Last update: Wednesday 16 May 2012 [326 news items]
Taiwan market: Asustek ranks top in LCD monitor market in 2010
Dec 8, 01:45
Asustek Computer will be the leading vendor in Taiwan's LCD monitor market in 2010 with almost 30% market share due to bundled sales of monitors and desktops through procurement pr...
Taiwan market: 2010 LCD monitor shipments to register flat growth
Dec 7, 02:00
LCD monitor shipments for the Taiwan market will reach 1.3 million units, about the same as 2009, according to industry sources. Market penetration of LED backlit LCD monitors has...
Most important fab for LCD TV panel production is 8G, says DisplaySearch
Dec 6, 14:30
As panel makers expand, they are increasingly utilizing 8G fabs for LCD TV panel production, and the production of LCD TV panels at 8G increased to 41% in the third quarter of 2010,...
BLU maker Radiant sees November revenues up slightly
Dec 6, 11:25
Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Radiant Opto-Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.59 billion (US$151.64 million) for November, up 1.1% sequentially and 45.01% on year,...
LCD monitor panel prices rise in 2H November, TV panel prices continue to drop, says DisplaySearch
Nov 24, 01:30
LCD monitor panel prices increased in the second half of November due to tightened supply, while LCD TV panel prices continued to drop and notebook panel prices remained flat during...
BenQ, CMI eyeing gaming monitor market
Nov 19, 01:20
BenQ, on November 18, launched a 3D LED-backlit LCD monitor, the XL2410T, eyeing the professional gamer market, while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is cooperating with Microsoft to set up...
CMI will not reach shipment goals in 2010
Nov 17, 01:25
Based on Chimei Innolux's (CMI's) current shipment status, the panel maker is not expected to reach its shipment goals for LCD TV panels, LCD monitor panels and notebook panels in...
CMI denies CEO is looking to step down
Nov 16, 16:01
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has denied rumors indicating that CEO Hsing C Tuan is poised to change his role in the company, although market sources contend that Tuan is thinking about ret...
TPV to pull away from CMI in LCD monitor shipments
Nov 16, 01:00
TPV Technology is projected to ship 60 million LCD monitors and 20 million LCD TVs in 2011, increasing its lead over Chimei Innolux (CMI) and remain the world's largest LCD monitor...
Nov 12, 12:08
Shipments of large-size TFT-LCDs over 9.1-inch fell to 163 million units in the third quarter of 2010, with 4% sequential decline, but 7% on year growth. Revenues reached US$21.3...
Global LCD monitor market to stay flat or drop slightly in 2010
Nov 10, 10:52
CCFL-backlit LCD monitor panel prices have stopped dropping after fast declined in the third quarter of 2010. But the current low levels mean price-sensitive consumers will be more...
BOE to turn profitable in 2H11, says report
Oct 29, 16:33
China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology, with its 6G plant having started volume production recently and its 8G plant scheduled to ramp up production in 2011, expects to turn...
Qisda posts net profits of NT$440 million for 3Q10
Oct 29, 01:30
Qisda has posted net profits of NT$440 million (US$14.35 million) for the third quarter of 2010, with an EPS of NT$0.23. Consolidated revenues for the quarter totaled NT$22.89 billion,...
Oct 25, 15:41
LED devices' share of the global lighting market will reach 16% in 2013 when worldwide LED production value tops US$20 billion, according to Digitimes Research.

LCD panel makers prepare price increase for IT panels
Oct 13, 01:35
With IT (notebook and monitor) panel prices dropping below cash cost, TFT-LCD panel makers are brewing plans to increase prices back to cost levels, while reducing production to stop...
Qisda sees third-quarter revenues grow slightly
Oct 7, 02:25
Taiwan-based Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$8.02 billion (US$259.97 million) for September 2010, up 2.2% on month and 2% on year, while consolidated revenues in the...
Taiwan market: Samsung introduces new LED monitor
Oct 5, 15:12
Samsung Electronics has introduced a new LED-backlit LCD monitor, the BX2231, to the Taiwan market with a sales price of NT$6,290 (US$202.31).
China to become top-3 TFT-LCD panel production base in 4Q11, says Digitimes Research
Oct 4, 16:38
China is expected to surpass Japan to become the third largest production base for TFT-LCD panels in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Digitimes Research analyst Tony Huang.
Taiwan market: BenQ aims at top position for LCD monitors and projectors in 2011
Sep 21, 14:20
BenQ aims to rank top-three for LCD TVs, LCD monitors and front projectors in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2010 and aims to become the leading vendor in the LCD monitor...
LCD monitor vendors turn conservative about 4Q10 sales
Sep 20, 16:32
Despite the dropping panel prices, which may help to generate panel orders, LCD monitor vendors have turned conservative about their sales targets for the traditional peak season...
Rising inventories spur LCD monitor pricing declines, says iSuppli
Sep 15, 15:07
Inventories of desktop and workstation LCD monitors climbed in the second quarter of 2010 as shipments continued to outpace sales by a significant margin, according to iSuppli.
Qisda reports 12% sequential growth for August revenues
Sep 7, 11:12
Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.85 billion (US$246.2 million) for August, an increase of 12% sequentially and 11% on year. Consolidated revenues for January-August...
AUO hiking LED backlight proportion for notebook, monitor panels
Aug 31, 11:33
AU Optronics (AUO) is increasing its applications of LED backlights for its TFT-LCD panels used in notebooks and LCD monitors, with the LED backlight proportion for the former to...
Unity Opto posts net profit for 1H10
Aug 31, 11:25
LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology has announced consolidated net profit of NT$661.728 million (US$20.65 million) with an EPS of NT$2.15 for the first half of 2010.
Qisda posts net profit of NT$900 million for 2Q10
Aug 30, 15:51
Qisda has announced net profit for the quarter of 2010 totaled NT$900 million (US$28.117 million) with an EPS of NT$0.47.
Amtran posts net profit of NT$490 million for 2Q10
Aug 27, 16:49
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced net profits of NT$490 million (US$15.301 million) for the second quarter with an EPS of NT$0.62.
PC vendors reducing LCD monitor orders for 2011 due to weak demand
Aug 26, 17:11
Global first-tier PC brands including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Dell have all recently started reducing their LCD monitor orders for 2011 placed to Taiwan-based monitor makers...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor ASP to go up 10% in 2010
Aug 17, 16:41
The ASP of Taiwan's LCD monitor market in 2010 is expected to increase by about 10% due to system upgrades and the introduction of LED-backlit models, but the ASP of the entry-level...
Wistron to increase non-notebook product lines contribution in 2011 revenues
Aug 11, 16:41
Wistron has forecast its 2011 shipments of notebooks to rise from 29-30 million units in 2010 to 35 million in 2011, with desktops and LCD monitors to both rise from 9-10 million...
CMI lowers 2010 LCD monitor target shipments to below 40 million units
Aug 11, 15:48
Chimei Innolux (CMI), because of relocating assembly lines from southern China to other places in China, has downwardly adjusted its 2010 target shipments to below 40 million LCD...
Large-size LCD panel prices continue to drop in 1H August, says DisplaySearch
Aug 10, 10:20
Prices for large-size TFT-LCD panels continue to drop in the first half of August amid high inventory levels in the channels and at vendors, according to latest pricing data from...
Taiwan market: LED-backlit products a promotion focus at TCAS 2010
Aug 5, 16:15
To boost their sales performance in Taiwan, brand vendors are promoting their LED-backlit LCD products including monitors and TVs at the ongoing Taipei Computer Applications Show...
Taiwan market: LG expects to sell 1,000 3D LCD TVs in 2010
Aug 3, 10:46
LG Electronics unveiled its 47- and 55-inch 3D LED-backlit 3D LCD TVs on August 2 in Taiwan and aims to ship 1,000 units in 2010 to take 30% of the local 3D TV market, according to...
Tatung to ship 4-5 million LCD monitors in 2011 due to HP orders
Jul 22, 17:18
Tatung, mainly due to OEM orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), will ship an estimated 4-5 million LCD monitors in 2011, much more than three million units forecast for 2010, according...
CMI unlikely to achieve LCD monitor shipment goal, claim sources
Jul 22, 16:22
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is unlikely to achieve its goal of shipping 43-47 million LCD monitors in 2010 or a shipment growth of 20-30% on year, as the company only shipped 15-16 million...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 1h 6min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 15min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 1h 24min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 1h 41min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 1h 49min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 1h 53min 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
- 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...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
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- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.






















