Last update: Thursday 16 May 2013 [43 news items]
Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
May 16, 21:46
Demand for small-size LCD driver ICs has remained strong thanks to brisk smartphone sales in China, which is set to drive revenue growth for related suppliers including design houses,...
Small-size panel driver IC suppliers see sales rebound in March
Apr 2, 15:28
ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, which specialize in small-size LCD driver ICs, will have their March revenues exceed the levels reached in the previous...
MediaTek November sales drop on EDGE-chip inventory and small-size panel shortage
Nov 22, 20:59
Sales at IC design house MediaTek are set to register a sequential decrease in November, due to pressure to cut EDGE-chip inventories, as well as tight supplies of panels under 4-inch,...
Chipbond 3Q12 sales driven by demand for small-size panel driver ICs
Aug 21, 01:15
Consolidated revenues at Chipbond Technology are set to increase 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012, driven by strong demand for its 12-inch bumping services used for...
Sitronix 3Q12 sales to rise up to 10%
Aug 17, 01:15
LCD driver IC design firm Sitronix is expected to post sales growth of 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012, thanks to brisk demand for small-size panel driver ICs used...
CPT to benefit from China low-end smartphone market
Jul 30, 15:48
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is seeing an increase in small-sized panel production due to increasing demand for low-end smartphones in China's market, said sources.
Small- and medium-size panels more profitable, says industry sources
Jun 27, 15:58
Panel makers are focusing on producing small- and medium-size panels due to increasing global demand along with declining prices for large-sized panels.
TV panel prices continue to rise in 1H May, says DisplaySearch
May 7, 12:05
Quotes for large-size LCD panels continued advancing in the first half of May due to a tight supply in the segment, according to DisplaySearch.
DSC panel makers threatened by smartphones with cameras
Sep 20, 14:21
With more smartphones featuring high-resolution built-in cameras, demand for digital still cameras (DSCs) has been declining. The declining DSC market has in turn impacted shipments...
Giantplus sees July revenues up
Aug 9, 11:55
Taiwan-based small- and medium-size panel maker Giantplus has reported consolidated July revenues of NT$1.382 billion (US$48 million), representing on-month increase of 5.2% and on-year...
Touch panel market likely to grow in 3Q11
Jul 6, 01:25
The market for small- to medium-size panels continues to thrive while capacity utilization rates for large-size panel makers have been lower than expected. Riding on the wave of the...
Small-size panel shortage could impact 2Q11 DSC shipments
May 3, 01:10
Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers including Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical may see their DSC shipments in...
More makers using 6G or more advanced lines for small-size panel production
Apr 25, 14:01
The underlying trend for major flat panel makers to transfer the production of small- to medium-size panels to 6G or even more advanced production lines has continued to escalate,...
CMI poised to supply integrated LCD, touch, cover glass panels
Aug 10, 16:31
Taiwan-based Chimei Innolux (CMI) is ready to supply integrated panels of TFT-LCD, touch technology and surface protection cover glass, providing one-stop shopping solutions, according...
Taiwan-based touch panel makers look to hike yield rates
Jul 20, 15:21
Taiwan-based touch panel makers such as Young Fast Optoelectronics, Wintek and TPK Touch Solutions, besides expanding capacities to meet strong demand, are stepping up efforts to...
Large-size panel makers, handset vendors to benefit from Taiwan victory against EU at WTO
Jul 12, 15:16
Taiwan-based large-size TFT-LCD panel makers and handset vendors are likely to benefit from Taiwan's victory in the dispute against the European Union (EU) at the World Trade Organization...
EETI debuts 32-inch projected capacitive 4-point touch panel
Jun 2, 14:08
Taiwan-based touch-panel controller IC design and solution supplier Egalax_Empia Technology (EETI) on May 31 unveiled a 32-inch projected capacitive 4-point touch panel as well as...
Young Fast 2009 profits almost NT$3 billion
Mar 10, 17:07
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics generated a net profit of NT$2.97 billion (US$90.4 million) for 2009, equivalent to net EPS of NT$22.75, and will deal out...
AT&T lawsuit raises concerns among panel makers that more will follow
Oct 22, 16:27
Panel makers in Taiwan have expressed their concern about AT&T's lawsuit against global small-size panel makers for antitrust violations. If AT&T wins the case, other companies...
Samsung Mobile Display reaches monthly shipments of 2 million AMOLED panels
Sep 23, 16:05
Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) reached a monthly shipment volume of two million AMOLED panels in July 2009, according to the company.
Prices for 3.5-inch touch panels fall to below US$3.5, say Taiwan makers
Aug 19, 15:14
Prices for 3.5-inch projected capacitive touch panels (not including controller ICs) have dropped to below US$3.5 due to increasingly intensive competition, according to sources with...
iPhone killers are lifesavers for handset display demand, says iSuppli
Aug 14, 16:05
Global shipments of QVGA and higher resolution 2.5- to 4.9-inch handset displays are projected to rise to 149.9 million units in 2009, up an impressive 22.1% from 122.8 million in...
Himax gearing up for LED driver ICs
Jul 29, 13:59
Himax Technologies has said its subsidiary Himax Analogic is scheduled to start mass production of white light LED driver ICs in September. The new product line is expected to contribute...
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch over 10 touch-enabled handsets in 2H09
Jul 28, 13:46
Samsung Electronics plans to launch more than 10 touch-enabled handsets in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2009, aiming to unseat rival vendor LG Electronics (LGE) from the...
PVI, Giantplus see falling panel shipments to China white-box handset vendors
Jul 15, 17:06
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers Prime View International (PVI) and Giantplus Technology have seen shipments of LCD panels to white-box handset vendors in China as a percentage of total...
Small-size driver IC firms to enjoy sales growth through September
Jul 9, 16:56
Driver IC design houses ILI Technology, Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology will likely manage on-month revenue growth throughout third-quarter 2009, as demand for small-size...
AUO, Giantplus benefit from booming sales of Samsung handsets
Jul 1, 15:12
Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) and Giantplus Technology will see handset panel shipments to Samsung Electronics continue to boom in the second half of the year, as the Korea vendor...
Handset panel orders from first-tier vendors growing fast
Jun 29, 15:54
Small- to medium-size LCD panel makers are seeing strong orders from handset vendors, including Nokia, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE), who are gearing up for the third-quarter...
Sitronix and Orise likely to see 15% on-quarter revenue growth in 3Q09
Jun 25, 17:04
LCD driver IC designers Sitronix Technology and Orise Technology both are expected to see revenues grow 15% sequentially in the third quarter due to seasonality as well as strong...
Taiwan small- to medium-size panel makers suffer glass substrate shortage
Jun 24, 15:42
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel makers have suffered short supply of glass substrates since May because suppliers have given priority to large-size panel makers, according...
Small- to medium-size panel pricing remain downward in 2009, says iSuppli
May 21, 10:35
Global small- to medium-size LCD panel pricing is expected to remain on a downward trend in 2009, despite rising demand, a reduction in inventories, and a marginal increase for some...
Top handset brands shifting panel orders to Taiwan
May 12, 14:20
Branded handset vendors, including Nokia, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, are shifting more orders for small-size panels to Taiwan from Japan and Korea, as Taiwanese suppliers...
Innolux 5G utilization rate up to 80-90%
Mar 10, 11:14
Taiwan-based LCD panel and system maker Innolux Display has indicated that the utilization rate at its 5G production line has returned to 80-90% from 50-60% at the end of 2008 due...
STN LCD driver ICs to decline 10% in 1Q
Newswatch - Mar 6, 12:13
Although there are still a certain level of demand for STN driver ICs for entry-level handsets from emerging markets, sales of handset-use STN LCD driver ICs are expected to drop...
Small-size LCD panel makers see February revenues increase 10-20%
Mar 3, 16:41
Small-size LCD panel makers, including Wintek, Giantplus Technology, and Prime View International (PVI), are expected to have 10-20% increases in their February revenues due to rush...
Alltop expects 20-30% growth in non-notebook businesses
IT + CE | 1h 23min ago
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
Bits + chips | 1h 26min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Handycam camcorder GW88V
IT + CE | 2h 13min ago
Simplo, Dynapack approve 2012 dividends
IT + CE - Stockwatch | 2h 16min ago
Spreadtrum raises sales guidance for 2Q13
Bits + chips | 2h 23min ago
Taiwan optical supply chain facing challenges from China players
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 22:11
Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:50
CVIA expects China TV vendors to purchase US$4.5 billion in panels from Taiwan
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:17
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:16
Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:15
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:13
China market: Nutshell Electronics unveils two smartphones
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:13
Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:10
Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
Before Going to Press | Jun 17, 21:10
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
- Mixed-signal technology to dominate global chipset market: Q&A with Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli
- Taiwan market: Tablet sales in 2013 to reach nearly 2 million units, says FET executive
- SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- ODMs promoting convertible notebooks to brand vendors
- Chunghwa Telecom breaks ground for data center in northern Taiwan
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Digitimes Research: Competition in the AMOLED panel industry continuing to heat up
- Wistron, Inventec unlikely to see notebook revenue proportion drop below 50% in the short term
- Acer, Asustek to continue posting losses in smartphone business
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Order visibility from BlackBerry extends to 2-3 quarters, say suppliers
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom mulls partnership for 4G investment
- LED packaging houses face rising technological challenge
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Rising demand for large-size TVs beneficial to polarizer makers: Q&A with Ho Jau-yang, chairman of CMMT
- Digitimes Research: China mobile AP market to expand in 2013
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
- Coolpad becomes top 3G handset vendor in China
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
Singapore-based Gajah International Pte Ltd (Gajah) has won several Computex 2013 Design and Innovation...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.