Last update: Thursday 2 May 2013 [117 news items]
Corning notes LCD glass oversupply, prices to drop more than usual in 1Q09
Dec 10, 12:24
Although noting the recent strength of LCD TV unit sales in the retail channel, LCD glass maker Corning admitted the LCD supply chain is still correcting for excess inventory. According...
Corning to lay off 200 contract workers worldwide and 85 employees in Kentucky
Nov 21, 15:49
Corning has denied speculation that it would lay off salaried employees in Taiwan. But the glass substrate supplier has revealed that it plans to discontinue about 200 contract workers...
Corning withdraws 4Q08 and 2009 guidance
Nov 19, 10:47
Citing declining LCD glass demand, Corning has announced that it will withdraw its previously disclosed financial guidance for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the entire 2009.
Optical glass processor G-Tech to expand China plant
Nov 17, 15:36
Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics, in which Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) owns a major stake, recently announced an additional investment...
Corning expects profits and LCD glass shipments to drop in 4Q08
Oct 30, 10:32
Corning has reported a slight sequential increase in its LCD glass shipments and a sharp sequential decline in overall profits for the third quarter, and it expects LCD glass shipments...
CF suppliers hit hard by LCD panel production cuts
Sep 18, 11:33
Among the component suppliers who have been hit by LCD panel makers' production cuts, color filter (CF) specialists have suffered most, with the prices of 6G CFs dropping more than...
Fire at Asahi Glass Takasago, Japan plant
Aug 5, 01:25
A fire occurred at the Asahi Glass plant in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan last week, which should impact glass substrate supply for Sharp, according to market sources. The fire...
Panel makers mount cost-down pressure on component suppliers, says WitsView
Aug 4, 10:11
The recent large-size panel price drops are causing makers to heap more pressure on upstream component makers for additional cost downs. Component suppliers are at a disadvantage...
Asahi Glass to build 5th plant in Taiwan next month, paper says
Newswatch - Jul 17, 11:06
Japan-based Asahi Glass will start construction on its fifth glass substrate plant in Taiwan next month, and it aims to further expand its capacity by running a total of 10 plants...
Jun 30, 11:05
There appears to be no constraint on TFT LCD panel production for PC and TV applications this year or next, as 20 tanks of TFT LCD glass substrate capacity will come on-line in 2008,...
LCD glass substrate suppliers optimistic about market
Jun 26, 11:30
With LCD panel makers fast expanding their capacities and a TV market continuing to grow despite an economic downturn, major glass substrate suppliers remain optimistic about deman...
Corning sees LCD TV market on course for significant growth through 2009
Jun 13, 10:23
Corning still sees the worldwide LCD TV market heading towards significant growth through 2009 despite the weak economy in the US, according to Alan T Eusden, president of Corning...
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
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US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity
Before Going to Press | 13min ago
Solar wafer, cell prices increase
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Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
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UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
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Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
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IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
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Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 45min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
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Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
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Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 1h 37min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
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AUO to supply LTPS panels for use in 2nd-generation Nexus 7, say Taiwan makers
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Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
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CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
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TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 2h 35min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 2h 47min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 2h 48min ago
LG Display has introduced its FPR (film-type patterned retarder, polarized glasses) 3D panel in China. The FPR 3D panel delivers full HD picture quality, and is able to eliminate...
Photo: company, Dec 16.
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.
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
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...
- 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
23-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8237.83 | -161.01 | -1.92% |
| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |
| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |
- 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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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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 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.