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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
12:38 (GMT+8)
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Chicony to invest in touch panel maker TPK Nov 13, 16:00 PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics has announced that it will invest NT$1 billion (US$30.96 million) in TPK Touch Solutions, a supplier of capacitive touch panels for iPhones. Read more |
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Cando, Pixcir provide touchscreen solution for Acer notebook Nov 3, 15:35 Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando and China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics are providing touch panels and touch ICs for a 15.6-inch Acer touchscreen notebook, according to market sources. Read more |
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HannStar Display to begin shipping touch panels in March 2010 Oct 30, 14:58 LCD panel maker HannStar Display has entered design-in for the production of touch panels in cooperation with color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic with volume shipments slated to begin in March 2010, according to company president David Joe. Read more |
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Sintek to raise funding to expand touch panel capacity Oct 21, 14:58 Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic will apply for a NT$3.6 billion (US$111 million) syndicated bank loan and issue new shares to raise another NT$1.8 billion, with both sums to be used chiefly to transform its 5G plant into a facility that can also produce touch panels, according to the company. Read more |
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Young Fast September revenues double on year Oct 20, 15:38 Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has reported revenues of NT$1.36 billion (US$41.98 million) for September, up 14.21% sequentially and up 101.91% on year, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Accumulated revenues for the first three quarters were NT$8.76 billion, up 83.75% on year. Read more |
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Ene to ship over 10 million notebook keyboard sensors in 2009 Newswatch - Oct 19, 14:40 Taiwan-based IC design house Ene Technology is expected to ship more than 10 million notebook keyboard sensors in 2009, up about nine times from the volume in 2008, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Transtouch, Cando, TPK plans to list on TSE mainboard Oct 13, 15:22 Touch panel makers Transtouch Technology, Cando, and TPK Touch Solutions are planning to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange mainboard amid increasing demand for touch panels, according to market sources. Read more |
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Elan sees increasing orders for touch solutions Sep 24, 14:33 Elan Microelectronics has recently landed more orders for touchscreen IC and module solutions, with order visibility extending into the first half of 2010, according to market sources. The IC designer's revenues in the fourth quarter are likely to hold level with the third or only drop slightly, and revenues in 2010 will have a significant growth, the sources noted. Read more |
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Innolux to increase touch panel and LCD TV capacity in 2010 Sep 23, 11:50 Innolux Display will increase its monthly capacity for resistive and capacitive touch panels from two million units of 3.5-inch touch panels currently to seven million units in 2010, according to industry sources. Read more |
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CPT to develop in-cell touch panels, says company CFO Sep 21, 16:10 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) CFO James Wu indicated that in order to provide total solutions to clients, the company is developing touch panels of both the capacitive and resistive types, and will also develop in-cell touch panels in the future. Read more |
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STN panel maker EDT posts over 20% sequential revenue growth for August Sep 15, 15:55 Emerging Display Technologies (EDT), which mostly makes STN LCD panels, has posted August revenues of NT$236.18 million (US$7.25 million), up 22.3% from NT$193.12 million for July, but down 21.3% from NT$300.11 million for August 2008, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Accumulated revenues from January to August totaled NT$1.68 billion, down 32.8% on year. Read more |
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Touch panels to contribute 20-30% of Cando September revenues Sep 10, 11:59 Cando expects monthly revenues contribution from touch panels will rise from NT$43 million (US$1.32 million) in August to over NT$100 million in September and October, accounting for 20-30% of total revenues for the two months, according to the company. Read more |
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Touch panel IC quotes dropping fast Newswatch - Sep 7, 12:13 The current prices of 3.5-inch touch panel modules have dropped to US$9-11 compared to US$16-18 one year ago, and the chip prices for the segment has also been reduced to under US$2 from US$4-5 as a result of growing competition in the touch panel market, according to market sources. Read more |
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Sonix to sample optical touch solutions in 4Q09 Sep 4, 16:14 IC design house Sonix Technology plans to sample a new optical touch solution, which integrates in-house DSP and CMOS sensors, in the fourth quarter, according to the company. Sonix said shipments of its touch MCUs used in touch buttons are expanding in 2009. Read more |
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Consumer IC designer Holtek 3Q09 revenues expected to beat guidance Sep 2, 14:45 Holtek Semiconductor may enjoy revenue growth of more than 15% sequentially in the third quarter, outperforming company estimates of 10%, according to market watchers. Order visibility has extended to October. Read more |
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Transtouch plans to apply for OTC listing Sep 1, 15:21 Touch panel maker Transtouch Technology plans to apply for listing on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market after canceling a previous attempt to trade on the main board. Read more |
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Sintek to set up touch panel plant in China Aug 24, 16:08 The board of directors of Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic has approved a plan to invest US$21 million to set up a touch panel company in Nanjing, China to produce and sell touch panel products in China, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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EETI AMR touch panels pass Windows 7 Logo test Aug 24, 15:56 Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has received Windows 7 Logo certification for its 10.1- and 11.6-inch modified analog matrix resistive (AMR) touch panels, according to the company. Read more |
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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 Taiwan makers. Read more |
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Acer to launch three touch-enabled products with Windows 7, manager says Aug 14, 15:50 Acer plans to launch three touch-enabled products with Windows 7, according to a project manager from the company's mobile computer department. The manager, Shih Hung-wu (transliterated from Chinese), also said touch-enabled netbooks may see good market acceptance if they are to be marketed as cheaper alternatives to tablet PCs. Read more |
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EETI to sample more touch panels for Windows 7 certification Aug 14, 15:22 Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has said it will sample 17- and 17.3-inch touch panels for Windows 7 Logo certification soon, and expects to pass testing by the end of August at the earliest. Read more |
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Wintek touch panel passes Windows 7 certification Aug 13, 13:03 Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Wintek's 12.1-inch multi-touch panel has recently obtained Windows 7 Logo certification, while Cando's 10.1-inch panel and eGalax_eMPIA Technology's (EETI) 15-inch panel have both also recently been certified, according to market sources. Read more |
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MCU designer Holtek revenues up in July, upbeat about 3Q09 Aug 11, 16:00 Microcontroller unit (MCU) designer Holtek Semiconductor has announced revenues for July 2009 increased 2.4% to NT$309 million (US$9.42 million), ending a run of on-year drops thanks to contribution from new products. Read more |
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Touch panel makers Young Fast and J Touch July revenues up on orders for handsets Aug 11, 15:18 Taiwan touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch saw revenues increase in July due to orders from first-tier handset vendors preparing for the launch of touchscreen handsets in the second half of 2009. Read more |
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CPT expects to get Windows 7 certification for 10.1-inch multi-touch panel Aug 5, 15:58 LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is developing 10.1-inch multi-touch panels mainly for use in netbooks, and expects to obtain Windows 7 Logo certification by the end of the third quarter with volume production around the end of 2009, according to the company. Read more |
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EETI passes Windows 7 Logo test for 11.6-inch projected capacitive touch panel Jul 28, 12:10 Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier eGalax_eMPIA Technology (EETI) has obtained Windows 7 Logo certification for its 11.6-inch projected capacitive touch panels, according to the company. Read more |
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AUO to start shipping e-paper for e-book readers from 5G lines in 3Q09 Jul 24, 15:13 AU Optronics (AUO) will utilize its 5G lines to produce e-paper for e-readers, with shipments expected to begin later in the third quarter of 2009, company president and CEO LJ Chen has said at an investors conference. Read more |
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SOI cooperates with Japan-based Xiroku to offer CMOS-based optical touch panels Jul 22, 16:31 Taiwan-based CMOS image sensors maker Silicon Optronics (SOI), a joint venture of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and OmniVision Technologies, is working with Japan-based Xiroku for the development of optical touch panels. Read more |
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Sintek plans to set up new 5G plant for touch panels Jul 9, 12:27 Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic is planning to set up a new 5G plant to manufacture touch panels and is currently searching for a location in southern Taiwan, according to market sources. Read more |
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China IC designer Pixcir to supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan notebook vendors Jul 2, 17:01 China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics said it will supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan-based notebook vendors soon. Read more |
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Netbooks to make head start in adopting touch panels, suppliers say Jun 30, 14:30 Touch panel makers believe that netbooks will make a head start in adopting touch panels to utilize the Windows 7 operating system (OS), compared to regular notebooks and LCD monitors, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Stantum and Sitronix team up for multi-touch solutions Jun 30, 10:36 France-based multi-touch technology company Stantum and Taiwan-based LCD driver IC designer Sitronix Technology have announced a partnership to provide voltage matrix multi-touch single-chip solutions. Under the licensing agreement, Sitronix will integrate Stantum's patented multi-touch screen technology into its own products and supply high-performance multi-touch controllers for consumer electronics and mobile applications. Read more |
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Cando to convert 4.5G CF production line to touch panels Jun 25, 16:19 Taiwan-based Cando will convert its 4.5G color filter (CF) line to a capacitive touch panel line amid surging demand for notebook touch panels, according to the company. The company said it has already placed orders for equipment with a goal to ramp up production in 2010. Read more |
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Quanta, Pixart partner to develop CMOS optical-touch solutions Jun 23, 12:32 Quanta Computer and Pixart Imaging have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will see Quanta delegate optical touch ASIC designs to Pixart to be used in all-in-one LCD PCs and notebook-related products supporting Windows 7. Relevant optical touch computing products will be released before the 2009 year-end holiday season, according to the companies. Read more |
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EETI sampling touch panels for Windows 7 Jun 19, 15:03 Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) is sampling 10.1-inch and 11.6-inch analog matrix resistive (AMR) and projective capacitive touch panels for Windows 7 Logo certification, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Cando lands touch panel orders from HP, Acer and Lenovo, sources say Jun 18, 16:21 Taiwan-based color filer (CF) maker Cando, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), recently landed capacitive touch panel orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Lenovo and will start shipping in August, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Kenmec adopts DuPont bonding technology for touch panels Newswatch - Jun 17, 16:44 LCD equipment supplier Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has announced it has signed a licensing agreement with DuPont Display Enhancements to employ DuPont's optical bonding technology in its electronic manufacturing service (EMS) for touch panels. Read more |
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NextWindow introduces touchscreen overlay Jun 16, 15:04 Optical touchscreen specialist NextWindow has announced it is launching the 2700 Touch Overlay, a new line of multi-touch enabled touchscreens this week. The NextWindow 2700 Touch Overlay turns any large display, such as a plasma or LCD, into an interactive touch screen that provides full mouse-like functionality. Users can click, drag, double-click and right-click simply by touching the screen. Read more |
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Taiwan companies gearing up for touch panel market Jun 16, 10:14 More Taiwan companies have entered the touch panel market where strong growth is expected to be generated by the upcoming Windows 7, according to industry sources. IC distributors Wahlee Industrial and Lumax International have gained the rights to distribute touch-related products, while material maker Teamchem Company has begun small shipments of its low-temperature anisotropic conductive adhesive (ACA) for touchscreen products. Read more |
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Equipment maker Mirle sees touch panels as key to revenue growth for 2009, says chairman Jun 12, 14:48 Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation has enjoyed growing orders from the touch panel sector thanks to wider adoption in the consumer electronics market, according to company chairman Hong Sun. Mirle has turned less optimistic about the thin-film solar sector, which was originally identified as the company's key growth driver for 2009. Read more |
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Holtek expects MCUs to drive June sales Jun 8, 16:01 Taiwan microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor expects to see revenue growth in June thanks to short-lead time orders from makers of induction cookers in China. Holtek's shipments of touch switch controllers will also increase sequentially in the second quarter, according to the company. Read more |
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Smart licenses patented touch technology to Pixart Jun 8, 11:06 Smart Technologies has licensed its patented DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology and related know-how to Taiwan-based Pixart Imaging. Pixart has been working with a major Asian ODM to build ASICs that integrate touch capability in personal computers and laptops. This global license allows for high-performance touch without the need for special tools. It is anticipated that products incorporating the licensed technology will be available in time for the year-end holiday season in 2009. Read more |
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Computex 2009: Tyco announces new SAW touch technology Jun 5, 11:32 Tyco Electronics is showcasing its new IntelliTouch surface acoustic wave (SAW) touch technology at Computex 2009. Read more |
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EETI introduces new analog matrix resistive touch technology Jun 4, 12:19 Taiwan-based touch panel controller and solution supplier Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has introduced new analog matrix resistive (AMR) touch technology and projective capacitive touch technology to tap the surging demand for touch functions. Read more |
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Israel-based IDesia to work with Taiwan IC designers Elan, Prolific for medical touch panel solutions Jun 4, 11:38 Taiwan-based IC designers Elan Microelectronics and Prolific Technology will partner with Israel-based IDesia for development of touch panel solutions targeting the global health care market. IDesia will provide consumer health care-related IP and software to the other two companies, according to IDesia CEO Danny Lange. Read more |
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Computex 2009: Touch panel makers showcase multi-touch technology Jun 4, 11:16 Touch panel makers, including eTurbo Touch, Mildex Optical, and Integrated Digital Technologies (IDT), are showcasing multi-touch technology supporting Microsoft Windows 7 at the ongoing Computex 2009. Read more |
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Computex 2009: Higgstec claims projected capacitive touch panel transmittance of over 97% Jun 3, 12:10 Taiwan-based Higgstec has developed a single-layer projected capacitive touch (S-PCT) solution which offers proximity sensing and better transmittance than other types of touch panels, according to the company. Read more |
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Notebook makers to launch touchscreen models in 2H09 May 7, 16:04 Taiwan-based notebook players are working with touch panel makers to launch touchscreen notebooks in the second half of the year in preparation for the launch of Windows 7, according to market sources. Read more |
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Capacitive touch panel shipments may see significant growth in 2H09 Apr 21, 16:47 Shipments of handset-use capacitive touch panels are expected to see significant grow in the second half of 2009 as Apple plans to introduce the latest iPhone in June, High Tech Computer (HTC) will soon release its second generation Google Phone on the Android platform, and Nokia's first capacitive touch panel handset is expected to arrive later this year, according to market sources. Read more |
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Finetech Japan 2009: Players showcase touch panel products Apr 20, 16:15 Taiwan-based Chung Hua EELY Enterprise Group showcased a Touch Window handset with frameless resistive touch panel at Finetech Japan 2009. The panel is 2.4-inch with resolution of 320x240, and supplied by Applied Vacuum Coating Technologies (AVCT). Read more |
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