Last update: Monday 13 May 2013 [1140 news items]
Digitimes Research: Taiwan OEM LCD TV shipments to top 10.71 million units in 1Q12
Mar 21, 01:15
Shipments of OEM LCD TVs by Taiwan makers will reach 10.71 million units in the first quarter of 2012, decreasing 7% on quarter and 1.5% on year, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Taiwan LCD TV industry to not be affected by US DOJ verdict against AUO
Mar 15, 15:03
The recent verdict by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) against AU Optronics (AUO) may have a strong impact on the operations of the flat panel vendor and its brand product vendor...
LGD, HannStar likely to rebound back to profitability first
Mar 14, 01:20
South Korea-based LG Display (LGD) and Taiwan-based HannStar are most likely to return to profitability in second-quarter 2012 because both firms performed relatively well in fourth-quarter...
China-based vendors expected to take share 22.2% of global LCD TV shipments in 2012
Mar 13, 01:05
The global shipment volume of LCD TVs in 2012 is forecast to grow by 8% from 2011, and China-based vendors are expected to reach a combined share of 22.2% by virtue of their dominance...
Amtran reports flat February revenues
Mar 9, 11:07
Taiwan-based TV OEM firm Amtran Technology has reported February consolidated revenues of NT$4.026 billion (US$136 million), flat compared to January. Amtran stated shipments of flat-panel...
China market: Local TV brand vendors setting high sales goals for 2012, say sources
Mar 8, 16:02
Local brand TV vendors in China, including TCL, Skyworth, and Hisense, have together targeted to ship over 51 million TVs in 2012, higher than the 46 million units projected for the...
Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels reach 21 million units in 2011, says DisplaySearch
Mar 8, 15:23
Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels spiked to 7.8 million units in fourth-quarter 2011, up by 26% on quarter. As a result, total 3D TV panel shipments in 2011 reached 21.2 million, accounting...
Taiwan passive component makers positive about 2Q12 as orders pick up
Mar 5, 16:52
Sources at Taiwan-based passive component suppliers have said that customers are stepping up their pace of orders, and expect monthly sales to register sequential growth starting...
LCD TV sales remain strong in North America
Mar 2, 11:02
Having experienced a peak season in the fourth quarter of 2011, sales of LCD TVs in the North America market have remained steady recently, indicating a pick-up in demand momentum...
Amtran to have 80% of Vizio LCD TV orders in 2012, say sources
Mar 2, 01:30
OEM TV maker Amtran Technology is expected to take up 80% of LCD TV orders to be released by Vizio in 2012, according to an industry estimate.
TCL aims to ship 13.8 million LCD TVs in 2012
Feb 29, 14:17
China-based branded TV vendor TCL expects its total shipments of LCD TVs to reach 13.8 million units in 2012, an increase of 27.1% from 10.86 million shipped in 2011, according to...
Taiwan market: Samsung to expand product experience shops
Feb 24, 01:30
Samsung Electronics plans to expand the number of its product experience shops in the Taiwan market from 92 in 2011 to 225 in 2012 to promote sales of its complete lineup of products...
BOE strengthening ties with TPV
Feb 20, 14:35
China-based flat panel maker BOE Technology has strengthened its cooperation with OEM TV maker TPV Technology and will receive more panel orders from TPV in 2012, according to industry...
OEM LCD TV production to account for over 30% of global shipments in 2012
Feb 17, 01:30
Japan-based TV vendors including Sony, Sharp and Toshiba are expected to release more orders to OEM makers in 2012, pushing the ratio of the production volume of OEM TVs to global...
Digitimes Research: ASP of 60-inch LCD TVs drops 3% in February
Feb 17, 01:20
ASP of 60-inch LCD TVs stood at US$2,500 globally in February, down 3% from US$2,578 recorded in January, with the ASP of US$1,681 for comparable models available in North America...
Growing China TV industry may threaten Taiwan OEM orders, say sources
Feb 15, 14:00
China-based branded TV vendors and TV OEMs have gradually emerged as major players in the global TV market, buoyed largely by their competitive pricing strategies - a trend which...
China market: January LCD TV sales down 8% on year
Feb 14, 15:37
Sales of LCD TVs in the China market reached 4.45 million units in January 2012, a decrease of 8% from the previous year, according to data released by China-based market research...
Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
Feb 10, 16:22
The growth of global LCD TV shipments is expected to fall from 12% recorded in 2011 to 7% in 2012, totaling 225 million units, market research firm GfK has estimated.
Amtran revenues down in January
Newswatch - Feb 10, 16:14
Amtran Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.02 billion (US$136.3 million) for January, down 37.6% sequentially and 10.6% on year.
Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
Feb 10, 01:25
Gross margins for the production of TVs by Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to remain low in 2012 as branded TV vendors will continue to press down ODM production costs due to increasing...
TPV aims to double LCD TV shipments in 2012
Feb 3, 14:05
TPV Technology aims to double its shipments of LCD TVs to 30 million units in 2012, optimizing the image of its brand products, including the Philips brand, according to the compan...
Renesas to terminate large-size LCD driver IC business
Feb 2, 14:44
Renesas Electronics has unveiled plans to withdraw from the large-size display driver IC business, citing the slowdown of the flat panel display market and falls in prices.
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.
Wistron LCD TV shipments to slide 40% in 1Q12, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 31, 12:38
Wistron is expected to see its LCD TV shipments slide by 40% sequentially to 1.2 million units in the first quarter of 2012 as rival Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...
Wistron seeking acquisition targets
Jan 31, 01:30
Wistron, after raising US$180 million in euro-convertible bonds (ECB) and building a US$100 million greenshoe fund, is seeking acquisition targets for vertical integration and is...
LCD TV area demand to reach 116 million square meters in 2018, says DisplaySearch
Jan 30, 12:09
The LCD TV market saw a rapid shift toward sizes larger than 40-inch at the end of 2011, as consumers, particularly in North America and China, took advantage of new sizes and more...
Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities
Jan 19, 16:41
The LCD TV market went through severe price competition in 2011 with products such as 42-inch CCFL-backlit TVs costing only US$199/unit. Industry sources believe this price is close...
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...
China market: Skyworth sells over 1.1 million LCD TVs in December
Jan 17, 15:07
China-based vendor Skyworth sold 1.1072 million LCD TVs, of which 772,100 were LED-backlit models, in the China market in December 2011, increasing on year by 18% and 165% respectively,...
TCL ships over 10 million LCD TVs in 2011
Jan 16, 14:33
China-based TCL shipped 10.856 million LCD TVs in 2011, including 6.606 million units sold in the domestic market and 4.25 million units shipped to overseas markets, the company has...
China market: TV sales down 20% on-year in first week of 2012
Jan 13, 01:35
Sales of TVs by retail channels in China's tier-1 cities totaled 1.9 million units in the first week of January 2012, representing a decline of 20% from the same period of a year...
Amtran sees increased 4Q11 revenues
Jan 10, 15:34
Taiwan-based TV OEM firm Amtran reported December revenues of NT$6.44 billion (US$214 million). Fourth quarter revenues reached NT$19.66 billion, the highest quarterly revenues in...
Taiwan market: Chimei, BenQ to roll out 50-inch LCD TVs in 2Q12
Jan 5, 13:34
Taiwan-based branded TV vendors Chimei and BenQ both will launch 50-inch LCD TVs in the second quarter of 2012. Additionally, BenQ also plans to promote 39-inch models in the second...
Price competition for large-size TV segment to heat up in 2012
Jan 3, 12:21
With the prices of large-size LCD TVs continuing to fall in North America and Taiwan, coupled with capacity ramps by China-based panel makers, price competition in the large-size...
China market: 39.9 million FPD TVs to be sold in 2012, says AVC
Jan 3, 01:00
Sales of FPD (flat panel display) TVs in the China market in 2012, due to the impact of European financial troubles and approaching to market saturation in large cities, will grow...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 6h 52min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 7h 4min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 7h 19min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 7h 21min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 7h 23min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 8h 5min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 8h 16min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 8h 22min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 8h 24min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 8h 26min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 8h 29min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 8h 49min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h 2min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 9h 6min ago
Samsung Electronics' LED D6400 series, showcased at CES 2011, features 120Hz refresh rate, 3D display and LED backlighting. Samsung's double-rate frame transition technology reduces...
Photo: company, Jan 14.
Sony will launch three series of 3D Bravia LCD TVs of a total of six models in Taiwan by the end of 2010. The three series includes the LX900, NX810 and NX710 and sizes range from...
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CES 2010: Sharp LC-60E88UN 240Hz 60-inch LCD TV
Sharp introduced a 240Hz 60-inch LCD TV, the LC-60E88UN at CES 2010. The LC-60E88UN employs Sharp's proprietary full HD 1080p X-Gen LCD panel with UV2A technology and 10-bit processing...
Photo: Company, Jan 21.
CES 2010: Sharp LED-backlit LE920 series LCD TV
Sharp showcased its new LED-backlit AQUOS LE920 AQUOS series LCD TV at the CES 2010. The series features Sharp's four primary color technology that adds the color Y (yellow) to the...
Photo: Company, Jan 20.
Vizio Cinema58 LED-backlit LCD TV - XVT Pro 580CD
Vizio has introduced its new high resolution 58-inch Cinema58 LCD TV. The Cinema58 features 21:9 aspect ratio, with an resolution of 2560x1080p, allowing consumers to view 2.35:1...
Photo: Company, Jan 11.
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 (CSOT) in the second half of 2011 has brought more uncertainties to the development...
The LED upstream boom: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Jessie Lin
With LED chipmakers aggressively increasing capacity to meet fast growing demand from the LCD displays and general lighting markets, suppliers in the upstream are optimistic on outlook...
Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere...
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...
Own brand strategy: Q&A with TPV Group vice president CH Tuan
TPV Technology's own monitor brand AOC overtook Samsung Electronics as the number one monitor brand in China in the first quarter of 2008 and TPV aims to ship a total of 11.5 million...
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8398.84 | +15.79 | +0.19% |
| TSE electronic | 317.55 | +0.70 | +0.22% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |
| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |
- 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
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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.