Last update: Friday 18 May 2012 [17 news items]
Korean vendors compete for OLED market
May 18, 16:12
Competition in the OLED TV market is starting to heat up as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will soon begin promoting their new OLED TV models, which are set to hit markets...
Sony reportedly to use Samsung OLED TV panels
Apr 24, 16:22
Sony plans to use OLED panels made by Samsung Electronics for its Bravia flat panel TV series as of early 2013, which will pose challenges for Taiwanese firms, according to industry...
Samsung and LG to wage OLED TV war ahead of London Olympics, sources claim
Apr 17, 16:40
LG Electronics reportedly will launch its OLED TVs in May ahead of schedule as competition from Samsung Electronics is mounting, according to industry sources.
China firm to incept world's third 2.5G OLED lighting line
Mar 5, 11:54
China-based First O-Lite, which was established in 2010, has recently announced the world's third 2.5G OLED lighting plant will ramp up production in 2012, according to industry so...
Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities
Jan 19, 16:41
The LCD TV market went through severe price competition in 2011 with products such as 42-inch CCFL-backlit TVs costing only US$199/unit. Industry sources believe this price is close...
Acceptability of OLED TVs depends on prices
Jan 3, 13:45
While LG Electronics is going to showcase its 55-inch OLED TVs, accompanied by related OLED products from Samsung Electronics, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, market acceptance...
Amtran may also produce OLED TVs, says chairman
Jan 2, 14:17
Amtran Technology does not rule out the possibility of rolling out OLED TVs, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.
Commentary: Market opportunities for direct-type LED TVs
Dec 28, 15:31
The penetration rate of LED TVs will likely reach 40% in 2011, a bit lower than 50% forecast in the beginning of the year. The market expects direct-type LED TVs will cause a new...
High costs hampering OLED TV prospects
Aug 22, 14:56
OLED TV's manufacturing cost and retail price will decide whether it can rise to popularity among consumers, according to players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry.
OLED TV panels infeasible in cost until 2014, says AUO vice president
Jul 28, 10:52
While LG Display plans to offer 55-inch OLED TV panels, the production cost of large-sized OLED panels for use in TVs is currently much higher than that of LCD TV panels due to too...
Global TV shipment growth improves to 15% on year in 4Q10 as LCD share surges, says DisplaySearch
Feb 23, 11:33
Global TV shipment growth improved in the fourth quarter of 2010 after falling sharply in the third quarter of 2010, rising 15% on year to a record 77.6 million units, according to...
AUO exhibits ultra wide, 3D, OLED display technologies at FPD International 2009
Oct 27, 14:41
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its new display technologies, including 3D, in-cell touch panel, and e-paper, will be exhibited at FPD International 2009, held in Yokohama Japan,...
OLED TV revenues to rise nearly by a factor of 200 by 2015, says iSuppli
Oct 7, 17:02
Shipments of OLED panels for TV will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in AMOLED panel revenues...
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...
Global OLED display revenues to grow to US$7.1 billion by 2016, says DisplaySearch
Jul 15, 12:12
Global OLED display market will grow to US$7.1 billion by 2016, from US$600 million in 2008, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36%, according to DisplaySearch.
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...
Finetech Japan 2009: Sony expects TV panel demand to recover in 2H09
Apr 16, 13:59
Speaking at Finetech Japan 2009, Yoshihisa Ishida, president of Sony's TV business group, has noted that demand for LCD TV panels will start recovering in the second half of 2009,...
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips in April 2012, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 6min ago
TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
Bits + chips | 55min ago
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 2h 53min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 3h 2min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 3h 11min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 3h 28min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 3h 36min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 3h 40min ago
AU Optronics (AUO) is showcasing its 14-inch OLED TV panel at FPD International 2009, held in Yokohama Japan, from October 28-30, 2009. AUO will present a series of OLED technologies,...
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- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |
| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |
| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |
- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- 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.