Newswatch - Dec 24, 01:55

LG Display estimates that worldwide e-book reader shipments to reach 20-30 million units in 2012, up from 10 million units in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

Mirle and Macroblock jointly launch LED display control systems

Dec 22, 14:31

An LED display control system, the Mirle 503, jointly developed by FPD equipment maker Mirle Automation and LED driver IC designer Macroblock, has been adopted by China-based LED...

LCD panel market to be better in 2011, says AUO executive VP

Dec 21, 15:11

With limited capacity expansion in 2010, and only South Korea's LG Display having ramped up capacity substantially in the past two years, LCD panel supply and demand will be more...

Toshiba denies rumor Apple will invest in mobile display subsidiary

Dec 15, 01:50

Toshiba has denied rumors that Apple will invest in the new production plant of its small- to medium-size panel subsidiary, Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD).

E Ink December revenues may exceed NT$3 billion

Dec 15, 01:10

E-book reader panel shipments are expected to increase significantly in December due to seasonality and Sony's return in Japan, and revenues of Taiwan-based electrophoretic display...

E Ink November revenues exceed NT$3 billion

Dec 8, 01:15

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$3.28 billion (US$109 million) for November 2010, an increase of 18% sequentially...

Samsung, LG Display await final approvals to set up 7.5/8.5G LCD plants in China

Dec 3, 14:04

Samsung Electronics and LG Display (LGD) are now waiting for final approvals from the Ministry of Commerce of China to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in Suzhou and an...

Driver IC market to peak in 2010 but declines ahead, says iSuppli

Dec 2, 12:07

Global display driver-IC (DDIC) revenues will rise by a double-digit percentage in 2010, rebounding from steep losses during the last two years, according to iSuppli. However, the...

AUO has not received notification of EU anti-trust fines, CMI declines to comment

Dec 1, 01:40

Regarding a report on Reuters saying the European Union (EU) will fine panel makers in Asia including LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI), Chunghwa Picture...