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Monday 16 February 2009
Commentary: 4Q08 losses show Taiwan LCD makers less competitive than Korean rivals
Samsung Electronics, LG Display (LGD), AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have all reported losses for their TFT LCD panel operations for the fourth quarter of 2008,...
Friday 13 February 2009
China to account for up to 30% of CMO revenues in 2009
With the China government promoting a program to increase sales of electronics to rural area, leading Taiwan TFT-LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) estimates that its revenue...
Friday 13 February 2009
Major Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers cut 2009 capex
TFT-LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced plans to cut its 2009 capital spending (capex) to NT$30 billion (US$882.21 million) from previous estimates of NT$100...
Thursday 12 February 2009
CMO in the red last year due to huge 4Q08 losses
TFT-LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) slumped into the red in 2008 after seeing huge losses of NT$31.41 billion (US$920 million) in the fourth quarter, according to results...
Thursday 12 February 2009
CPT to reorganize its TFT-LCD business
After suffering losses in the fourth quarter and full year of 2008, TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has begun to reorganize its operations, according to company CFO...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
LCD panel maker CPT reports losses for 4Q08 and year
TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has reported a loss of NT$11.98 billion (US$352.19 million) for the fourth quarter of 2008, and a net loss of NT$11.68 billion last...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
CMO suspends 8.5G project, says paper
LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has suspended construction on its 8.5G production fab, and members of the team for the project have either returned to their original...
Tuesday 10 February 2009
CMO January revenues up over 5% sequentially
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced its January 2009 combined TFT-LCD related revenues of NT$11.23 billion (US$331.77 million), up 5.64% compared to NT$10.63 billion in December...
Friday 6 February 2009
Analog IC designer AAT sees revival of orders from LCD panel makers
Taiwan-based IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has disclosed that TFT LCD panel makers are placing analog IC orders again following a demand freeze, while revenues,...
Friday 6 February 2009
CPT says not affected by US price-fixing charges against former executives
In response to two former executives being indicted in the US for allegedly fixing LCD panel prices, Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has maintained that...
Thursday 5 February 2009
CMO denies selling equipment to Innolux
TFT-LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has refuted a report in the Chinese language Apple Daily News that claimed the company was planing to sell 5G and 8.5G equipment...
Thursday 5 February 2009
Top-4 LCD panel makers 2009 capex down 50%
Affected by the current global slowdown, the world's top-four TFT-LCD panel makers Samsung Electronics, LG Display (LGD), AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Former CPT, LGD executives indicted in US for LCD panel price-fixing conspiracy
The US Department of Justice has announced the indictment against two former executives from Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and one former executive...
Friday 23 January 2009
AUO reduces capex by 50% for 2009
Due to the global economic downturn, LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will reduce its 2009 capital expenditure (capex) to only NT$50 billion (US$1.49 billion) compared to NT$100...
Tuesday 20 January 2009
LCD panel maker CPT becomes largest shareholder of Mindong Electric in China
TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has officially become the largest shareholder of Mindong Electric in China with a 75.04% of stake. The company is expected to become...