Commentary: LCD panel industry still struggling

Jan 28, 11:13

Samsung Electronics has reported record profits for the fourth quarter of 2012 because of strong sales from its mobile communications products, but it's a big contrast - yet no surprise...

Innolux prices equity offering of US$504.1 million

Jan 18, 14:36

Innolux Corporation has successfully priced a NT$14.6 billion (US$504.1 million) offering, representing 1.12 billion shares through Global Depositary Receipts (GDR), and a concurrent...

Chi Mei Materials polarizer products expected to bring steady revenues in 1Q13

Jan 17, 15:15

Chi Mei Materials is expected to see steady revenues in the first quarter of 2013 as its polarizer products are expected to be used in new 39- and 50-inch TV panels made by Innolux...

Innolux to invest over US$172 million in expanding operations

Jan 15, 21:02

Innolux Corporation has announced that it will invest approximately NT$5 billion (US$172.65 million) in expanding R&D and automation at its Tainan-based operations in Southwestern...

Innolux to benefit from Japanese yen depreciation

Jan 14, 16:36

Depreciation of the Japanese yen will continue to help Japan-based panel makers stay competitive in exports and is also expected to help lower upstream components costs for Taiwan-based...

Innolux reports strong December 2012 financial results

Jan 10, 15:44

Innolux Corporation has reported that its December revenues reached NT$44.31 billion (US$1.52 billion), making it the only major Taiwan-based panel maker to report increased revenues...

Samsung Display and Innolux expected to mass produce 85-inch Ultra HD TV panels in 2H13

Dec 17, 21:42

Samsung Display and Innolux are each expected to mass produce 85-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels in the second half of 2013, according to industry sources.

Innolux holds 50% TV panel market share in December 2012

Dec 13, 21:10

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) has reportedly already shipped two million TV panels in December 2012, bumping up its global...

Innolux hopes to bump up large-size panel global market share in 2013

Dec 13, 16:13

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) is expected to increase its global market share for large-size panel shipments to 20%,...

Innolux to mass produce 5-inch Full HD 443ppi handset panels in 1Q13

Dec 11, 21:28

Innolux is expected to mass produce 5-inch Full HD handset panels that have 443ppi in the first quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

Panel profitability may improve in 4Q12, but demand likely to drop in 1Q13

Dec 10, 22:36

With revenues rising, Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are expected to see profitability improve in the fourth quarter. But demand from clients may drop in the first quarter of 2013,...

Innolux announces November 2012 financial results

Dec 10, 22:35

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) has announced its unaudited combined revenues of NT$43.3 billion (147.8 million) in November...

Innolux enters handset panel supply chains of ZTE, Huawei and Lenovo

Dec 4, 15:08

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) has reportedly entered into the supply chains of ZTE, Huawei Technologies and Lenovo to...

AUO and Innolux to mass produce small-size AMOLED panels in 1Q13

Nov 22, 14:57

Taiwan-based panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) are expected to mass produce small-size...

Innolux tops 3Q12 panel suppliers for China-based TV vendors, says paper

Nov 20, 16:14

Innolux, which recently changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI), was the largest supplier of panels for China-based TV vendors during the third quarter of 2012, a China-based Beijing...

Innolux to focus more on developing IPS wide viewing angle panel technology

Nov 15, 15:35

Innolux Corporation, which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, is planning to focus more on developing in-plane switching (IPS) wide viewing angle panels in...

Innolux optimistic about the panel industry in 2013, says CEO

Nov 14, 21:35

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14) is optimistic about the panel industry in 2013 and is progressing well with its new products,...

CMI officially announces name change

Nov 14, 20:48

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has officially announced that it will switch back to its former name Innolux Corporation, making November 14, 2012 the last day the company will go by the name...

AUO, CMI land orders for TV panels in 2013

Nov 2, 11:24

AU Optronics (AUO) has obtained orders for as many as six million LCD TV panels to be shipped in 2013 to Sony while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to receive orders to supply 30%...

CMI to focus on Ultra HD TV panels for product differentiation in 2013

Nov 1, 19:22

Chimei Innolux (CMI) will strive for product differentiation by offering Ultra HD (4Kx2K) TV panels in 2013 and expects prices for Ultra HD TVs to drop from 3-5 times those for Full...

CMI likely to swing back to profitability in 4Q12, say sources

Oct 31, 14:22

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to swing back to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2012, as a significant reduction in labor costs will help ramp up its gross...

CMI 3Q12 revenues rise 15% sequentially

Oct 31, 10:30

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced its third quarter 2012 results. Combined net sales for the third quarter 2012 amounted to NT$129.552 billion (US$4.43 billion),...

CMI changes name back to Innolux

Oct 30, 16:17

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced that it will switch back to its former name Innolux Corporation. due to the company no longer acting solely as a panel company, but rather as a...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD panel makers face serious challenges from China competitors

Oct 16, 10:52

Throughout the last year, the influence of China-based panel makers' increased production capacity has been increasing, especially when it comes to LCD TV panels. As 8.5G production...

CMI, AUO expected to see shrinking 3Q12 net operating losses

Oct 15, 14:41

Mainly due to better than expected sales of LCD TVs in the China market during the early October holidays, Taiwan-based TV panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO)...

Taiwan panel makers face more losses, say observers

Oct 11, 14:41

Panel market observers are maintaining apprehensive viewpoints about the future of Taiwan's panel industry, claiming that unless its makers' shipments increase drastically during...

CMI September revenues hit 2012 high

Oct 11, 10:34

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced that its consolidated revenues for September 2012 reached NT$45.4 billion (US$1.5 billion), the company's highest monthly consolidated revenues...

CMI remains top supplier of panels to China-based TV vendors

Oct 9, 10:21

Chimei Innolux (CMI) still remains the top LCD TV panel supplier to China-based TV vendors and is expected to continue doing so throughout the end of 2012 due to the company's product...

CMI, AUO 4Q12 operations subject to risks of high TV panel inventory levels

Oct 9, 10:17

Taiwan-based Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are likely to face excessive supply of their LCD TV panel products in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to expected releases...

Panel makers look to continued shipment momentum in October

Oct 2, 10:56

Having enjoyed strong sales to China in August and September, Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are hoping sales of LCD TVs in China during the October 1 holidays will be robust enough...

AUO, CMI expected to see increased revenues in September, October

Oct 2, 10:45

TFT-LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are expected to see increased consolidated revenues for September and October mainly due to orders from China-based...

CMI to ramp up 39-inch TV panels, including 4Kx2K models, in 2013

Oct 1, 13:02

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is likely to expand its production of 39-inch TV panels to over one million units a month in 2013 compared to 800,000 units currently, as current market demand...