LED market growth transitions to lighting applications, says DisplaySearch

Aug 26, 14:21

Market indicators continue to predict an on-year rise of 20% in LED usage across applications in 2011 with lighting leading the way, according to DisplaySearch. The total package...

LCD TV shipment growth falls to record low in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Aug 26, 11:50

Global TV shipments were soft in first quarter 2011 as the worldwide TV supply chain digested excess inventory, but still had an on-year growth of 1%. In second-quarter 2011, TV shipment...

Commentary: Taiwan exporters bracing for impact of possible US QE3

Aug 24, 10:29

The cloud of another recession has been casting over the US economy for the past week, with speculation that the US will introduce another quantitative easing measure (QE2.5 or QE3)...

Amtran faces challenge to attain 2011 LCD TV goal

Aug 17, 14:46

Taiwan-based Amtran Technology's LCD TV shipments reached nearly two million units in the first half of 2011, according to industry sources. But the maker may have difficulties achieving...

Compal sees drop in July revenues and notebook shipments

Aug 11, 01:00

Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$55.95 billion (US$1.93 billion) for July, down 6% on month, with combined consolidated revenues from January to July also...

GLT July revenues up 46% on month

Aug 9, 16:30

Light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has reported July revenues of NT$364 million (US$13 million), representing a 46.89% on-month growth and 9.47% on-year growth...

Quanta, Wistron see revenue, notebook shipments drop in July

Aug 9, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer and Wistron both saw their revenues and notebook shipments drop on month in July due to their downstream clients reducing orders for July...

Low demand in TV market might cause Taiwan-based OEM firms to miss shipment targets

Aug 8, 15:41

Low demand in the TV industry has been causing many branded TV firms to lower shipment targets for 2011. Industry sources pointed out global shipments might decrease to 201-210 million...

CMI reports huge loss for 2Q11

Aug 4, 15:17

Taiwan-based TFT LCD panel maker, Chimei Innolux (CMI), reported second-quarter 2011 revenues of NT$121,696 million (US$4,208 million), representing a 2.1% on-quarter decrease. Net...

Foxconn likely to ship 17 million LCD TVs in 2011

Aug 4, 12:31

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is expected to ship 17 million LCD TVs in 2011 thanks to orders from Sony and a number of brand vendors in China, including Suning...

Japan LCD TV vendors to increase outsourcing

Aug 4, 01:25

More Japan-based branded LCD TV vendors are expected to increase their outsourcing to manufacturers outside Japan due to heavy losses incurred in the TV business, a move which benefits...

LG Display and AUO likely to increase capacity utilization sequentially in 3Q11

Aug 3, 01:15

Despite weak demand in the LCD TV market due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and tablet PCs, the traditional boom season in the third quarter should help panel makers...

June shipments of top-10 LCD monitors increased, says WitsView

Aug 2, 14:57

According to WitsView, the demand-pull of end market distributors gradually recovered due to the demand from commercial markets and the active digestion of channel inventory, hence...

Japan-based TV brands to account for 30% of AUO sales in 2H11

Aug 2, 01:20

Demand for LCD TVs has been soft and the financial performance from Japan-based firms has been less than expected. However, according to AU Optronics (AUO), orders from Japan-based...

LCD driver IC firms 3Q11 sales to grow 10%

Jul 29, 11:03

Taiwan-based TFT LCD driver IC firms are expected to post around 10% sequential revenue growth in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by demand for small-size driver ICs from the handset...

Global LCD TV shipments to top 205 million units in 2011, says AUO vice president

Jul 28, 10:51

The projection of total global shipments of LCD TVs for 2011 has been lowered by 4.7% from 215 million units to 205 million units, according to TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO)...

June Shipments of TV panels to China show on-month decrease

Jul 27, 13:57

Taiwan-based panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) current holds approximately 30% of the market share in China, the biggest LCD TV market in the world. The top-four panel makers, Samsung,...

Wistron-AUO China joint venture eyes OEM orders for LCD TVs from Sony

Jul 27, 12:16

BriVision Optronics, a joint-venture maker of LCD modules established in August 2010 by Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) and ODM maker Wistron in Zhoushan, southern...

Panel makers reduce capex

Jul 26, 16:04

As uncertainty in the panel market continues into the third quarter, industry leading TFT LCD panel makers such as Chimei Innolux (CMI) and LG Display both recently decreased their...

Inventory of TV panels increasing due to ongoing weak demand

Jul 26, 01:35

Weak demand in the LCD TV market has been putting great pressure on panel makers. According to industry sources, While the third quarter has been the traditional high season for LCD...

China market: Nearly 3.3 million smart TVs to be sold in 2011

Jul 25, 10:16

Sales of smart TVs in the China market are on the rise, with 2011 sales volume estimated at 3.29 million units, according to industry sources.

Toshiba announces new business strategy for India

Jul 22, 15:19

Toshiba and Toshiba India Private (TIPL) unveiled a digital products business strategy and new product line-up in India on July 21. Toshiba plans to move forward in India as TIPL...

LCD TV outsourcing set to double as competition intensifies, says IHS iSuppli

Jul 22, 12:34

Worldwide production of LCD TVs conducted by contract manufacturers is expected to nearly double from 2010 to 2015, as plummeting prices and eroding margins force many brands to outsource...

Commentary: Panel market in China likely to face oversupply concerns in 2013

Jul 15, 15:24

Rumors in China indicate LG Display will begin construction of a panel plant in Guangzhou, China, with mass production likely to begin in 2013.

US FPD TV prices rise in June on 3D demand, says IHS

Jul 14, 09:49

For the third month in a row, US pricing for flat-panel TVs increased in June, fueled by the increasing availability of high-priced active 3D LCD TVs, according to IHS iSuppli.

TSMT June revenues hit record

Jul 12, 16:18

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD surface-mount technology (SMT) production solutions provider, has announced that consolidated revenues for June 2011 grew 1.1% on...

China market: TV vendors shift focus to rural areas

Jul 12, 13:51

The TV market in China is set to enter a price war in the second half of 2011 due to a slowdown in demand and a lackluster performance in the first half, with vendors to shift their...

Panel prices depending on purchases of China TV vendors

Jul 8, 15:44

According to statistics, the top six China-based TV brands purchased up to 3.61 million panels in May, representing a 24% on-month and 64% on-year growth.

Price of large-size panels remains flat

Jul 8, 10:13

TFT LCD panel makers have been lowering capacity utilization to maintain prices due to weak demand. According to research institutes, prices of large-size panels for products such...

Touch panel market likely to grow in 3Q11

Jul 6, 01:25

The market for small- to medium-size panels continues to thrive while capacity utilization rates for large-size panel makers have been lower than expected. Riding on the wave of the...

UBright Optronics to debut in Taiwan OTC market

Jul 5, 16:10

Taiwan-based brightness enhancement film (BEF) maker, UBright Optronics, will soon debut in Taiwan's OTC market. The company's products will extend to large-size LED TV and flat pa...

TV brands in China report decreased shipments

Jun 30, 16:47

Demand for LCD TV continues to dwindle. From the latest statistics, the six largest TV brands in China showed a total of 19% on-month decrease in shipments in May. The global LCD...

Compal is optimistic about its 2H11 shipment performance, says chairman

Jun 24, 15:48

Chairman of Kinpo-Compal Group Rock Hsu, at Compal Electronics' investors meeting on June 24, pointed out that Compal is optimistic about its shipment performance in the second half...