Second-tier LCD monitor OEMs facing increasing challenges in 2012, say sources

Apr 3, 01:00

Second-tier LCD monitor OEMs will face increasing challenges in terms of shipments in 2012, as the top-2 OEMs - TPV Technology and Foxconn Electronics - combined are expected to take...

Global LCD monitor shipments to grow 4-6% in 2Q12, says WitsView

Mar 28, 12:30

Global shipments of LCD monitors are estimated to show a 4-6% growth in the second quarter of 2012, due in part to a pick-up in the capacity utilization rates of manufacturing facilities...

Taiwan market: Samsung launches MHL LCD monitors

Mar 20, 15:47

Samsung Electronics has launched its MHL (mobile high-definition link)-enabled LCD monitors, the Samsung SB750 series, in the Taiwan market.

Asustek to ship 1 million monitors in 1Q12

Mar 7, 14:08

Asustek Computer expects its shipments of LCD monitors to reach one million units in the first quarter of 2012, equaling the amount it shipped in the previous quarter.

LCD monitor shipments to fall 3-5% in 1Q12, says WitsView

Feb 13, 14:54

LCD monitor shipments from the top-10 brand vendors and system integrators (Sis) both experienced declines in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to WitsView. Brand shipments fell...

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...

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...

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...

Qisda reports losses for 3Q11

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...