Last update: Friday 12 April 2013 [42 news items]
Samsung releases orders for 5.8-inch smartphone panels to CPT, Giantplus
Apr 12, 15:37
Samsung Electronics will launch a 5.8-inch mid-range smartphone and has placed orders for panels with a few Taiwan-based makers, mainly Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Giantplus...
Giantplus 4Q12 revenues expected to fall 10-20%
Oct 4, 11:38
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology is expected to see its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 decrease on quarter by 10-20% to below NT$3.5 billion...
Giantplus expects sequential drop in 4Q12 revenues
Sep 28, 10:13
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 to decrease on quarter due to traditional off-season effects,...
Giantplus August revenues hit record
Sep 9, 16:23
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.439 billion (US$49.29 million) for August 2011, creating a new monthly record...
Giantplus to step up mid-size LCD shipments in 2012
Aug 19, 16:14
LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology will step shipments to the medium-size segment in 2012, with the company aiming to attain an overall gross margin of 15% for the year.
Giantplus growth to surpass 10% in 3Q11
Aug 15, 10:57
Small- and medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology is likely to have a strong third-quarter 2011, with on-quarter growth expected to surpass 10% due to increased orders from...
Giantplus February revenues drops 16.7% sequentially
Mar 8, 02:20
Small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology saw its February revenues drop 16.7% to NT$772 million (US$26.31 million) due to fewer work days and seasonality, and an decrease...
Giantplus to start operation of back-end touch panel module plant in Kunshan, China
Jan 11, 01:40
Giantplus Technology's back-end touch panel module production plant in Kunshan, China will start operation in January 11, and the company will soon start second-phase capacity expansion...
Giantplus, Cando to turn profitable in 1Q11
Dec 13, 11:41
Despite strong demand for touch panels in 2010, Giantplus Technology, who has recently started mass production of touch panels, and Cando, who has transfered its 4.5G lines for touch...
Giantplus post strong sales of small- to medium-size panels in November
Dec 9, 01:15
Small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology has posted revenues of NT$1.015 billion (US$33.7 million) for November 2010, down 1% sequentially but up 8% on year.
Giantplus lands medium-size tablet PC touch panel orders
Dec 3, 02:10
Small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology has landed touch panel orders for 7- to 8-inch tablet PCs and will start small volume shipments in December 2010, and shipments...
Giantplus Kunshan touch panel module plant begins trial operations
Dec 2, 01:20
Small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology has revealed that its touch panel module plant in Kunshan, China has begun trial operations with production volumes to expand...
Small- to medium-size panel makers have strong sales in November, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 30, 16:27
Due to strong demand for handsets, DSCs and e-book readers, small- to medium-size panel makers Wintek and E Ink Holdings (EIH) expect record revenues in November, while revenues of...
Giantplus October revenues down 10% sequentially
Nov 8, 10:04
Small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology has announced revenues of NT$1.03 billion (US$34.12 million) for October, decreasing by about 10% sequentially and 14% on yea...
Panel maker Giantplus sees revenues down 18% on year in September
Oct 7, 02:15
Small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$1.138 billion (US$36.66 million) for September 2010, down 10% sequentially and 18% on...
Giantplus August revenues up almost 10% sequentially
Sep 9, 14:42
Small- to medium-size panel maker Giantplus Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$39.51 million) for August, increasing 9.7% sequentially but decreasing...
Giantplus to see slower growth in small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments in 3Q10
Jul 27, 17:08
Giantplus Technology expects its shipments of small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels in the third quarter of 2010 will grow sequentially but the growth will be slower than the pace...
Giantplus expects to see over 10% on-quarter growth in 3Q10 revenues
Jul 8, 16:07
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its revenues in the third quarter to grow over 10% sequentially as the third quarter is the traditional peak season,...
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...
Competition to heat up in glass-based projected capacitive touch panel market in 2H10
May 17, 16:37
Competition in the glass-based projected capacitive touch panel market is expected to heat up in the second half of 2010 as makers gear up production, according to market sources.
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...
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...
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...

Demand for DSC panels greater than expected, say Taiwan makers
Sep 8, 15:43
Demand for LCD panels used in digital still cameras (DSCs) has been stronger than originally expected in the third quarter of 2009, and orders for such panels will peak in September-October,...
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...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 6h 36min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 6h 50min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 7h 2min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 7h 48min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 8h 14min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 8h 26min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 8h 30min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 8h 31min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 8h 34min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 9h 16min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 10h 16min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 7h 2min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 7h 10min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 7h 31min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 7h 41min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 7h 52min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 7h 53min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 7h 54min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 8h 26min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 9h 29min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 9h 29min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 25min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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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- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
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...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















