Panel equipment orders to shrink 10-15% in 3Q-4Q11

Nov 23, 01:15

Panel makers have been facing losses and continuously lowering capex. The decreasing capex has affected panel related equipment firms. Industry sources believe equipment orders in...

Samsung, LG Display reportedly to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012

Nov 18, 15:06

Samsung Electronics and LG Display reportedly plan to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012, according to industry sources.

Panel makers shipping displays for next-generation iPad

Nov 18, 01:20

Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Sharp reportedly shipped a total of one million units of high-resolution flat panels for next-generation iPads to Apple in October and will ramp...

9.7-inch panel shipments for iPad 2 likely declining in 4Q11 on inventory controls at Apple

Nov 17, 14:50

Apple has been reportedly controlling iPad 2 panel inventories, which might affect iPad 2 panel shipments for suppliers including Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Chimei Innolux...

Tablet PC panel shipments to grow 15% on quarter in 4Q11, says DisplaySearch

Nov 17, 01:30

Shipments of flat panels for tablet PCs will top 23.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011 increasing 15% from the previous quarter, while shipments of other panels for TV,...

Production value of Taiwan flat panel industry edges down 1.4% on quarter in 3Q11, says IEK

Nov 17, 01:10

Total production value of Taiwan's flat panel industry amounted to NT$353.62 billion (US$11.71 billion) in the third quarter of 2011, down 1.4% from the previous quarter, according...

Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch see orders rebounding

Nov 16, 15:34

Thin-film touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch have seen a rebound of orders from the handset sector recently, pushing revenues of the two companies to the year's...

UniBright poised to make small- to medium-size AR cover lenses, touch panel substrates

Nov 15, 11:55

UniBright Chemical has completed a factory for producing small- to medium-sized anti-reflection (AR) cover lenses and touch panel substrates with investment of nearly NT$800 million...

LCD panel fab loading rates increase in October, says DisplaySearch

Nov 11, 10:23

Over the past few months, TFT LCD panel makers have been controlling production to minimize inventories and reduce losses. Despite this, according to DisplaySearch, October loading...

Small- to medium-size panel makers enjoy high utilization rates in 4Q11

Nov 10, 15:28

Most small- to medium-size flat panel production lines at Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are operating nearly at full capacity due to strong demand for small- and medium-size panels...

Korea, Taiwan panel makers to see mixed utilization rates in 4Q11

Nov 10, 01:15

Korea-based flat panel makers Samsung Electronics and LG Display will ramp up their capacity utilization rates to 80-85% in the fourth quarter to meet year-end holiday demand, while...

Sharp to close 10G flat panel plant for 2 weeks, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 7, 11:51

Sharp has reportedly informed its suppliers that it will suspend operations at its 10G line for two weeks during November and will further adjust the capacity utilization rate of...

Touch panel maker TPK reports sequential revenue decline for October

Newswatch - Nov 4, 14:02

Touch panel maker TPK Holding has announced consolidated revenues of NT$11.55 billion (US$382.2 million) for October, down 32.3% on month but up 34.9% on year. In terms of the US...

Flat panel maker CMI evaluating investment in Brazil

Nov 3, 14:41

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has said it is evaluating the possibility of setting up a flat panel plant in Brazil and will map out the investment project considering its current...

Networking becomes key feature for TVs, says DisplaySearch

Nov 3, 12:04

In 2011, more than 27% of TVs shipped worldwide will be able to connect to a network, a figure that is expected to rise 54% to 155 million by 2015, according to DisplaySearch. In...

Pressure mounting on touch panel gross margins in 4Q11

Nov 1, 14:54

Pressure on gross margins for Taiwan-based touch panel makers will continue to mount up in the fourth quarter of 2011 despite revenues and profits gained in the third quarter, according...

CPT 3Q11 revenues down

Oct 31, 11:30

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced its unaudited financial results for third-quarter 2011. Consolidated sales for the third quarter approximated NT$14.79 billion (US$495.35...

Sony reportedly considers quitting S-LCD; Taiwan panel plants may benefit

Oct 31, 11:17

Sony is reportedly considering withdrawing from S-LCD, a joint venture set up by Samsung Electronics and the Japan-vendor, due to Sony's mounting losses in the TV segment. Large-size...

Large-size panel prices to stabilize in November or December

Oct 28, 01:05

Prices of large-size flat panels are expected to stabilize in November at the earliest as flat panel makers are unwilling to further cut product prices due to mounting losses, according...

October LCD panel prices continue to drop, says DisplaySearch

Oct 24, 14:30

LCD panel prices in October have continued to drop, with those for TV applications suffering the deepest slump, according to DisplaySearch.

Intel faces dropping Atom revenues

Oct 20, 01:25

Intel's Atom processor and chipset business revenues dropped 32% on year to only US$269 million in the third quarter of 2011, indicating that the netbook market has been strongly...

Foxconn plans to set up touch panel supply chain in Brazil

Oct 20, 01:05

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly plans to build up a supply chain for touch panels in Brazil, but has not yet decided as to where the production base will...

AUO to showcase complete solar solutions at Solar Power International 2011

Oct 18, 15:00

Taiwan-based panel and solar firm AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it will participate in Solar Power International 2011 (SPI 2011) from October 18-20 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Expected popularity of Kindle Fire may benefit suppliers

Oct 18, 10:48

The expected hot sales of Amazon's Kindle Fire, due to be released on November 15, may spur shipments of the tablet's touch modules and panel suppliers all through the end of 2011,...

September tablet PC panel shipments up 35.5% sequentially, says WitsView

Oct 14, 14:20

Global shipments of panels for tablet PCs in September increased 35.5% on-month to 9.57 million, with 7-inch models gaining the most growth. Shipments of 7-inch panels surged 195%...

Samsung to upgrade China 7.5G LCD panel plant to 8.5G line, say sources

Oct 13, 01:15

Samsung Electronics reportedly has submitted an application to Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) for upgrading its planned 7.5G LCD panel production line in Suzhou, China...

China-based CSOT begins mass production at 8.5G LCD plant

Oct 12, 11:14

China's second largest LCD panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is set to start mass production at its 8.5G plant on October 12, 2011, becoming the second maker...

Touch panel makers post mixed results for September

Oct 11, 12:06

Taiwan-based touch panel makers have posted mixed results for September as Apple shifted its touch panel orders among suppliers due to a product flaw found at Wintek's panels, according...

CPT small- to medium-size panel shipments rise 42.8% on year in September

Oct 7, 10:02

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that consolidated net sales for September 2011 reached NT$5.36 billion (US$175.35 million), up 3.6% on month and down 9% on year, with a...

Panel makers face challenges in making touchscreens for ultra-thin notebooks

Oct 6, 15:55

LCD panel makers are facing challenges as notebook vendors seek to incorporate touchscreens into ultra-thin models. Sources in the industry said the LCD panels for ultra-thin models...

LGD, CPT account for 60%, 40% of Kindle Fire panel supply, say sources

Oct 5, 16:21

LG Display (LGD) accounts for about 60% of the Kindle Fire panel supply, while Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) takes up about 40%, according to sources in the industry. Initial shipments...

Panel sizes diversified as Samsung releases 8.9-inch tablet

Oct 4, 15:51

Panel sizes are becoming diverse as Samsung Electronics released its 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab at the end of September, 2011. Sources in the industry said Samsung's move is aimed at differentiating...

BOE eyeing 5th place in global LCD panel market

Oct 4, 12:23

China-based BOE Technology started volume production at its 8.5G LCD panel plant at the end of September to become the world's sixth largest maker. It is now eager to surpass Sharp...