Last update: Thursday 23 May 2013 [1846 news items]
Innolux sees steady panel demand from Nokia
Mar 19, 15:14
Handset vendor Nokia is reportedly putting in steady orders to its panel providers such as Innolux Corporation, which is expected to help Innolux bump up its revenues in 2013, according...

Korea-based panel makers bump up production of tablet panels in February 2013
Mar 18, 21:23
Korea-based panel makers' tablet panel shipments exceeded 10 million in February 2013 largely due to LG Display ramping up production of 9.7-inch tablet panels for Apple's iPad products,...

Ultra LCD TV panel shipments expected to reach 2.6 million in 2013, says DisplaySearch
Mar 18, 15:45
TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) LCD TV panels worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63,000 in 2012, according to research firm...
Slowing LCD TV demand alters panel business strategies, says DisplaySearch
Mar 18, 15:28
LCD TV panel manufacturers are planning less aggressive business strategies for 2013 as LCD TV demand growth slows, according to research firm DisplaySearch. Panel makers are moving...
Innolux ramps up TV panel capacity utilization to meet demand in China
Mar 15, 11:47
China-based LCD TV vendors have begun to procure panels to prepare for expected peak sales in the China market in early May, causing Innolux's utilization rates to increase to approximately...
Applied Materials to set up panel technology laboratories in Taiwan
Mar 14, 11:07
US-based Applied Materials will establish advanced display technology laboratories in the Southern Taiwan Science Park to introduce display and touch panel technologies including...
Touch panel makers report mixed February revenues
Mar 13, 15:38
Wintek saw a 48% on-month decline in revenues at NT$621 million (US$20.9 million) during February 2013. The drop in revenues also represented a 26.83% on-year decline.
CPT announces purchase of Giantplus; aims to expand influence in panel industry
Mar 12, 16:14
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that it has purchased Giantplus Technology, a Taiwan-based small- and medium-sized LCD panel maker that has also diversified into the touch...
Panel makers expected to ramp up TV panel production by the end of 1Q13
Mar 11, 21:42
Panel makers in Asia are expected to increase their utilization rates for LCD TV panels in the second half of March 2013 in order to meet expected demand for the second quarter of...
Taiwan-based panel makers in headhunting drives
Mar 11, 15:36
Panel makers in Taiwan such as Innolux Corporation and AU Optronics (AUO) are looking for extra staff, most notably engineers, for developing high-end panel products, according to...
Innolux becomes largest handset panel supplier for Nokia, say Taiwan makers
Mar 8, 14:14
Innolux has obtained 30-35% of orders for panels used in Nokia handsets, becoming Nokia's largest handset panel supplier, according to Taiwan-based supply chain sources.
Strong smartphone shipments in China drive up panel demand during holiday periods
Mar 8, 14:04
Smartphone shipments in China reached 27.6 million units, up 140.8% on year, during a 4-week period combining two weeks in the New Year period (December 24, 2012 to January 6, 2013)...
Monitor and notebook panel prices expected to drop further in March
Mar 6, 21:49
Large-size IT panels used in monitor applications are expected to drop as much as US$0.50 during the first half of March 2013 while notebook panels are expected to drop the same amount,...
Taiwan-based touch panel players see revenues drop in February 2013
Mar 5, 22:18
Taiwan-based touch panel makers TPK and Wintek have both reported approximately 30% declines in consolidated revenues for February 2013.
China vendors expected to increase LCD TV panel procurement by 30% in March
Mar 5, 22:11
China-based TV vendors are expected to increase their LCD TV panel procurement by 30% in March 2013 following consecutive drops in January and February, according to industry obser...
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 expected to spur G1F touch panel module shipments in 2Q13
Mar 1, 15:20
Upstream suppliers' shipments of G1F touch panel module technology are expected to pick up in the first quarter of 2013 followed by a large increase in the second quarter of the year...
7-inch tablet panel shipments reach nine million in January, expected to drive panel growth in 1Q13
Mar 1, 15:16
Shipments for tablet panels sized 7-inch exceeded nine million units in January 2013 and are expected to be the main driver for panel makers' revenues during the first quarter of...
Panel makers expect increased LCD TV and tablet panel shipments in 2013
Mar 1, 11:37
Panel makers expect to see increased LCD TV and tablet panel shipments in 2013, according to market observers.
LG Display sees 90% drop in iPad panel shipments in January 2013
Feb 26, 14:50
LG Display's panel shipments for the 9.7-inch iPad dropped to 600,000 units in January 2012, down from six million units in the previous month, according to industry sources.
Future developments in the TFT LCD panel industry: Q&A with Innolux chairman
Feb 25, 10:53
The TFT LCD panel industry is continuing to intensify as market demand is increasing, bringing competition between Korea-, Japan-, Taiwan- and China-based panel makers to unprecedented...

Commentary: How willing are panel makers to invest in IGZO technology?
Feb 22, 14:54
IGZO has energy-saving advantages in the display industry and is currently being developed mostly by Japan-based Sharp. While some other panel makers have started IGZO R&D, there...
GIS expected to bump up touch panel lamination shipments for iPad mini
Feb 22, 11:27
Touch screen maker GIS, a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, is expected to bump up its monthly shipments of touch panel lamination products for use in the iPad mini to two million...
AMOLED TV panel market to see limited shipments in coming years, says Displaybank
Feb 21, 16:17
Although AMOLED TVs headlined the January 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), shipments of these high-end panels will remain limited in the coming years, according to research firm...
January 2013 large-size panel shipments drop 10.4% on month, says WitsView
Feb 21, 16:12
Large-size panel shipment volume reached 65.16 million units in January 2013, declining 10.4% on month but jumping 27% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
Increased white-box tablets expected to benefit panel makers in 2013, say observers
Feb 21, 15:26
Panel makers are expected to continue benefiting from the white-box tablet market in 2013 due to an expected increase in sales for the devices in China, according to market observe...
TV and LCD monitor panel prices expected to further drop through end of February 2013
Feb 20, 21:40
TV panel prices are expected to drop another US$1-2 during the end of February 2013 while LCD monitor panel prices are expected to drop 1% or US$0.50, according to market observers...
Touch panel market projected for 34% growth in 2013, says Displaybank
Feb 20, 14:38
The touch panel market is growing rapidly due to the increasing sale of smartphones and tablets. The touch panel market size in 2012 was 1.3 billion units, a 39.4% growth over 2011...
Feb 19, 20:15
AU Optronics (AUO) has reportedly reached one million in panel shipments for the iPad mini after months of efforts to increase yields, according to industry sources.
Taiwan-based panel makers hope to become top suppliers of vehicle displays
Feb 19, 18:41
Taiwan-based panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux Corporation and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) are continuing to tackle the vehicle display industry, on anticipation of growth...
Innolux January TFT-LCD panel shipments down on month, up on year
Feb 18, 15:56
Taiwan-based Innolux shipped 11.062 million large-size TFT-LCD panels and 37.117 million small- to medium-size panels in January, with the former decreasing 16.4% on month but increasing...
Commentary: Retina display for next iPad mini?
Feb 18, 14:54
Apple may introduce the new iPad mini with resolution of 2,048 by 1536, and that would increase the device's production cost by more than US$12/unit. If the prices and specifications...
Himax enjoys boom in sales of small- to medium-size driver ICs
Feb 7, 22:17
LCD driver IC supplier Himax Technologies saw sales of products used in small- to medium-size panels for applications, excluding feature phones, climb to NT$5.55 billion (US$187.5...
AUO looks to emerging markets for TV panel growth , says VP
Feb 7, 16:22
Flat screen TV growth is expected to rise 10% in 2013 in emerging economies throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America while shipment area is expected to grow about...
AMOLED TV panel market to see limited shipments in coming years, says IHS
Feb 7, 15:32
Although AMOLED TVs headlined Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013, shipments of the high-end panels will remain limited in the coming years, according to research firm IHS iSuppli...
Panel sales in 1H13 largely determined by Lunar New Year holiday, says WitsView
Feb 7, 14:42
In December 2012, the top six TV vendors in China showed a better-than-expected shipments of 6.19 million units, growing 18.5% on month to a historical new high, according to research...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- 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
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- 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
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- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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

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