TV firms are betting on large-size TVs to save the market.
Last update: Thursday 19 January 2012 [3 news items]
Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities
Jan 19, 16:41
The LCD TV market went through severe price competition in 2011 with products such as 42-inch CCFL-backlit TVs costing only US$199/unit. Industry sources believe this price is close...
Panel makers hope new 39- and 50-inch products will spur demand
Jan 18, 15:36
Panel makers have been anticipating new sizes such as 39- and 50-inch panels that were introduced in December 2011. Panel makers believe the two new sizes of panels will have shipments...
Digitimes Research: 39-, 50-inch TV panels to gain market acceptance
Jan 11, 12:34
New LCD TV sets for 2012 will come in a number of new screen sizes including 36.5-, 39-, 43-, 48- and 50-inch, as suppliers seek to make their products stand out amongst their numerous...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 5h ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 5h 5min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 5h 10min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 5h 15min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 5h 20min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 5h 25min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 5h 30min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 5h 35min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 5h 40min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 9h 46min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 9h 56min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 9h 58min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 9h 59min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 10h 52min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 11h 11min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 11h 13min ago
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- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taipei 2012 International Lighting Show: A look at the LED lighting trends
- Digitimes Research: AMOLED shifts into spotlight in 2012
- Digitimes Research: Panasonic improves OLED lighting efficiency to 128lm/W
- LED lighting uptake to rise sharply in 2012 and reach 25% by 2014, says a new report from Digitimes Research
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- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
- Digital Signage Expo 2012 opens conference registration
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- Report: Front-lit Kindle coming in July (May 14) - CNET
- 2012 to see strong growth of LED-based LCD & 3D TVs (May 16) - HDTVtest
- Troubled Sony and Panasonic in talks to jointly develop OLED TVs (May 17) - Broadcast Engineering
- LG said to plan selling OLED TVs for more than $9,000 in US (May 11) - Business Week
- Samsung likely to preempt market with OLED TVs (May 15) - Yonhap News
- Another day, another 7.85-inch iPad mini rumor (May 11) - Digital Trends
- Sony sees return to profit, aims to halve TV losses (May 10) - Reuters
- Sony sees return to profit, aims to halve TV losses (May 10) - Reuters
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- LED lighting uptake to rise sharply in 2012 and reach 25% by 2014, says a new report from Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: LED ceiling lights gain popularity in Japan market
- Digitimes Research: High-brightness LED output value to grow by 13.4% and LED lighting penetration to increase to 11.3% in 2012
- Digitimes Research: Samsung consolidating LED business
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
- China market: Epson targets 2011 projector shipments to reach 200,000 units
- Projector suppliers find new ground in emerging markets
- Taiwan market: Enterprise models dominate 2Q11 shipments
- ViewSonic announces ultra-portable LED projector line
- Computex 2011: Nvidia introduces wired 3D Vision glasses and new GeForce GPUs
Makers move to avoid China LCD tariffs
China raised tariffs for LCD panels on April 1, 2012. Both local and foreign makers in the supply chain are taking steps to avoid the tariffs.
China has become the biggest TV market in the world. Its local brands, such as TCL, are posing strong challenges to foreign competitors.
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