Last update: Monday 28 January 2013 [123 news items]
CMO and CPT see sequential increases in August revenues
Sep 9, 10:03
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced August TFT-LCD related consolidated revenues of NT$30.6 billion (US$935.78 million), an increase of 6.8% from NT$28.66 billion for July...
Optoelectronics PCB makers seeing full utilization rates
Sep 4, 15:48
Optoelectronics PCB makers, Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Tripod Technology, have both seen an influx of orders since August, bringing utilization rates to full. TPT has expanded...
PCB maker Tripod upbeat about demand for notebooks and panels
Sep 2, 11:31
Tripod Technology expects to see revenue growth of its notebook HDI boards and optoelectronics PCBs to outperform other segments in the second half of 2009, according to the company...
Taiwan top-5 LCD panel makers see total loss of over NT$88 billion for 1H09
Sep 1, 14:42
Taiwan's top-five LCD panel makers, AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), Innolux Display and HannStar Display have reported a total loss...
Lite-On Tech reports net profit of NT$1.63 billion for 2Q09
Aug 31, 17:08
Lite-On Tech has reported consolidated revenues of NT$22.7 billion (US$689.65 million) for the second quarter, up 17% sequentially. Net profits increased 336% sequentially to NT$1.63...
Touch panel makers Young Fast and J Touch July revenues up on orders for handsets
Aug 11, 15:18
Taiwan touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch saw revenues increase in July due to orders from first-tier handset vendors preparing for the launch of touchscreen...
CMO, Innolux, HannStar report growth for July revenues
Aug 11, 12:06
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced consolidated July TFT-LCD related revenues of NT$28.7 billion (US$872.54 million), an increase of 7.57% from NT$26.68 billion for June...
Dynamic Electronics expects opto-electronics PCB sales to rise by 10% in 3Q09
Jul 21, 15:36
Taiwan PCB maker Dynamic Electronics has seen increasing orders for PCBs used in LCD TVs from South Korea vendors, and the company expects order volumes of opto-electronics PCBs for...
LCD panel supply chain benefiting from strong demand in China
Jun 8, 16:21
LCD SMT production solutions provider Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT) has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$2.6 billion (US$79.19 million) for May, while optoelectronics...
Computex 2009: Chi Lin to launch 42-inch display with DuPont optical bonding in 3Q09
Jun 4, 11:13
Chi Lin Technology, a subsidiary of TFT-LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), is showcasing optical bonding technology it has obtained from DuPont, at the ongoing Computex...

Foxconn to set up optoelectronics park in Chinese city of Xiamen, says report
Newswatch - May 21, 12:23
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will invest 30 billion yuan (US$4.39 billion) this year to build an industrial park focusing on the optoelectronics business in Xiamen,...
Optoelectronic PCB makers seeing high utilization rates
May 5, 17:11
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), Dynamic Electronics and Tripod Technology have seen increasing demand for optoelectronic PCBs from China, Europe and the US. TPT and Dynamic are running...
Opto, sensor and discrete ICs will reach new record levels in 2010-2011, says IC Insights
Mar 26, 14:58
Despite the disastrous final months of 2008, semiconductor sales of optoelectronics, MEMS-based accelerometers, CMOS image sensors, power transistors, and overall discrete devices...
X-Fab announces platform to enable new optoelectronics applications
Feb 20, 16:52
X-Fab Silicon Foundries, which claims to be the largest global analog/mixed-signal foundry, has recently announced five new options for its 0.6 micrometer BiCMOS technology platform,...
PCB makers see rush orders from notebook and optoelectronics
Jan 21, 15:26
PCB makers have seen an increase in rush orders in particular to the notebook segment during the past one to two weeks. Demand for optoelectronics PCBs is also better than expected...
CMO selects Pixelworks solution for LCD panels
Jan 6, 17:20
Pixelworks, a provider of video and pixel processing technology, has announced that Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has selected Pixelworks' PW9800 family of co-processors with DNX...
ASPs for optoelectronics PCBs to drop 3-5% in 3Q08
Jul 30, 01:00
Average selling prices (ASPs) for optoelectronics PCBs are expected to drop 3-5% in the third quarter due to pressure from LCD panel clients who are seeking to cut costs to cope with...
Photonics Festival and Display Taiwan expos to kick off in Taipei
Jun 10, 12:06
Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2008, along with Display Taiwan 2008, will kick off on June 12 and run until June 13, at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC).
Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
LED | 4min ago
Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 37min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Displays | 48min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Displays | 49min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Green energy | 53min ago
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | May 23, 22:11
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | May 23, 21:44
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | May 23, 21:42
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | May 23, 21:39
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | May 23, 21:29
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | May 23, 21:01
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:38
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:31
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:29
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:28
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:37
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:36
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | May 23, 19:06
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:59
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
24-May-2013 09:45 (GMT+8)
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.


















