HannStar to outsource 80% of panels for own-brand LCD monitors in 2010, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 25, 15:42

HannStar Display is shifting more of its capacity to producing small- to medium-size LCD panels in 2010, and 80% of the panels for its own- brand LCD monitors will be purchased from...

Monitor panel prices up; TV and notebook panel prices flat in 2H January, DisplaySearch says

Jan 22, 16:31

LCD monitor panel prices for the second half of January have increased due to tight supply, while prices for TV and monitor panels mostly remain flat, according to latest pricing...

Global monitor shipments to remain flat or drop slightly in 2010

Jan 22, 12:08

Global LCD monitor shipments in 2010 are expected to remain flat or decrease slightly on year, and panel supply will hold key influence over overall monitor shipments for the year,...

Taiwan market: Asustek takes the lead in 2009 brand LCD monitor sales

Jan 21, 16:34

Asustek Computer was the brand vendor that sold the most LCD monitors in the Taiwan market in 2009 followed by Chimei and Acer in second and third, according to industry sources.

Innolux ships over 30 million LCD monitors in 2009

Jan 15, 13:20

Innolux Display shipped 33.63 million LCD monitors in 2009, worth a total of NT$122.4 billion (US$3.85 billion), and accounting for 23% of the global LCD monitor market for the year,...

AOC and Great Wall to leap in 2010 LCD monitor shipments

Jan 14, 15:30

AOC, the branding subsidiary of TPV Technology, is expected to ship 15 million LCD monitors in 2010, up from 10 million units in 2009, while China-based brand vendor Great Wall -...

Freescale ICs featured in Acer new DisplayPlus monitor

Jan 12, 16:43

Acer has designed a new product – DisplayPlus D241H – that leverages processing, power management and analog technologies from Freescale Semiconductor. The product was...

Asustek reportedly considering removing departments making Eee Stick and LCD displays

Dec 31, 15:55

Asustek Computer is reportedly considering closing down the departments that handle the development of its Eee Stick, LCD TV and monitor product lines due to unsatisfactory shipments...

Global LCD monitor shipments to reach 180 million units

Dec 30, 14:50

Global LCD monitor shipments are expected to reach 170-180 million units in 2010, of which 10 million units will be all-in-one PCs, according to market sources.

ECS retail subsidiary in China to apply for listing on TSE in 2011

Dec 25, 16:03

Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its subsidiary, the China-based channel retailer Orbbit, to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2011, according to Orbbit...

LCD monitor panel prices up in 2H December, says DisplaySearch

Dec 21, 15:46

LCD monitor panel prices are higher in the second half of December than in the first half, as clients have started replenishing their inventories, according to DisplaySearch. Notebook...

AAT, Leadtrend trim 4Q09 revenue forecast due to decreased LCD monitor demand

Dec 17, 15:23

IC design houses Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) and Leadtrend Technology have both said their fourth-quarter 2009 revenues may be weaker than expected mainly due to sharply decreased...

LCD monitor supply facing shortage

Dec 17, 12:05

Recent supplies of LCD monitors are facing a shortage due to monitor makers and brand vendors having lower-than-usual panel inventory levels, according to sources from panel player...

LED backlights breathe new life into monitor market, says DisplaySearch

Dec 4, 12:18

Capitalizing on the slim form factor and energy savings potential, the use of LEDs in LCD monitor panels is growing rapidly, according to DisplaySearch. Although the desktop monitor...

Monitor panel prices may lift in December

Dec 3, 12:04

LCD monitor panel prices will stabilize or increase slightly in December as retail channels have started to replenish their inventories, according to industry sources.

Taiwan monitor shipments to decline in 4Q09

Nov 20, 17:09

Shipments of Taiwan monitors may see a sequential decrease in the fourth quarter of 2009 mainly due to a high baseline set in the third quarter thanks to government procurement projects...

TPV says relationship with CMO unchanged

Nov 17, 11:43

TPV Technology has maintained that the company has no plans to alter its strategic relationship with Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), and CMO has agreed that it will continue to supply...

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.

LCD monitor panel overstock diminishing

Nov 4, 14:24

An overstock of LCD monitor panels is easing, as makers have decreased output for the segment, according to industry sources. Panel makers expect the upcoming holiday shopping lasting...

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,...

CMO expects further profit growth in 4Q09

Oct 27, 12:05

Having swung back to profits in the third quarter 2009, Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects a further improvement in profitability in the fourth quarter...

China market: Local LCD monitor vendors start price war to clear inventory

Oct 20, 10:44

Local LCD monitor vendors in China have started a price war to clear their high inventory, dropping the prices of 19-inch models to as low as 799 yuan (US$117.04), according to market...

China becomes top LCD monitor market for 1H09, says DisplaySearch

Oct 12, 16:49

LCD desktop monitor shipments rose almost 6% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 40.5 million units, with China becoming the world's largest market for the quarter and for...

Wistron expands LCD TV, monitor line in Czech plant

Sep 29, 16:43

Wistron has expanded its plant in Brno, the Czech Republic, for LCD TV and monitor production, according to the company. The company's board of directors in March 2009 approved US$20...

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.

BenQ launches 5 LED-backlit monitors

Sep 25, 16:05

BenQ has started shipping five LED-backlit LCD monitors with sizes ranging from 15.6- to 24-inch to the Taiwan market, and they will be shipped later to Japan, Australia and China,...

Innolux expected to become top LCD monitor maker in 4Q09, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 22, 17:11

Innolux Display is estimated to replace TPV Technology to become the largest LCD monitor maker worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Economic...

LCD monitor panel prices start to drop in 2H September, says DisplaySearch

Sep 22, 16:53

LCD panel prices remain mostly unchanged for the second half of September, except for monitor panels, which are reversing to oversupply with prices beginning to drop modestly, according...

Monitor panel production moving to 6G and larger fabs, says DisplaySearch

Sep 17, 15:46

As panel manufacturers increase production of 16:9 aspect ratio and larger LCD monitor panels, their third-quarter 2009 plans indicate that 56% of LCD monitor panels are expected...

Prices for LCD monitor panels expected to fall slightly in 4Q09

Sep 16, 15:23

Taiwan-based LCD panel makers expect LCD monitor panel prices to drop slightly in the fourth quarter of 2009, while Korea makers have forecast a 6-7% drop as tight supply of glass...

Qisda August revenues drop on lower LCD monitor shipments

Sep 7, 13:38

Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.07 billion (US$215.27 million) for August, decreasing 5.3% from NT$7.47 billion for July and 15.9% from NT$8.4 billion for August...

TPV announces on-year drop in 1H09 revenues and net profits

Sep 3, 12:19

TPV Technology has posted revenues of US$3.1 billion for the first half of 2009, a drop of 37% on year, while net profits also dropped 43.6% to US$54.65 million.