OLED displays revenues set new record of US$192 million in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Sep 30, 16:07

Global OLED revenues have set a new record of US$192 million for the second quarter of 2009, up 32% sequentially and 22% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The research firm forecasts...

Chimei, Asustek to enter LED-backlit monitor market

Sep 29, 15:15

Chimei and Asustek Computer are eyeing the LED-backlit LCD monitor market and plan to launch products by the end of 2009 and early 2010, according to market sources.

Flextronics to form handset ODM team in Taiwan, say sources

Sep 24, 12:07

Flextronics International plans to set up a handset ODM team in Taiwan in order to compete effectively with local handset makers for ODM orders from brand vendors such as Sony Ericsson...

Samsung maintains global LCD TV lead in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Sep 4, 15:39

Samsung Electronics' worldwide LCD TV shipments for the second quarter of 2009 amounted to 5.7 million units, up from 5.1 million units in the first quarter, the largest unit increase...

Global LCD TV shipments rise 27% on year in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Aug 20, 09:47

Global TV revenues fell 12% on year to US$23.7 billion while shipments fell 8% on year to 44.6 million units, according to DisplaySearch. Not all technologies fared equally though...

Samsung and LGE to see strong netbook shipments in 2010

Aug 14, 15:25

Netbook shipments from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) are expected to stage strong growth in 2010 with Samsung's shipments likely to hit seven million units, compared...

Taiwan market: LGE to launch 240Hz LED TV

Aug 7, 13:10

LG Electronics (LGE) will introduce a 240Hz LED TV, the LH90, in Taiwan soon, with the price difference between the new product and traditional LCD TVs limited to about 30%, according...

PDP module shipments up 14% in 2Q09, says Displaybank

Aug 6, 12:26

Global plasma display panel (PDP) module shipments totaled 3.27 million units for the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 14% from 2.86 million units for the first quarter, according...

Handset shipments return to growth in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Aug 5, 16:59

Global shipments of handsets in the second quarter climbed 4.7% compared to the first, marking the first sequential increase for the market since the third quarter of 2008, according...

Arima Communications to ship 3.5-3.9 million handsets in 3Q09

Jul 20, 11:40

Buoyed by increasing orders from LG Electronics (LGE) and an easing in component supplies, Taiwan-based handset maker Arima Communications is expected to see its handset shipments...

LGE switches handset order from FIH/Indigo to Arima

Jul 17, 14:43

LG Electronics (LGE) has recently switched a dual-SIM handset order that was originally subcontracted to Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Taiwan-based Indigo Mobile Technologies...

Large-size BLU optical film demand grows 22% sequentially in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Jul 8, 13:36

Large-size TFT-LCD backlight optical film demand grew by more than 22% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 56 million square meters from 45.9 million square meters in the...

Handset panel orders from first-tier vendors growing fast

Jun 29, 15:54

Small- to medium-size LCD panel makers are seeing strong orders from handset vendors, including Nokia, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE), who are gearing up for the third-quarter...

Asia vendors expected to be main players for Android handsets

Jun 22, 14:30

Own-brand handset vendors in Asia have become the main force for promoting Android-powered models in the global market, with High Tech Computer (HTC), Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics...

LCD commercial display and digital signage up 67% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch

Jun 16, 12:04

Global shipments for larger-size (26-inch and larger) flat panel displays (FPDs) used in commercial applications for out-of-home environments grew 2% on year, but dropped 10% sequentially...

Taiwan market: LGE aims to ship 150,000 LCD TVs in 2009

Jun 12, 17:06

LG Electronic (LGE) aims to be the number-one LCD TV vendor in Taiwan in 2009, estimating that its LCD TV sales in Taiwan will reach 150,000 units, or 17% of the local market this...

Vizio files patent lawsuit against LG

Jun 8, 15:16

US-based TV vendor Vizio, an affiliate of Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology, has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against...

Nokia 2730 Classic aims to take on Samsung, LGE, Huawei and ZTE, say Taiwan makers

May 20, 13:56

Nokia has unveiled three new handsets, the 2730 Classic, 7020, and 2720 fold, which are expected to hit the market starting in the third quarter of 2009.

Global TV shipments decline 6% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch

May 20, 10:09

Global TV shipments declined 6% on year in the first quarter of 2009 to 43.3 million units with a lingering global recession continuing to place pressure on discretionary spending,...

PDP shipments down 22% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch

Apr 29, 11:08

As global demand remains weak due to poor economic conditions, plasma panel shipments from panel makers to brands fell on a yearly basis for the second straight quarter after posting...

LGE reportedly to sell PDP TV business and related equipment to China-based Changhong

Apr 23, 14:07

Korea-based LG Electronics (LGE) reportedly plans to quit PDP TV production in 2009 and will sell its related equipment and technologies to China-based Changhong, according to industry...

Taiwan market: Samsung and LGE see handset market shares increase in March

Apr 22, 14:27

Both Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics saw their shares in the Taiwan market strengthen further in March 2009 although total handsets sold dropped 17% sequentially to about 540,000...

Korea vendors may have 50% US handset market in 2009, say sources

Apr 6, 15:11

Korea handset vendors, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (LGE) and Pantech, are likely to take up a 50% share of the US handset market in 2009, according to an estimate...

Taiwan market: Touchscreen handsets to dominate market in 2Q09

Mar 25, 14:31

The Taiwan handset market is set to become a battle field for touchscreen-enabled mobile phones in the second quarter as HTC (High Tech Computer), Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics...

PDP module shipments up 8% in January, says Displaybank

Mar 4, 15:55

Worldwide PDP module shipments climbed 8% sequentially to 1.04 million units in January 2009, and revenues for the month also rose 4% to US$385 million, according to Displaybank....

Taiwan Market: LGE aims to ship 900,000 handsets in 2009

Feb 13, 16:58

LG Electronics plans to launch 25 new handsets in the Taiwan market in 2009 targeting to sell 900,000 handsets and capturing a 15% share in the local market, according to Finsen Chen,...

Taiwan market: Apple takes up handset sixth ranking with 2.2% share in December

Jan 21, 14:11

Sales of Apple's iPhone 3G handsets totaled 12,000 units in the Taiwan market in December, taking up the sixth ranked position with a 2.2% share in terms of sales for the month, according...

Giantplus and Star World expect to benefit from new orders this year

Jan 7, 15:09

Amid the uncertain economic outlook this year, small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology and LCD module (LCM) specialist Star World Technology are actively developing...

Shift looming for handset vendor rankings in China

Dec 23, 15:01

Declining handset sales, increasing control over white-box models and the kick-off of 3G services may result in a shift of vendor rankings in China's handset market in 2009, according...

Kodak says Samsung and LG cameraphones infringe its digital camera patents

Nov 18, 11:29

Eastman Kodak announced that it has filed complaints against Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and other related entities for infringement of Kodak patents. The Kodak actions specifically...

LG changes mind, will not enter solar module joint venture in Germany with Conergy

Nov 7, 17:20

Due to the worldwide financial crisis and changes in strategic direction, the Korean company LG Electronics (LG) has informed Hamburg-based Conergy AG (Conergy) that it currently...

Handset component suppliers upbeat about 3Q08

Jul 23, 01:15

Taiwan-based handset component suppliers remain optimistic about demand in the third quarter although international handset vendors have given mixed outlooks for the period.

Arima Communications to ship 10 million handsets to LG in 2009, say sources

Jul 18, 16:49

Arima Communications is expected to produce about 9-10 handsets for LG Electronics (LGE) in 2009 with combined shipments likely to surpass 10 million units, compared to 3-3.5 million...