Hydis looks to adjust strategy amid high losses in 2012

May 8, 18:55

Hydis Technologies has plans to produce more niche products that can generate high gross profits in order to help the company become profitable in 2013, according to industry sourc...

AUO to benefit the most from FFS technology agreement with Hydis Technologies, say observers

Oct 17, 10:40

AU Optronics (AUO) is expected to benefit the most from its signed patent cross-licensing agreements with E Ink Holdings and its subsidiary in South Korea, Hydis Technologies, due...

AUO signs patent cross-licensing agreements with E Ink and Hydis

Oct 12, 15:30

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it has signed patent cross-licensing agreements with E Ink Holdings and its subsidiary in South Korea, Hydis Technologies. The parties have agreed...

Hydis chairman notes increased demand for FFS panel

Aug 10, 12:37

Electronic paper display (EPD) E Ink subsidiary Hydis Technologies is seeing increased demand for panels using its fringe field switching (FFS) technology for use in high-end smartphones...

E Ink suspending FFS panel production cooperation agreement with LG display

Nov 25, 12:02

E Ink Holdings (EIH) will suspend a cooperation agreement it signed with LG Display for the production of FFS (fringe field switching) LCD panels and will buy back a sum of corporate...

CPT develops FFS panel and aims to cooperate with E Ink

Jan 21, 01:40

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has started development of FFS (Fringe Field Switching) panels and expects to cooperate with E Ink Holding (EIH) and support EIH's Korea-based subsidiary...

E Ink 4Q10 revenues may reach NT$9 billion

Nov 11, 15:36

Small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects revenues to increase 60-70% to NT$9 billion (US$298.38 million) in the fourth...

Global sales of 20-25 million e-book readers projected for 2011, says E Ink chairman

Oct 28, 16:15

Global e-book reader sales in 2010 are expected to reach 10 million units at least, and the forecast for 2011 is upward adjusted from 18 million units originally, to 20-25 million...

CPT denies plans to produce IPS, FFS panels for Hydis, but ready for volume production

Sep 30, 01:25

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has denied that it will produce IPS and FFS panels for Hydis. However, due to the market potential of the two types of panels in the tablet PC segment,...

Hydis to supply IPS panel for Samsung tablet PC, says Digitimes Research

Sep 8, 17:41

Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 7-inch tablet PC is said to have received some of its IPS panels, which are of comparable grade as those of Apple's iPad, from Hydis, a subsidiary...

E Ink to increase production of FFS panels at Hydis

Aug 11, 17:05

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings will increase the production of FFS (fringe filed switching) panels at its Korea-based subsidiary Hydis to 75% of its...

PVI changes name to E Ink Holdings

Jun 21, 12:25

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) has changed its name to E Ink Holdings and all products will be sold under the brand name of E Ink, according to...

PVI subsidiary Hydis sees operation turn profitable

May 12, 14:11

South Korea-based TFT-LCD panel and EPD maker Hydis Technologies, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Prime View International (PVI), saw its operation swing to profits in April from continued...

China market to witness fast growing sales of e-book readers, says PVI chairman

Apr 27, 11:56

The sales volume of e-book readers in the China market as a percentage of the global total sales rapidly increased from less than 10% in 2009 to 23% in the first quarter of 2010 and...

PVI consolidated profits grow 169% in 1Q10

Apr 22, 16:46

Prime View International (PVI) has announced consolidated net profits of NT$702 million (US$22.37 million) for the first quarter of 2010, up 169% on quarter.

PVI may have a chance to cut into Apple iPad supply chain

Apr 22, 15:45

Prime View International (PVI) stands a chance of becoming a panel supply for the Apple iPad through its Korea subsidiary Hydis' fringe-field switching (FFS) technology, according...

PVI licenses FFS technology to IPS Alpha

Apr 2, 16:41

Prime View International (PVI) on April 1, 2010 said it has licensed its FFS (fringe field switching) technology to Japan-based IPS Alpha through PVI's Korea subsidiary Hydis Techn...

PVI revenues down in January

Feb 12, 09:00

Prime View International (PVI) has announced revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$39.33 million) for January, down 6% sequentially from NT$1.31 billion, but up 154.55% on year from N$495.76...

Global e-book reader shipments may exceed 10 million units in 2010, says PVI chairman

Feb 4, 16:41

Prime View International (PVI) chairman Scott Liu has said he expects global e-book reader shipments in 2010 will have a chance to surpass 10 million since over 50 new vendors are...

PVI subsidiary Hydis enters into investment, cross-licensing agreements with LGD

Dec 28, 12:25

Prime View International (PVI) today announced that its Korea-based subsidiary Hydis Technologies has entered into investment and cross-licensing agreements with LG Display (LGD).

PVI to significantly expand EPD capacity in 2010

Dec 28, 11:49

Prime View International (PVI) plans to expand its electrophoretic display (EPD) capacity in 2010 by three to four times the volume in 2009, according to company chairman, Scott Li...

PVI chairman expects e-book reader market to more than double in 2010

Nov 19, 11:50

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) chairman Scott Liu has forecast that the global e-book reader market will more than double in 2010, compared to...

PVI expected to swing to profits in September, as Hydis reaches full capacity utilization

Sep 16, 15:53

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) is expected to turn to net profits beginning in September, as its Korea subsidiary Hydis has reached...

PVI July revenues up over 80% on year

Aug 11, 15:03

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) and LCD panel maker Prime View International (PVI) has posted July revenues of NT$1.35 billion (US$41.15 million), up 26.45% from NT$1.07...

PVI subsidiary Hydis to reach full capacity for EPD in September 2009

Jul 20, 15:12

Hydis, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) and LCD panel maker Prime View International (PVI), is expected to reach 100% utilization at the end of September...

PVI June revenues up more than 50% on year

Jul 13, 14:09

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) and LCD panel maker Prime View International (PVI) has posted June 2009 revenues of NT$1.07 billion (US$32.29 million), an increase of 25.59%...

PVI reaches agreement to acquire E Ink

Jun 2, 12:07

Prime View International (PVI) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire E Ink, a supplier of electronic paper display materials and intellectual property,...

PVI reports losses for 1Q09

Apr 27, 16:55

Taiwan-based Prime View International (PVI) has reported first-quarter revenues of NT$1.8 billion (US$53.37 million), with operating loss of NT$16.06 million and loss of NT$400 million...

PVI Taiwan production reaches full utilization

Apr 1, 16:53

Taiwan-based Prime View International (PVI) has already reached full utilization at its EPD (electrophoretic display) production lines in northern Taiwan and has extended production...

PVI to speed up transition to EPD production at Hydis

Feb 3, 01:00

Prime View International (PVI) is speeding up the transition to electrophoretic display (EPD) production at Hydis' 3G and 3.5G lines for larger size EPDs, according to market sourc...

PVI still digesting Hydis capacity, will break even in 2009

Nov 11, 17:07

While the Addison of Hydis' capacity has been a drag on the profit performance of Prime View International (PVI) since the company took over Hydis in July this year, due to low utilization...

PVI sees strong EPD shipment growth in 3Q

Nov 5, 11:33

Despite its net losses – mostly incurred from the recognition of Hydis Technology – in the third quarter, Prime View International (PVI) has reported strong growth in...