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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 8, 2009
05:08 (GMT+8)
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Subject: Displays > Monitor, TV |
TCL may invest a 8.5G plant, says reports Newswatch - Nov 6, 17:12 China-based LCD TV vendor TCL Group plans to enter into TFT-LCD panel production to vertically integrate its LCD business, Chinese-language website Sina.com.cn is reporting. The report indicated that TCL is in talks with the Shenzhen government and other optoelectronic players about investing in an 8.5G LCD panel production plant, and the company has reportedly hired a team of engineers of about one hundred from Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO). Read more |
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Qisda sees October 2009 revenue drop Nov 6, 17:11 Qisda has posted consolidated revenues of NT$6.69 billion (US$206.07 million) for October 2009, decreasing 15% sequentially from NT$7.87 billion in September and down 32.1% on year from NT$9.85 billion. The declines were mainly due to a fall in LCD monitor output 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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Wistron lowers 4Q09 notebook shipment forecast Nov 6, 16:38 Wistron has lowered its projected on-quarter notebook shipment growth for the fourth quarter of 2009 from 10% originally to 5%, resulting in projected shipments of 7.2-7.3 million units for the quarter and 25.5 million units for the whole year, lower than its original target of 26 million units, according to industry sources. Read more |
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ALi, Sunplus developing STB chips for HDTVs Nov 4, 16:46 ALi and Sunplus Technology are stepping up efforts to expand their set-top box (STB) chips for HDTVs, according to industry sources. Both IC designers are expected to see higher gross margins in 2010, on higher shipments of HD STB solutions. 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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Innolux swings to profit in 3Q09 Nov 2, 15:31 Taiwan-based LCD panel and system maker Innolux Display turned profitable in the third quarter of 2009 with a net profit of NT$1.08 billion (US$33.19 million). Read more |
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Synnex reports strong revenues and profits for 3Q09 Oct 30, 10:08 Taiwan-based electronics products distributor Synnex Technology International has posted record consolidated revenues and pre-tax profit for the third quarter, at NT$64.398 billion (US$1.96 billion) and NT$1.896 billion respectively. 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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Sony purchasing value from Taiwan to increase in 2010 despite reduced orders to AUO, says company Oct 29, 11:22 Sony's purchase from Taiwan in terms of value will continue to increase despite plans to reduce its order volumes to AU Optronics (AUO) in 2010, according to Kenji Sakai, chairman and managing director of Sony Taiwan. 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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Consumers want bigger and better image TVs, says NPD Oct 26, 17:07 Screen size and a better picture are the two most important things for prospective TV buyers, according to NPD. Read more |
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Amtran 3Q09 profit up 163% on year Oct 26, 15:51 Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology has announced third quarter revenues of NT$14.58 billion (US$450.26 million), down 9.7% sequentially but up 18% on year. Read more |
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China chip sales to rebound in 2010, says iSuppli Oct 26, 10:23 Following a decline in 2009, the China semiconductor market is expected to rebound vigorously in 2010 as exports of electronic products recover from the global economic crisis, according to iSuppli. 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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Molex and Foxconn announce litigation settlement Oct 23, 14:10 Molex and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) have announced the settlement of the litigation between them, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, that included a dispute regarding the scope of a DisplayPort Standard license agreement. 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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Taiwan market: ViewSonic announces six ultra-thin notebooks Oct 22, 12:25 ViewSonic has unveiled six Intel-based ultra-thin notebooks – two 12.1-inch ViewBook 120 notebooks, a 13.3-inch ViewBook 130, a 14.1-inch ViewBook 140 and two 13.3-inch enterprise-based ViewBook Pro notebooks. They will all come equipped with the Windows 7 operating system. Read more |
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Taiwan market: HP unveils three all-in-one PCs Oct 22, 11:59 Hewlett-Packard (HP) on October 19 debuted three all-in-one PCs in the Taiwan market - the 18.5-inch Pavilion MS218 made by Quanta Computer; and the Pegatron Technology-made 20-inch Touchsmart 300 and 23-inch Touchsmart 600, with both models made by Pegatron featuring optical multi-touch screens, according to HP Taiwan. Read more |
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LG Electronics posts 15% yearly growth for 3Q09 revenues Oct 22, 11:47 LG Electronics (LGE) has reported a 15.7% increase on year for its third-quarter consolidated revenues to 13.9 trillion won (US$11.2 billion). Consolidated operating profit were 850 billion won with a 6.1% margin. Read more |
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Synnex Technology to invest NT$5-6 billion to add logistics centers in China Oct 21, 15:33 Taiwan-based Synnex Technology International, a distributor of IT and consumer electronics products, will invest NT$5-6 billion (US$155-186 million) to build 20 logistics centers in China over the next three years, according to company president Evans Tu. 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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Foxconn channels in China to sell Sony LCD TVs in 2010 Oct 21, 14:39 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will begin selling Sony LCD TVs and other consumer electronics at its retail channels in China in 2010, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Qisda announces net profit for 3Q09 Oct 21, 11:48 Qisda has released its third-quarter financial report, recording a consolidated net profit of NT$841 million (US$26 million), 17.3% gross margin, and EPS of NT$0.44. Operating income totaled NT$430 million for the third quarter. Read more |
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Global flat panel display industry to recover in 2010, says DisplaySearch Oct 20, 17:06 Global flat panel display revenues for 2009 will be US$87.6 billion, down 15% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The major reason for the decline is erosion in large-size TFT-LCD panel prices compared to 2008, despite the fact that the TFT-LCD market started to recover in the second quarter of 2009. Despite the gloomy forecast results for 2009, the market is expected to recover in 2010 with a 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and revenues of US$93.3 billion. 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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China market: Local LCD monitor vendors start price war to clear inventory Oct 20, 10:44 Local LCD monitor vendors in China have started a price war to clear their high inventory, dropping the prices of 19-inch models to as low as 799 yuan (US$117.04), according to market sources. Read more |
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ATSC announces approval of mobile DTV standard Oct 19, 23:20 The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) recently announced the approval of the A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard. 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 market: Asustek ships 140,000 LCD monitors in 3Q09 Oct 16, 15:13 Asustek Computer ranked first in the third quarter in Taiwan's LCD monitor market with company record shipments of 140,000 units, a significant increase compared to 90,000 in the second quarter, amid strong demand from governmental procurement projects, according to industry sources. 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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China market: BenQ sells a month's worth of LCD TVs and cameras in a week Oct 15, 11:53 BenQ sold over 25,000 cameras and over 2,500 LCD TVs during the National Day holidays in China earlier in October, close to the company's average monthly sales, according to the company. 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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China market: Rural subsidy program revenues drop for two months straight Oct 13, 15:57 Revenues of the China rural area subsidy program dropped in September for the second month in a row, going down 18.66% to 6.18 billion yuan (US$905.68 million) compared 7.6 billion yuan for August, according to statistics of the program. Read more |
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China becomes top LCD monitor market for 1H09, says DisplaySearch Oct 12, 16:49 LCD desktop monitor shipments rose almost 6% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 40.5 million units, with China becoming the world's largest market for the quarter and for the first half of 2009, according to the DisplaySearch. Read more |
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Synnex Technology reports strong September sales Oct 9, 11:57 Synnex Technology International, the largest 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) distributor in Taiwan, has reported unaudited record monthly consolidated revenues of NT$23.29 billion (US$709 million) for September. Read more |
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PDP module shipments up 12% sequentially in August, says Displaybank Oct 8, 16:39 Global PDP module shipments increased 12% sequentially to 1.3 million units in August, with revenues rising 8% to US$410 million, according to Displaybank. With the economy recovering, shipments were on the rise on a monthly basis, but still declined on year, the research firm said. Read more |
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LG Display and Samsung reportedly to form separate joint ventures with TPV for LCM production in China Oct 8, 16:25 LG Display (LGD) and Samsung Electronics will reportedly each set up a joint venture with TPV Technology in China to manufacture LCD products, as the Korea companies are eyeing the strong demand for LCD applications from the China market, according to industry sources. Read more |
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AUO revenues up, CPT and HannStar down in September Oct 8, 11:50 AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated September revenues of NT$41.08 billion and NT$39.45 billion, up 8.9% and 6.9% respectively from August. In terms of yearly comparison, they were up by 19.7% and 15% correspondingly. 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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Qisda September consolidated revenues up 11% sequentially Oct 7, 16:51 Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.87 billion (US$244.76 million) for September, increasing 11.3% from NT$7.07 billion for August, but decreasing 17.1% from NT$9.49 billion for September 2008. Read more |
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Coretronic and Radiant report differing results in September Oct 7, 16:49 Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.83 billion (US$212.47 million) for September, a growth of 14.96% from NT$5.94 billion for August, but a decrease of 3.26% from NT$7.06 billion for September 2008. But Radiant Opto-Electronics saw its September revenues drop 7.89% sequentially. Read more |
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China procurement value in Taiwan short of expectations Oct 7, 14:14 While Taiwan-based enterprises have rested large hopes on procurements in Taiwan made by business groups from China, such procurements made so far in 2009 were worth US$7.2 billion in total, falling far short of expectations, according to industry sources in Taiwan. 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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Innolux, TPO announce merger Oct 6, 16:33 Innolux Display and TPO Displays have announced a merger deal through a share swap to strengthen competitiveness in the small- to medium-size LCD panel market. Read more |
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Notes and corrections |
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A November 2 report incorrectly stated Transcend Information reported net profits of NT$114 million for the third quarter of 2009. The correct figure is NT$1.14 billion. |
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