Last update: Thursday 2 May 2013 [117 news items]
GTOC reaches high yield rates in making reinforced glass substrates
May 5, 14:58
G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, has attained satisfactory yield rates in the production of reinforced glass substrates at its factory at the...
Young Fast, RiTek subsidiaries to set up glass-based capacitive touch panel JV
May 4, 11:07
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has announced to set up a joint venture (JV) with the Ritek Group's subsidiaries RiTdisplay and AimCore Technology for glass...
Corning reports strong 1Q10 profits
Apr 29, 12:27
Corning has said that its first-quarter net profits soared to US$816 million, up 10% sequentially and 5,729% on year on strong LCD glass sales.
LG Display devotes a quarter of 6G capacity to notebook panels, say sources
Apr 22, 16:10
LG Display (LGD) has devoted one-fourth of its 6G capacity to rolling out notebook panels, helping the company widen its gap with competitors in the segment, according to industry...
Corning Taiwan running at full capacity
Apr 12, 09:35
Corning Taiwan's production is running at full capacity to meet customer needs and re-establish its inventory level at the same time due to growing demand for LCD, and the company...
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...
6G, 7.5G LCD glass supply running tight, says AUO
Mar 24, 12:14
Supply of glass substrates for 6G TFT-LCD panel production is running 3-5% short of demand while 7.5G glass supply is running 5-10% short of demand, but the shortage is expected to...
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...
LCD glass substrates 10% short of total panel demand
Mar 5, 15:57
Global LCD panel glass substrate supply is currently 10% short of demand, with the shortage hitting 5G production the most, market sources said.
LCD panel oversupply gap in 2Q10 to drop to 5% due to quake, say sources
Mar 5, 15:12
Oversupply of LCD panels in the second quarter is expected to drop to below 5% from the previously estimated 7% over total demand after an earthquake rocked southern Taiwan yesterday,...
Corning says Taiwan facilities unaffected by earthquake
Mar 5, 10:58
Corning has said that its LCD glass production in Taiwan has not been impacted by the earthquake that shook Taiwan on March 4.
Frameless-screen notebooks expected to hit market in 2Q10 or 3Q10, say Taiwan makers
Mar 2, 14:56
Branded notebook vendors are expected to deliver frameless-screen notebooks to the market in the second or third quarter of 2010, according to sources at Taiwan's ODM notebook make...
Corning sees moderate growth in 2010, demand for LCD products remains strong
Feb 9, 09:22
Strong worldwide consumer demand for LCD TVs, notebook computers, and myriad handheld personal communication devices should drive increased sales and earnings for Corning in 2010,...
CPT sees 4Q09 revenues decrease
Feb 8, 11:44
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.77 billion (US$522.39 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, down 12.8% sequentially from NT$19.25 billion...
First-tier panel makers to face glass substrate shortage of 10-20% in 1Q10
Jan 28, 14:45
Taiwan-based first-tier LCD panel makers estimate their glass substrate shortage will reach 10-20% of their total demand in the first quarter of 2010 due to glass substrate suppliers'...
Jan 27, 15:23
Corning has reported net income of US$740 million for the fourth quarter of 2009, up 15% from US$643 million for the previous quarter and up 197% on year from US$249 million.
Corning may set up glass melting tanks in China to meet clients' needs
Jan 12, 11:52
Corning may set up glass melting tanks in China to meet the needs of its clients, including Taiwan's LCD panel makers, Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT) president Alan Eusden...
Irico to establish 6 glass substrate production lines in China
Dec 24, 15:38
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker Irico Group Electronics will invest 3.7 billion yuan (US$541.8 million) to establish six glass substrate production lines in Hefei City, China, including...
Prices for 32-inch LCD TV panels may rise in January 2010
Dec 23, 15:51
Prices for 32-inch LCD TV panels are expected to start rising from the beginning of 2010 due to strong demand from the China market and recent shortage of glass substrates, according...
G-Tech to set up factory in STSP
Dec 22, 16:27
Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics, in which Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) owns a major stake, has obtained official...
CPT in talks with Japan glass makers
Dec 15, 12:05
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) recently conducted talks with three major glass suppliers in Japan in attempts to diversify its LCD glass supply in 2010, according to company chairman...
Corning sees continued strength in LCD market, says vice chairman
Dec 10, 11:31
Corning has announced that continued strength in worldwide LCD TV sales has led to an increase in the company's fourth-quarter glass substrate volume expectations, and an improved...
Glass supply disruption will not spur LCD price hike, says iSuppli
Nov 10, 14:23
A manufacturing interruption at a Corning plant in Taiwan will reduce availability of glass used for making LCDs in the fourth quarter of 2009, but will not drive up panel prices,...
Corning expects worldwide LCD glass market to grow 15% in 2010
Oct 27, 10:37
Corning has reported that display business revenues rose slightly sequentially to US$679 million in the third quarter, as sales were impacted by an earthquake that affected production...
Corning power disruption may help ease panel oversupply in 4Q09
Oct 20, 15:27
The power disruption that affected Corning's glass substrate production at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) may help ease the oversupply expected in the fourth quarter of 2009,...
Corning 4Q09 LCD glass production to be impacted by power disruption
Oct 19, 22:53
Corning has announced that its LCD glass manufacturing facility in Taichung, Taiwan, experienced a power disruption over the weekend (October 17-18) that affected some of its glass-making...
China-based Irico working to thin glass substrates at 5G plant
Newswatch - Oct 14, 16:26
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker Irico Group Electronics is working to roll out thinner glass substrates from its in-house 5G glass plant, according to a Chinese-language report on...
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Sep 30, 15:32
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...

LG Chem glass substrate investment not a major threat, says Corning CEO
Sep 24, 15:36
Corning CEO and chairman Wendell P Weeks has commented that the entrance of LG Chem into the glass substrate segment may not pose a major threat as the industry has very high barriers...
China-based Irico to raise fund for LCD glass substrate production
Sep 23, 17:00
China-based panel maker Irico Group Electronics plans to issue new shares to raise up to 3.5 billion yuan (US$512.75 million) through private placement, according to a company announcement...
HannStar Display sees 4Q09 capacity booked up
Sep 23, 15:07
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker HannStar Display has landed orders that are estimated to fully occupy its production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the company.
Large-size LCD panel market shows recovery signs in June, says iSuppli
Sep 22, 15:30
Shipments of large-size TFT-LCD panels reached 47.1 million units in June 2009, up 9% sequentially and up 26.2% on year, according to iSuppli. This increase represents an acceleration...
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...

LCD panel prices likely to drop in 4Q09 on eased glass supply
Sep 15, 12:14
LCD panel prices are expected to drop in the fourth quarter as the tight supply of glass substrates is easing with Corning restarting its Shizuoka plant in Japan, according to panel...
Corning restarting damaged Japan plant; LCD market demand encouraging, chairman says
Sep 11, 12:04
Corning is restarting production at its facility in Japan that was damaged by an earthquake in August 2009 and it has seen encouraging signs in the LCD market, according to company...
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
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- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
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- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
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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
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