Last update: Wednesday 8 February 2012 [317 news items]
LCD monitor sales to remain sluggish in Europe in 2012, say sources
Feb 8, 14:56
Sales of LCD monitors in Europe are expected to remain sluggish in 2012 after suffering a slump a year earlier as consumer demand has been weakened by the prolonged debt crisis in...
Taiwan market: February LCD monitor sales to grow 10% sequentially
Feb 7, 14:41
Branded LCD vendors in Taiwan including Asustek Computer, Chimei, BenQ and ViewSonic will offer incentives to promote sales to students in the local market upon the beginning of the...
Global large-size panel shipments down slightly in 4Q11
Feb 2, 11:50
Global shipments of large-size LCD panels in fourth-quarter 2011 decreased by 1% on quarter, resulting in 174 million units.

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline in 4Q11
Feb 2, 01:25
Shipments of LCD monitors by Taiwan makers totaled 27.46 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, down 5.7% sequentially and 13.1% on year, according to data compiled by Digitimes...
Panel makers hope new 39- and 50-inch products will spur demand
Jan 18, 15:36
Panel makers have been anticipating new sizes such as 39- and 50-inch panels that were introduced in December 2011. Panel makers believe the two new sizes of panels will have shipments...

Taiwan market: Asustek expects to ship 460,000-500,000 LCD monitors in 2012
Jan 6, 01:35
Asustek Computer expects its shipments of LCD monitors in the Taiwan market to reach 460,000-500,000 units in 2012, including models with touch features to be rolled out in the third...
2012 Olympic Games to not stir up replacement demand for LCD TVs, say sources
Jan 5, 01:30
The holding of the 2012 Olympic Games this summer in London may not be able to stir up replacement demand for LCD TVs due to a slow recovery of the global economy, especially in Europe,...
Monitors with touch features to spur replacement demand in 3Q12, say sources
Dec 22, 15:32
Global demand for LCD monitors is expected to remain weak in the first quarter of 2012 before steering a turnaround in the third quarter along with the release of Windows 8 operating...
Asustek 2011 LCD monitor shipments lower than target
Dec 20, 14:05
Asustek Computer is expected to ship 3.8 million LCD monitors in 2011, lower than the four million units projected earlier in the year, according to an estimate of industry sources...
TCL, Sampo to sign cooperation pact
Dec 1, 10:32
China-based vendor TCL is expected to sign a strategic alliance agreement with Taiwan-based vendor Sampo for purchases and distribution of each other's products. Sampo is expected...
Global monitor shipments decline in October, says WitsView
Nov 29, 13:57
Global shipments of LCD monitors continued to show a decrease in October with shipments from top-10 brand vendors shedding 5.2% on month and those from OEM makers slipping 8.8% during...
Monitor vendor Chimei to diversify product lines
Nov 24, 12:32
Branded LCD TV/monitor vendor Chimei has expanded its product lines to include LED lighting and Blu-ray players, and is evaluating the possibility of also venturing into healthcare...
Taiwan monitor market to face slow growth in 2012
Nov 2, 14:12
The monitor market in Taiwan has been moving toward stability. Industry sources indicated shipments in the fourth quarter are likely to be better than in the third, but market conditions...
Oct 27, 01:30
Qisda has reported a net loss of NT$350 million (US$11.62 million) or NT$0.17 per share for the third quarter of 2011. For the January-September period, net losses amounted to NT$1.4...
Chimei slashes LCD monitor shipment target for 2011
Oct 20, 01:10
Branded LCD monitor vendor Chimei has adjusted downward its LCD monitor shipment target for 2011 to 550,000 units, from the 600,000 units projected earlier in the year due to slack...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor sales weaker than expected
Oct 13, 14:13
Sales of LCD monitors in the Taiwan market may drop to 100,000-120,000 units a month during the September-October period, lagging 10-15% behind market expectations, according to industry...
Qisda sees 2.8% on-month increase in September revenues
Oct 11, 16:39
Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda reported September revenues of NT$6.83 billion (US$225 million), a slight on-month increase of 2.8%. However, September revenues showed a 14.9% decrease...
Branded monitor vendors reluctant to answer RFQs from OEM partners for 2012 orders
Sep 23, 16:53
Most branded LCD monitor vendors have been reluctant to answer RFQs (requests for quotations) for 2012 monitor orders from OEM partners due to conservative views about the industry...
Kenmos expects better sales in 2H11 due to new clients
Aug 31, 12:38
Backlight module (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology recorded consolidated revenues of NT$3.74 billion (US$128 million) in first-half 2011, with pretax income of NT$35 million.
TPV looks to ship 20 million LCD monitors in 2011
Aug 4, 01:20
TPV Technology expects its total shipments of LCD monitors, including those shipped under the brand names of Philips and AOC, will top 20 million in 2011 and further increase to 30...
LCD monitor sales in Taiwan likely to decrease 10% in 2011
Aug 3, 01:25
The high penetration rate of LCD monitors and the increasing popularity of low-priced notebooks and tablet PCs are likely to cause annual sales of LCD monitors in Taiwan to decrease...
Demand for LCD monitors to increase in 2H11
Jul 13, 12:16
Sales of LCD monitors have been squeezed from left and right by notebooks and tablet PCs. Industry sources indicated the market for monitors should be better in the traditional boom...
Taiwan market: Asustek is top monitor vendor in 1H11
Jul 12, 10:41
An estimated 600,000 LCD monitors were shipped in the Taiwan market during the first half of 2011, and Asustek Computer had the largest market share of 23-24% among all vendors, followed...
TPV, CMI unlikely to reach LCD monitor goals for 2011
Jul 11, 11:58
TPV Technology and Chimei Innolux (CMI) will fail to reach their LCD monitor shipment goals for 2011 mainly because of the impact of booming sales of tablet PCs on consumer desktop...
Qisda report on-month growth for June revenues
Jul 7, 11:07
Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda has reported June revenues of NT$6.89 billion (US$239 million), growing 4.5% on month but decreasing 11.4% on year. Revenues of the second quarter...
Unity Opto and Bright LED June revenues down 30% on-year
Jul 6, 01:15
LED packaging houses Unity Opto and Bright LED both reported approximately 30% on-year decreases in June revenues. According to industry sources, demand in the TV market has been...
Panel pricing for June remains flat
Jun 22, 01:10
The price of panels in June has remained flat due to weak demand in Europe and the US and the problem with backlogs. The price for 32-inch panels is between US$147-150 per unit. The...
HannStar Display to ship three million LCD monitors in 2011
Jun 21, 16:06
LCD panel maker HannStar Display, which has shifted its focus to the production of small- and medium-size panels, still aims to ship three million monitors in 2011, according to the...
Taiwan market: AOC to launch extra thin LED-backlit monitor in 2H11
Jun 2, 01:45
AOC, an own-brand business of TPV Technology, plans to launch a 23-inch LED-backlit monitor with a thickness of only 0.95cm as well as 23- and 27-inch 3D monitors in the second half...
April global shipments of LCD monitors down sequentially, says WitsView
May 31, 01:05
The global top 10 vendors of LCD monitors shipped 11.19 million units in total in April 2011, decreasing by 13.3% on month, according to Taiwan-based LCD research company WitsView...
Taiwan market: Government projects to help resuscitate LCD monitor demand
May 23, 17:03
The size of Taiwan's LCD monitor market was around 400,000 units in first quarter 2011, according to market observers. In comparison with the same period last year, the market contracted...
Foxconn reportedly to produce LCD monitors at Chongqing base
May 12, 15:26
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reportedly been setting up LCD monitor production lines at its plant in Chongqing City, western China, with a planned annual capacity...
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan makers to ship over 31 million LCD monitors in 2Q11
Apr 27, 16:48
Taiwan-based makers are expected to ship 31.394 million LCD monitors in second-quarter 2011, up 3.2% sequentially and 8.8% on year, and accounting for 69.9% of the global total. Digitimes...

Digitimes Insight: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments slip 4% in 1Q11
Apr 22, 14:48
Taiwan-based manufacturers shipped a total of 30.42 million LCD monitors in the first quarter of 2011, down 3.7% sequentially, according to latest data collected by Digitimes Resea...

Taiwan market: Acer cuts monitor prices to push sales
Apr 22, 01:20
Acer has slashed the prices of some models of LCD monitors in the Taiwan market – a move which is expected to drive up its revenues growth but is likely to kick off price competition...
Pegatron to give up Asustek ultrabook orders, says paper
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- Acer to launch CloudMobile smartphone in 3Q12
- Rubicon sees slight increase of sapphire substrate orders
- Order surge of solar cells from Germany to level off in end of February
- ASE expects sales rebound in 2Q12
- Compal ships 2.1 million notebooks in January, says paper
- Acer sees decreased January revenues
- Chunghwa Telecom posts January EPS of NT$0.43
- Foxconn January revenues down sequentially
- HTC lands orders for quad-core smartphone, says paper
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Soft-World, Gamania January revenues hit records
- 20GW of solar PV manufacturing equipment to be replaced by 2016, says IMS Research
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
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