Last update: Monday 17 June 2013 [371 news items]
China market: Samsung aims to be largest vendor of LED lighting in 2013
May 20, 10:37
Samsung Electronics has been extending its LED production from backlights to lighting applications with China being the major market, and will shift production of LED lighting products...
Penetration of LED TV is expected to increase in 2Q11
May 19, 12:34
The demand for LED TV was not as transparent as expected in the first quarter. The industry anticipates an increase in penetration rate in the second quarter. Despite the optimistic...
Taiwan market: Chimei tops LCD TV vendors in 1Q11 sales volume
May 18, 13:54
There were an estimated 300,000 LCD TVs sold in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2011 and Taiwan-based vendor Chimei sold 58,000 units for the largest market share, followed...
To provide complete lighting solutions is inevitable for LED firms, says Lextar chairman
May 16, 15:26
Taiwan-based LED firms should know the difference between the markets of panel backlighting and general lighting before entering, David Su, chairman and president of Taiwan-based...
Top-3 sapphire substrate makers to ramp up capacities in 2H11
May 12, 12:15
The top-three Taiwan-based sapphire substrate makers – Crystal Applied Technology (CAT), Tera Xtal Technology and Crystalwise Technology – all plan to ramp up capacity...
The booming season for LED industry may be delayed
May 11, 16:30
Many Taiwan-based LED firms have reported falling revenues for April, signaling the traditional second-quarter booming season may be delayed. Firms including Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy,...
Amtran suffers 35% sequential fall in April revenues
May 11, 11:35
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology had consolidated revenues of NT$3.523 billion (US$121 million) for April dropping 35% on month and 14.8% on year, while January-April revenues...
Price for large-size TV panels expected to rise
May 9, 14:49
The price for large-size TV panels is expected to climb out of the trough, according to industry sources. Demand in the China TV market has been considerable since the May 1 Labor...
Falling price for sapphire substrates may trim gross margin in 2Q11, says Rubicon
May 9, 11:26
US-based sapphire substrate firm, Rubicon Technology, has announced financial performance for first-quarter 2011. Compared with the previous quarter, revenues increased to US$37.97...
Samsung flat-panel TV shipments fall by 31% in 1Q11
May 3, 16:50
Samsung Electronics' flat-panel TV shipments in first-quarter 2011 reached 8.8 million units, a 5% increase compared to the same period last year, but a 31% decline from fourth-quarter...
Global LED backlight penetration of LCD TVs estimated at 56% in 2011
May 3, 11:49
The proportion of LED-backlit models in global LCD TV sales are forecast to reach 56% in 2011, and top 90% in 2014, according market observers.
TV brands shift focus back to CCFL TVs
May 2, 15:58
Although 2011 has been generally seen as the year for LED TV suppliers to shine, some industry observers have noted that leading TV brands have been shifting their focus back to CCFL-backlit...
Commentary: 2011 is the year of fierce competition for LED firms as gross margins contract
May 2, 11:41
The inception of LED into various TV models took the market for a rollercoaster ride in 2010. On one hand, the market grew by leaps and bounds bringing outstanding profits for LED...
50% of penetration for LED TV in 2011, says AUO executive VP
Apr 28, 16:10
Despite the weak demand on the consumer end causing doubts in the growth of LED-backlit LCD TVs, the growth of CCFL models in the market is still curbed, according to Paul Peng, executive...
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.
Lite-On Tech posts net profit of NT$2.19 billion for 4Q10
Mar 29, 01:35
Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 of NT$30.6 billion (US$1.04 billion), up 7.1% on year. Net profits for the quarter totaled NT$2.19...
China market: LCD TV sales to grow only 10% in 2012
Mar 24, 16:23
The LCD TV market in China will become mature in 2012 with annual sales growth to drop to 10% compared to a 40% growth recorded in 2010 and a 15-18% growth projected for 2011, according...
US TV prices decline to make way for new models, says IHS iSuppli
Mar 10, 15:26
Pricing for flat-panel TVs in the United States fell for a third consecutive month in February as manufacturers sought to clear old inventory and make room for new 2011 models, according...
Amtran posts February consolidated revenues of NT$5.4 billion
Mar 7, 15:39
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.4 billion (US$183.55 million) for February 2011, up 21% sequentially and 26% on year.
LED TV panel shipments reach 16.6 million units in 4Q10, says DisplaySearch
Mar 1, 16:51
Global shipments of LCD TV panels with LED backlights reached a high of 16.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, with strong growth in edge-lit configurations, according...
Global TV shipment growth improves to 15% on year in 4Q10 as LCD share surges, says DisplaySearch
Feb 23, 11:33
Global TV shipment growth improved in the fourth quarter of 2010 after falling sharply in the third quarter of 2010, rising 15% on year to a record 77.6 million units, according to...
China market: More TV price-cut promotions expected before March
Feb 18, 01:20
More price-cut promotions are expected in China's TV market for new models scheduled to hit the market in March, as sales during the Lunar New Year holidays were lower-than-expected...
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: Sony, LG, Chimei aim to each ship 200,000 LCD TVs in 2011, says report
Newswatch - Jan 14, 16:19
Sony, LG Electronics and Chimei are competing for the leading position in Taiwan's LCD TV market and each aims to ship 200,000 units in 2011 with a strong focus on LED-backlit models,...
Jan 5, 01:50
Overall flat-panel TV sales during the New Year to Lunar New Year period in China are expected to drop due to their being about ten days of holidays fewer compared to 2010.
CES 2011: LG to introduce 72-inch full LED 3D TV
Jan 4, 16:37
Seoul, Dec. 27, 2010 - LG Electronics will unveil the 72-inch LZ9700, the world's largest Full LED-backlight LCD 3D TV (FULL LED 3D TV) at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. The LZ9700 gives...
Global LCD TV market grows 31% in 2010, slowing to 13% in 2011, says DisplaySearch
Jan 4, 15:12
Global TV shipments in 2010 will reach more than 247 million units, an increase of 17% from 2009 and the best growth seen since the start of the flat-panel TV transition, according...
China market: First-tier vendors launch price-cut promotions for upcoming holiday sales
Dec 29, 01:05
Eyeing the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays, first-tier vendors are actively launching price-cut promotions in the China LCD TV market. Sony will lower its prices by...
Dec 22, 17:08
Prices for LCD TV panels continue to drop in the second half of December with more significant price drop for LED-backlit models, while prices for monitor and notebook panels remain...
LED backlights used in 20% of LCD TVs sold in US during 3Q10, says iSuppli
Dec 21, 16:44
One out of every five LCD TVs sold in the US during the third quarter of 2010 used LED backlighting, a dramatic increase from the same period in 2009, as availability of sets equipped...
LCD panel market to be better in 2011, says AUO executive VP
Dec 21, 15:11
With limited capacity expansion in 2010, and only South Korea's LG Display having ramped up capacity substantially in the past two years, LCD panel supply and demand will be more...
LG Display aims to become leading panel supplier in China, says CEO
Dec 20, 16:23
LG Display CEO Young Soo Kwon, commenting on competitor AU Optronics (AUO) receiving approval to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in China, has claimed that 8.5G is more...
TSMC aims to become top-5 LED player worldwide
Dec 15, 02:10
With its LED lighting R&D center to be finished soon, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) hopes to become a top-five LED player worldwide in the future.
LG Electronics captures top share of flat panel TV shipments in India, says DisplaySearch
Dec 10, 16:04
LG Electronics increased its unit share of flat panel TV shipments to 22.7% in the third quarter of 2010, taking the top market share position in India's TV market, Samsung Electronics...
China market: LED TV revenues to exceed CCFL models during new year
Dec 10, 01:35
With first-tier vendors competing for more market share in China, local vendors have been actively developing more competitive high-end products, and revenues from LED-backlit LCD...
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
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LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
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Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 1h 1min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 3min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
Before Going to Press | 1h 10min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Before Going to Press | 1h 27min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
Before Going to Press | 1h 27min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and Sony PS4
Before Going to Press | 1h 28min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 1h 29min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 2h 26min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 2h 34min ago
BenQ introduces L-series LED TV in Middle East
BenQ has launched its new L-Series LED TV to the Middle East. General Manager of BenQ for the Middle East and Africa, Manish Bakshi said, "Our new L-Series LED TV comes in a simple...
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CES 2011: Samsung D7000 LED TV
The Samsung LED D7000 series features Samsung's Touch of Color (ToC) dual-injection mold technology and improved backlight scanning technology. With Smart Hub, the LED D7000 series...
Photo: company, Jan 18.
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.
CES 2011: Samsung D8000 LED TV
Samsung Electronics LED D8000 series feature 240Hz refresh rate, 2ms MPRT, improved LED backlight scanning, Wi-Fi connection. The D8000 series comes with Samsung's new 3D glasses...
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Sony has introduced three new Bravia LED-backlit LCD TVs with 3D display, the KDL-60NX810, KDL-55NX810 and KDL-46NX810. The products feature edge-type LED backlighting with local...
Photo: Company, Sep 1.
Current condition and future prospects of LED: Q&A with Lextar chairman David Su
As a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), Lextar has been viewed as a LED backlight module maker. Recently Lextar has set goals to enter the LED lighting market. David Su, chairman...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.