Last update: Thursday 10 May 2012 [121 news items]
HannStar Display ships more large-size LCD panels in April
May 10, 01:20
HannStar Display has reported revenues of NT$2.95 billion (US$100.44 million) for April, up 1.6% on month but down 24.4% on year. Shipments of large-size LCD panels grew 20.4% sequentially...
CPT stock downgraded to requiring full delivery
Newswatch - May 7, 16:26
Stock of Taiwan-based panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has been downgraded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) to requiring full-cash delivery, as the firm's first-quarter...
CMI posts heavy losses of nearly NT$65 billion for 2011
Apr 2, 10:23
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reported net losses of NT$20 billion (US$677 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing total losses for all of the year to NT$64.76 billion.
HannStar Display sees decreased February revenues
Mar 9, 16:06
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display saw non-consolidated revenues of NT$2.625 billion (US$88.5 million) for February drop by 4.1% on month and by 16.8% on year, while...
HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
Feb 10, 14:10
HannStar Display has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.74 billion (US$92.9 million) for January, up 8.9% on month but down 28.8% on year.
Jan 13, 11:52
Shipments of small- to medium-size flat panels by Taiwan makers totaled 368 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, down 4% on quarter but up 10.8% on year, according to data...
Taiwan flat panel production value tops NT$1.39 trillion in 2011, says PIDA
Jan 2, 13:49
The production value of TFT LCD panels produced by Taiwan flat panel makers totaled NT$1.39 trillion (US$45.89 billion) in 2011, including NT$797 billion for large-size panels and...
HannStar Display cuts workforce at 5G line, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 1, 15:46
HannStar Display has laid off about 5% of its employees at its 5G production line in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) affecting jobs of around 100 workers, according to a Chinese-language...
Taiwan trade mission to purchase flat panel components from China
Nov 18, 14:01
A trade mission consisting of Taiwan-based makers of flat panels and flat panel components will leave for China on November 18 aiming to purchase optical films, IC parts, and parts...

Small- to medium-size panel makers enjoy high utilization rates in 4Q11
Nov 10, 15:28
Most small- to medium-size flat panel production lines at Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are operating nearly at full capacity due to strong demand for small- and medium-size panels...
Korea, Taiwan panel makers to see mixed utilization rates in 4Q11
Nov 10, 01:15
Korea-based flat panel makers Samsung Electronics and LG Display will ramp up their capacity utilization rates to 80-85% in the fourth quarter to meet year-end holiday demand, while...
AUO implements 15% pay cut for top executives
Nov 2, 14:10
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced a pay-cut program for its top executives as part of its cost-reduction plan to cope with the prolonged slump in the LCD panel industry.
Nov 1, 14:10
Chimei Innolux (CMI) saw its net losses widen to NT$17.257 billion (US$577 million) for the third quarter of 2011 from NT$13.01 billion in the previous quarter, according to a company's...
CMI revenues down in September; HannStar revenues up on month
Oct 11, 14:00
Chi Mei Innolux (CMI) has announced its consolidated revenues declined 1.3% on month and 9% on year to NT$41.47 billion (US$1.37 billion) in September. Meanwhile, fellow company HannStar...
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...
AUO July revenues up sequentially
Aug 9, 10:44
Taiwan-based TFT LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) on August 8 reported consolidated revenues NT$32.739 billion (US$1.13 billion) for July, increasing by 4.69% on month.
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...
Jul 11, 11:13
Chimei Innolux (CMI) shipped 12.319 million large-size and 34.964 million small- to medium-size LCD panels in June, growing on month by 1.3% and by 14.2% respectively, according to...
Taiwan touch panel makers eyeing orders from Amazon
Jun 30, 01:10
Taiwan-based touch panel makers including Wintek, HannStar Display and J Touch, are all eyeing touch panel orders to be released by Amazon for its tablet PCs to be launched in the...
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...
Only CPT sees sequential drop in May revenues among four panel makers
Jun 10, 01:10
Among the four Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers – Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display – only CPT suffered an on-month...
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...
CMI sees decreased April revenues
May 10, 01:20
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) on May 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$40.292 billion (US$1.38 billion) for April, slipping by 13.54% on month and by...
Digitimes Insight: CMI to be top Taiwan supplier of large-size panels in 2Q11
May 5, 14:06
Chimei Innolux will be Taiwan's top supplier of large-size TFT-LCD panels in the second quarter by shipping 32.11 million units, followed by Au Optronics (AUO) with shipments of 30.66...

Second-tier Taiwan-based panel makers see smaller 1Q11 losses
May 4, 10:28
Second-tier LCD panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display have both reported narrowed losses for first-quarter 2011.
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 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...
Second-tier panel makers to focus on small- to medium-size panels
Jan 27, 01:50
Flat panel makers including Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display have switched their focus to small- to medium-size panels as fellow company AU Optronics (AUO) has been...
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.
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
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HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 24min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:34
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:49
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:24
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | May 22, 19:07
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
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- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
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- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 10:46 (GMT+8)
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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