Innolux swings into profitability in 1Q13 following 10-quarter losses

May 10, 10:55

TFT-LCD panel maker Innolux returned to profits for the first time in first-quarter 2013 after suffering net losses for 10 consecutive quarters, according to the company's latest...

AUO reports April 2013 consolidated revenues

May 9, 16:01

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its preliminary consolidated April 2013 revenues reached NT$37 billion (US$1.25 billion), down 2.4% on month but up 21.9% on year.

Innolux announces April 2013 performance

May 9, 15:59

Innolux Corporation has announced its April 2013 unaudited consolidated revenues reached NT$40.9 billion (US$1.39 billion) in April 2013, a decrease of 7.9% on month but an increase...

Giantplus expects to see turnaround in 2Q13

May 9, 12:38

Giantplus Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of small- to medium-size LCD panels and touch panels, expects its performance to improve in the second quarter of 2013 due to orders from...

Samsung and LG to add new TV panels to their lineups

May 9, 12:30

Samsung Display has plans to produce 48-inch TV panels by the end of 2013 while LG Display is planning to produce 48.5- and 55-inch TV panels during the first half of 2014, according...

Hydis looks to adjust strategy amid high losses in 2012

May 8, 18:55

Hydis Technologies has plans to produce more niche products that can generate high gross profits in order to help the company become profitable in 2013, according to industry sourc...

Nokia shifts panel orders to Innolux and CPT amid Samsung adjustment

May 8, 15:09

Nokia is reportedly shifting some of its panel orders away from Samsung Display to Taiwan-based Innolux Corporation and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) as a result of recent TFT LCD...

LG to procure Ultra HD TV panels from AUO

May 7, 21:44

LG Electronics will reportedly procure 55-inch Ultra HD TV panels from AU Optronics (AUO), with shipments expected to begin as early as May 2013, according to industry sources.

AUO to produce wide color gamut Ultra HD TV panels in 2Q13

May 7, 20:40

AU Optronics (AUO) has plans to produce volume shipments of Ultra HD TV panels equipped with wide color gamut (WCG) technology for color saturation as high as NTSC 100% in the third...

Handsets with 4.5-inch and above screens to make up 30% of shipments in China during 2Q13

May 7, 20:04

About 30% of handsets shipped in the China market during the second quarter of 2013 are expected to have panels sized 4.5-inch and above, according to market observers.

Tablet vendors already plan new strategies for 2014, panel makers may face production issues

May 7, 14:49

Tablet vendors are already in discussions over releasing more 8-inch products in 2014 in anticipation that 5- and 6-inch smartphones will slowly drive down sales of 7-inch tablets...

Price gap between touch and non-touch notebooks may drop below US$50 in 3Q13

May 7, 11:59

As Acer and Asustek Computer are both aggressively promoting touchscreen notebooks, sources from channel retailers expect the price gap between touchscreen and non-touchscreen notebooks...

Touchscreen models to account for 50% of Acer notebook shipments in 2014

May 6, 22:38

Acer is set to raise the shipment proportion of its touchscreen notebooks from 12% of the total volume in the first quarter to 50% by 2014 and 70% by 2015, according to Acer vice...

Samsung to start selling OLED TVs in Korea in June

May 6, 22:18

Samsung Electronics is expected to start selling its 55-inch OLED TVs in South Korea as of June 2013, according to industry sources, adding the company will release the products in...

TV panel prices expected to drop US$1-2 through end of 2Q13

May 6, 22:04

TV panel prices are expected to drop about US$1-2 over the next few months due to a TV sales slowdown in the market as a result of the May 1 holiday period in China coming to an end,...

Notebook and monitor vendors plan to release Ultra HD products

May 6, 22:02

Notebook and monitor vendors are expected to release products equipped with Ultra HD panels in 2013, according to industry sources.

Penetration rate of Full HD notebook panels expected to reach 15% in 2013, says WitsView

May 6, 16:19

The penetration rate of Full HD panels used in notebook products may reach as high as 15% in 2013, according to research firm WitsView,

CSOT selling 55-inch Ultra HD TV panels at 2.1 times the price of Full HD models

May 6, 14:56

China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is now selling 55-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels primarily to China-based TV vendors such as TCL for 2.1 times the price of Full...

AUO announces pricing of follow-on public offering of American depositary shares

May 3, 11:13

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its follow-on public offering of 74,000,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), each representing 10 common shares of the company, was priced...

AUO to expand production capacity

May 2, 14:38

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is expected to expand production capacity in 2013, with the increases equivalent to a 6G line, according to industry sources.

Disruption in Korean production could have catastrophic impact on global electronics business, says IHS

May 2, 12:16

What would happen if half of all global production for DRAM, two-thirds of NAND flash manufacturing and 70% of the world's tablet display supply suddenly disappeared from the market?...

AUO reports 1Q13 financial results

Apr 30, 14:52

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its consolidated revenues in the first quarter of 2013 were NT$94.24 billion (US$3.16 billion), down 5.2% from the previous quarter. Gross profit...

AUO lands more Ultra HD TV panel orders from Philips

Apr 30, 13:49

AU Optronics (AUO) is expected to further bump up its shipments of Ultra HD TV panels due to a recent order increase from Philips for 55- and 65-inch units, according to industry...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan small- to medium-size TFT LCD panel shipments to rise nearly 10% in 2Q13

Apr 30, 12:08

Taiwan-based TFT LCD panel makers' small- to medium-size panel shipments are expected to reach 384 million units in the second quarter of 2013, up 9.9% on quarter and up 10.6% on...

Taiwan market: Samsung and LG to sell 55-inch OLED TVs in 3Q13

Apr 30, 11:53

Samsung Electronics is expected to start selling its 55-inch OLED TV in the Taiwan market in third-quarter 2013, according to industry sources.

China government may raise TV panel tariffs from 5% to 8% in July

Apr 29, 16:05

The China government may increase tariffs on TV panels sized 32-inch and above from 5% to 8% by the end of July 2013 in an effort to further promote local panel makers, according...

TV sales expected to grow as high as 12% in China during the May 1 holiday

Apr 29, 14:58

TV sales are expected to grow as high as 12% on year during the May 1 holiday period in China, according to market observers.

Samsung posts record 1Q13 profit on smartphone sales

Apr 26, 15:51

Samsung Electronics has announced that net profits climbed to an all-time high of KRW7.15 trillion (US$6.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2013. Consolidated revenues and operating...

Digitimes Research: LED TV to account for 100% of Samsung TV products in 2013

Apr 26, 15:47

LED TVs will account for 100% of Samsung and 90% of LG's TV products in 2013. Direct-lit LED TVs have lower production costs compared to side-lit LED TVs, which is beneficial in increasing...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch 55-, 65-inch Ultra HD LCD TVs

Apr 26, 14:05

Sony on April 25 unveiled 55-inch and 65-inch Ultra HD LCD TVs for launch in the Taiwan market in early July 2013, and believes there will be an estimated 1.2 million LCD TVs sold...

Innolux lands tablet panel orders for shipments scheduled through end of 2013

Apr 26, 12:39

Innolux has obtained increasing orders from tablet vendors including Amazon, Lenovo, Huawei Device and Asustek Computer as well as white-box tablet vendors, with shipments scheduled...

Global Ultra HD TV panel shipments in 2013 to reach 3.5-4 million units, say sources

Apr 26, 12:01

As Innolux, AU Optronics (AUO) and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) have been increasing production of Ultra HD TV panels, estimated global shipments in 2013 have been...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see large-size panel shipments grow sequentially in 2Q13

Apr 26, 11:16

Taiwan-based panel makers' large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panel shipments are expected to reach 60.87 million units in the second quarter of 2013, up 5.2% on quarter but down...

China panel makers low-pricing strategy no match for Taiwan technology

Apr 25, 14:04

Despite China-based panel makers offering competitive pricing for low-end smartphone panels, Taiwan makers possess more competitive technology for producing mid-range and high-end...

Panel makers to produce 41.5-inch TV panels in 2013

Apr 24, 22:00

Korea- and China-based panel makers have plans to produce 41.5-inch panels in 2013 in order to compete against the 42-inch TV panel market, according to industry sources.