Last update: Tuesday 21 May 2013 [75 news items]
TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
May 21, 15:26
TV panel pricing is expected to drop in the second half of May due to a slowdown in demand for TVs in the market, according to research firm WitsView.
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
May 20, 21:45
Global large-sized panel shipments in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.
Global shipments of large-size panels drop 5% in April 2013, says WitsView
May 14, 20:53
Global shipments of large-size panels in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.
Android LCD monitors are a new opportunity for vendors, says WitsView
May 6, 14:52
Research firm WitsView expects the LCD monitor market to be on the decline in 2013, adding that several vendors have begun orienting their business strategy to reduce shipments of...
Global large-size panel shipments up in March, says WitsView
Apr 17, 11:27
Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments reached 68.6 million units in March 2013, increasing 17.1% sequentially and 12% on year, according to WitsView.
Ultra HD TV market limited, China territory to fight for among panel makers, says WitsView
Mar 26, 16:11
According to observations on the Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV market by research firm WitsView, OLED TV development has been surprisingly slower than expected, causing TV vendors from...
February large-size panel shipments drop 1.8% on month, says WitsView
Mar 25, 14:17
Large-size panel shipments in February 2013 attained 58.6 million units, dropping 1.8% on month but increasing 1% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
Soft demand before May 1st, panel prices show distinct trends, says WitsView
Mar 22, 15:04
Panel prices for 39-, 42-, and 50-inch LCD and open cell TV panels have been supported by pre-May 1 holiday demand in China, while other TV panel sizes have seen a US$1-3 decline,...
19.5-inch to be new focus for monitor brands, says WitsView
Mar 1, 12:08
The global top 10 LCD monitor vendors held a total shipment volume of 10.61 million units in January 2013 surging 11% from December 2012 and growing 6.5% from the same period in 2012,...
Lunar New Year TV sales surged 9.4% on year in China, says WitsView
Feb 26, 16:13
LCD TV sales for the Lunar New Year in 2013 attained over 5.70 million units, growing 9.4% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
January 2013 large-size panel shipments drop 10.4% on month, says WitsView
Feb 21, 16:12
Large-size panel shipment volume reached 65.16 million units in January 2013, declining 10.4% on month but jumping 27% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
Panel sales in 1H13 largely determined by Lunar New Year holiday, says WitsView
Feb 7, 14:42
In December 2012, the top six TV vendors in China showed a better-than-expected shipments of 6.19 million units, growing 18.5% on month to a historical new high, according to research...
Top-10 LCD monitor brands showed first decline in annual shipments in 2012, says WitsView
Feb 6, 15:41
The global top-10 LCD monitor brand vendors' 2012 shipments amounted to 128.7 million units, dropping 8% on year, according to research firm WitsView. Most brand vendors showed poor...
Panel capacity utilization expected to face supply glut in 1H13, says WitsView
Dec 25, 14:27
The global large-size panel supply has been supported by energy-saving subsidy policies in China and has also increased largely, encouraging panel makers to lift average utilization...
November global TV panel shipments hit record, says WitsView
Dec 14, 14:40
There were 22.09 million LCD TV panels shipped globally in November, the highest monthly level on record, according to statistics by WitsView under Taiwan-based TrendForce.
April shipments of large-sized panels down 1.4% sequentially, says WitsView
May 16, 15:18
There were 60.40 million large-sized TFT-LCD panels shipped globally in April 2012, decreasing 1.4% on month, according to WitsView.
Large-size panel shipments surge 5.6% in March on strong Labor Day demand in China, says WitsView
Apr 18, 11:51
Coupled with TV brand vendors' preparation for new models in 2012, the top-4 LCD panel makers' shipments of TV applications in March jumped as inventory stocking started to surge...
Panel capacity utilization expected to rise to over 81% in 2Q12, says WitsView
Apr 3, 01:35
The overall utilization of TFT-LCD panel production capacity worldwide is expected to increase from 73% in the first quarter of 2012 to more than 81% in the second quarter, according...
Global LCD monitor shipments to grow 4-6% in 2Q12, says WitsView
Mar 28, 12:30
Global shipments of LCD monitors are estimated to show a 4-6% growth in the second quarter of 2012, due in part to a pick-up in the capacity utilization rates of manufacturing facilities...
Global LCD TV shipments to grow 8% on quarter in 2Q12, says WitsView
Mar 27, 12:32
Global shipments of LCD TVs are expected to grow 8% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by anticipated strong sales in China during the May 1 holiday season, and inventory...
Large-size LCD panel shipments increase 14.4% in February, says WitsView
Newswatch - Mar 20, 14:09
Global large-size panel shipments reached 59.58 million units in February, an increase of 14.4% on month, according to WitsView.
February global shipments of large-sized panels up 14.4% sequentially, says WitsView
Mar 16, 12:20
Global shipments of large-sized TFT-LCD panels in February stood at 59.58 million, growing 14.4% on month, according to WitsView.
Large-size LCD panel prices down 1-2% in February, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 21, 12:02
Quotes for large-size LCD panels in February were down by 1-2% as compared to the previous month due to high inventory level in China, the Chinese-language Commercial Times...
LCD monitor shipments to fall 3-5% in 1Q12, says WitsView
Feb 13, 14:54
LCD monitor shipments from the top-10 brand vendors and system integrators (Sis) both experienced declines in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to WitsView. Brand shipments fell...
Global large-size panel shipments down slightly in 4Q11
Feb 2, 11:50
Global shipments of large-size LCD panels in fourth-quarter 2011 decreased by 1% on quarter, resulting in 174 million units.

Global LCD TV shipments to grow slowly in 2012, say sources
Dec 30, 14:07
Following a flat performance in 2011, global shipments of large-size display products will continue to grow at a slow pace in 2012, with LCD TV shipments to post a growth around 10%,...
Shipments of large-size panels drop 1.6% on month in November, says WitsView
Newswatch - Dec 21, 16:14
Shipments of large-sized panels in November reached 58.37 million units, down 1.6% on month but up 0.2% on year, according to data released by WitsView.
Global monitor shipments decline in October, says WitsView
Nov 29, 13:57
Global shipments of LCD monitors continued to show a decrease in October with shipments from top-10 brand vendors shedding 5.2% on month and those from OEM makers slipping 8.8% during...
September tablet PC panel shipments up 35.5% sequentially, says WitsView
Oct 14, 14:20
Global shipments of panels for tablet PCs in September increased 35.5% on-month to 9.57 million, with 7-inch models gaining the most growth. Shipments of 7-inch panels surged 195%...
Panel shipments suffer on-month decline in July 2011, says WitsView
Aug 23, 01:20
Large-area panel shipments in July 2011 reached 56.43 million units, decreasing 5.2% from June and 11% on-year, according to a recent survey by WitsView. Aside from large-area panels,...
China market: Top six local vendors ship over 15 million LCD TVs in 1H11, says WitsView
Aug 3, 12:20
In the China market, the six largest China-based vendors ship 15.42 million LCD TVs during the first half of 2011, with Hisense, TCL and Skyworth recording the largest market shares...
June shipments of top-10 LCD monitors increased, says WitsView
Aug 2, 14:57
According to WitsView, the demand-pull of end market distributors gradually recovered due to the demand from commercial markets and the active digestion of channel inventory, hence...
Gloomy economy takes toll on LCD panel market, says WitsView
Jul 20, 15:37
Total shipments of large-size LCD panels in June 2011 reached 59.53 million units with on-month regression of 2.8% and on-year growth of 8%, according to WitsView.
April global shipments of LCD monitors down sequentially, says WitsView
May 31, 01:05
The global top 10 vendors of LCD monitors shipped 11.19 million units in total in April 2011, decreasing by 13.3% on month, according to Taiwan-based LCD research company WitsView...
Penetration of LED TVs in 2011 will reach 43%, says WitsView
May 24, 16:57
The difference in cost between LED-backlit and CCFL-backlit TVs has been narrowing since panel makers began introducing new types of LED-backlight modules with innovative designs...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- 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
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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