Last update: Tuesday 19 March 2013 [42 news items]
Panasonic looks to cut PDP TV shipments; expand LCD TV line
Mar 19, 15:07
Panasonic is reportedly planning to cut shipments of its PDP TV products to less than one million in 2013, and instead is looking to bump up its procurement of LCD TV panels in order...

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...
Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen to launch 51-inch PDP 3D TVs
Jan 12, 13:48
Taiwan-based retail channel operator Tsann Kuen Enterprise will launch 51-inch PDP 3D TVs from Sampo with a price tag below NT$30,000 (US$999) during the Lunar New Year holidays.
3D models to account for over 86% of total PDP TV shipments in 2013, says Displaybank
Jun 29, 14:42
Shipments of 3D plasma TVs are expected to account for over 86% of the total plasma TV shipments in 2013, according to Displaybank. Plasma TV makers are expanding their 3D product...
LCD TV ASPs fell 24% in 2009, 21% for PDP TVs, says DisplaySearch
May 26, 12:10
Overall blended ASPs for LCD TVs fell 24% on year and 21% for plasma TVs (PDP TVs) in 2009, twice as fast as they did in 2008, mainly due to a reduction in panel prices that resulted...
Global TV shipments up 6% on year to 218 million units in 2010, says DisplaySearch
Dec 30, 13:58
Global TV shipments will increase 6% on year to 218 million units in 2010 from 205 million units in 2009, according to DisplaySearch.
Taiwan market: Panasonic to launch ultra-thin 54-inch PDP TV in November
Oct 15, 15:09
Panasonic Taiwan, eyeing the year-end holiday sales, is set to launch a 54-inch PDP TV with a thickness of only 2.47cm in Taiwan in November.

PDP module shipments up 12% sequentially in August, says Displaybank
Oct 8, 16:39
Global PDP module shipments increased 12% sequentially to 1.3 million units in August, with revenues rising 8% to US$410 million, according to Displaybank. With the economy recovering,...
Global LCD TV shipments rise 27% on year in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Aug 20, 09:47
Global TV revenues fell 12% on year to US$23.7 billion while shipments fell 8% on year to 44.6 million units, according to DisplaySearch. Not all technologies fared equally though...
PDP module shipments up 14% in 2Q09, says Displaybank
Aug 6, 12:26
Global plasma display panel (PDP) module shipments totaled 3.27 million units for the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 14% from 2.86 million units for the first quarter, according...
China maker to buy Hitachi PDP line, report says
Newswatch - Jul 23, 15:58
A PDP component maker in Anhui, eastern China, is reportedly to spend two billion yuan (US$292.6 million) buying a PDP production line from Japan-based Hitachi, according to a Chinese-language...
Europe TV market heats up despite economic crisis, says iSuppli
Jun 18, 15:23
TV sales in Europe will rise to 51.97 million units in 2009, up 3.4% from 50.2 million in 2008, while LCD TVs will account for 79% of the market, and will see their sales rise by...
LCD commercial display and digital signage up 67% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
Jun 16, 12:04
Global shipments for larger-size (26-inch and larger) flat panel displays (FPDs) used in commercial applications for out-of-home environments grew 2% on year, but dropped 10% sequentially...
PDP shipments down 22% on year in 1Q09, says DisplaySearch
Apr 29, 11:08
As global demand remains weak due to poor economic conditions, plasma panel shipments from panel makers to brands fell on a yearly basis for the second straight quarter after posting...
LGE reportedly to sell PDP TV business and related equipment to China-based Changhong
Apr 23, 14:07
Korea-based LG Electronics (LGE) reportedly plans to quit PDP TV production in 2009 and will sell its related equipment and technologies to China-based Changhong, according to industry...
PDP shipments down 19% on year in 1Q09, says Displaybank
Apr 23, 11:30
Global PDP module shipments decreased 19% on year to 2.86 million units with revenues of US$1.014 billion, down 34% on year in the first quarter of 2009, according to Displaybank.
LCD utilization to rise to nearly 80% in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Apr 15, 11:49
Average LCD panel fab utilization fell to an all-time low of 50% in January 2009, according to DisplaySearch. February utilization was 62%, March increased to 69% and the second-quarter...
TV ASPs increase in North America market in February
Mar 31, 12:29
The average selling price (ASP) of TVs in the North America market started to increase in February, according to market sources.
PDP shipment growth decelerates, says iSuppli
Mar 25, 11:36
Global plasma panel shipments will increase by a mere 6.7% in 2009, compared to 19.7% growth in 2008, according to iSuppli.
PDP module shipments up 8% in January, says Displaybank
Mar 4, 15:55
Worldwide PDP module shipments climbed 8% sequentially to 1.04 million units in January 2009, and revenues for the month also rose 4% to US$385 million, according to Displaybank....
Feb 27, 16:26
Samsung Electronics, the second largest plasma TV vendor, is looking for additional suppliers of PDP filters, as the company aims to increase its plasma TV shipments to 4.5-5 million...
Plasma panel shipments down 12% on year in 4Q08, says DisplaySearch
Feb 3, 10:33
Plasma panel shipment growth has been very strong in recent quarters as 32-inch demand surged in emerging markets and prices for larger sizes fell to popular price levels. However,...
FPD growth slowing through 2015, says DisplaySearch
Feb 2, 11:18
Business and consumer reactions to global economic conditions have changed the outlook for electronic display sales and shipments over the next seven years, according to a DisplaySearch...
Large-size commercial public display to grow 45% in 2009, says DisplaySearch
Jan 23, 09:22
With 2008 sales of flat panel TVs behind expectations, alternate markets for larger-size flat panel displays like commercial-use advertising and communication are starting to pique...
LGE adopts Xceive silicon tuner for LCD and PDP TVs
Jan 8, 16:00
Xceive, which specializes in multi-standard RF-to-baseband silicon tuner ICs for the digital home market, announced today that LG Electronics (LGE) has selected the XC5000 silicon...
China's Changhong to start PDP volume production in March 2009, report says
Newswatch - Dec 23, 12:29
The China-based Changhong will push back the schedule for volume production of its plasma display panels (PDP) by two months to March 2009, according to a Chinese-language sina.com.cn...
US market: Vizio reduces TV prices for the holidays
Nov 27, 14:41
US-based TV vendor Vizio is offering special pricing for select models during the Black Friday weekend (starting the day after Thanksgiving, November 27, 2008), according to the co...
LCD TV panel prices drop up to 8% in 2H November
Nov 20, 10:46
With LCD panel price pressure remaining strong, prices for large-size applications continue to drop in the second half of November, according to the latest pricing data released by...
PDP sees stronger-than-expected growth in 3Q08, says DisplaySearch
Oct 31, 14:12
Plasma panel makers continue to report strong growth with plasma panel shipments for the third quarter of 2008 rising 18% on quarter and 37% on year to nearly 4.2 million units, the...
Slower growth may be trend in the flat panel market, DisplaySearch says
Oct 23, 11:18
DisplaySearch has indicated that flat panel shipment may grow slowly over the long term as the market reaches maturity.
LG Electronics to convert PDP facility into two solar cell production lines
Oct 22, 11:21
LG Electronics (LG) decided at its board of directors meeting held on October 20 to convert its A1 plasma panel-manufacturing line in Gumi, Korea, into solar cell production lines.
Taiwan market: Pioneer expects to ship 10,000 PDP TVs this year
Oct 15, 17:07
Pioneer on October 14 launched a new series of PDP TVs in Taiwan, with Takashi Fukuro, president of Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan expects that demand for flat-panel TVs in Taiwan this...

32-inch PDP prices drop to unprofitable levels
Aug 13, 12:34
Prices for 32-inch PDP panels have been driven down to unprofitable levels by continued price declines for LCD competition, according to industry sources.

PDP TVs see staggering growth in 1H08 in China, but LCD TVs remain the favorite, says GfK
Aug 6, 13:40
PDP TVs registered a staggering on-year growth of 154.4% to 579,000 units in China in the first half of 2008, but they were still outnumbered by LCD TVs, whose sales rose 39% to 5.28...
Matsushita regains number one position in PDP market in 2Q
Jul 28, 12:44
After strong plasma display panel (PDP) shipment growth in the first quarter this year, units increased 1% sequentially to 3.5 million units in the second quarter, due to relatively...
- 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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- 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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