Disruption in Korean production could have catastrophic impact on global electronics business, says IHS

May 2, 12:16

What would happen if half of all global production for DRAM, two-thirds of NAND flash manufacturing and 70% of the world's tablet display supply suddenly disappeared from the market?...

LG Display March 32-inch TV panel shipments exceed 2 million units

Apr 17, 22:12

Demand for TV panels has been rising due to China's Labor Day holidays and LG Display (LGD) reported March shipments of 32-inch TV panels exceeding two million units. BOE saw monthly...

Commentary: Foxconn does not need Sharp Mexico plant

Mar 22, 16:29

According to Japan-based media, Sharp originally wanted to sell its LCD TV plant in Mexico to Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), and the negotiation was...

LG Display expected to start mass producing 19.5-inch LCD monitor panels by the end of March

Mar 19, 20:14

LG Display is expected to start mass producing 19.5-inch LCD monitor panels by the end of March 2013, according to industry sources.

LG Display sees 90% drop in iPad panel shipments in January 2013

Feb 26, 14:50

LG Display's panel shipments for the 9.7-inch iPad dropped to 600,000 units in January 2012, down from six million units in the previous month, according to industry sources.

LG Display invests US$657 million to expand its OLED production

Feb 18, 22:54

LG Display has announced it will invest US$657 million to construct a new 8.5G line for producing OLED TV panels.

LG Display sees decreased capacity utilization due to Apple order cuts

Jan 29, 14:38

LG Display has reportedly reduced the capacity utilization rate at its P9 factory to roughly 60% as a result of a large reduction of 9.7-inch iPad panel orders from Apple, according...

LG Display still supplies most panels for iPad mini, say sources

Nov 23, 15:40

LG Display (LGD) is still the largest supplier of panels used in Apple's recently-launched iPad mini, as AU Optronics (AUO) continues to suffer from poor yields in the production...

LG Display acquires most panel orders for new Apple products

Oct 25, 15:41

LG Display (LGD) has acquired most of the panel orders for all Apple's new products which were announced on October 23 including the iPad mini, fourth-generation iPad, 13-inch MacBook...

Korea-based panel makers expected to lose tablet panel market share in near future, say sources

Oct 12, 10:41

LG Display and Samsung Electronics now hold a 60% market proportion of panels produced for tablets but will most likely start to lose ground to Panasonic, Sharp and AU Optronics (AUO)...

LG Display holds 70% of iPad panel shipments

Sep 20, 01:05

LG Display is now responsible for 70% of iPad panel shipments while Samsung Electronics, Sharp and Chimei Innolux (CMI) have all been seeing decreasing shipments, according to industry...

Spurred by iPad business, LG Display tablet panel revenues more than double in 2Q12, says IHS iSuppli

Aug 23, 14:47

LG Display (LGD) more than doubled its tablet display revenues in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the first, thanks to panel shipments for Apple iPad, according to IHS iSupp...

LG Display sees record high 2Q12 sales results

Jul 27, 12:30

LG Display has posted its second quarter sales results at KRW6.9 trillion (US$6.05 billion), up 14% from some KRW6 trillion a year earlier, according to the company's recent financial...

LG to benefit from Apple and Samsung disputes

Jul 23, 15:23

LG Display has been benefiting from disputes between Apple and Samsung Electronics, as it is now receiving panel shipments for Apple's new iPad and may land the vast majority of panel...

China suppliers shine in large-size LCD panel market in 1Q12, says IHS

Jun 6, 14:33

Although the major South Korean brands continued to dominate, Chinese suppliers represented the fastest-growing contingent of the large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) panel market...

LG Display announces 5-inch 1080p HD display for smartphones

May 30, 10:26

LG Display has introduced a 5-inch full HD LCD panel for smartphones. The LCD panel is based on Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching (AH-IPS) technology and features 440ppi...

Korean vendors compete for OLED market

May 18, 16:12

Competition in the OLED TV market is starting to heat up as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will soon begin promoting their new OLED TV models, which are set to hit markets...

Sharp, LG Display to increase panel shipments for iPads in 2Q12

Mar 23, 17:36

Sharp and LG Display both have begun small-volume shipments of flat panels for Apple's new iPad recently after they had failed to meet the requirements previously, making Samsung...

Samsung outperforms LG Display in January shipments of iPad panels, says sources

Mar 5, 13:56

Samsung Electronics outperformed LG Display to become the top supplier of 9.7-inch flat panels for Apple's iPads in January with shipments totaling 2.45 million units, up from 1.65...

BLU maker Radiant expects strong revenue gains in 2012

Jan 19, 10:49

Taiwan-based backlight module (BLU) maker Radiant is expected to see its revenues increase substantially in 2012, buoyed by the launch of new iPads as well as ultrabooks by branded...

Shipments of 9.7-inch iPad panels to top over 65 million units in 2012, says DisplaySearch

Jan 13, 14:21

Shipments of 9.7-inch flat panels for iPads are expected to top over 65 million units in 2012 compared to 48 million units shipped in 2011, DisplaySearch has estimated.

LGD China LCM plant hit by strike, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 29, 11:50

Some production of the LCD module (LCM) plant of LG Display (LGD) in Nanjing China has been halted due to a recent strike triggered by discontent of its workers over year-end bonuses,...

AUO, CMI to introduce AMOLED panels in 2012

Dec 29, 10:06

Taiwan-based panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) will both introduce AMOLED panel products in 2012 to compete against Korean rivals who have been dominating the...

L&T Display Technology to close Xiamen TV plant

Dec 22, 01:30

The Xiamen TV plant of L&T Display Technology, a joint venture between TPV Technology and LG Display, has decided to discontinue its operations with industry sources indicating...

Anticipated tablet growth alters LCD manufacturing strategies, says DisplaySearch

Dec 14, 11:56

In response to falling large-area TFT LCD panel prices in 2011, panel makers have minimized their second half of 2011 production, but preparation for 2012 models and gradual clearing...

Taiwan- and China-based panel makers to step up production of AMOLED panels in 2012

Dec 2, 11:58

Taiwan- and China-based flat panel makers will step up the development and production of AMOLED panels in 2012 aiming to catch up with their counterparts in Korea in terms of technology...

Global monitor shipments decline in October, says WitsView

Nov 29, 13:57

Global shipments of LCD monitors continued to show a decrease in October with shipments from top-10 brand vendors shedding 5.2% on month and those from OEM makers slipping 8.8% during...

CPT beats CMI to become largest Taiwan-based supplier of tablet panels

Nov 28, 12:15

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has beaten Chimei Innolux (CMI) to become the largest Taiwan-based supplier of tablet PC panels thanks to orders from Amazon for its 7-inch Kindle Fire,...

E Ink suspending FFS panel production cooperation agreement with LG display

Nov 25, 12:02

E Ink Holdings (EIH) will suspend a cooperation agreement it signed with LG Display for the production of FFS (fringe field switching) LCD panels and will buy back a sum of corporate...

TPK, Wintek not to be affected by in-cell/on-cell touch solutions, say sources

Nov 23, 16:34

Sales of projected capacitive touch panels from Taiwan-based TPK Holding and Wintek are unlikely to be affected by the introduction of in-cell/on-cell touch solutions in the short...