Last update: Thursday 9 May 2013 [92 news items]
Giantplus to start volume production of projected capacitive touch panels in 3Q10
Jun 30, 16:18
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology is conducting pilot run on its projected capacitive touch panel production line in northern Taiwan and will kick off volume...
Giantplus to ship projected capacitive touch panels in 2H10
Jun 7, 14:57
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology will begin to ship projected capacitive touch panels in the second half of 2010 in order to shore up its ASP (average selling...
PVI, Giantplus see April revenues down sequentially
May 11, 16:49
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel makers Prime View International (PVI) and Giantplus Technology have reported that consolidated revenues dropped in April.
Giantplus expects 20-30% revenue growth in 2Q10
May 7, 14:36
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology is expected to report 20-30% revenue growth for the second quarter of 2010 to about NT$3.5-3.8 billion (US$110.43-119.89...
Giantplus turns profitable in 1Q10
May 3, 10:11
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has posted revenues of NT$2.96 billion (US$94.4 million) for the first quarter of 2010 with a 6% gross margin. Net profit...
Giantplus sees March revenues up
Apr 7, 16:28
Giantplus Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of small- to medium-size LCD panels, has posted consolidated revenues of NT$1.131 billion (US$35.4 million) for March, up 41.21% on month...
Giantplus, Star World report losses for 2009
Mar 29, 11:41
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology and small- to medium-size LCD module (LCM) maker Star World Technology (SWTC) have announced consolidated net losses of...
CPT to make touch panels at 4G CF line
Mar 18, 16:16
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is planning to use part of its 4G color filter (CF) capacity at its Hukou, Taiwan plant to produce projected capacitive touch panels, according to company...

Giantplus acquires CPT CF line for touch panel production
Mar 18, 15:43
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has announced it will acquire a 3.5G color filter (CF) line in Taiwan from Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) for NT$1.3 billion...
Giantplus, EDT report decline in February 2010 revenues
Mar 8, 16:40
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel makers Giantplus Technology and Emerging Display Technology (EDT) have reported sequential drops of 9.31% and 19.42%, respectively, in...
Capacitive touch to become mainstream handset technology in 2010, say Taiwan makers
Newswatch - Feb 12, 14:55
Capacitive touch panels will be the mainstream for touch panel technology as handsets with projected capacitive touch panels will exceed handsets with resistive touch panels in 2010,...
PVI and Giantplus report sequential drop in December revenues
Jan 8, 14:44
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel makers Prime View International (PVI) and Giantplus Technology have reported 15.63% and 5.88% sequential drops in December 2009 revenue...
Giantplus to establish touchscreen production lines in China
Dec 31, 16:06
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has announced plans to invest US$25 million to establish capacitive touch panel production lines in Kunshan,...
Giantplus, Wintek post mixed results for November
Dec 7, 15:54
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology saw consolidated revenues drop sequentially in November while fellow competitor Wintek enjoyed a sequential...
Giantplus October revenues drop on seasonal downturn
Nov 9, 16:08
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has reported that its October consolidated revenues dropped 13.91% sequentially to NT$1.2 billion (US$37.09...
Sunplus subsidiary HT mMobile to launch 3G handset chips by year-end
Oct 30, 16:05
HT mMobile, a subsidiary of Sunplus Technology, will launch 3G handset chips by the end of 2009, according to company chairman Huang Chou-Chye. HT mMobile has formed strategic alliances...

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...

Giantplus delays 3G plant expansion to 1Q10
Sep 7, 16:24
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology is expanding capacity at its 3G plant at a slower pace than originally scheduled although production has reached...
Small- to medium- size panel makers expect shipments to peak in October
Sep 4, 12:32
Taiwan panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Giantplus Technology have forecast small- to medium-size panel shipments will peak between September and October, while Wintek and Young...
Small- to medium-size LCD panel makers report net losses for 1H09
Sep 3, 15:34
Small- to medium-size panel makers Wintek, Giantplus Technology, Prime View International (PVI), and TPO Display have all reported net losses for the first half of 2009.
Giantplus sees 20% on-year revenue growth in July
Aug 7, 12:42
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has reported revenues of NT$1.28 billion (US$39.10 million) for July, up 25.36% from NT$1.02 billion for June...
PVI, Giantplus see falling panel shipments to China white-box handset vendors
Jul 15, 17:06
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers Prime View International (PVI) and Giantplus Technology have seen shipments of LCD panels to white-box handset vendors in China as a percentage of total...
Giantplus June revenues up about 10%
Jul 8, 16:11
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.02 billion (US$30.88 million) for June, a 10.52% increase from NT$925.46...
AUO, Giantplus benefit from booming sales of Samsung handsets
Jul 1, 15:12
Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) and Giantplus Technology will see handset panel shipments to Samsung Electronics continue to boom in the second half of the year, as the Korea vendor...
Giantplus expects revenue share for first-tier handset vendors to increase in June
May 22, 15:58
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects to see first-tier handset vendors' share of revenues increase to 30% in June, according to the compa...
Giantplus March revenues up on China handset panel demand
Apr 8, 10:22
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has reported March revenues of NT$999.03 million (US$29.83 million), a 26.73% increase compared to NT$788.32...
Small- to medium-size panel makers to see 2Q09 revenues recover
Apr 3, 16:01
Revenues of small- to medium-size LCD panel makers are expected to continue to grow in the second quarter although the range of growth remains unclear since most orders are short-term,...
LCD players dropping unpaid leave policy amid rising utilization
Newswatch - Mar 27, 15:29
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will cancel its unpaid leave policy in April due to rising utilization, while fellow competitor Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has significantly...
Small- to medium-size LCD panel to heat up in April
Mar 26, 16:31
Several Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel makers are expected to see their utilization rates surge to 100% in April as the upcoming peak season triggers downstream vendors...
Giantplus expects utilization rate to exceed 90% in April
Mar 24, 14:14
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its utilization rate to exceed 90% in April amid recovering demand from China's handset market, according...
Wintek reports loss of NT$2.39 billion for 2008
Mar 23, 16:02
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has reported a net loss of NT$2.39 billion (US$70.73 million) for 2008. The company's consolidated revenues for 2008 totaled...
LCD panel maker Giantplus February revenues up 46%
Mar 9, 16:06
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology saw a 46% sequential increase in its February consolidated revenues to NT$788.32 million (US$22.65 million)...
Small-size LCD panel makers see February revenues increase 10-20%
Mar 3, 16:41
Small-size LCD panel makers, including Wintek, Giantplus Technology, and Prime View International (PVI), are expected to have 10-20% increases in their February revenues due to rush...
Handset panel makers expect revenues to recover in February
Newswatch - Feb 26, 17:04
Handset panel makers Wintek, Giantplus Technology and TPO Displays are expected to see a recovery in their February revenues due to more stable handset panel shipments, according...
Giantplus sees China handset panel orders recovering
Feb 23, 17:04
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its February revenues to reach NT$700 million (US$20.22 million) amid recovering orders from China handset clients,...
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- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- 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
- 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
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- 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
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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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...
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- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
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