Last update: Tuesday 22 November 2011 [25 news items]
Price gap between LED-backlit and CCFL-backlit monitors begins to widen again
Nov 22, 01:15
Beginning from second quarter 2011, the price of models below 22-inch almost have no difference while the price gap of models above 24-inch has narrowed to 5%. However, the market...

Sep 29, 16:22
The LED industry has been growing rapidly in China. Digitimes Research recently visited China-based LED chipmaker Hang Zhou Silan Azure (Silan Azure) to gain insights in China's LED...

TPV to ship 60 million OEM LCD monitors in 2011
Sep 22, 01:40
Shipments of OEM LCD monitors by TPV Technology are expected to top 60 million units in 2011 while rival company Chimei Innolux (CMI) is likely to ship about 25-30 million units of...
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...
Penetration of LED-backlit monitors to reach over 60% in 2H11
Jul 13, 01:05
The growth of LED-backlit monitors has been growing rapidly as many brands have stopped introducing CCFL-backlit products. In addition, the price of LED-backlit monitors has been...
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...
Chimei to expand marketing in China through Foxconn, VST
Jun 29, 11:41
Chimei, a Taiwan-based display product brand belonging to the Chimei Innolux (CMI) Group, will expand its marketing of LED-backlit LCD monitors and home-use LED lighting products...
BenQ aims at double LCD TV shipments in 2011
Mar 30, 01:25
With sales in China, the middle East, and Asia Pacific regions, BenQ aims to boost its LCD TV sales to 400,000-500,000 units in 2011, up from 200,000-30,000 units in 2010.
LED monitors to account for 50% of global LCD monitor market in 2011
Mar 22, 16:39
LED-backlit LCD monitors are expected to account for 50% of the global LCD monitor market in 2011, while Taiwan's LED-backlit monitor market is expected to account for over 60% of...
No price gap between LED-backlit and CCFL-backlit LCD monitors in 2H11
Mar 22, 01:15
With vendors actively promoting LED-backlit LCD monitor, and some vendors having completely transferred their product line to LED-backlit models in the first quarter of 2011, prices...
Taiwan market: 22-inch LCD monitor replaces 19-inch as mainstream
Mar 21, 17:07
With prices dropping to the sweet spot, 22-inch LCD monitors replaced 19-inch models as the mainstream in the Taiwan market in January-February, driven by promotions by such vendors...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor market to remain flat in 2011, says BenQ
Mar 2, 01:40
With the LCD monitor market maturing and delays in government procurement projects, the LCD monitor market in Taiwan is expected to remain flat or decrease slightly in 2011, while...
ViewSonic aims to ship 8 million LCD monitors in 2011
Jan 19, 01:45
ViewSonic aims to become one of the top-three LCD monitor vendors in 2011 with shipments of eight million units.
Taiwan market: LED monitors account for 25% of overall monitor market in 3Q10, says IDC
Dec 17, 01:15
Through promotion from LCD monitor vendors such as Chimei and ViewSonic, LED-backlit LCD monitor sales in the third quarter of 2010 in Taiwan reached 125,000 units, accounting for...
Chimei eyeing China LCD monitor market through Foxconn channels
Dec 9, 16:45
Chimei has announced cooperation with Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) channel retailers to develop the China market and is aiming for revenues from overseas markets...
Taiwan market: LCD monitor sales to remain flat or drop slightly in 2011
Dec 8, 14:49
Taiwan's LCD monitor market is expected to remain flat or contract slightly on year to around 1.28-1.3 million units in 2011 as a result of high penetration rate and intense competition...
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: Upcoming IT Month helps to increase market share of LED-backlit products
Dec 3, 01:40
LED-backlit TV's share in the Taiwan LCD TV market is expected to reach 20% at the end of 2010, while market share of LED-backlit monitors is also expected to reach 20% at the end...
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...
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 market: BenQ expects 50% shipment growth for projectors, 30% for DSC
Apr 20, 11:34
BenQ shipped 96,000 front projectors and 380,000 digital still cameras (DSCs) to the China market in 2009, an increase from 2008 by 60% and 30% respectively, and the company expects...
Taiwan market: Softex Taipei helps boost LCD monitor shipments in March
Apr 14, 11:22
LCD monitor brands saw their shipments to the Taiwan market reach about 10% higher than original predictions in March due to demand generated by Softex Taipei, according to market...
Chimei expects LED models to account for over 30% of its monitor revenues in 2010
Mar 26, 14:12
Taiwan-based vendor Chimei on March 25 unveiled a 23-inch L series LED-backlit LCD monitor, the 23LH, and will launch four more LED monitor models in the second half of 2010, with...

Taiwan market: BenQ aims to become second largest LCD monitor vendor in 2010
Feb 8, 15:37
BenQ aims to become the second largest vendor in Taiwan's LCD monitor market with a 20-22% share in 2010 mainly through sales of its LED-backlit models, according to the company.
Asustek, Chimei to launch own-brand LED-backlit LCD monitors
Aug 12, 11:38
Asustek Computer will launch larger than 20-inch LED-backlit LCD monitors worldwide by the end of 2009, while Chimei, the own-brand subsidiary of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will...
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 1h 13min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 22min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 1h 31min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 1h 48min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 1h 56min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 2h 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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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.






















