Small-to mid-size panel makers see strong growths in August

Sep 13, 11:33

Taiwan-based LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), and HannStar Display enjoyed double-digit growths in shipments to the small-...

HannStar Display revenues drop in August

Sep 9, 11:21

HannStar Display has reported August 2011 non-consolidated revenues of NT$3.22 billion (US$110 million), dropping 5.35% on-month. Accumulated revenues from January-August 2011 totaled...

CPT, HannStar post losses in 1H11

Sep 5, 16:16

LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has posted total revenues of NT$29.76 billion (US$1.02 billion) for first-half 2011, declining 25% compared with the same period in 2010...

HannStar reaches settlement agreement in price-fixing case

Sep 1, 11:24

TFT LCD maker HannStar Display has revealed it has reached a settlement agreement with buyers of its products over a price-fixing lawsuit against the company. It said that the plaintiffs...

HannStar Board and GBM notebook PCB orders unlikely to be affected by HP spin-off

Aug 23, 14:20

Sales of notebook-use PCBs at HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) are unlikely to be affected by Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) plans to spin-off its PC unit, according to...

HannStar posts operating loss

Aug 15, 09:40

HannStar Display has announced unconsolidated results for second-quarter 2011, with total sales rising 10% sequentially to NT$1.15 billion (US$387.4 million). But it recorded an operating...

LCD makers sued by KFTC

Aug 12, 10:00

Taiwan LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Hannstar Display and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) have all received "Examiner's Reports" from the Korea...

Flat panel makers set for slow sales in 3Q11

Aug 11, 13:46

LCD panels makers, especially for those who focus on large-size panels, are likely to brace for lackluster performance in the third quarter due to declining panel prices caused by...

Sintek to benefit from increasing Asustek orders

Aug 10, 16:38

Touch sensor supplier Sintek Photronic has reported July revenues of NT$802 million (US$28 million), showing a 2.2% on-month and 46.35% on-year decrease. Total revenues for the first...

HannStar Board privatizes Hong Kong-listed subsidiary HBI

Aug 9, 01:10

Taiwan-based PCB maker HannStar Board on August 8 announced it has had its subsidiary HannStar Board (BVI) Holdings [HSB (BVI)] acquire 329.2 million shares, equivalent to a 25.01%...

Wintek to supply touch panels for use in Asustek tablet PC Eee Pad Transformer

Aug 2, 10:02

Taiwan-based Wintek has become the second supplier of touch panels for use in the second-generation Eee Pad Transformer tablet PC model to be launched by Asustek Computer in October...

Unimicron PCB subsidiary in China building new factory

Jul 22, 14:09

Trendtronic Technology, a PCB subsidiary of Taiwan-based Unimicron Technology in China, has begun construction of its second-phase expansion project which will be completed in two...

Taiwan-based panel makers to develop AMOLED technologies

Jul 19, 01:25

Taiwan-based panel makers have been behind other leading panel firms in the development of AMOLED technology, but the Taiwan makers estimate that AMOLED will not seriously threaten...

HannStar Display to ramp up capacity for touch-panel modules and IPS panels

Jul 15, 14:16

HannStar Display will step up its production of touch-panel modules and IPS panels, with monthly capacity for touch-panel modules to top 1.5 million units at the end of 2011 and IPS...

Taiwan makers of tablet PC touch panels differ in client base

Jul 13, 14:10

AU Optronics (AUO) currently ranks as the largest among Taiwan-based makers of touch panels used in tablet PCs, followed by HannStar Display and Chimei Innolux (CMI), according to...

HannStar Display to ship three million LCD monitors in 2011

Jun 21, 16:06

LCD panel maker HannStar Display, which has shifted its focus to the production of small- and medium-size panels, still aims to ship three million monitors in 2011, according to the...

HannStar Board capacity fully booked; to transfer orders to GBM

Jun 13, 13:28

Notebook PCB maker HannStar Board expects its capacity to be fully booked in June and in the third quarter as well, but the company has no plans to expand its production capacity...

AUO, HannStar Display see revenues edge up sequentially in May

Jun 9, 01:35

AU Optronics (AUO) saw its consolidated revenues up 1.3% on month but down 23.3% on year to NT$33.6 billion (US$117.07 million) in May 2011. Fellow company HannStar Display saw its...

Small-to medium-size panels shift into focus

May 25, 01:20

Rising demand for small- to medium-size panels has been pushing large-size panels out of the focus recently. The LCD departments of Samsung Electronics and LG Display have both reported...

PCB makers HannStar, GCE to see growth in 2Q11 despite slow season

May 11, 11:49

HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics, both of whom mainly make notebook PCBs, expect their sales and shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to outperform those in the first...

HannStar Board and GBM raise notebook PCB prices

Apr 13, 01:10

PCB makers HannStar Board and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both have raised their quotes for notebook PCBs by 8% recently, and indicated that prices for notebook- and motherboard-use...

Appearance of non-Apple tablet PCs to boost 10-inch panel prices

Apr 12, 01:15

The price of 10-inch panel in the second half of April is expected to rise slightly as non-Apple tablet PC vendors will launch their devices in the second quarter, according to sources...

CMI, CPT, HannStar see sequential growth in March revenues

Apr 11, 11:40

Taiwan-based TFT LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display had March revenues increasing by 24.8%, 33.5% and 11.9% respectively on month,...

CPT reportedly to sell CCFL subsidiary Sintronic to HannStar Display

Mar 31, 01:25

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reportedly plans to sell its CCFL and LED subsidiary Sintronic Technology to HannStar Display for NT$8 (US$0.27) a share, according to industry sources...

HannStar Display to raise funds via issuing new shares

Mar 21, 10:42

Taiwan-based panel maker HannStar Display will issue up to 600 million new shares for either private placement or public offering to raise additional paid-in capital, according to...

HannStar Board to hike PCB prices starting April, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 10, 16:33

Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer HannStar Board plans to raise its prices by 8-12% starting April 2011, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) cited company COO Yeh...

HannStar posts almost 18% sequential drop in February revenues

Mar 9, 01:10

HannStar Display has announced revenues of NT$3.16 billion (US$107.5 million) for February 2011, a decrease of 17.9% sequentially.

AUO and CMI January revenues down sequentially, CPT and HannStar up

Feb 11, 02:05

AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) saw their January 2011 revenues decrease sequentially by 1.4% and 9.8% respectively, while fellow panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT)...

HannStar Display 4Q10 shipments drop sequentially

Feb 1, 10:31

Second-tier Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display shipped 4.103 million 19-inch panels in equivalent in the fourth quarter of 2010, decreasing by 6.3% on quarter and consisting...

CPT, HannStar Display see less amortized costs

Jan 24, 11:20

LCD panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display will see financial improvements as amortized costs are decreasing, according to the companies.

HannStar to draw investment from Supreme, Winbond

Jan 17, 11:06

IC distributor Supreme Electronics, which recently began distributing small- to medium-size LCD panels from HannStar Display, has announced plans to purchase 12 million HannStar shares...

HannStar president indicted in LCD price-fixing probe, says US Justice Department

Jan 14, 14:45

A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against the current president of HannStar Display for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of TFT-LCD)...

HannStar sets up production lines for glass thinning and cover lenses

Jan 14, 01:10

In addition to its touch panel module plant in Nanjing, China, HannStar Display has recently started to set up production lines for glass thinning process and color lenses, and is...

HannStar to produce IPS panels at 5.3G

Jan 12, 01:40

Eyeing the demand from smartphones and tablet PCs, HannStar Display will resume production of IPS panels at its 5.3G plant, and is scheduled to start mass production at the end of...

CPT, HannStar see December revenues drop sequentially

Jan 11, 01:15

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display saw their December revenues decreased 8.8% and 2.3%, respectively.