Last update: Wednesday 8 February 2012 [224 news items]
LCD monitor sales to remain sluggish in Europe in 2012, say sources
Feb 8, 14:56
Sales of LCD monitors in Europe are expected to remain sluggish in 2012 after suffering a slump a year earlier as consumer demand has been weakened by the prolonged debt crisis in...
Taiwan market: February LCD monitor sales to grow 10% sequentially
Feb 7, 14:41
Branded LCD vendors in Taiwan including Asustek Computer, Chimei, BenQ and ViewSonic will offer incentives to promote sales to students in the local market upon the beginning of the...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline in 4Q11
Feb 2, 01:25
Shipments of LCD monitors by Taiwan makers totaled 27.46 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, down 5.7% sequentially and 13.1% on year, according to data compiled by Digitimes...
Intel Thunderbolt to be more widely available in April
Dec 27, 01:40
Intel has recently notified its partners that the company will fully release its Thunderbolt technology in April of 2012 with several first-tier PC players already preparing to launch...
Taiwan ODMs facing pressure from Lenovo
Dec 22, 01:15
Taiwan-based ODMs are expected to face significant pressure from Lenovo's plan of establishing production bases in Japan and South America, according to sources from the upstream...
Asustek 2011 LCD monitor shipments lower than target
Dec 20, 14:05
Asustek Computer is expected to ship 3.8 million LCD monitors in 2011, lower than the four million units projected earlier in the year, according to an estimate of industry sources...
TPV, Foxconn competing for OEM monitor orders, say sources
Dec 15, 15:52
TPV Technology and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) are competing eagerly for OEM LCD monitor orders, as growth of the global monitor market is expected to subside...
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...
Monitor vendor Chimei to diversify product lines
Nov 24, 12:32
Branded LCD TV/monitor vendor Chimei has expanded its product lines to include LED lighting and Blu-ray players, and is evaluating the possibility of also venturing into healthcare...
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...
Taiwan monitor market to face slow growth in 2012
Nov 2, 14:12
The monitor market in Taiwan has been moving toward stability. Industry sources indicated shipments in the fourth quarter are likely to be better than in the third, but market conditions...
Chimei slashes LCD monitor shipment target for 2011
Oct 20, 01:10
Branded LCD monitor vendor Chimei has adjusted downward its LCD monitor shipment target for 2011 to 550,000 units, from the 600,000 units projected earlier in the year due to slack...
Taiwan market: Asustek ranks as top monitor vendor with 25-30% share
Oct 13, 01:40
Asustek Computer continued to rank as the top vendor of LCD monitors in the Taiwan market in the first nine months of 2011. Asustek's shipments accounting for a 25-30% share of the...
Branded monitor vendors reluctant to answer RFQs from OEM partners for 2012 orders
Sep 23, 16:53
Most branded LCD monitor vendors have been reluctant to answer RFQs (requests for quotations) for 2012 monitor orders from OEM partners due to conservative views about the industry...
Panel shipments rise in August, but growth unlikely to last long
Sep 15, 15:17
Overall shipments of large-size LCD panels in August 2011 climbed slightly on month. Panels for TVs, monitors, and notebooks all also showed small increases. Demand from emerging...
Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing
Aug 23, 01:10
Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...
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...
Gloomy economy takes toll on LCD panel market, says WitsView
Jul 20, 15:37
Total shipments of large-size LCD panels in June 2011 reached 59.53 million units with on-month regression of 2.8% and on-year growth of 8%, according to WitsView.
Taiwan market: Asustek is top monitor vendor in 1H11
Jul 12, 10:41
An estimated 600,000 LCD monitors were shipped in the Taiwan market during the first half of 2011, and Asustek Computer had the largest market share of 23-24% among all vendors, followed...
TPV, CMI unlikely to reach LCD monitor goals for 2011
Jul 11, 11:58
TPV Technology and Chimei Innolux (CMI) will fail to reach their LCD monitor shipment goals for 2011 mainly because of the impact of booming sales of tablet PCs on consumer desktop...
Taiwan market: AOC to launch extra thin LED-backlit monitor in 2H11
Jun 2, 01:45
AOC, an own-brand business of TPV Technology, plans to launch a 23-inch LED-backlit monitor with a thickness of only 0.95cm as well as 23- and 27-inch 3D monitors in the second half...
Taiwan market: Government projects to help resuscitate LCD monitor demand
May 23, 17:03
The size of Taiwan's LCD monitor market was around 400,000 units in first quarter 2011, according to market observers. In comparison with the same period last year, the market contracted...
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments slip 4% in 1Q11
Apr 22, 14:48
Taiwan-based manufacturers shipped a total of 30.42 million LCD monitors in the first quarter of 2011, down 3.7% sequentially, according to latest data collected by Digitimes Resea...
Taiwan market: Acer cuts monitor prices to push sales
Apr 22, 01:20
Acer has slashed the prices of some models of LCD monitors in the Taiwan market – a move which is expected to drive up its revenues growth but is likely to kick off price competition...
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: Asustek ranks top in LCD monitor market in January-February 2011
Mar 18, 01:50
Asustek Computer remained top in Taiwan's LCD monitor market in January-February due to its price-cut promotions for CCFL-backlit models, while ViewSonic ranked first for LED-backlit...
Asustek expects to ship 4.5 million LCD monitors in 2011
Mar 18, 01:20
Asustek Computer expects its LCD monitor shipments to increase by double digits in 2011 for Taiwan and global markets, and overall shipments to reach 4.5 million units worldwide.
Monitors lead in panel price growth in March
Mar 4, 01:35
LCD monitor panel prices are expected to start rising in March 2011, and the prices for LCD TV panels are expected to increase in April-May, while prices for notebook panels are expected...
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...
Feb 22, 01:40
International quotes for TFT-LCD panels for late February overall remain unchanged from previous quotes for use in LCD monitors and notebook PCs, but drop by US$1-3 for LCD TV panels,...
Vendors push netbooks into education market
Jan 27, 01:25
As demand for netbook from the educational market is gradually rising, netbook vendors such as Acer, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have all launched models specifically targeting...
Monitor panel pricing dampened by increased shipments from CMI
Jan 25, 01:25
Due to Chimei Innolux (CMI) increased production of LCD monitor panels, panel makers desire to increase overall monitor panel prices have been unsuccessful.
Jan 20, 01:20
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has recently stepped up the production of flat panels for monitors at a time when demand in the end market is relative weak. The increased panel production at...
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.
NEC EA232WMi 23-inch LCD monitor
NEC Display Solutions of America has introduced a 23-inch MultiSync EA series model, the EA232WMi. The monitor is a 16:9 model designed for corporate, financial, healthcare, engineering,...
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LG Display 23-inch 240Hz LCD monitor
LG Display has introduced a 23-inch LCD display monitor with 240Hz refresh rate for monitor and TV use. The monitor features an IPS (in-plane switching) panel, full HD resolution...
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NEC MultiSync PA231W 23-inch professional graphics monitor
NEC Display Solutions of America has introduced a new 23-inch professional graphics monitor designed specifically for photographers and users working in color-critical applications,...
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NEC MultiSync E201W 20-inch widescreen LCD monitor,
NEC Display Solutions of America has introduced a new 20-inch widescreen MultiSync E201W, a new size available to its MultiSync E series. The 20-inch monitor is LED-backlit and features...
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Apple 27-inch LED Cinema Display monitor
Apple has unveiled a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display with a 2560 x 1440 resolution and 60% more screen real estate than the 24-inch LED Cinema Display. Featuring a built-in iSight...
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Own brand strategy: Q&A with TPV Group vice president CH Tuan
TPV Technology's own monitor brand AOC overtook Samsung Electronics as the number one monitor brand in China in the first quarter of 2008 and TPV aims to ship a total of 11.5 million...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- 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...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- 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.