BLU maker Coretronic reports 4% sequential increase in July revenues

Aug 11, 16:37

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.32 billion (US$162.17 million) for July, up 4.18% from NT$5.11 billion for June, but down 8% from...

Taiwan market: LCD product sales drop 20% at TCAS 2009

Aug 6, 11:08

Sales of LCD monitors and TVs at the Taipei Computer Application Show 2009 (TCAS 2009) dropped around 20% compared those seen a year ago, causing LCD product vendors to become more...

HannStar likely to up its own-brand monitor shipment goal to 4 million for 2009

Aug 4, 12:02

HannStar Display may increase its own-brand LCD monitor shipment goal to four million units in 2009 given the company already shipped 1.9 million units in the first half of 2009,...

3M to increase purchases from Taiwan by 10% in 2009, says company executive

Aug 4, 09:55

US-based 3M is switching more of its purchase budget to Taiwan, with purchases from Taiwan expected to increase by 10% in 2009, according to 3M Taiwan managing director George Chao...

HannStar monitor panels to be all LED-backlit in 2010, says president

Aug 3, 15:48

HannStar Display expects all of its monitor panel shipments will feature LED backlighting in 2010, according to company president David Joe.

China market: BenQ to increase LCD monitor price in August

Jul 21, 15:15

BenQ, which has already twice raised its LCD monitor prices in July in China, may hike the prices further in August amid continued rises in panel costs, according to BenQ China president...

LG Display swings to profits in 2Q09

Jul 17, 16:03

LG Display (LGD) swung back to profits in the second quarter, reporting net profits of 302 billion won (US$237.65 million), up from net losses of 255 billion won for the first quar...

LED-backlit monitor shipments to grow fast, says Innolux chairman

Jul 15, 11:40

Demand for LED-backlit monitors will start picking up in the third quarter as the price gap between LED backlight units (BLU) and CCFL BLUs narrows, according to Hsing C Tuan, chairman...

Innolux to increase LED monitor share in 2010, says report

Newswatch - Jul 14, 16:17

Innolux Display aims to increase the share of LED-backlit monitors to 50% of its total LCD monitor shipments in 2010, according to a Chinese language Commercial Times report...

FPD sales look flat over long term after 8 years of growth, says DisplaySearch

Jul 13, 12:21

Global flat panel display (FPD) revenues may rise only at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1% each year from 2008 to 2016 after rising at 20% from 2000 to 2008, according to...

Taiwan market: LCD monitor prices to increase in 3Q09

Jul 10, 16:03

Monitor ASPs in Taiwan are likely to rise by 10-15% in the third quarter to reflect the increased price of panels, with 18- to 22-inch products seeing the highest price increases,...

Qisda June revenues up almost 12% sequentially on LCD monitor shipment growth

Jul 7, 14:59

Qisda has announced June consolidated revenues of NT$6.89 billion (US$208.82 million), up 11.7% from NT$6.17 billion for May, but down 23.7% from NT$9.04 billion for June 2008. The...

Taiwan market: LCD monitor prices to increase in August

Jul 7, 10:56

LCD monitor prices are expected to increase by NT$300-500 (US$9.10-15.16) in the Taiwan market in August 2009 amid increasing panel prices, according to market sources.

LED monitor penetration rate only 3% in 2009, sources say

Jul 6, 16:10

LED-backlit monitor penetration rate will only be 3% in 2009 because of LED supply shortage and slower-than-expected drop of LED backlight unit (BLU) cost, according to market sour...

Innolux to see record LCD monitor panel shipments in 2Q09

Jul 3, 12:27

Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Innolux Display had second quarter LCD monitor panel shipments surpassing 9.5 million units, a company record, according to market sources. The company...

LG Chemical ranks first for global large-size LCD polarizer in 1Q09, says Displaybank

Jul 2, 13:55

LG Chemical ranked first in the global large-size TFT-LCD polarizer market with a 30% share in the first quarter of 2009, according to Displaybank. Japan-based Nitto Denko was second...

Taiwan market: Consumers considering lawsuit against Dell pricing mistake, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 29, 16:39

Consumers in Taiwan are considering a group lawsuit against Dell Taiwan as the company has not yet handed out compensation for a pricing mistake on its website on June 25, according...

LCD backlight LEDs to reach 34 billion units in 2012, says DisplaySearch

Jun 23, 12:06

In 2012, 34 billion LEDs will be used in TFT-LCD backlights, in sizes ranging from 1-inch to more than 70-inch, up more than 300% from eight billion units in 2008, according to Dis...

CPT expects TV panel shipments to double in 2009

Jun 15, 16:45

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) expects to ship 6-7 million LCD TV panels in 2009, doubling from 3-3.5 million units in 2008, while its small- to medium-size...

Taiwan market: LCD monitor sales estimated down 40% in May

Jun 4, 11:14

LCD monitor sales in the Taiwan market are estimated to have dropped about 40% in May because last month was the local tax season., according to market observers. The growing popularity...

HannStar Display holds positive 3Q09 outlook on extended order visibility

May 27, 11:52

LCD panel maker HannStar Display is positive about its business outlook for the third quarter as the company has seen the order visibility for its small- to medium-size LCD panels...

Top-10 LCD monitor vendors see shipments down in April, says WitsView

May 26, 10:49

The top-10 LCD monitor makers shipped a total of 12.9 million units in April, up 2.7% sequentially, while shipments from the top-10 monitor vendors went down 0.8% sequentially to...

Opto Tech and Harvatek benefiting from LED monitor backlighting orders

May 25, 16:50

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Opto Tech and packaging house Harvatek are benefiting from monitor vendors' launch of LED-backlit models, according to market sources.

LCD TV and monitor panel prices continue to rise on China demand in 2H May, says DisplaySearch

May 20, 11:08

LCD TV and monitor panel prices continue to rise as supply has been unable to meet rising demand from the China market, according to latest pricing data released by DisplaySearch.

Market demand for LCD monitor dropping, says BenQ VP

May 14, 12:28

Market demand for LCD monitors has recently began showing signs of decline, according to BenQ Asia Pacific VP Danny Yao.

Monitor panel prices to continue rising through July

May 12, 14:29

Prices for monitor panels in the 18.5-, 19-, 20- and 21.5-inch segments are expected to continue increasing through July, which may push branded monitor vendors to raise their FOB...

Qisda April revenues decline over 7% sequentially

May 8, 14:06

Qisda's April revenues totaled NT$6.61 billion (US$199.51 million), down 7.3% on month and 39.7% on year because of a decline in short-lead time orders, as well as its withdrawal...

Panel makers conservative toward 3D notebooks

May 7, 16:36

Panel makers are conservative about the market demand for 3D notebooks and believe the products will face difficulty in the market despite optimism from notebook makers, according...

China market: Holiday sales help to reduce TV and IT inventory in the channel

May 7, 14:54

Significant May Day holiday sales in China have reduced inventories of IT (monitor and notebook) and TV products in the local channel and have helped increase LCD panel quotes for...

Radiant 1Q09 revenues up 11% sequentially

Apr 30, 11:44

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$7.21 billion (US$214.01 million), up 11% compared to the fourth...

Large-size panel shipments up 27.8% sequentially in March, says WitsView

Apr 17, 11:40

Global large-size LCD panel shipments (8.9-inch and above) reached 35.56 million units in March, up 27.8% sequentially, but down 4.2% on year, according to WitsView.

LCD monitor shipments increase for both makers and vendors in February, says WitsView

Mar 26, 12:48

The top-10 LCD monitor makers shipped a total of 10.5 million LCD monitors in February, up by 16.2% on a monthly basis amid persisting shorter-lead-time orders, according to WitsView...

LCD panel makers worry about May outlook

Mar 24, 12:31

LCD panel makers are concerned about the industry's outlook for May, as their order visibility has only extended to April so far, with downstream monitor clients having almost completed...

Amtran and Jean to launch LED backlit products in 2H09, paper says

Newswatch - Mar 23, 16:57

Taiwan LCD display makers Amtran Technology and Jean will launch LED-backlit products in the second half of this year, according to a Chinese language Commercial Times rep...