Creative replacement products help FPD industry to keep growing, says Samsung president

Nov 11, 16:40

Creative replacement will help the FPD industry to continue to grow. Five products will replace current products such as smart TVs replacing LCD/PDP TVs, tablet PCs replacing notebooks,...

Hanvon color e-book reader to hit the market in February 2011

Nov 11, 01:35

Hanvon will start selling its new 9.7-inch color e-book reader featuring E Ink Holding's latest color e-paper, Triton, in February 2011 with a selling price of 3,500 yuan (US$527.59)...

CMI to showcase latest 3D, touch screen flat panel displays at FPD International 2010

Nov 9, 01:20

Chimei Innolux (CMI) will exhibit a complete range of new products at the FPD International 2010 to be held in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12. In addition to a debuting its...

AUO to showcase deadzone-free naked-eye 3D display at FPD International 2010 in Japan

Nov 4, 01:00

AU Optronics (AUO) on November 3 announced that it will exhibit deadzone-free naked-eye 3D display solutions for use in 15.6-inch full HD notebook panels and 10.1-inch WXGA tablet...

Sony takes top share position for flat panel TV shipments in 2Q10 for India, says DisplaySearch

Sep 9, 14:17

Sony increased its unit share of flat panel TVs to 27.1% in the second quarter of 2010 and took top share position in the India market, according to the DisplaySearch. The total TV...

FPD tool maker Mirle profits jump in first seven months of 2010

Aug 20, 15:45

Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation saw its pre-tax profits increase 83% on year to NT$350 million (US$10.97 million) in the first seven months of 2010...

Small- to medium-size FPD revenues up 31% on year in 2Q10, says DisplaySearch

Aug 6, 16:13

Shipments of small- to medium-size flat-panel displays (FPDs) continued to climb in the second quarter of 2010 with US$5.4 billion in revenues, up 31% on year, and will reach US$6.7...

China rural subsidy program to generate 10 million FPD TV sales in 2010, says CVIA

Jul 16, 16:12

China's rural subsidy program for electronics products is expected to generate sales of over 10 million flat-panel TVs in 2010, according to the China Video Industry Association (C...

China market: China FPD TV shipments in 1H10 up 35% on year, says CECC

Jul 14, 10:30

Flat-panel TV (LCD and plasma) sales in China in the first half of 2010 rose 35% on year to 10.5 million units, with the growth 17 percentage points lower than the increase in the...

China FPD TV market to surpass 50 million units by 2012, says DisplaySearch

Jul 7, 15:12

The flat-panel TV (LCD and plasma) market in China is expected to reach 59 million units in 2014, up from 31 million units in 2009, a CAGR of 14%, according to DisplaySearch.

IC material distributor Wah Lee sees sales contribution from green-energy products reach 10%

May 18, 14:48

Taiwan-based IC material manufacturer and distributor Wah Lee Industrial has said sales of its green energy division topped 10% of its total revenues for the first time in April 20...

Kenmec sees equipment orders pile up, sales from EMS unit rise

Newswatch - May 14, 16:27

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering's capacity at its automation equipment plant in Suzhou, China has been fully booked, with orders coming from AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI)...

Corning plans to establish melting tanks in China

Mar 24, 14:12

Corning, in a seminar at FPD China 2010, pointed out that the company is in negotiation with clients and the China government over a plan to building glass melting tanks in China...

LCD equipment maker Kenmec to raise NT$915 million in capital

Jan 26, 16:42

Chip-manufacturing automation tool maker Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, which also makes production equipment for the FPD and solar-module sectors, has announced the price of its...

FPD tool makers Mirle, All Ring see profit drops in 2009

Jan 22, 14:28

Taiwan-based Mirle Automation and All Ring Tech both suffered profit falls in 2009, mainly due to their weak first-half performance.

FPD International 2010 to have section for green devices

Newswatch - Dec 17, 15:38

FPD International will add a new exhibition section for green devices in 2010 in hopes of attracting at least 400 exhibitors and more than 55,000 visitors, according to the event's...

Taiwan IT equipment industry to grow through 2014, says ITIS

Nov 27, 16:43

The production value of Taiwan's overall machinery industry is estimated to drop over 30% to NT$531.5 billion (US$16.43 billion) in 2009, but will return to a growth track in 2010...

LCD equipment supplier Mirle says order visibility extended into 2Q10

Oct 22, 15:10

Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation has secured orders worth NT$2.8 billion (US$86.8 million), and seen its order visibility extend to the second quarter...

Global flat panel display industry to recover in 2010, says DisplaySearch

Oct 20, 17:06

Global flat panel display revenues for 2009 will be US$87.6 billion, down 15% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The major reason for the decline is erosion in large-size TFT-LCD...

Mirle sees FPD equipment orders piling up

Oct 12, 11:11

Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation has seen the backlog in its orders reach NT$2.5 billion (US$77.64 million), including NT$1.5 billion from the display...

Equipment maker Csun says demand from PCB and FPD sectors pick up

Newswatch - Jul 23, 15:09

Taiwan-based Csun Manufacturing has seen demand for PCB applications increase substantially thanks to seasonality. The equipment maker has also secured new orders from flat-panel...

TV vendors looking to commercial display segments for higher profits, says DisplaySearch

Jul 22, 11:59

Large-size (26-inch and larger) products that are self-classified as consumer TVs but shipped through commercial outlets have continued to significantly outpace their commercial-grade...

Equipment makers Csun and Mirle 1H09 profits drop

Jul 17, 14:11

Csun Manufacturing and Mirle Automation saw pre-tax profits drop 67.9% and 52.2%, respectively, on year in the first half of 2009, according to company data. Despite having landed...

FPD sales look flat over long term after 8 years of growth, says DisplaySearch

Jul 13, 12:21

Global flat panel display (FPD) revenues may rise only at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1% each year from 2008 to 2016 after rising at 20% from 2000 to 2008, according to...

China market: Flat panel TV shipments to reach 37 million in 2009, says DisplaySearch

Apr 16, 11:54

The market for flat panel TVs (including LCD and PDP) in China is expected to enjoy strong growth, with a compound annual growth rate of 26.7% from 2008 to 2012, according to Displ...

Hermes Microvision lands e-beam equipment order from SMIC

Mar 23, 16:14

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has placed orders for three e-beam inspection systems for 45nm and below production with Hermes Microvision (HMI), a subsidiary...

AUO and CMO at FPD China for first time

Mar 11, 14:27

Taiwan's first-tier TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are showcasing their products at the ongoing FPD China show in Shanghai on March 11-13,...

Taiwan driver IC firms 1Q09 utilization to drop to 30-40%

Newswatch - Feb 25, 15:34

Utilization at Taiwan's driver IC designers may slide to 30-40% in the first quarter of 2009, due to collapsing demand for LCD TVs and consumer electronics products, market watchers...

Taiwan FPD production value to fall almost 9% in 1Q09, says IEK

Feb 18, 12:06

Taiwan's overall flat panel display (FPD) production value is projected to drop 8.9% sequentially to NT$240.66 billion (US$7.18 billion) in the first quarter of 2009, according to...

FPD growth slowing through 2015, says DisplaySearch

Feb 2, 11:18

Business and consumer reactions to global economic conditions have changed the outlook for electronic display sales and shipments over the next seven years, according to a DisplaySearch...

LCD panel equipment makers to benefit from new orders placed with AUO and CMO

Jan 19, 16:16

Taiwan-based LCD panel equipment makers, which account for about 60% of the overall equipment supply to AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), will likely see their...

Taiwan to implement new inventory accounting rules as scheduled on January 1

Dec 22, 09:44

Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has announced that it will implement the "Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 10" for new standards of inventory...