Last update: Wednesday 16 November 2011 [62 news items]
Large-size TFT LCD shipments flat in the 3Q11, says DisplaySearch
Nov 16, 11:11
Shipments of large-size TFT LCD panels were 185.5 million units in third-quarter 2011, flat compared to the previous quarter. However, the figure shows an increase of 12% on year...
Sep 27, 16:37
Greater China is expected to account for 65.3% of the world's small- to medium-size TFT LCD panel and cell shipments in 2011, gaining 4.1 percentage points on-year, according to the...
TFT LCD panel makers to reduce glass input by 14% in 3Q11, says DisplaySearch
Sep 9, 09:58
Falling prices and weak demand expectations for large-area TFT LCD panels have caused panel makers to adjust their second-half 2011 production strategies. As panel prices approach...
Large-size LCD shipments, revenues increase 11% in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch
Aug 18, 16:54
Shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels increased to 180.8 million units in second quarter 2011, growing by 11% on-quarter and 6% on-year. Revenues reached US$19.3 billion, also with...
LCD driver IC firms 3Q11 sales to grow 10%
Jul 29, 11:03
Taiwan-based TFT LCD driver IC firms are expected to post around 10% sequential revenue growth in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by demand for small-size driver ICs from the handset...
Price of large-size panels remains flat
Jul 8, 10:13
TFT LCD panel makers have been lowering capacity utilization to maintain prices due to weak demand. According to research institutes, prices of large-size panels for products such...
Taiwan and South Korea will continue to lead TFT panel market, says CMI
Jun 29, 01:25
Despite the expansion of China-based panel firms, the TFT industry will continue to be fought between Taiwan- and South Korea-based firms, according to Hsing-Chien Tuan, vice chairman...
China to surpass Japan in large-size TFT LCD panel production in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch
Jun 14, 10:24
With new, higher-generation TFT LCD fabs set to ramp up in China, Chinese TFT LCD suppliers are indicating expanded production plans. As a result, China is expected to surpass Japan...
Large-size TFT-LCD shipments decline 7%, revenues fall 12% in 1Q11, says DisplaySearch
May 12, 10:29
First-quarter 2011 shipments of large-area TFT LCD (larger than 9.1-inch) fell to 164 million units, down 7% on quarter, but up 5% on year. Revenues for the quarter were US$17.5 billion,...
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan large-size LCD panel shipments down 1.4% in 1Q11
Apr 21, 11:26
Latest data collected by Digitimes Research show that Taiwan makers' large-size LCD panel shipments (9-inch and larger models and including those for tablet PCs) decreased 1.4% sequentially...
LCD driver IC firms to see sales rebound in March
Mar 24, 02:00
LCD driver IC design houses ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology are expected to see monthly revenues return to a sequential growth track in March 2011,...
Novatek and Orise see 20% decline in February revenues
Mar 8, 01:10
TFT LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and Orise Technology both saw February revenues decline by 20% and 23% respectively from a month ago due to less working days...
TFT LCD analog IC design houses slashing prices by 10-30%
Jan 25, 01:30
Taiwan-based analog IC design houses are aggressively cutting quotes, especially in the TFT LCD panel analog IC segment. With Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Raydium Semiconductor,...
CPT to set up front-to-backend touch panel production line in Fuzhou, China
Dec 31, 01:10
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to set up a touch panel production line covering from front-end touch sensor production to backend binding with TFT modules at its Fuzhou production...
CPT/Pixel Qi co-develop low-power transmission TFT-LCD panel to start mass production in 2Q11
Dec 24, 01:40
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has developed a low-power transmission TFT-LCD panel with Pixel Qi, and will showcase three sizes of the panel at CES held from January 6-9, 2011 in Las...
AUO China 7.5G plant to mass produce at end of 2012
Dec 21, 01:00
AU Optronics' (AUO) 7.5G plant for TFT LCD panels in Kunshan, China is scheduled to begin volume production by the end of 2012 at the earliest, according to the Taiwan-based company...
Korea panel utilization rate reaches over 90% in November, says DisplaySearch
Dec 14, 14:09
Korea-based TFT-LCD panel makers' average utilization rates reached over 90% in November, while Taiwan-based panel makers were gradually increasing their utilization rates mainly...
Sharp to launch 2 new e-book readers
Nov 30, 01:05
Sharp is scheduled to introduce 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch e-book readers adopting high-resolution TFT LCD panels on December 10, 2010 for the Japan market and priced at JPY39.800 (US$474)...
Nov 12, 12:08
Shipments of large-size TFT-LCDs over 9.1-inch fell to 163 million units in the third quarter of 2010, with 4% sequential decline, but 7% on year growth. Revenues reached US$21.3...
Driver IC maker Himax posts 26.3% sequential revenue decline for 3Q10
Nov 10, 01:55
TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies posted third-quarter 2010 revenues of US$138 million, down 26.3% sequentially but still meeting its adjusted forecast. Although the company...
EDT October revenues remain flat sequentially
Nov 8, 10:50
Emerging Display Technologies (EDT) has announced revenues of NT$401 million (US$13.28 million) for October, remaining flat sequentially and increasing 52% on year.
TFT-LCD shipments for PND and automotive applications see strong rebound, says DisplaySearch
Oct 27, 15:59
Shipments of TFT-LCDs for portable navigation devices (PND) and automotive monitors (used in car navigation and in-console monitors) increased in the second half of 2009 and first...
South Korea and Taiwan panel makers to post sequential revenue decline in 3Q10
Oct 19, 01:15
TFT LCD panel makers from South Korea and Taiwan will begin announcing third-quarter results this week, with LG Display kicking off on October 21, AU Optronics (AUO) on October 27...
Wintek, TPK deploying development for AMOLED, says report
Newswatch - Oct 18, 16:36
Touch panel makers Wintek and TPK Touch Solutions have reportedly started deployment for AMOLED as they expect AMOLED to become mainstream technology for panels used in high-end smartphones,...
Novatek June revenues to fall 10% sequentially
Jul 7, 16:07
TFT LCD driver IC design house Novatek Microelectronics saw its revenues drop 10.1% sequentially to NT$2.92 billion (US$90.68 million) due to the impact of the prolonged debt crisis...
Large-size panel shipments and revenues reach record highs in May, says DisplaySearch
Jun 25, 16:19
Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in May 2010 totaled 58.8 million units, up 9% from April and 36% on year. Revenues of large-size LCD panels in May were US$7.5 billion, up...
Large-size panel shipments and revenues in April down sequentially, says DisplaySearch
May 24, 10:12
Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in April totaled 53.9 million units, down 6% sequentially, and revenues totaled US$7.1 billion for the month, down 4% sequentially, according to...
Passive component maker WTC looks to strong performance from 2Q10 upwards
May 5, 11:34
Passive component maker Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) expects revenues and profitability to trend upwards starting in the second quarter due to strong demand from the notebook,...
CPT to make touch panels at 4G CF line
Mar 18, 16:16
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is planning to use part of its 4G color filter (CF) capacity at its Hukou, Taiwan plant to produce projected capacitive touch panels, according to company...
LED to surpass CCFL in large-size LCD backlights in 2011, says DisplaySearch
Jan 27, 16:40
LED backlight units (BLUs) will surpass CCFL/EEFL BLUs in large-size TFT-LCD panels in 2011, and achieve 74% penetration in 2013, according to DisplaySearch.
LG Display unveils newspaper-size flexible e-paper
Jan 15, 13:23
LG Display has announced its development of a newspaper-size flexible e-paper. The 19-inch wide (250x400mm) flexible e-paper is almost as big as a page of A3 sized newspaper. The...
Area demand for TFT-LCD optical film to grow 11% in 2010, says DisplaySearch
Jan 13, 17:04
Demand for all TFT-LCD optical film is expected to grow from 543 million square meters in 2009 to 606 million square meters in 2010, up 11% on year, and the price erosion and cost...
LCD makers shifting notebook, netbook panel production to 5G, says DisplaySearch
Dec 17, 16:05
Driven by increased competition and taking advantage of new fab capacity, TFT LCD panel makers have increased the use of 5G fabs to produce netbook and notebook PC panels. In the...
Nov 3, 15:55
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated net loss of NT$4.82 billion (US$148.11 million) for the third quarter of 2009, improved from net loss of NT$9.8 billion for...
Large-size LCD panel shipments hit all-time high in September, says DisplaySearch
Oct 27, 12:10
September 2009 shipments of large-area TFT-LCD panels reached 52 million units, up 2% sequentially and 25% on year, setting a new record for monthly large-area TFT-LCD shipments,...
Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD) has developed a 7-inch low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) TFT LCD panel for vehicle-mounted and industrial uses, which enables multi-touch input on the...
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Color EPD controller co-developed by Seiko Epson and E-Ink
Seiko Epson and E-Ink have announced a new jointly developed display controller IC for color EPD, the S1D13524. The S1D13524 is a high-performance EPD controller with a built-in...
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LG Display 19-inch flexible e-paper panel
LG Display has announced a 19-inch flexible e-paper panel. The product is optimized for e-newspaper applications as it is able to convey the feeling of reading an actual newspaper,...
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Epson 4K-compatible HTPS TFT LCD panel for 3LCD projectors
Seiko Epson has announced that it has developed a 4K-compatible HTPS TFT LCD panel for 3LCD projectors. Measuring 1.64-inch diagonally, the new panel supports displays with resolutions...
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NEC 3.5-inch LCD module with reflection improvement
NEC LCD Technologies has introduced a new 3.5-inch amorphous-silicon (a-Si) transflective TFT-LCD module (LCM) with QVGA resolution. The new product has reflection ratio of 16% and...
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Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.