Last update: Friday 17 May 2013 [195 news items]
Glass substrate shortage may continue in 4Q09
Aug 13, 15:36
The shortage of glass substrates may continue throughout the fourth quarter of 2009, longer than previous expectations it would end in September, due to the recent earthquake that...
CPT delays resuming 4.5G line to 4Q09 due to glass shortage
Aug 7, 10:54
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will delay the production at its second 4.5G plant to the fourth quarter of 2009 due to short supply of glass substrates, according to...
Wintek July revenues remain flat sequentially
Newswatch - Aug 4, 12:17
Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.22 billion (US$67.85 million) for July 2009, representing a decrease of 0.14% sequentially...
Corning signs agreement with Soitec to develop substrates for OLED mobile displays
Jul 31, 12:05
Corning and the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris) have announced an agreement to work together on the development of high-performance silicon-on-glass (SiOG) substrates for the flat panel...
Corning reports strong growth for 2Q09
Jul 28, 15:00
Corning has announced that its second-quarter 2009 sales increased 41% sequentially to US$1.4 billion as LCD glass shipments grew substantially, with net income totaling US$611 mil...
China-based Irico to delay 6G LCD plant development, sources say
Jul 21, 11:42
China-based panel maker Irico Group Electronics has decided to postpone its plan to build a 6G LCD panel plant in Jiangsu, China, according to market sources.
LCD glass substrate demand increases 26% in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Jul 20, 09:49
Global LCD glass substrate demand increased to 18.56 million square meter per month in the second quarter, up 26% sequentially and much higher than the glass supply growth of 12%...
Analog IC designers concerned about LCD panel growth in 3Q09
Jul 14, 11:59
Taiwan analog IC design houses said panel shipments from AU Optronics (AUO) in the third quarter may remain flat from the second due to tight supply of LCD glass from Corning, which...
Corning supplies Samsung with Gorilla glass for touchscreen handsets
Jul 8, 12:05
Corning has announced that its Gorilla glass was selected as the protective cover glass for Samsung Ultra Touch handsets.
Taiwan small- to medium-size panel makers suffer glass substrate shortage
Jun 24, 15:42
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel makers have suffered short supply of glass substrates since May because suppliers have given priority to large-size panel makers, according...
Corning Gorilla glass targets Windows 7 touchscreen market
Jun 16, 16:42
Corning, targeting the touchscreen demand expected to be generated by the launch of the Windows 7 operating system (OS), has revealed that it is working with 10 brand-name vendors...
HannStar expects glass substrate shortage to continue through 4Q09
Jun 11, 16:29
HannStar Display expects that there will continue to be a shortage of glass substrates in both the third and fourth quarters of this year, while the company also forecasts that its...
Display Taiwan 2009: Global glass market to increase 5-10% in 2009, says Corning
Jun 10, 16:51
Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT) president Alan Eusden, speaking at Display Taiwan 2009 that kicked of today, updated Corning's outlook for 2009, indicating that the LCD...
Innolux and CPT see lower-than-expected May revenues
Jun 10, 12:01
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux Display are falling short of expectations for their May revenues mainly because of short supply of glass substrates,...
Short-term glass substrate shortages a positive development for LCD panel industry, says WitsView
Jun 9, 16:28
Glass substrates are in short supply as the relighting of idle tanks has been unable to keep up with increasing demand generated by rising utilization at LCD panel makers to meet...
Corning raises 2Q09 LCD volume expectations, says CEO
Jun 1, 11:32
Stronger-than-expected demand for LCD glass has caused Corning to raise its expectation for second-quarter sequential volume growth, according to company chairman and CEO, Wendell...
Supply of 5G, 6G glass substrates 20% short of demand
May 20, 12:02
Supply of 5G and 6G glass substrates is 20% short of demand as Taiwan LCD panel makers have begun to take deliveries ahead of schedule amid concerns about component shortage in the...
Nokia to adopt Synaptics touchscreen IC solution for upcoming handsets in 3Q09
May 14, 14:51
Nokia has decided to adopt Synaptics' touchscreen IC solution for its upcoming high-end handset and smartphone to be launched in the third quarter, and it does not rule out the possibility...
Corning 1Q09 sales down, but expects strong LCD glass demand in 2Q09
Apr 28, 10:35
Corning has announced that revenues for the first quarter of 2009 declined 9% sequentially to US$989 million, but it expects that continued strengthen in the LCD TV market will boost...
China company building LCD glass substrate plant
Apr 10, 10:55
A state-owned business in China has announced plans to invest 2.7 billion yuan (US$395.1 million) to build an LCD glass substrate plant in the western city of Chengdu.
HTC and Microsoft have unveiled the first signature Windows Phones, the Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC. The new HTC smartphones feature the new Windows Phone 8 operating system,...
Photo: Company, Sep 21.
Acer Iconia dual-screen notebook
Acer has unveiled the Iconia that combines the versatility of a conventional 14-inch form factor with a unique dual-screen layout and all-point multi-touch functionality. The Iconia...
Photo: Company, Feb 16.
Apple is offering its new Magic Trackpad, an optional accessory for its PC products. With a smooth glass and aluminum design, the technology gives iMac users the same intuitive Multi-Touch...
Photo: Company, Jul 29.
Display Taiwan 2010: Corning 10G glass substrate
Corning showed its 10G glass substrate at Display Taiwan 2010 from June 9-11. At 2,880x3,130mm, a 10G substrate offers about 70% more surface area than an 8G sheet, according to...
Photo: Rodney Chan, Jun 14.
LG Display 19-inch flexible e-paper panel
LG Display has announced a 19-inch flexible e-paper panel. The product is optimized for e-newspaper applications as it is able to convey the feeling of reading an actual newspaper,...
Photo: Company, Jan 15.
The possibilities of Willow glass: Q&A with Corning executives Alan Eusden and Dipak Chowdhury
Corning Glass is one of the world's leading makers in specialty glass. One of its latest products is the Willow glass, which promises to enable the commercialization of flexible display...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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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
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
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.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.