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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 22, 2009
12:00 (GMT+8)
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Taiwan market: Chimei tops LCD TV vendor ranking in October 2009 Nov 20, 17:10 Chimei shipped 15,000 LCD TVs in October 2009, remaining the top vendor in the Taiwan LCD TV market, according to market sources. Chimei expects to ship over 150,000 units in 2009, up about 30% on year, the sources noted. Read more |
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California TV power regulations could cut LCD TV energy use in half, says iSuppli Nov 20, 16:34 New TV power consumption limits imposed by California's Energy Commission (CEC) could cut aggregate annual power consumption of LCD TVs worldwide in half by the year 2013, if the standards are adopted universally, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China market: 58.24 million digital cable TV users at end of 3Q09 Nov 20, 10:07 There were 58.24 million subscribers of digital cable TV service in China as of the end of the third quarter of 2009, growing by 46.6% on year, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International. Read more |
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Global TV shipments reach 54.9 million in 3Q09, says DisplaySearch Nov 19, 16:13 Global TV shipments increased 1% on year for the first time since the third quarter of 2008 to 54.9 million units in the third quarter of 2009, according to DisplaySearch. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony announces LCD TV price cuts Nov 19, 12:09 Sony has made a wave of LCD TV price cuts in the Taiwan market on products including mid-range and high-end V- and W-series models in an effort to generate more sales moving into the end of the year. Read more |
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Compal and Wistron expected to receive more LCD TV orders from Japan vendors Nov 18, 10:21 Compal Electronics and Wistron are expected to benefit from Japan-based LCD TV vendors' increased outsourcing, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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LED chipmaker may be next Foxconn acquisition target, say observers Nov 17, 16:41 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is possibly eyeing the LED industry for its next acquisition, having seen its LCD panel subsidiary Innolux Display enter into a merger deal with Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) an TPO Displays, market observers have suggested. Read more |
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US market: Samsung retakes leadership in LCD TV market in 3Q09, says iSuppli Nov 17, 12:08 Samsung Electronics in the third quarter of 2009 retook the top ranking in the US LCD TV market from chief competitor Vizio, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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TPV says relationship with CMO unchanged Nov 17, 11:43 TPV Technology has maintained that the company has no plans to alter its strategic relationship with Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), and CMO has agreed that it will continue to supply TPV with LCD monitor and TV panels. Read more |
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Japan-based Nichia to be more aggressive in LED TV backlighting market, say sources Nov 13, 16:06 Thanks to increasing demand, Japan-based LED chipmaker Nichia is expected to be more aggressive in the LCD TV LED-backlit market in 2010 in addition to its previous focus on the notebook LED-backlit segment – a move which will bring more pressures on Taiwan competitors, according to industry sources. Read more |
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LED industry total capex to grow 158% in 2010, says LEDinside Nov 12, 14:16 Total capex in the Taiwan LED industry is expected to reach NT$35 billion (US$1.08 billion) in 2010, up 158% on year from NT$13.5 billion in 2009, according to LEDinside. Read more |
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China market: TV vendors starting price war for LED TVs Nov 12, 12:02 Domestic and international vendors in China are cutting prices for LED-backlit LCD TVs to stimulate sales, with Hisense offering the deepest cuts, according to reports from China. Read more |
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Amtran October revenues up Nov 10, 14:41 Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology has posted October revenues of NT$5.4 billion (US$167.05 million), up 1.62% sequentially from NT$5.31 billion and up 35.54% on year from NT$3.98 billion, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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US market: LCD TV shipments to reach 8 million in 4Q09, says iSuppli Nov 6, 16:53 US LCD TV shipments are expected to amount to eight million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 7.3% from 7.5 million during the same period in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China market: LED TV demand to reach 4 million units in 2010, says CECC Nov 4, 11:58 Demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs in the China market is expected to increase to four million units in 2010 from one million units in 2009, and to eight million units in 2011, as both international and domestic brands are actively promoting the product, according to China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC). Read more |
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Sony to use MediaTek controller chips for ultra low-price LCD TVs, say sources Nov 3, 16:07 Sony is reportedly set to use TV controller chips, such as scaler ICs, from Taiwan-based MediaTek for its so-called super entry-level B series ultra low-price LCD TVs, according to market sources. Read more |
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Driver IC demand from TV, handset sectors remains stable in 4Q09, monitors decline Newswatch - Oct 30, 15:14 Demand for large-size LCD driver ICs is sliding in fourth-quarter 2009 due to decreased orders for monitors, while shipments of TV products remain strong, according to industry sources. The shipment decline of small-size driver ICs is narrower than for large-size products, with more stable demand from the handset segment, the sources noted. Read more |
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Vizio licenses digital TV patent portfolio to Sony Oct 29, 15:35 US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio has announced that Sony has become a licensee under Vizio's patent portfolio. Read more |
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LED backlighting to be adopted in smaller-size LCD TVs in 2010, says AUO executive VP Oct 28, 15:22 LED backlighting will start to be adopted in smaller-size 19- to 24-inch LCD TVs in 2010, and LED-backlit applications will account for 15-20% of total LCD TV panels AU Optronics (AUO) will ship in 2010, according to company executive VP of global business unit Paul Peng. Read more |
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Sony may reduce TV panel orders to AUO in 2010, sources say Oct 27, 16:02 Sony reportedly will reduce its TV panel orders to AU Optronics (AUO) in 2010, as the client's 10G LCD panel manufacturing joint-venture with Sharp has already started production, according to market sources. Read more |
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TV panel shipments expected to grow until 1Q10 on low inventory in China Oct 27, 15:23 Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are expected to see their shipments of TV panels enjoy brisk sales in fourth-quarter 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010 due to strong demand from the TV sector in China and the roll-out of new TV models by vendors in the first quarter 2010, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Corning expects worldwide LCD glass market to grow 15% in 2010 Oct 27, 10:37 Corning has reported that display business revenues rose slightly sequentially to US$679 million in the third quarter, as sales were impacted by an earthquake that affected production at the company's LCD facility in Shizuoka, Japan in August. But the company said LCD glass demand will remain strong in the fourth quarter and the worldwide market will grow 15% in 2010. Read more |
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China LCD TV shipments grow 120% during National Day holidays, says AUO VP Oct 23, 14:31 China's LCD TV shipments during the National Day holidays in October are estimated to reach 2.6 million units, a significant growth of 120% compared to the same period of 2008, according to AU Optronics (AUO) executive VP of global business unit Paul Peng. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LG to ship ultra-thin frameless LED-backlit TVs in November Oct 22, 15:55 LG Taiwan will ship its SL90 series frameless LED TVs with a thickness of 2.9cm to the local market in November, with the 47-inch model priced at NT$86,900 (US$2,682) and the 42-inch one at NT$67,900. Read more |
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MediaTek to launch mobile TV chips in 2010, say sources Oct 22, 14:32 MediaTek will roll out mobile TV solutions supporting the DVB-H and DVB-T standards in 2010, according to market sources. The designer is also considering the possibility of developing chip solutions compliant with China's CMMB mobile TV standard. Read more |
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China market: Cap on LCD TV price in government subsidy program may be lifted, reports say Newswatch - Oct 21, 15:20 China's Ministry of Finance has proposed plans to cancel the current price limits on LCD TVs and other electronics products from suppliers bidding to take part in the country's rural area stimulus program, according to Chinese-language reports on sina.com.cn. Read more |
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Sony to launch ultra low-price LCD TV models Oct 20, 16:27 Sony will start a fresh price war in the LCD TV market by launching ultra low-price B series LCD TV models in early 2010, according to market sources. Read more |
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Compal reportedly lands Sharp LCD TV orders Oct 19, 16:47 Compal Electronics has reportedly landed LCD TV orders from Japan-based vendor Sharp for the North America market, according to market sources. Compal declined to comment on its relationships with clients. Read more |
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Taiwan government to release two mobile TV licenses in 2010, says paper Newswatch - Oct 19, 11:31 Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has completed a draft proposal for the release of two national mobile TV operating licenses in Taiwan in 2010, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Lite-On to supply LCD TV backlight LEDs to Samsung and LG Display Newswatch - Oct 16, 16:55 Taiwan-based LED packaging house Lite-On Technology has entered the supply chains of Samsung Electronics and LG Display (LGD) for LCD TV backlighting, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Panasonic to launch ultra-thin 54-inch PDP TV in November Oct 15, 15:09 Panasonic Taiwan, eyeing the year-end holiday sales, is set to launch a 54-inch PDP TV with a thickness of only 2.47cm in Taiwan in November. Read more |
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Russia LCD TV shipments to rise almost 14% in 2009, says iSuppli Oct 14, 15:24 Defying hard economic times, the Russian LCD TV market is set for strong growth this year, with shipments rising by 13.6% in 2009, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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GMT lands LED driver IC orders from TV vendors Oct 14, 12:13 IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has recently completed several driver IC design-ins for LED-backlit LCD TVs developed by China- and Taiwan-based downstream vendors, with mass shipments slated for the first quarter of 2010, according to industry sources. Read more |
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China LCD TV vendors look to vertically integrate through LCM business Oct 13, 17:10 China's top-five LCD TV vendors are stepping into the LCD module (LCM) production business to reduce production costs. Players are either cooperating with panel makers or raising funds to set up their own LCM plants, according to market sources. Read more |
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All major LCD segments see panel prices drop in 1H October, says DisplaySearch Oct 9, 10:05 Panel prices for LCD TVs as well as other applications have started to drop in the first half of October 2009, as clients have become cautious about their inventory levels, according to latest pricing data from DisplaySearch. Read more |
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OLED TV revenues to rise nearly by a factor of 200 by 2015, says iSuppli Oct 7, 17:02 Shipments of OLED panels for TV will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in AMOLED panel revenues during the same period, according to iSuppli. Consumers are turned on by the bright, clear pictures produced by OLED TVs, but they are tuning out to the smaller-sizes and prohibitively high prices of these sets. Read more |
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Amtran September revenues up almost 50% on year Oct 7, 13:56 Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology has reported revenues of NT$5.31 billion (US$165.22 million) for September, down slightly by 0.94% from the NT$5.36 billion recorded in August, but up 49.75% from NT$3.54 billion in September 2008, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Accumulated revenues from January to September totaled NT$46.35 billion, down 0.64% on year. Read more |
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Chassis maker Enlight looking to raise funds Oct 6, 16:32 Chassis maker Enlight is in negotiations with an unnamed company to raise funds. The reason is that although Enlight has manufacturing capacity and factory staff on hand, the company is lacking the cash flow to engage in production at some of its facilities. Read more |
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AUO denies reorganization rumors Oct 2, 12:20 AU Optronics (AUO) has denied rumors that it will reorganize its operations soon in order to enhance its competitiveness. Read more |
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China market: LCD TV sales stronger than expected Oct 2, 11:43 LCD TV sales in China have been growing fast since the end of September and shipments for the ongoing National Day holidays may even surpass market expectations of 2-3 million units, according to sources with panel makers in Taiwan. Read more |
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Realtek to supply TV chip solution to China vendor Hisense Oct 1, 10:06 IC designer Realtek Semiconductor has announced China-based TV vendors Hisense has adopted its third-generation digital media processor (DMP) codenamed RTD1073, which provides a hardware decoder for all mainstream HD AV formats, in new TVs. Read more |
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LCD TV 2009 shipment forecast up to 130 million units, says DisplaySearch Sep 30, 16:15 Global LCD TV shipment forecast in 2009 is estimated to increase to 130 million units from previous 127 million units, for an annual growth of 24%, amid strong LCD TV shipment growth during the second quarter of 2009 in key markets like China and North America and the prospect for continuing growth during the remainder of the year, according to DisplaySearch. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to introduce TV content from Hong-Kong-based TVB Sep 30, 16:13 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on September 29 signed a strategic alliance with the Hong Kong-based Television Broadcasts (TVB) Group to deliver TVB-produced dramas on its MOD, according to CHT. Read more |
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Wistron expands LCD TV, monitor line in Czech plant Sep 29, 16:43 Wistron has expanded its plant in Brno, the Czech Republic, for LCD TV and monitor production, according to the company. The company's board of directors in March 2009 approved US$20 million to add LCD TV and monitor production lines to the Brno plant. Read more |
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IDF San Francisco: Intel unveils 45nm SoC for Internet TV Sep 25, 17:02 Intel has unveiled the Atom processor CE4100, the latest system-on-chip (SoC) in a family of media processors designed to bring Internet content and services to digital TVs, DVD players and set-top boxes (STBs). Read more |
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China market: Major retail chains to drop LCD TV prices for holidays, reports say Sep 24, 14:48 China-based retail vendors including Gome and Suning Electronics have both said they will drop LCD TV prices significantly in time for the upcoming National Day holidays in October, according to Chinese-language reports on sina.com.cn. 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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LCD monitor panel prices start to drop in 2H September, says DisplaySearch Sep 22, 16:53 LCD panel prices remain mostly unchanged for the second half of September, except for monitor panels, which are reversing to oversupply with prices beginning to drop modestly, according to DisplaySearch. Read more |
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Sunplus to see high revenues in September with strong TV and STB IC orders Sep 18, 16:27 Taiwan-based IC design house Sunplus Technology is expected to see revenues hit a record high in September and reach NT$2 billion (US$61.7 million) in the third quarter, up more than 20% sequentially, due to strong demand for set-top box (STB) and TV chips, according to market sources. Read more |
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Monitor panel production moving to 6G and larger fabs, says DisplaySearch Sep 17, 15:46 As panel manufacturers increase production of 16:9 aspect ratio and larger LCD monitor panels, their third-quarter 2009 plans indicate that 56% of LCD monitor panels are expected to be manufactured on 6-8G fabs, according to DisplaySearch. In the third quarter of 2008, only 28% of LCD monitor panels were made in 6G and larger facilities, but as panel makers increased production of 16:9 aspect ratio and larger-size panels (such as 18.5-inch widescreen, 21.5-inch widescreen, 23-inch widescreen, 23.6-inch widescreen, 24-inch widescreen, 25-inch widescreen and 27-inch widescreen), this figure is growing, reaching 49% in the second quarter of 2009. Meanwhile, the share of LCD monitors produced in 5G fell from 52% in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 42% in the second quarter of 2009, and is expected to fall to 34% in the fourth quarter of 2009. Read more |
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