TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13

May 21, 14:40

TPK's market share for touch screen solutions used in notebook products is expected to drop to below 50% in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

TPK reaches full capacity for its large-size touch panel production

Apr 25, 14:57

TPK has already reached full capacity for its large-size touch panel production, with the technology used in notebook applications making up 10% of the company's revenues during the...

TPK performance expected to drop in 2Q13

Apr 25, 14:08

Touch panel maker TPK expects its revenues to drop 10-15% on quarter during the second quarter of 2013 largely due to handset and tablet customers waiting until the second half of...

TPK, Wintek expected to post mixed results in 1Q13

Apr 19, 11:50

Touch panel maker TPK Holding is expected to record net operating margin of at least 12% for the first quarter of 2013, while fellow maker Wintek will suffer net loss per share of...

Cando signs NT$3.2 billion syndicated loan

Apr 19, 10:48

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Cando, a subsidiary of TPK, signed a NT$3.2 billion (US$107 million) five-year syndicated loan with a consortium of eight banks for the firm's new plant...

Touchscreen notebook costs may fall in 3Q13

Apr 15, 15:03

Since its launch, sales of Microsoft's Windows 8 have been bleak. Industry sources have noted that due to limited supply of touch panels and low yields, prices of touchscreen notebooks...

TPK, Wintek March revenues up sequentially

Apr 8, 10:23

Touch panel maker TPK Holding saw March consolidated revenues of NT$15.775 billion (US$528 million), up 13.62% on month and 19.24% on year, while Wintek has reported revenues of NT$6.290...

TPK to enter volume production of touch on lens technology in 2Q13, say sources

Mar 12, 15:41

TPK is expected to enter volume production of touch on lens (TOL) solutions during the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

TPK breaks ground for glass making facility in Taiwan

Mar 4, 15:44

A company jointly invested by TPK Holding and its subsidiary Cando has broken ground for a facility in Taichung, central Taiwan for making chemically strengthened glass. The joint...

TPK in talks about possible US$1 billion capital expenditure, say sources

Feb 26, 16:00

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK is planning to budget NT$30 billion (US$1 billion) for capital expenditure in 2013 in order to ramp up production for its touch screen products...

TPK to invest US$400 million to set up touch panel factory in China, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 24, 11:16

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding will invest US$400 million to establish a subsidiary, TPK Touch Solutions (Pingtan), in southeastern China to produce touch panels, according...

TPK files lawsuits against Nokia and Huawei over touch panel patent infringements

Jan 9, 22:30

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK has filed lawsuits against Nokia and China-based Huawei technologies for patent infringements on the conductor pattern structure of the company's...

TPK reports strong revenues growth in December

Jan 8, 14:46

TPK has announced that its December 2012 revenues reached NT$22.38 billion (US$771.5 million), up 26.0% on year and down 3.7% on month. TPK's consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter...

Large-area touchscreens to account for more than 50% of TPK revenues in 2013

Nov 30, 10:44

TPK expects large-area products to account for more than half of its overall revenues in 2013, according to the touch panel supplier. TPK also revealed plans to increase its stake...

TPK expects capacity utilization to fall to 85% in February 2013, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 19, 11:23

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding is currently running at capacity and expects capacity utilization to slightly drop in December 2012 and slip to a bottom level of 85% in...

TPK increases its holdings in MasTouch

Nov 14, 14:36

Touch screen maker TPK will increase the number of its holdings in its subsidiary MasTouch Optoelectronics, citing that it is optimistic about the future development of the large-size...

TPK reports 3Q12 financial results

Nov 6, 19:14

TPK has reported consolidated financial results for the third quarter of 2012. Net income for the quarter totaled NT$3.34 billion (US$111.3 million), up 3.1% on quarter from NT$2.94...

TPK to benefit from mass production at Cando 4.5G line, says president

Nov 6, 15:10

Cando, a subsidiary touch screen maker of TPK, has expanded production at its 4.5G line since October, which will help TPK's performance in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to...

TPK expects capacity to be unable to meet demand in 4Q12

Nov 1, 20:56

Due to fast growing demand for touch panels, TPK Holding expects orders to exceed its production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to company president Tom Sun.

TPK risks decrease in gross margin due to increase in full lamination touch screen products

Oct 11, 11:38

TPK's revenues from full-lamination large-size touch panel products for use in notebooks are expected to increase in the fourth quarter of 2012 following the release of Windows 8,...

TPK sees slightly increased September revenues

Oct 4, 14:16

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding on October 3 reported consolidated revenues of NT$13.378 billion (US$451 million) for September, increasing 3.17% on month and 3.33% on...

TPK to raise funds

Sep 27, 15:18

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding will issue 5-year, zero-interest unsecured ECBs (euro convertible bonds) worth US$200 million and GDRs (global depositary receipts) worth...

Delay in large-size touch screen orders to affect TPK 3Q12 performance

Sep 25, 14:52

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK is expected to finish with strong performance in the third quarter of 2012 but will most likely not be able to make up for past losses incurred...

TPK, General Interface expected to undertake lamination for in-cell touch panels used in iPhone 5 beginning 4Q12

Sep 17, 11:22

As Japan-based Japan Display and Sharp and South Korea-based LG Display will increase production of in-cell touch panels for use in iPhone 5 from an estimated total of 12-13 million...

Taiwan panel industry to do better than expected in 3Q12

Sep 13, 16:15

Taiwan-based TFT panel providers and touch screen panel makers are expected to see better than expected financial results by the end of the third quarter of 2012 due to demand for...

TPK begins shipments of touch panels used in 7-inch Kindle Fire HD

Sep 11, 01:40

Taiwan-based TPK Holding began to ship touch panels used in the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD in August, with the monthly shipment volume reaching 1.0 million units, while China-based General...

TPK expects increased medium- and large-sized touch panel shipments in 3Q12

Aug 10, 15:01

TPK expects to see increasing shipments of medium- and large-size touch screen products in the third quarter due to the release of Windows 8 and ultrabooks during the same period,...

Low yield rates of in-cell touch panels might disrupt new iPhone delivery schedule and shipments, say rumors

Jul 31, 14:41

Rumors recently circulated in the touch-panel industry have claimed that yield rates of the in-cell touch panels at Japan Display, LG Display and Sharp - reportedly the panel producers...

TPK sees increased May revenues, Wintek to issue GDR

Stockwatch - Jun 7, 16:35

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding saw its consolidated revenues of NT$12.324 billion (US$416 million) grow 3.93% on month and 10.29% on year. January-May consolidated revenues...

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...

TPK to increase manufacturing of GFF products

May 9, 15:01

Touch panel maker TPK plans to increase the percentage of thin-film type touch panels to accommodate increasing demand for thinner and lighter touch panel products, according to industry...

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...