Giantplus expects utilization rate to exceed 90% in April

Mar 24, 14:14

Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its utilization rate to exceed 90% in April amid recovering demand from China's handset market, according...

Wintek not ready to resume operation of fab 2

Mar 17, 15:23

Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has said that there is no time table for resumption of operations at its second 3G plant, fab 2, despite an improvement in the...

Seiko Epson and Sony in talks for LCD alliance

Mar 13, 09:44

Seiko Epson and Sony have announced that they will begin discussions about an alliance in the field of small- and medium-size LCDs, including the transfer of a part of business assets...

Handset display market to contract in 2009, says iSuppli

Feb 25, 12:33

Global shipments of displays for handsets are expected to decline by more than 6% in 2009 and remain flat in 2010 as worsening economic conditions continue to impact the wireless...

PVI and Star World see sequential revenue drop

Feb 11, 15:36

Prime View International (PVI) and LCD module (LCM) specialist Star World Technology both saw revenues decline in January because of fewer working days and the sluggish economy that...

Small- to mid-size LCD panel maker Giantplus January revenues down over 50% on year

Feb 10, 14:17

Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology's January 2009 consolidated revenues hit a monthly record low record at NT$540 million (US$15.98 million), down 22% compared...

AUO January sales down 10%

Feb 9, 16:06

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced preliminary consolidated January 2009 revenues of NT$13.25 billion (US$393.76 million), down 10.1% sequentially and down 71.9% on year.

Wintek revenues drop in January, 3G line suspended

Feb 5, 15:55

Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has announced January consolidated revenues of NT$1.44 billion, representing an 18.02% decrease from NT$1.76 billion in December...

Wintek to defer 4.5G LCD fab construction

Jan 15, 14:07

With overall demand in the small- to medium-size LCD panel market expected to remain weak in 2009, panel maker Wintek is likely to defer the construction of its 4.5G TFT-LCD production...

Small- to medium-size market warming up in January

Jan 9, 01:05

Small- to medium-size panels have seen rush orders in January because customers are placing orders ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.

Small- to medium-size LCD panel makers expect 20-30% revenues drop in December

Dec 26, 16:05

With demand declining in the end market, small- to medium-size LCD panel makers are expecting revenues to fall 20-30% sequentially in December, according to market sources.

Taiwan FPD industry sees production value drop 8.4% in 3Q08, IEK says

Nov 24, 16:24

With the global economy worsening, Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry saw its production value in the third quarter drop 8.4% sequentially to NT$417 billion (US$12.5 billion),...

CPT begins to supply Japan and first-tier handset customers

Oct 31, 01:05

In addition to the white-box handset market in China, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has cut into the supply chains of Japan-based and first-tier handset makers. Also, conversions of...

Panel makers see increasing revenues contribution of small- to medium-size panels

Oct 30, 01:05

Despite that Taiwan-based panel makers have reported losses due to reductions in panel out, shipments of small- to medium-size panels continue to see growth. For some makers, revenues...

LCM maker Star World sees September sales driven by IT applications

Oct 3, 14:23

Star World Technology, a specialist for small- to medium-size LCD modules (LCMs), has reported September sales at NT$504 million (US$15.67 million), up 8% sequentially due to significant...

TPO runs at full capacity in September

Oct 2, 15:16

Small- to medium-size panel maker TPO Displays has revealed that it was running at full capacity in September, but the company maintained that it is does not yet know whether it swung...

LCM specialists reluctant to take white box makers' orders

Sep 16, 12:00

Small- to medium-size LCD module (LCM) specialists are reluctant to take orders from China's white box makers so as to reduce their risk of inventory pileup and losses amid fast falling...

Small- to medium-size panel suppliers report strong August results

Sep 11, 12:43

Major suppliers of small- to medium panels have reported strong sales growth for August amid as demand from international clients was picking up amid a seasonal upturn.

AUO small- to medium-size LCD panel revenues may break record in 3Q

Sep 9, 12:30

AU Optronics (AUO) is seeing its small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments growing strongly, with observers estimating its sales from the segment for the third quarter of 2008 could...

HannStar sees majority of shipments as small- to medium-size panels

Aug 7, 01:00

With 70-80% of shipments contributed by small- to medium-size panels, HannStar Display aims to ship 10 million units for the segment in the second half of 2008, according to company...

Wintek July sales grow more than 12% on rising demand for small- to medium-size panels

Aug 4, 16:35

Wintek has reported a 12.2% rebound in consolidated sales for July to NT$2.55 billion (US$83.15 million) amid an upturn in demand in the small- to medium-size panel market.

CMO expecting increased small- to medium-size panel shipments in 3Q08

Aug 1, 01:05

Although small- to medium-size panel demand was weak in the second quarter this year, Jau-Yang Ho, president of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has pointed out that demand in the third...

CPT sees recovery in small- to medium-size panel shipments

Jul 30, 01:05

The small- to medium-size panel market is showing signs of a rebound in the third quarter, with demand from the digital photo frame and white-box handset segments beginning to pick...

AUO and TPO see Nokia orders driving small- to medium-size panel shipments, say sources

Jul 25, 14:41

Demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels from the handset market is warming up, with major vendor Nokia increasing orders at AU Optronics (AUO) and TPO Displays, according to industry...

Small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments miss 2Q targets

Jul 10, 01:05

Taiwan LCD panel makers have seen shipments of small- to medium-size panels fall short of expectations in the second quarter, according to estimates by industry watchers.

Lackluster small- to medium-size panel demand affects June revenues for makers

Jul 8, 01:05

Demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels dropped rapidly in the second quarter and the drop was reflected in revenues for small- to medium-size panel makers in June, according...