LG Display to expand 8G line

Mar 15, 15:24

LG Display will invest 1.486 trillion won (US$1.31 billion) in expansion of its 8G production line to capitalize on the rapidly growing market for large-size LCD TV panels.

AUO may gain upper hand over Samsung in setting up 7.5G panel plant in China, say sources

Feb 24, 14:17

The government in China may take a total-control policy to allow establishment of only four to five next-generation TFT-LCD panel factories in China, and the policy may give Taiwan-based...

CMO to start production of monitor panels with 3D and touch functions

Feb 23, 15:08

Taiwan-based Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will begin volume production of 23.6- and 27-inch LCD monitor panels with 3D and touch functions in the first quarter of 2010, according...

PVI likely to report large profit for 4Q09

Feb 3, 14:34

Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) is expected to report a large profit for the fourth quarter of 2009 and help narrow its net loss to...

AUO next to LG Display, ahead of Samsung in 2010 capex

Feb 3, 11:55

LG Display leads the top-three panel makers in its 2010 capex plans at four trillion won (US$3.431 billion), followed by AU Optronics (AUO) with NT$100 billion (US$3.121 billion)...

LCD panel makers vying for China government subsidies, says AUO executive

Feb 1, 12:00

LCD panel makers from Taiwan, Korea and Japan are all eyeing subsidies from the China government for setting up production fabs in China, but there may be only one or two openings...

LG Display sees 4Q09 revenues up, but profits down

Jan 20, 15:13

LG Display has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of 6.08 trillion won (US$5.4 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2009, up 2% from 5.97 trillion won in the third quarter of...

LG Display unveils newspaper-size flexible e-paper

Jan 15, 13:23

LG Display has announced its development of a newspaper-size flexible e-paper. The 19-inch wide (250x400mm) flexible e-paper is almost as big as a page of A3 sized newspaper. The...

Chimei Innolux may become second largest panel maker worldwide in 3Q10

Jan 15, 11:58

Chimei Innolux Corporation, a new entity to be formed in March, is expected to surpass LG Display (LGD) to become the second largest LCD panel maker worldwide in the third quarter...

AUO, CMO, Samsung, LG, Sharp to ship 184 million TV panels in 2010

Jan 12, 13:59

LCD TV panel shipments from the five major panel makers, AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Sharp are expected to reach 184 million...

Innolux, CMO to hold board of directors meeting on January 6 for official merger approval

Jan 4, 12:50

Innolux Display and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will hold a board of directors meeting on January to officially approve the merger of the two companies on April 30, 2010.

PVI subsidiary Hydis enters into investment, cross-licensing agreements with LGD

Dec 28, 12:25

Prime View International (PVI) today announced that its Korea-based subsidiary Hydis Technologies has entered into investment and cross-licensing agreements with LG Display (LGD).

AUO ranks top for global netbook panel shipments in November

Dec 25, 14:57

AU Optronics (AUO) was the global number-one netbook panel supplier in November with shipments reaching one million units, according to market sources.

AUO, CMO urge Taiwan to lift ban, as Korea lets Samsung, LGD set up LCD plants in China

Dec 25, 14:37

AU Optronics (AUO) chairman KY Lee has indicated that the company has completed preparations for building LCD plants in China and is only waiting for the Taiwan government to lift...

LG Display unveils ultra-thin LCD TV panel measuring 2.6mm

Dec 21, 12:15

LG Display (LGD) has announced that it has developed what it claims to the world's thinnest LCD TV panel measuring 2.6mm. The development of extremely slim LCD panel was possible...

Large-size LCD panel demand to increase 12% in 2010, says Displaybank

Dec 10, 14:56

Large-size TFT-LCD panel demand is expected to increase 12% in unit shipments and 19% in area shipments in 2010, according to Displaybank.

Taiwan makers may lose China TV panel market share to Korea competitors in 2010

Dec 10, 14:26

Taiwan-based LCD panel makers may lose share in China's TV market next year in the face of growing challenge from Korea-based competitors, according to industry sources.

CMO agrees to pay US$220 million fine in US anti-trust probe

Dec 10, 10:18

Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) today announced that it has entered into a plea agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), agreeing to pay a fine...

Handset panel makers respond to Nokia lawsuit saying price fixing not easy

Dec 3, 10:47

Commenting on Nokia's price-fixing lawsuit against LCD panel makers, sources with Taiwan's panel sector have noted that it is not be easy for suppliers to jointly control prices as...

Samsung, LGD, AUO, CMO to see TV panel shipments hit all-time high in 4Q09, say sources

Dec 2, 12:23

Large-size LCD panel makers Samsung Electronics, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are expected to generate record shipments of TV panels for the fourth...

TPV sees on-year profit growth in 3Q09

Nov 27, 16:52

TPV Technology has reported third-quarter revenues of US$2.26 billion, up 31.8% sequentially but down 4.3% on year. But profits jumped 27.7% on year to US$40.03 million, which nevertheless...

Vizio LCD TV sales hit high prior to Thanksgiving, says Amtran

Nov 25, 15:52

Vizio saw its LCD TV shipments surge to 86,000 units in the US market during the week preceding Thanksgiving, hitting the highest weekly level so far in 2009, according to Amtran...

HannStar and LG Display sign patent cross-licensing agreement

Nov 25, 14:13

HannStar Display signed a patent cross-licensing agreement for TFT-LCD technology with LG Display on November 24, 2009, retroactively effective as of January 1, 2009, according to...

LG plans to ship 7.5 million LED TVs in 2010

Nov 24, 11:31

LG Electronics aims to ship 7.5 million LED-backlit LCD TVs in 2010, up from 400,000 units in 2009, according to LG Taiwan.

China will need 6-8 8G plants to fulfill panel demand in the future

Nov 19, 17:06

Market watchers expect China will require six to eight 8G or above LCD panel production lines to fulfill its demand in the future. China's LCD TV panel demand in 2009 is estimated...

TPV signs joint venture agreement with LG Display

Nov 10, 17:10

TPV Technology has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Top Victory Investments has entered a joint venture (JV) agreement with LG Display.

Lower-than-expected yields at new Sharp 10G plant ease oversupply pressure, say sources

Nov 4, 14:12

Operations at Sharp's 10G LCD panel plant have seen lower-than-expected yield rates since production started on October 1, 2009, reducing concerns at rival makers of a possible TV...

Large-size LCD panel shipments hit all-time high in September, says DisplaySearch

Oct 27, 12:10

September 2009 shipments of large-area TFT-LCD panels reached 52 million units, up 2% sequentially and 25% on year, setting a new record for monthly large-area TFT-LCD shipments,...

AT&T lawsuit raises concerns among panel makers that more will follow

Oct 22, 16:27

Panel makers in Taiwan have expressed their concern about AT&T's lawsuit against global small-size panel makers for antitrust violations. If AT&T wins the case, other companies...

Lite-On to supply LCD TV backlight LEDs to Samsung and LG Display

Newswatch - Oct 16, 16:55

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Lite-On Technology has entered the supply chains of Samsung Electronics and LG Display (LGD) for LCD TV backlighting, according to a Chinese-language...

LG Display posts strong profit growth for 3Q09

Oct 15, 16:59

LG Display has reported net profit of 559 billion won (US$476.96 million) for the third quarter of 2009, an increase of 85% from 302 billion won for the second quarter and an increase...

Korea panel makers still dominate notebook panel market in 3Q09, says Digitimes Research

Oct 14, 16:05

Taiwan LCD panel makers only accounted for 38.48% of the total notebook panel shipments in the third quarter, while Korean makers Samsung Electronics and LG Display dominated the...

China LCD TV vendors look to vertically integrate through LCM business

Oct 13, 17:10

China's top-five LCD TV vendors are stepping into the LCD module (LCM) production business to reduce production costs. Players are either cooperating with panel makers or raising...