Last update: Thursday 26 April 2012 [24 news items]
Notebook vendors to push ultra-like notebook models
Apr 26, 01:20
The high prices of second-generation ultrabooks which are set to appear in early June of around US$1,000 are unlikely to help them win-over consumers; therefore, notebook vendors...
Intel to launch next-generation Xeon processor by the end of 2Q12
Apr 19, 01:25
Intel is set to release its next-generation Xeon processor at the end of the second quarter. Since Nvidia and AMD will also release graphics cards that feature PCI Express Gen.3 in...
Panasonic to source TV panels from CMI, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 30, 12:02
Panasonic will outsource the production of LCD TV panels to Chimei Innoulux (CMI) in 2012, the first time for the vendor to purchase flat panels from a Taiwan-based maker, according...
Penetration rate of IPS/FFS panels in mobile PC sector to reach 20% in 2014-2015, says DisplaySearch
Newswatch - Jan 19, 16:27
The penetration rate of IPS (in-plane switching) and FFS (fringe-field switching) panels in the mobile PC (including notebook, netbooks and tablet PCs) segment is expected to climb...
Integration of Japan makers seen as healthy move for small- to mid-size panel industry
Sep 1, 14:28
Japan's attempts to integrate resources of the country's small- to medium-size panels would benefit the development of the global panel industry, but there are challenges ahead for...
Monitor makers poised to adopt IPS technology
Aug 8, 17:05
In-panel switching (IPS) panel has come under spotlight recently, due to the craze of Apple's iPad 2. Apart from tablet PCs, the number of LCD monitors adopting IPS technology has...
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...
Second-grade 9.7-inch IPS panels may flow to China-based white-box vendors
Jul 1, 14:17
Second-grade 9.7-inch IPS panels, those failing to meet requirements for use to make touch screens for iPad 2, may have been procured by China-based white-box vendors for use in their...
CMI aims to start shipping IPS panels for iPad in May, say Taiwan makers
Apr 19, 11:07
TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) is making efforts to hike yield rates for its production of IPS (in-plane switching) panels to a level required for use in the iPad, and hopes...
AUO lands panel orders for iPad 2, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 31, 10:32
AU Optronics (AUO) has landed orders for IPS panels for use in Apple's iPad 2, with monthly shipments to reach three million units, according to the Chinese-language Economic...
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...
CMI actively expanding LTPS capacity
Dec 28, 01:15
Chimei Innolux (CMI) reportedly has started expanding its LTPS production line as the capacity from the 3.5G plant (originally from TPO Displays) and Tainan plant will not fulfill...
HannStar and Sintek land tablet PC touch panel orders from ViewSonic
Newswatch - Dec 2, 14:42
HannStar Display and Sintek Photronics together have landed touch panel orders for 10.1-inch tablet PCs from ViewSonic, according to a Chinese-language report in the Economic...
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...
Jul 2, 11:09
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has signed a strategic agreement with Hitachi Displays for IPS technology for medium-size panels, with market sources expecting the Taiwan-based company to start...
AUO, CMI reportedly looking to license FFS technology from E Ink for iPad panels
Jun 25, 11:30
AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) are reportedly in talks with E Ink Holdings, previously known as Prime View International (PVI), for its FFS (fringe field switching) technology...
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...
Samsung follows LG Display to supply panels used in iPad, say Taiwan makers
Apr 13, 11:26
Samsung Electronics has reportedly become the second supplier of TFT-LCD panels for iPad using its SPVA (supper patterned vertical alignment) technology, according to industry sources...
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...
Taiwan market: ViewSonic launches large-size professional LCD monitors
Feb 23, 16:45
ViewSonic has introduced two models - 23- and 25.5-inch - from its high-end large-size professional LCD monitors, the VP series, in the Taiwan market. The 25.5-inch model is priced...

Taiwan market: MSOs competing for 10M Internet-access users
Nov 17, 11:41
Leading multi-system operators (MSOs) of cable TV service in Taiwan have been promoting sales of cable-modem broadband Internet-access service at a download speed of 10Mbps, in a...
IPS Alpha 8G LCD fab project on schedule
Oct 31, 15:31
IPS Alpha Technology has revealed that its 8G LCD plant project in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is on schedule, having already begun construction in July 2008.

Oct 17, 10:38
DisplaySearch has indicated that 70% of the LCD TV panels shipped in 2008 on an area basis will be of the vertical alignment (VA) type. The share for in-plane switching (IPS) panels...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 39min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 48min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 57min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 1h 14min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 1h 22min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 1h 26min 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
- 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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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 11:47 (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

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
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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...
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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
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- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
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