Samsung Galaxy S4 carries US$236 bill of materials, IHS teardown reveals

Mar 20, 13:45

The HSPA+ version of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S4 smartphone carries a US$236 bill of materials (BOM), up significantly from the Galaxy S3, due to major upgrades in the display,...

GTOC February 2013 performance down; may expand 3D molded glass production

Mar 18, 16:16

Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), an affiliate of the Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group, saw its revenues drop 33.7% on month to NT$880...

Growth slowing for TFT LCD glass substrate capacity, says DisplaySearch

Mar 18, 15:16

Over the past two years, there has been a slowdown in TFT LCD glass production. Yet demand for cover glass used on smartphones and tablets has continued to grow, causing TFT LCD glass...

CPT-IDTI cooperation to produce large-size in-cell touch panels may end, say sources

Mar 15, 15:20

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and in-cell touch solution developer Integrated Digital Technologies (IDTI) may cut off cooperation to develop in-cell touch panel technology, according...

Global Lighting Technologies expanding light guide plate capacity

Mar 14, 19:57

Global Lighting Technologies, a maker of light guide plates used in LED lighting, is expanding its total production capacity by adding a fourth line at its factory in Taiwan and two...

LED direct-type TV demand to bring increased revenues for Entire Technology

Mar 14, 13:53

Diffuser plate and polarizer maker Entire Technology expects its performance in the first quarter of 2013 to improve sequentially due to increased demand for LED direct-type and large-size...

Applied Materials to set up panel technology laboratories in Taiwan

Mar 14, 11:07

US-based Applied Materials will establish advanced display technology laboratories in the Southern Taiwan Science Park to introduce display and touch panel technologies including...

Touch panel makers report mixed February revenues

Mar 13, 15:38

Wintek saw a 48% on-month decline in revenues at NT$621 million (US$20.9 million) during February 2013. The drop in revenues also represented a 26.83% on-year decline.

TPK to enter volume production of touch on lens technology in 2Q13, say sources

Mar 12, 15:41

TPK is expected to enter volume production of touch on lens (TOL) solutions during the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

Chimei Materials expects increased TV polarizer shipments during March

Mar 12, 14:42

Chimei Materials' polarizer shipments for 39-inch TV panels are expected to increase heavily by the end of March 2013 due to demand in markets such as China, according to industry...

Radiant Opto-Electronics February BLU shipments down 13.2% on month

Mar 11, 15:40

Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 9.542 million backlight units (BLUs) in February, decreasing 13.2% sequentially, according to the company.

Digitimes Research: Global touch panel shipments for smartphones remain strong in 1Q13 due to demand in China

Mar 11, 14:56

China-based makers' touch panel shipments for handsets are expected to reach 125 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 5.9% sequentially, largely due to demand for smartphones...

Coretronic BLU shipments down 18% in February

Mar 11, 10:24

Coretronic shipped 5.73 million backlight units (BLUs) in February, decreasing 18% sequentially, according to the company. It also shipped 47,000 DLP projectors in February, dropping...

E Ink February revenues down 44%

Mar 8, 15:55

E Ink Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.431 billion (US$48.2 million) for February 2013, decreasing 44% on month but increasing 33% on year, and those of NT$4.003...

Wah Hong sees February revenues decrease

Mar 8, 14:59

Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial has reported consolidated revenues of NT$658 million (US$22.2 million) for February 2013, dropping 33.14% on month and 17.82% on year.

Wintek suffers large 4Q12 net loss

Mar 8, 14:49

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek suffered a net loss of NT$1.54 billion (US$52.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2012 and is expected to turn to profitable in the second quarter...

Himax reportedly lands LCoS solution orders for Google Glass

Mar 7, 14:39

Himax Technologies reportedly has landed orders for LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) solutions from Google for its Google Glass devices, and shipments of LCoS solutions are expected...

Apple iPad and iPad mini shipments may be affected by lack of touch screen sensors

Mar 7, 14:20

Japan-based Nissha Printing, Apple's main supplier of thin-film touch sensors for the iPad mini, may not be able to supply enough of the sensors for Apple's next-generation iPad and...

Apple adjusts iPad and iPad mini shipments, supplpy chains expected to be affected

Mar 7, 13:44

Apple is currently adjusting shipment estimates for its iPad and iPad mini products in 2013 to 33 million and 55 million, respectively, according to industry sources.

Touch-enabled mobile devices will drive worldwide cover glass shipments to more than 2.5 billion by 2017, says DisplaySearch

Mar 6, 16:10

The growth of touch-enabled mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablet PCs, will drive worldwide cover glass shipments to more than 1.5 billion in 2013 and more than 2.5 billion...

Taiwan-based touch panel players see revenues drop in February 2013

Mar 5, 22:18

Taiwan-based touch panel makers TPK and Wintek have both reported approximately 30% declines in consolidated revenues for February 2013.

MediaTek making last-ditch effort to seek approval for its merger with MStar

Mar 5, 14:13

MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor reportedly have mapped out measures to counter any possible decisions by the governments of China and Korea over the two companies' merger plan as...

Foxconn reportedly to cooperate with China-based content provider LeTV

Mar 5, 13:45

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will sign a contract with China-based content provider LeTV on March 5 to cooperate on a LeTV-branded LCD TV and possible...

Innolux optimistic about its performance in 2013, say sources

Mar 4, 21:39

Innolux Corporation is optimistic about its performance in 2013, as the company is expected to see steady demand for its TV panel products as well as its touch sensor products for...

Skyworks unveils power-optimized backlight drivers for smartphones and tablets

Mar 4, 21:36

Skyworks Solutions has recently introduced several new backlight LED drivers supporting next-generation smartphones and tablets that are multi-channel products tailored to support...

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...

Coretronic expects over 50% sequential growth in 1Q13 tablet BLU shipments

Mar 1, 15:25

Taiwan-based maker Coretronic expects its backlight unit (BLU) shipments for tablets during first-quarter 2013 to increase over 50% sequentially.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 expected to spur G1F touch panel module shipments in 2Q13

Mar 1, 15:20

Upstream suppliers' shipments of G1F touch panel module technology are expected to pick up in the first quarter of 2013 followed by a large increase in the second quarter of the year...

Innolux to spend US$673 million expanding panel capacity in 2013

Feb 27, 14:19

Innolux Corporation plans to budget a capital expenditure (capex) of NT$20 billion (US$673 million) in 2013 to expand its 5G LCD panel production capacity. The expenditure could allow...

TPK in talks about possible US$1 billion capital expenditure, say sources

Feb 26, 16:00

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK is planning to budget NT$30 billion (US$1 billion) for capital expenditure in 2013 in order to ramp up production for its touch screen products...

Taiwan 4Q12 FPD production value up 4.4%, says IEK

Feb 25, 10:30

Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry generated total production value of NT$387.04 billion (US$13.1 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.4% on quarter, according...

Commentary: How willing are panel makers to invest in IGZO technology?

Feb 22, 14:54

IGZO has energy-saving advantages in the display industry and is currently being developed mostly by Japan-based Sharp. While some other panel makers have started IGZO R&D, there...