TV panel prices to rebound in 1Q11

Dec 21, 01:20

LCD TV panel price is still trending down at the moment but has very little room for further decline. Quotes for 32-inch TV panels are around US$150. With TV panel quotes already...

Korea panel utilization rate reaches over 90% in November, says DisplaySearch

Dec 14, 14:09

Korea-based TFT-LCD panel makers' average utilization rates reached over 90% in November, while Taiwan-based panel makers were gradually increasing their utilization rates mainly...

TV panel prices continue to drop, monitor and notebook panel prices remain flat in 1H December, says DisplaySearch

Dec 6, 16:37

The downward pricing trend for 32-inch and larger LCD TV panels continues in the first half of December, while prices for monitor and notebook panels remain flat, according to latest...

Most important fab for LCD TV panel production is 8G, says DisplaySearch

Dec 6, 14:30

As panel makers expand, they are increasingly utilizing 8G fabs for LCD TV panel production, and the production of LCD TV panels at 8G increased to 41% in the third quarter of 2010,...

Sony expands outsourcing to 50%, says report

Nov 29, 14:44

Sony will increase its outsourcing orders to 50% of its total shipments, from the previous 30%, according to a Japanese-language Yomiuri Shimbun report. Due to the relationship...

Korea-based makers see high share of large-size LCD panel market in October

Nov 24, 11:36

Shipments from Korea-based makers accounted for 53.9% of the global large-size TFT LCD panel market in October, a record-high share since the beginning of 5G production.

Korea conflict may bring short-term benefit to the panel industry

Nov 24, 01:35

The conflict between North and South Korea is expected to bring some short-term benefit to the panel industry as vendors may start to stockpile inventory to avoid possible shortages...

LCD monitor panel prices rise in 2H November, TV panel prices continue to drop, says DisplaySearch

Nov 24, 01:30

LCD monitor panel prices increased in the second half of November due to tightened supply, while LCD TV panel prices continued to drop and notebook panel prices remained flat during...

CMI will not reach shipment goals in 2010

Nov 17, 01:25

Based on Chimei Innolux's (CMI's) current shipment status, the panel maker is not expected to reach its shipment goals for LCD TV panels, LCD monitor panels and notebook panels in...

Large-size TFT shipments and revenues fell as supply chain sought inventory reductions in 3Q10, says DisplaySearch

Nov 12, 12:08

Shipments of large-size TFT-LCDs over 9.1-inch fell to 163 million units in the third quarter of 2010, with 4% sequential decline, but 7% on year growth. Revenues reached US$21.3...

FPD International 2010: AUO showcases 71-inch 3D TV panel

Nov 12, 02:15

AU Optronics (AUO) is showcasing its 71-inch 3D TV panel at the ongoing FPD International 2010 in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12.

BOE 6G panel production not competitive in price, say Taiwan makers

Nov 4, 15:54

BOE Technology has started volume production at its 6G plant to become the first China-based maker of TV panels, but this will not bring substantial price pressure on Taiwan- and...

LED TV panel demand to increase significantly in January-February 2011, says Lextar president

Nov 3, 02:00

Demand for LED-backlit LCD TV panels will increase significantly in January-February 2011 as TV vendors are planning to launch new models in March, according to David Su, president...

AUO LED TV panel shipments remain flat in 4Q10, CMI expects significant growth

Nov 3, 01:50

AU Optronics (AUO) expects its LED-backlit LCD TV panel shipments to remain flat in the fourth quarter of 2010 as vendors adjust LED-backlit TV shipments, while Chimei Innolux (CMI)...

AUO posts better-than-expected 3Q10 results despite absence of executives

Nov 1, 17:07

Despite the absence of its president LJ Chen, vice chairman HB Chen and Qisda president Hui Hsiung, AU Optronics (AUO) was able to turn in good results for the third quarter of 2010...

AUO threatens CMI leading position for TV panels

Oct 27, 02:00

Amid AU Optronics' (AUO's) efforts to strengthen its LCD module cooperation with China-based players, as well as strategic cooperation with TPV Technology, AUO's LCD TV panel shipments...

Monitor, notebook panel prices stable, TV panel prices continue to drop in 2H October, says DisplaySearch

Oct 26, 11:40

Monitor and notebook panel price have been stable in the second half of October as LCD makers are giving priority to their finances over market share. Notebook panel inventories at...

Large-size LCD panel shipments up 1% in September, says DisplaySearch

Oct 22, 16:04

Despite the over-supply situation and rapidly falling panel prices, large-size panel shipments continue to increase from July 2010, especially for LCD TV panels. Shipments of large-size...

LG Display 3Q10 revenues up 4% sequentially

Oct 22, 01:05

LG Display has announced revenues of 6.7 trillion won (US$5.93 billion) for the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 4% from the second quarter and 15% from the third quarter of...

Japan TV vendors look for LED supply from Taiwan

Oct 18, 16:15

With LED-backlit LCD TV market share expected to reach 50% of the global LCD TV market in 2011, Japan-based TV vendors have considered purchasing LEDs from Taiwan-based suppliers...

LCD panel makers prepare price increase for IT panels

Oct 13, 01:35

With IT (notebook and monitor) panel prices dropping below cash cost, TFT-LCD panel makers are brewing plans to increase prices back to cost levels, while reducing production to stop...

TV panel prices continue to drop, monitor panel prices stable in 1H October, says DisplaySearch

Oct 6, 15:42

LCD TV panel prices in the first half of October 2010 will continue to drop amid high inventory levels, while the price drop for LCD monitor panels is starting to slow down as panel...

AUO September revenues down 3.6% sequentially

Oct 6, 01:40

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$41.99 billion (US$1.35 billion) for September 2010, down 3.6% sequentially but up 2.5% on year.

China to become top-3 TFT-LCD panel production base in 4Q11, says Digitimes Research

Oct 4, 16:38

China is expected to surpass Japan to become the third largest production base for TFT-LCD panels in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Digitimes Research analyst Tony Huang.

LCD panel demand will be good in 2011

Sep 29, 01:50

Overall demand for TFT-LCD panel makers in 2011 is expected to be good, panel makers in the first half of 2011 are expected to benefit from the fact that inventory levels were adjusted,...

Large-size panel prices to remain flat in 4Q10

Sep 17, 01:15

Large-size TFT-LCD panel prices are expected to remain flat in the fourth quarter of 2010 and may start increasing in the first half of 2011, according to Taiwan-based panel makers...

Large-size panel shipments up 2% in August, says WitsView

Sep 15, 15:57

Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments totaled 51.79 million units in August 2010, increasing 2% from 50.87 million units in July, according to WitsView.

TV panel shipments continue to increase in September, while prices decrease

Sep 15, 01:20

LCD TV panel shipments are expected to continue to increase in September 2010 as the global top-four TFT-LCD panel makers adjust their capacity to TV panels for higher profits. However,...

AUO expected to see profit in 3Q10 despite dropping panel quotes

Sep 14, 02:05

Although large-size IT and TV panels are seeing their recent quotes drop to cost levels, causing the related makers to reduce their utilization to minimize their losses, Taiwan-based...

Slow TV sales spur LCD panel oversupply, says iSuppli

Sep 13, 09:23

Shipments of large-size LCD panels vastly exceeded end-market sales of TVs, monitors and notebooks in the first half of 2010, spurring a major buildup of inventory of the LCDs and...

China market: 32-inch segment takes 41% of TV panel shipments in 2Q10, says WitsView

Aug 25, 10:15

The 32-inch segment accounted for 41% of the total LCD TV panel shipments in China in the second quarter of 2010, followed by the 26-inch segment with 15%, according to WitsView.

China market: Taiwan panel makers outperform Korea rivals in TV panel shipments in 2Q10, says WitsView

Aug 23, 17:12

Global top-four TFT-LCD panel makers together provided 88% of the total LCD TV panel shipments in China in the second quarter of 2010, with Taiwan-based makers outperforming their...

AUO, Wistron to establish LCM JV in China

Aug 20, 17:12

The board of directors of AU Optronics (AUO) has approved a plan to set up an LCD TV panel module joint venture (JV) with Wistron at the Wistron Optical Campus of the Zhongshan Torch...

Second-tier LCD panel makers bracing for losses throughout 2010

Aug 13, 16:36

Taiwan-based second-tier TFT-LCD panel makers may not be able to report profits for any of the quarters in 2010 due to significant panel price drops and high inventory levels in the...

Large-size LCD panel prices continue to drop in 1H August, says DisplaySearch

Aug 10, 10:20

Prices for large-size TFT-LCD panels continue to drop in the first half of August amid high inventory levels in the channels and at vendors, according to latest pricing data from...