CMI posts net profit of almost NT$10 billion for 2Q10

Aug 10, 12:07

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced net profit of NT$9.538 billion (US$300.49 million) for the second quarter of 2010 with an EPS of NT$1.43.

CMI July revenues up slightly

Aug 10, 10:00

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced TFT-LCD related consolidated revenues of NT$45.9 billion (US$1.45 billion) for July, increasing 1.1% sequentially.

CMI, AUO say they have not yet been served in New York in antitrust case

Aug 10, 09:58

Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optonics (AUO) have both declined to comment on an antitrust lawsuit the State of New York has filed against them for allegedly fixing prices for LCD pa...

AUO July revenues drop almost 11% sequentially

Aug 9, 16:12

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$38.872 billion (US$1.23 billion) for July, down by 10.9% sequentially but up by 19.4% on year.

Giantplus July revenues drop slightly

Aug 9, 10:37

Giantplus Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$1.147 billion (US$36.17 million) for July, down 1% sequentially and 11% on year.

CMI increases investments in China subsidiaries

Aug 9, 09:59

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced that it will inject an additional US$370.85 million into its eight subsidiaries in China.

AUO to receive approval for China 7.5G LCD fab project by end of August, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 6, 16:55

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is expected to approve AU Optronics' (AUO's) application to build a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel plant in China by the end of August, according...

Asustek to launch 8-inch 64-grayscale e-book reader at below US$599

Aug 6, 16:32

Asustek Computer will launch an e-book reader with an 8-inch 64-grayscale TFT-LCD screen without backlight for own-brand sale at below US$599 in October 2010, according to the comp...

Small- to medium-size FPD revenues up 31% on year in 2Q10, says DisplaySearch

Aug 6, 16:13

Shipments of small- to medium-size flat-panel displays (FPDs) continued to climb in the second quarter of 2010 with US$5.4 billion in revenues, up 31% on year, and will reach US$6.7...

AUO still prefers CTSP for large investment despite environmental disputes, says company chairman

Aug 4, 16:25

KY Lee, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO), in response to government recommendations it reconsider the location for the proposed establishment of two 11G LCD panel fabs and two PV module...

CPT aims to ship 3 million touch panels per month in 2H10

Aug 2, 16:40

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) aims to ship three million touch panels per month in the second half of 2010, increasing from two million units monthly...

CPT loss narrows in 2Q10

Aug 2, 14:22

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has posted net loss of NT$1.488 billion (US$46.77 million) for the second quarter of 2010, showing an improvement from...

AUO announces panel utilization reduction for 3Q10

Jul 29, 15:55

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced it will reduce its panel utilization from close to fully-loaded in the second quarter of 2010 to 90-93% for the third quarter to avoid inventory pi...

AUO reports net profit of NT$11.25 billion for 2Q10

Jul 28, 17:06

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced net profit of NT$11.25 billion (US$348 million), up 54.6%, with an EPS of NT$1.24 for the second quarter of 2010.

China TV panel orders for peak season have yet to come, say Taiwan suppliers

Jul 20, 11:54

Taiwan-based LCD panel suppliers have seen delays in orders from China's TV vendors for the upcoming peak season, but expect demand to pick up in August when inventory in the China...

China-based BOE receives 7.5 billion yuan loan for 6G plant, says report

Newswatch - Jul 16, 17:07

China-based BOE has received a bank loan totaling 7.5 billion yuan (US$1.11 billion) for its 6G TFT-LCD panel plant project in Hefei, eastern China, according to a Chinese-language...

Samsung to invest in TCL 8.5G LCD plant in China, says report

Newswatch - Jul 16, 17:07

Samsung Electronics is expected to provide 2-3 billion yuan (US$295.16-442.74 million) and technological support for a 8.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant of Shenzhen China Star OptoELectronics...

AUO to start LED-backlit LCM volume production in China in 2H10, says vice chairman

Jul 16, 11:38

AU Optronics (AUO) vice chairman HB Chen has revealed that AUO will start volume production of LED-backlit LCD modules (LCMs) at its joint ventures (JVs) in China in the second half...

Major China TV vendors to buy LCD panels worth US$5.3 billion from Taiwan in both 2010 and 2011, says CVIA delegation

Jul 15, 10:37

China's major TV vendors are not expected to increase their purchase of LCD panels from Taiwan next year, with the procurement amount staying at US$5.3 billion for both 2010 and 2011,...

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers see June revenues drop on month

Jul 9, 10:40

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers, Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display, have reported revenues for June were down sequential...

AUO June revenues remain flat, 2Q10 revenues up 15%

Jul 7, 15:15

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced preliminary consolidated June 2010 revenues of NT$43.63 billion (US$1.36 billion), slightly down by 0.4% sequentially but up 43.5% on year.

Top-8 China TV vendors to procure panels, LED BLUs worth over US$5.3 billion in Taiwan

Jul 7, 12:22

A delegation of China's eight-largest LCD TV vendors organized by the China Video Industry Association will arrive in Taiwan on July 12. 2010 to negotiate procurements of TFT-LCD...

Component suppliers conservative about 3Q10 LCD panel market; expect flat to 2-3% growth

Jul 2, 12:05

TFT-LCD panel component suppliers expect the global panel market to remain flat sequentially or increase just 2-3% in the third quarter of 2010, compared to the 10% growth in past...

CPT capital downsizing approved

Jun 30, 15:40

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes' (CPT's) application for downsizing its paid-in capital by 60.59% from NT$164.861 billion (US$5.15 billion) to NT$64.972 billion...

CMI writing plan for advanced LCD fab in China, says CEO

Jun 30, 15:36

Taiwan-based Chimei Innolux (CMI) is writing a plan for setting up an advanced LCD panel production fab in China, but the company remains positive about investing there, according...

Foxconn looking to partner with Changhong for 8.5G LCD plant in China, says report

Newswatch - Jun 28, 15:48

Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is looking to set up an 8.5G LCD panel plant in Chengdu, southwest China in a joint venture with Sichuan Changhong Electric...

TFT-LCD panel demand to remain strong until mid-October

Jun 28, 12:13

Demand for TFT-LCD panels from system makers and vendors is expected to start getting strong in July and last until mid-October, with large-size panel shipments driven by back-to-school...

CPT capital reduction plan to resume

Jun 25, 14:57

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes' (CPT) capital reduction plan is expected to resume on June 29 as the company has re-submitted its application with adequate...

LCD TV to lead overall panel demand in 2H10

Jun 25, 14:37

The LCD TV market will be an important indicator for overall large-size TFT-LCD panel demand in the second half of 2010, and overall panel prices will start to increase when TV applications...

Panel makers feel effects from China salary hikes

Jun 25, 12:08

TFT-LCD panel makers in Taiwan have started to feel the effects from recent salary hikes in China as system makers and OEM players have started to use the issue as a bargaining tool...

HannStar Display says production to remain at full capacity in 2H10

Jun 21, 14:34

HannStar Display expects production to run at full capacity throughout the second half of 2010, with monthly revenues to increase in the third quarter amid rising prices of large-size...

AUO chairman vows to clear company name in price-fixing lawsuit

Jun 15, 17:07

KY Lee, chairman of Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), commenting on the US authorities' price-fixing charges against the company, said today that AUO did not do anything...

CPT eyeing e-book reader market though TFT-LCD technology

Jun 14, 17:09

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is eyeing the e-book reader market using its TFT-LCD technology, according to company president Lin Sheng-chang.

CPT raises small- to medium-size panel shipment goal for 2010

Jun 11, 17:04

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) expects its small- to medium-size panel shipments in 2010 to exceed its previous estimate of 250 million units and is...