Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [720 news items]
Packaging material supplier Chang Wah 3Q12 shipments to rise
Jul 4, 13:43
Chang Wah Electromaterials is forecast to post shipment growth of more than 10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012 as its IC customers including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering...
Wintek ships 500,000 OGS touch panels to Google in June, say sources
Jun 29, 01:35
Wintek shipped 500,000 units of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels for Google's Nexus 7 tablet PCs in June, according to industry sources. The company's total shipments of OGS...
J Touch plant in China to reach 90% capacity in September
Jun 28, 15:05
The newly inaugurated touch panel plant of J Touch in Changsha, China will reach 90% of its capacity in September, as it is ramping up its supply of touch panels for low-end smartphones...
Wintek introduces own-brand LED lightings
Jun 28, 11:25
Touch panel maker Wintek introduces own-brand LED lighting products, Otali. According to Hyley Huang, company chairman, Wintek will develop businesses of OEM and own-brand.
Google to unveil Nexus 7 at Google I/O 2012, say sources
Jun 28, 01:35
Google is expected to unveil its new own-brand tablet PC, the Nexus 7, during Google I/O 2012 which opens on June 27. Market sources indicate that Google will outsource production...
Mirle forecasts flat 2012 revenues
Jun 28, 01:20
Mirle Automation, a Taiwan-based maker of panel production and industrial automation equipment, has indicated demand for touch panels is growing and the firm has introduced touch...

Cando gearing up for OGS touch panel production
Jun 25, 11:19
Cando has focused its production on OGS (one glass solution) touch panels due to fast growing demand arising from Windows 8 and expects shipments of OGS touch panels to double sequentially...

CPT to roll out OGS touch panels in October
Jun 21, 11:16
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will begin to roll out OGS (one glass solution) touch panels from its 6G lines in October 2012, according to company president Lin Sheng-chang. CPT has...
TPK 3Q12 capacity fully booked
Jun 20, 01:15
TPK has said its capacity is full for third-quarter 2012 and the firm expects sales to increase rapidly in August-September. Due to anticipation for Windows 8, downstream firms have...

Touch panel maker G-Tech reports healthy revenue gains for May
Jun 11, 16:09
Touch panel maker G-Tech Optoelectronics saw its revenues grow 18.6% on month and 4.8% on year to NT$714 million (US$23.82 million) in May. For the first five months of 2012, revenues...
Touch panel makers gearing up for Windows 8 devices
Jun 7, 01:25
Touch panel companies are all gearing up for new demand created by Windows 8 ultrabooks. Demand for 11.6- to 15.6-inch touch panels is set to boom driven by rollouts of new ultrabooks...
Touch controller vendor Elan reports record high revenues for May
Jun 6, 01:35
Touch controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$642.27 million (US$21.37 million) in May, representing an increase of 13.6% on month and...
Wintek revenues hit 7-month low in May
Newswatch - Jun 4, 14:53
Touch panel maker Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.855 billion (US$262.44 million) for May, down 15.5% sequentially but up 9.3% on year. The May monthly figures were...
Touch panel makers expanding lithography capacity
Jun 1, 16:32
As touch-enabled devices' screens are becoming thinner with slimmer bezels, some touch panel makers are expanding lithography capacity for their thin-film process, sources said.

Young Fast medium-size thin-film touch panels to grow 50% sequentially in 2Q12
May 25, 01:10
Young Fast Optoelectronics is expected to see its shipments of medium-size thin-film touch panels grow by 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, but revenues are likely to...
TPK looks to strong demand for medium- to large-size touch solutions in 2H12
May 17, 01:40
Touch panel maker TPK Holding expects demand for medium- to large-size touch solutions to outpace supply in the second half of 2012 due to the proliferation of touch applications...
AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek
May 11, 01:10
AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...
OGS solutions to account for up to 10% of Wintek touch panel shipments in 2Q12
May 7, 15:43
Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels will account for 8-10% of Wintek's total touch solution shipments in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 3% in the first quarter,...
TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources
May 4, 14:34
TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their shipments of touch panels for iPhones decline 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter, as iPhone 4S is moving into the final stage...
Young Fast looks to strong shipments of medium-size touch solutions in 3Q12
May 3, 01:45
Touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics expects its shipments of medium-size touch solutions to gain momentum starting the third quarter of 2012 but revenues will stay flat in...
Second-tier touch panel makers still operating in low gear in 1Q12
May 2, 16:05
Most second-tier touch panel makers were still operating in red in the first quarter of 2012 due to off-peak seasonal effects and slow orders from clients, while seeing the top vendor...
China-based touch panel makers expanding capacities
Apr 19, 14:53
China-based touch panel makers are following their rivals in Taiwan in ramping up their production and aggressively expanding capacity – a development which may trigger an oversupply...
Touch panel maker Mutto to see 30% sequential revenue gain in 2Q12
Apr 11, 13:47
Touch panel maker Mutto Optronics is expected to see its revenues grow 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012 due to an improvement of its yield rates, according to industry...
Three touch panel makers March revenues down on year
Apr 10, 01:40
Young Fast Optoelectronics, J Touch and Sintek Photronic, three Taiwan-based makers of touch panels, saw their revenues for March slip on year by 35.25%, 46.31% and 69.98% respectively,...
TPK revenues up 60% on year in 1Q12
Apr 6, 14:34
TPK Holding has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.29 billion (US$450.22 million) for March, up 2.7% sequentially and 27.2% on year. For the first quarter of 2012, revenues...
Most touch panel makers post losses for 4Q11, affecting 2011 performance, say sources
Apr 2, 16:19
Despite the increasing popularity of tablet PCs that has stirred up demand for touch panels, most touch panel solution makers have posted decreased profits or even significant losses...
Touch-screen chip market to boom, says IHS iSuppli
Mar 30, 11:24
Shipments of touch screen displays in devices like smartphones and media tablets are booming, causing the market for touch controller ICs to almost triple in size during a five year...
Wintek looks to improved profitability in 2Q12
Mar 21, 12:27
Wintek expects its profitability to improve in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels, which will contribute 10-15% to total revenues...
IC distributor Zenitron posts record sales and profits in 2011
Mar 20, 14:48
Zenitron, which mainly distributes touch panel ICs and touch panels, and is also the sales agent for SanDisk, saw its consolidated revenues and net profits in 2011 hit new all-time...
TPK to start volume production of Touch on Lens panels in July
Mar 16, 01:20
TPK Holding will begin volume production of Touch on Lens (ToL) single glass touch panels in July despite looming competition from comparable OGS (one glass solution) and in-cell...
TPK aims to expand client list and product lineups in 2012
Mar 15, 01:30
Touch panel maker TPK Holding aims to expand the number of its clients from around 30 currently to more than 40 in 2012 as well as to develop large-size touch panels in line with...

Market expects Wintek to return to profitability in 2Q12
Mar 14, 01:10
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek reported 2011 net losses of NT$1.871 billion (US$63 million). EPS was negative NT$1.16. The market expects revenue growth of 5-10% in the first...
TPK, Wintek to see gross margins improve in 2Q12
Mar 9, 01:05
Touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their gross margins improve starting the second quarter of 2012 along with rising shipments of the newly released iPad,...
TPK February revenues down 9% on-month
Mar 7, 01:15
Touch panel maker TPK reported February revenues of NT$12.939 billion (US$438 million), down 9% on month but up 61.49% on year. TPK indicated that some customers have been increasing...

Touch panel maker Mutto to debut on OTC securities market in March, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 29, 15:50
Shares of touch panel maker Mutto Optronics are expected to debut on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) securities market in March with an initial price of NT$24 (US$0.81) per share,...
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Displays | 36min ago
Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
Bits + chips | 51min ago
Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
Bits + chips | 1h 14min ago
Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
Green energy | 1h 27min ago
DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
Bits + chips | 1h 31min ago
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Displays | 2h 31min ago
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 3h 11min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 3h 13min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 4h 13min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 4h 28min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.























