Last update: Friday 14 June 2013 [309 news items]
AUO to start trial production of AMOLED panels
Jun 23, 11:53
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is modifying its 3.5G LTPS (low-temperature polysilicon) factory for production of small- to medium-size AMOLED panels, and will...
Cando holds revenue goal for 2010
Jun 18, 15:27
Despite slower-than-expected revenue growth in the first half of 2010, Taiwan-based Cando, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), expects to reach its revenue goal of double the revenues...
Ilitek to ship large-size LCD driver ICs by year-end 2010
Jun 10, 14:25
LCD driver IC design house ILI Technology (Ilitek) plans to begin small-volume shipments of large-size LCD driver ICs by the end of 2010 in addition to the current focus on small-size...
CPT, Sintek see May revenues up on month
Jun 9, 12:18
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) saw its May consolidated revenues increase 6.5% sequentially, while color filter (CF) and touch panel maker Sintek Photronic's...
Taiwan to hold two international optoelectronics shows
Jun 8, 15:55
The Display Taiwan 2010 show focusing on the latest display technologies and the Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2010 featuring LED lighting will take place concurrently in Taipei from...
HannStar sees May shipments slightly up on month
Jun 8, 14:30
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display shipped 810,000 large-size panels, including sales under its own brand HannsG, as well as 19.064 million small- to medium-size panels...
AUO revenues grow in May 2010 with record large-size LCD shipments
Jun 7, 16:51
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its May 2010 consolidated revenues grew 6.4% sequentially and 57.9% on year to NT$43.792 billion (US$1.35 billion),...
Computex 2010: Touch panel players showcase latest touchscreen technologies
Jun 4, 02:05
Touchscreen products are one of the focuses during Computex Taipei 2010, despite there being no special section dedicated to the segment. But with vendors of handheld devices such...
G-Tech to establish 6G production line
May 27, 15:58
Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, plans to establish a 6G production line and expects...
LED-backlit large-size LCD panel shipments to go up 135% in 2010, says iSuppli
May 26, 15:47
Shipments of large-size LCD panels with LED backlights are forecast to reach 276.7 million units in 2010, up 134.9% from 117.8 million in 2009. In 2010, LED backlights will be used...
CMI cuts prices to clear CCFL-backlit TV panel inventory
May 24, 12:00
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has cut prices of its CCFL-backlit LCD TV panels in order to clear its inventory, as it plans to increase its production of LED-backlit models, according to sources...
Large-size panel shipments and revenues in April down sequentially, says DisplaySearch
May 24, 10:12
Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in April totaled 53.9 million units, down 6% sequentially, and revenues totaled US$7.1 billion for the month, down 4% sequentially, according to...
Genesis cooperates with JFE Engineering to tap Japan LED lighting market
May 18, 15:07
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced cooperation with Japan-based JFE Engineering to supply LED lighting products for the latter to market...
Touch panel shipments for tablet PCs to pick up in 3Q10
May 18, 14:45
Touch panel makers expect shipments of medium- to large-size applications for tablet PCs to pick up at the end of the third quarter when clients start launching products to compete...
Large-size panel shipments decline 4% in April, says WitsView
May 14, 14:40
global large-size panel shipments fell by 4% on month to 51.44 million units in April 2010, according to WitsView. This can be mainly attributed to the overinflated demand stemming...
CPT expects operation to turn profitable in mid-2010, says chairman
May 12, 11:29
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) expects its monthly operation to turn profitable in mid-2010, according to company chairman WS Lin.
CMI, HannStar April revenues up, CPT down
May 11, 11:36
Chimei Innolux Corporation (CMI) and HannStar Display have announced 30% and 9.68% sequential growths for their April revenues, while Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) saw its April revenues...
Global top-4 panel makers show strong results for 1Q10
May 7, 16:46
Global top-four TFT-LCD panel makers Samsung Electronics, LG Display, Chimei Innolux Corporation (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) have all reported revenue growth for the first quarter...
AUO April revenues up slightly
May 7, 16:07
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$41.15 billion (US$1.3 billion) for April, up by 1.2% sequentially and 68.9% on year.
GTOC reaches high yield rates in making reinforced glass substrates
May 5, 14:58
G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, has attained satisfactory yield rates in the production of reinforced glass substrates at its factory at the...
Inventories of large-size LCD products increase, spurring price reductions, says iSuppli
May 4, 09:11
Global channel inventories of TV rose to four weeks in March, up from 2.5 weeks in January. For notebooks, inventories increased to 4.8 weeks in March, up from 3.5 weeks in January...
BLU makers Forhouse and Kenmos report net profit for 1Q10
May 3, 09:56
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Forhouse and Kenmos Technology have announced net profits of NT$204.07 million (US$6.51 million) and NT$102.51 million, respectively, for...
Top-4 LCD panel makers see strong March shipments, say sources
Apr 21, 15:54
The top-4 LCD panel makers all saw strong shipments to the three major large-size segments in March, with Samsung Electronics, LG Display (LGD), and Chimei Innolux (CMI) leaing in...
Everlight expects LED demand from large-size products to be 6-7 times larger than handset
Apr 1, 16:14
LED packaging house Everlight Electronics expects LED demand from large-size products such as notebooks, LCD monitors and LCD TVs will be 6-7 times larger than the handset segment's...
LED players expect revenues to grow significantly starting March
Apr 1, 15:56
LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology, Everlight Electronics and Ligitek Electronics all expect their revenues to grow strongly in March, with a chance of hitting record levels,...
CPT, Innolux see February revenues down on month
Mar 10, 12:18
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux Display saw sequential revenue drops for February of 3.3% and 16.42%, respectively.
LCD panel makers cutting costs to improve profitability, says iSuppli
Mar 9, 16:59
Despite the prodigious growth of the global large-size LCD market in recent years, panel suppliers are struggling to maintain profitability, forcing them to cut materials and component...
AUO, CMO, HannStar see revenues drop in February
Mar 9, 11:06
AU Optronics (AUO) has reported a 14.5% sequential drop in revenues for February, while Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and HannStar Display also saw revenues decline 7.1% and 11.9%...
LCD driver IC makers see stronger demand for large-size products
Mar 8, 16:10
Sales of large-size LCD driver ICs were stronger compared with small-size products in February 2010 thanks to demand from the LCD TV segment, according to market sources. Large-size...
Optical touch to continue dominating large-size screens in next 1-2 years
Mar 4, 15:57
Larger-size touchscreen (20-inch and above) products such as LCD monitors, all-in-one PCs and LCD TVs are expected to mainly adopt optical touchscreen technology for the next 1-2...
LED chipmaker Epistar denies decreased orders from Samsung
Feb 24, 15:32
LED chipmaker Epistar has denied rumors that Samsung Electronics has reduced orders for LED chips used in LCD TV backlights by a volume that may result in a 15-20% decrease in Epistar's...
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...
Global large-size LCD panel revenues to drop 5% in 1Q10, says iSuppli
Feb 22, 15:25
Global revenues of large-size LCD panels are set to decline to US$17.3 billion in the first quarter of 2010, down only 5.1% from US$18.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, according...
CPT revenues increase in January; Innolux sees flat growth
Feb 10, 11:57
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has posted an over 13% sequential increase in its January revenues, while Innolux Display has reported flat growth for the month.
AUO, HannStar report January revenue growth, CMO sees slight decline
Feb 9, 12:04
Panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display have reported on-month revenue increase of 3.8% and 7.4%, respectively, for January, while Chi Mei Optoelectronic (CMO)'s sales...
Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 6h 27min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 6h 46min ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 6h 50min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 7h ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | 7h 52min ago
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 8h 47min ago
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 7h 37min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | 7h 49min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | 8h 29min ago
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | 8h 41min ago
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 8h 55min ago
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | 9h 1min ago
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | 9h 2min ago
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | 9h 3min ago
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 9h 8min ago
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components and material for the flat panel industry. Digitimes recently sat down with Ho...
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
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- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
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...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.