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.

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...

Taiwan LCD TV panel makers hope for emerging demand from World Expo in China

Apr 14, 10:54

Taiwan-based LCD TV panel makers expect the LCD TV sales in China to reach 2.4-2.7 million units in May, boosted by the Labor Day holiday and the upcoming 6-month 2010 Shanghai World...

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,...

LED chipmaker Tekcore to increase capital for MOCVD purchase

Mar 15, 11:49

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore plans to issue 100 million new shares to through private placement that may fetch some NT$3 billion (US$94.38 million) to fund the purchase of new...

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%...

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...

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...

Monitor and notebook panel prices up, TV panel prices flat in 2H February

Feb 22, 15:20

Prices of LCD panels for monitors and notebooks have increased for the second half of February, while prices for TV and netbook applications remain flat, according to latest pricing...

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...

CPT sees 4Q09 revenues decrease

Feb 8, 11:44

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.77 billion (US$522.39 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, down 12.8% sequentially from NT$19.25 billion...

AUO reports losses for 4Q09 and 2009

Jan 28, 16:21

AU Optronics (AUO) has reported net losses for fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 despite previous speculation that the Taiwan-based LCD panel maker would turn a profit in the last...

Innolux ships over 30 million LCD monitors in 2009

Jan 15, 13:20

Innolux Display shipped 33.63 million LCD monitors in 2009, worth a total of NT$122.4 billion (US$3.85 billion), and accounting for 23% of the global LCD monitor market for the year,...

Chimei Innolux may become second largest panel maker worldwide in 3Q10

Jan 15, 11:58

Chimei Innolux Corporation, a new entity to be formed in March, is expected to surpass LG Display (LGD) to become the second largest LCD panel maker worldwide in the third quarter...

CMO reports 3.8% sequential decline for December revenues

Jan 11, 12:22

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced combined TFT-LCD related revenues of NT$ 28.7 billion (US$904.62 million) for December, a decrease of 3.8% sequentially from NT$29.88 billion,...

AUO reports 3.4% sequential drop in December revenues

Jan 8, 14:15

AU Optronics(AUO) has announced preliminary consolidated December 2009 revenues of NT$37.1 billion (US$1.16 billion), down 3.4% sequentially from NT$38.42 billion, but up 151.8% on...

Novatek reportedly to sign new customer

Newswatch - Dec 30, 15:08

Novatek Microelectronics will secure LCD TV driver IC orders from a new customer, and the new orders are expected to drive the company's sales growth in 2010, according to market...

Large-size LCD panel demand to increase 12% in 2010, says Displaybank

Dec 10, 14:56

Large-size TFT-LCD panel demand is expected to increase 12% in unit shipments and 19% in area shipments in 2010, according to Displaybank.

HannStar reports 12% sequential decrease for November revenues

Dec 9, 14:39

HannStar Display has announced November revenues of NT$4.4 billion (US$136.31 million), a 12% decrease sequentially from NT$5 billion, but a 123% increase on year from NT$1.9 billion...

Samsung, LGD, AUO, CMO to see TV panel shipments hit all-time high in 4Q09, say sources

Dec 2, 12:23

Large-size LCD panel makers Samsung Electronics, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are expected to generate record shipments of TV panels for the fourth...

AUO rumored to announce merger with CPT on Friday

Dec 1, 11:34

The Taiwan market is buzzing with rumors that LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will announce a merger with Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) on Friday, December 4, 2009. AUO has responded...

CPT October revenues down

Nov 11, 14:08

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that its consolidated revenues for October 2009 totaled NT$5.31 billion (US$164.15 million), down 17.7% sequentially from NT$6.45 billion...

CMO, HannStar, Innolux see weaker sales in October

Nov 10, 14:16

TFT-LCD panel makers Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), HannStar Display and Innolux Display have reported that their October revenues declined sequentially due to seasonality.

CPT, HannStar eyeing smartphone panel market

Nov 10, 11:43

Large-size panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display, eyeing the surging smartphone market, have started producing 2- to 3.5-inch handset panels at their 4.5G...

AUO sees on-month revenue drop in October on seasonality

Nov 6, 11:48

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$39.6 billion (US$1.22 billion) for October 2009, down by 3.4% sequentially from NT$40.98 billion but up 45.3% on year...

Price gap between large-size LED- and CCFL-backlit panels to further narrow in 1Q10

Nov 5, 11:56

The price gap between LED- and CCFL-backlit large-size LCD panels will continue to narrow in 2010, with the difference in the 40-inch segment reducing to 29.8% in the first quarter...

CPT loss narrows in 3Q09

Nov 3, 15:55

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated net loss of NT$4.82 billion (US$148.11 million) for the third quarter of 2009, improved from net loss of NT$9.8 billion for...

Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand

Nov 3, 12:26

The total blue LED chip capacity of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Tekcore, Arima Optoelectronics, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech is expected to increase...

Large-size LCD panel shipments hit all-time high in September, says DisplaySearch

Oct 27, 12:10

September 2009 shipments of large-area TFT-LCD panels reached 52 million units, up 2% sequentially and 25% on year, setting a new record for monthly large-area TFT-LCD shipments,...