Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand

May 20, 12:31

Apart from gradually replacing traditional lighting, LED lighting is targeting the high-end market with more value-added products. In addition, commercialization of OLED lighting...

Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market

May 17, 16:09

As 7- to 8-inch displays are expected to become a new specification for ruggedized tablets in 2014, vendors, such as Taiwan-based Getac Technology and Japan-based Panasonic, are eyeing...

Commentary: Who would buy the Panasonic handset business unit?

Mar 20, 22:09

Japan-based Panasonic reportedly plans to sell its handset business unit. Industry observers believe China-based firms might be interested, but the chances of the Japan vendor reaching...

Panasonic in talks to sell its handset business, says Japan press

Mar 20, 15:13

Panasonic is mulling plans to sell its mobile phone business, the Sankei...

Panasonic to scale down ALIVH board production in Taiwan, Vietnam, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 19, 12:31

Panasonic Electronic Devices, a subsidiary of Panasonic, reportedly plans to reduce the production capacity of its ALIVH (any layer interstitial via hole) boards at its PCB plants...

Panasonic develops technology for highly sensitive image sensors using micro color splitters

Feb 5, 16:02

Panasonic has developed "micro color splitters", which separate the light that falls on image sensors by exploiting light's wavelike properties, according to the company...

Panasonic reports fiscal 3Q12 and 9-month results

Feb 5, 15:45

Panasonic has reported its consolidated financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

Commentary: How much longer will LCD dominate the TV market?

Jan 21, 11:52

Panasonic is shutting down its only dedicated plasma TV manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China, marking the total defeat of the technology by the LCD competition in the consumer ma...

LED lighting CAGR to reach 31% in 2010-2020, says Toshiba Lightech

Jan 17, 22:17

According to Japan-based Toshiba Lightech, Japan's LED lighting market is expected to account for around 40% of the global LED lighting market from 2012-2013 with penetration rate...

Digitimes Research: Panasonic LED lighting accounts for 10% of global market in 2012

Jan 10, 13:58

In 2012, Panasonic's LED lighting accounted for 10% of the global market. The firm has been expanding product lines and expects to obtain a 37.5% share in Japan in 2013. Panasonic...

Commentary: Are Japan-Taiwan solar alliances possible?

Jan 2, 12:02

Japan-based Kaneka, a solar firm that produces N-type mono-crystalline solar cell using heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) technology, has reportedly been discussing cooperation...

Sanyo deal unlikely to impact Taiwan DSC makers

Dec 12, 22:11

As Panasonic will sell its acquired Sanyo Electric digital still camera (DSC) business to Japan-based private equity firm Advantage Partners, sources from Taiwan-based ODMs pointed...

Japan 3-busbar solar cell patent affects OEM orders to Taiwan

Dec 12, 14:06

Japan-based Kyocera obtained a 3-busbar solar cell patent in Japan in September 2012. Some other Japan-based solar firms have been asking Taiwan-based solar cell OEM firms to change...

Digitimes Research: 2012 Japan LED ceiling and tube light market show significant growth

Dec 11, 14:06

The LED ceiling and tube light market showed significant growth in Japan in November 2012. Due to limited electricity, Japan has been raising awareness on saving energy. In 2012,...

GaN-on-silicon for power conversion, who are the likely winners in the commercialization race, asks Petrov Group

Dec 10, 11:06

The high importance of GaN-on-Si technology for power conversion applications is by now evident, says Boris Petrov, managing director of the Petrov Group. It is driven by cost and...

ALi, Panasonic team up for DVB-T2 chipset

Aug 30, 01:00

ALi, a provider of set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, has announced that the company has teamed up with Panasonic's semiconductor business group to begin mass production...

Panasonic to cut most staff at headquarters, says report

Newswatch - Aug 3, 12:10

Japan-based Panasonic is considering reducing staff numbers at its headquarter from about 7,000 to only around 150 starting October 1, according to a Japanese-language Kyodo News...

Taiwan OEMs may benefit from MILC orders in 2014

Jul 24, 01:35

As Canon has announced a new mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) series - EOS M - to symbolize its entrance to the global MILC market, sources from Taiwan-based digital...

Sony and Panasonic to jointly develop OLED panels for large-size displays

Jun 26, 14:14

Sony and Panasonic has announced that they have signed an agreement regarding the joint development of next-generation OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panels and modules for TVs...

Toshiba and Panasonic reportedly may phase out from notebook fan market

May 3, 01:30

Japan-based Toshiba and Panasonic are reportedly starting to lose their interest in notebook fan production and may gradually phase out from the industry, while Japan-based Nidec...

Taiwan market: Panasonic to launch new PDP, LCD TVs

Apr 3, 16:38

Panasonic on April 2 unveiled five full-HD PDP (plasma display panel) TV models, eight edge-type LED-backlit LCD TV models and two CCFL-backlit LCD TV models for launch in the Taiwan...

Panasonic to release more digital camera orders to Taiwan makers

Apr 3, 10:08

Panasonic, which originally produced all its digital cameras in-house, started outsourced production by Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision...

DSLR camera lenses become major shipment force for Kinko Optical

Mar 15, 01:35

With camera brand vendors including Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony aggressively pushing into the DSLR camera and mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) industries, upstream...

Digitimes Research: Panasonic improves OLED lighting efficiency to 128lm/W

Feb 23, 15:50

Solid state lighting (LED and OLED) have been the focus of second generation of lighting. But OLED applications have not been developed as fast as LED ones due to high cost and low...

Panasonic to open new ALIVH PCB plant in Taiwan

Feb 15, 16:27

Panasonic held a ceremony on February 15, 2012 to celebrate the completion of its new factory in Taiwan for production of ALIVH multi-layer resin boards to be used for high-functionality...

Inventec January revenues down

Feb 8, 16:23

Notebook ODM Inventec had revenues of NT$27.378 billion (US$926 million) for January decreasing 6.53% on month and 0.90% on year, according to the company. Inventec shipped 1.45-1.5...

Panasonic to source TV panels from CMI, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 30, 12:02

Panasonic will outsource the production of LCD TV panels to Chimei Innoulux (CMI) in 2012, the first time for the vendor to purchase flat panels from a Taiwan-based maker, according...

Panasonic to release more camera orders to Taiwan in 2012-2013

Jan 3, 10:53

Japan-based vendor Panasonic, in order to minimize production cost, began placing orders for its Lumix digital cameras with Taiwan-based makers Ability Enterprise and Foxconn Electronics...

Digitimes Research: Samsung may cut LCD panel orders for Taiwan after Sony exit from S-LCD

Jan 2, 10:28

Sony has been cooperating with Samsung Electronics on the TFT LCD business since 2004 when the Japan vendor was optimistic about the growth of the LCD TV market. Large-size panel...