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Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
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| 171 news tagged touch panel |
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China-based touch controller supplier Pixcir expands cooperation with Taiwan-based touch panel suppliers Nov 19, 16:07 China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics has recently expanded its cooperation with Taiwan-based touch panel suppliers including Cando and Sintek Photronic, and completed testing for 5- to 17.3-inch touchscreen modules, according to market sources. Read more |
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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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Elan expects touchscreen IC shipments to grow significantly in 4Q09 Nov 13, 12:40 Elan Microelectronics expects to ship 500,000-600,000 touchscreen ICs used in handsets in the fourth quarter, about three times the volume it shipped in the third quarter. However, the company estimates its fourth-quarter revenues will drop 8-16% to NT$1.1-1.2 billion (US$34.02-37.11 million) due to lower demand in the microcontroller unit (MCU) market. Read more |
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Young Fast reports strong growth for October revenues Nov 9, 15:13 Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has posted revenues of NT$1.56 billion (US$48.2 million) for October, up 14.47% sequentially from NT$1.36 billion and up 81.06% on year from NT$859.45 million, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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Alcor Micro to tap touch panel controller market Nov 4, 15:43 NAND flash controller designer Alcor Micro, plans to introduce capacitive controller chips for touch panels in 2010, according to the company. 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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Young Fast 3Q09 net profit reaches almost NT$1 billion Oct 28, 11:54 Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has posted net profit of NT$958 million (US$29.48 million) for the third quarter, up 28% sequentially and up 205% on year. Net profit totaled NT$2.16 billion for the first three quarters of 2009. Read more |
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Zenitron sees USB 3.0, touch and green solutions as growth drivers in 2010 Oct 22, 16:38 Taiwan-based IC distributor Zenitron expects sales of touch panel solutions, energy-saving solutions and USB 3.0 devices to be its revenue growth drivers in 2010, according to CEO Jason Chen. The company's new multimedia product –a digital media processor from Realtek Semiconductor – is also expected to help push Zenitron's revenues next year, Chen added. 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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Taiwan IC designer Weltrend acquires Windows 7 certification for touchscreen ICs Oct 20, 16:39 Taiwan-based IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor has obtained Windows 7 Logo certification for its two touchscreen ICs used in small- to medium-size products as well as certification for its capacitive multi-touch ICs from Taiwan-based panel makers, with shipments slated for the fourth quarter of 2009 or the first quarter of 2010, 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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Mirle sees FPD equipment orders piling up Oct 12, 11:11 Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation has seen the backlog in its orders reach NT$2.5 billion (US$77.64 million), including NT$1.5 billion from the display industry, NT$650 million from system integrators, and NT$160 million from the industrial PC (IPC) sector, according to the company. 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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HannStar to launch FSC-OCB panels in 1Q10 Sep 24, 11:56 Taiwan-based LCD panel maker HannStar Display plans to launch in-house developed FSC-OCB (field sequential color-optical compensated birefringence) panels in the first quarter of 2010 featuring RGB LED backlight, according to the company. Read more |
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Kenmec to spin off EMS business in 2010 Sep 23, 15:01 Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, a supplier of automated factory equipment and thin-film-transistor panel manufacturing equipment, plans to spin off its EMS business as a subsidiary with an initial capital of NT$600-1,000 million (US$18.5-30.8 million) in mid-2010, according to the company. 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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Wintek reorganizes management team Sep 22, 11:30 Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek's board of directors has approved to reorganize its management team and promoted five more VPs, bringing the company's VP total to 10. 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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LCD, touch panel orders rising for Samsung, LG handsets Sep 21, 15:39 Handset panel shipments are expected to increase significantly in the third quarter and early fourth quarter, as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are gearing up their handset shipments for 2009, according to industry sources. 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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Zenitron and Yosun to see revenues high in September Sep 14, 15:08 Taiwan-based IC distributors Zenitron and Yosun Industrial are both expected to see record revenues in September 2009 thanks to increasing demand and recovering ASPs of memory products, according to market watchers. 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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PC vendors turning optimistic toward touchscreen notebooks, touch panel makers say Sep 10, 11:15 PC vendors are turning positive about the potential of touchscreen notebooks for 2009 as they prepare to launch touchscreen notebooks next month, along with the aggressive entrance of touch panel makers, according to sources at panel makers. Read more |
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Young Fast Vietnam plant to start production of touch panels in 4Q09 Sep 9, 16:32 Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics plans to start small volume production at its Vietnam plant in the fourth quarter of 2009, and ramp up the production in 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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Star World posts over 11% growth in August revenues Sep 9, 15:31 Small- to medium-size LCD module (LCM) specialist Star World Technology (SWTC) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$180.12 million (US$50.51 million) for August, up 11.49% from NT$161.56 million for July, but down 61.54% from NT$468.31 million for August 2008, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). 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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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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Zenitron to see revenues up 20% sequentially in 3Q09 Aug 28, 17:07 IC distributor Zenitron is expected to see its revenues expand at least 20% sequentially in the third quarter due to strong demand for touch panels, according to industry sources. The company has posted net profits of NT$219 million (US$6.64 million), or NT$0.73 per share, for the first half of 2009. Read more |
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Young Fast designing multi-touch panels for Windows 7 netbooks Aug 26, 15:06 Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics is developing analog matrix resistive (AMR) multi-touch panels for use in netbooks, with availability scheduled for the end of 2009, according to company chairman TJ Lin. 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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Cando chairman and president resign Aug 13, 11:27 Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Cando has seen its chairman, Bishop Chen, and president, Brian Lin, resign in what industry observers say is the company's latest deployment for new businesses, including touch panel development. 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 notebook panel shipments to increase 80% by the end of 2009 Aug 11, 10:57 LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) is expected to see its notebook panel shipments increase to 900,000 units per month by the end of 2009, of which 400,000 units will be netbook panels, according to market sources. Read more |
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CPT delays resuming 4.5G line to 4Q09 due to glass shortage Aug 7, 10:54 LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will delay the production at its second 4.5G plant to the fourth quarter of 2009 due to short supply of glass substrates, according to company president Chiu Chuang-yi. 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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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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Usun to produce anti-reflective glass for touch panels Newswatch - Jul 21, 16:21 Usun Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of equipment for FPD and CCL (copper clad laminate) production, as well as automation systems, will start a new business that uses nano-optical coatings to produce anti-reflective glass for touch panels, according to the company. Read more |
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Weltrend aims 50% revenue growth in 2H09, says chairman Jul 17, 16:17 Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor aims sales to grow 50% sequentially in the second half of 2009, according to company chairman Lin Shyi-Ming. Its revenue ratio between the first and second half of 2009 will be 4:6. Read more |
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Equipment makers Csun and Mirle 1H09 profits drop Jul 17, 14:11 Csun Manufacturing and Mirle Automation saw pre-tax profits drop 67.9% and 52.2%, respectively, on year in the first half of 2009, according to company data. Despite having landed an influx of short-lead time orders for the China market, both flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialists still experienced significant profit drops compared to a year ago. Read more |
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Wintek resumes second 3G line for new orders Jul 14, 11:50 Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has resumed its second 3G line due to new LCD panel orders, with production slated for the third quarter, according to the company. Read more |
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Young Fast, J Touch to see strong resistive touch panel shipment growth in 2H09 Jul 10, 17:13 Taiwan touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch are expected to enjoy significant shipment growth for resistive touch panels in the second half of 2009 driven by demand from handset vendors Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (LGE) and High Tech Computer (HTC), according to market watchers. Read more |
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