Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK

May 21, 10:48

Taiwan's display industry generated total production value of NT$310.82 billion (US$10.5 billion) in first-quarter 2012, decreasing 7.7% on quarter, according to Industrial Economics...

HannStar Display ships more large-size LCD panels in April

May 10, 01:20

HannStar Display has reported revenues of NT$2.95 billion (US$100.44 million) for April, up 1.6% on month but down 24.4% on year. Shipments of large-size LCD panels grew 20.4% sequentially...

ALT to display new LED lighting products at Lightfair

May 8, 01:05

Aeon Lighting Technology (ALT) will announce its 2012 latest high power LED products at Lightfair International 2012, the world's largest biennial lighting and building fair in Las...

Intel to launch next-generation Xeon processor by the end of 2Q12

Apr 19, 01:25

Intel is set to release its next-generation Xeon processor at the end of the second quarter. Since Nvidia and AMD will also release graphics cards that feature PCI Express Gen.3 in...

Taiwan LED firms display new products in Germany

Apr 16, 16:01

Taiwan LED firms are displaying their latest LED lighting technology at the 2012 Lighting+Building exhibition in Frankfurt Germany. The exhibition is held on a bi-annual basis and...

Japan Display kicks off operations, to venture into AMOLED market in 2013

Apr 13, 12:02

Japan Display has kicked off its official operations recently focusing on the development of small- to medium-size flat panels, with plans to venture into the AMOLED panel segment...

Display optical film market continues to experience cyclic trends, says DisplaySearch

Apr 11, 01:00

Growth in display optical film revenues is shifting from positive to negative in 2012, according to DisplaySearch.

Sharp, LG Display to increase panel shipments for iPads in 2Q12

Mar 23, 17:36

Sharp and LG Display both have begun small-volume shipments of flat panels for Apple's new iPad recently after they had failed to meet the requirements previously, making Samsung...

IHS reiterates view on status of display suppliers for new iPad

Mar 15, 16:33

On March 7, IHS iSuppli issued a statement indicating that Apple likely had qualified three sources for the display in the new iPad – Samsung, LG Display (LGD) and Sharp. The...

HannStar Display sees decreased February revenues

Mar 9, 16:06

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display saw non-consolidated revenues of NT$2.625 billion (US$88.5 million) for February drop by 4.1% on month and by 16.8% on year, while...

Samsung outperforms LG Display in January shipments of iPad panels, says sources

Mar 5, 13:56

Samsung Electronics outperformed LG Display to become the top supplier of 9.7-inch flat panels for Apple's iPads in January with shipments totaling 2.45 million units, up from 1.65...

CSOT developing 110-inch display products

Feb 22, 15:42

China-based flat panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has begun developing 110-inch display products and is scheduled to unveil the products on March 16, according...

Supply-demand market drivers in flat display industry turning around, says DisplaySearch

Feb 15, 11:22

Most metrics used to measure the health of the FPD industry reflect current severe challenges; however, long-term supply-demand modeling now suggests that there is light at the end...

Mirle, Kenmec expect demand pickup in 2H12

Feb 14, 15:46

Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialists Mirle Automation and Kenmec Mechanical Engineering expect customer demand to pick up in the second half of 2012. Both firms are cautious...

HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January

Feb 10, 14:10

HannStar Display has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.74 billion (US$92.9 million) for January, up 8.9% on month but down 28.8% on year.

OLED moving to compete in TV market, says DisplaySearch

Jan 9, 11:03

Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) technology advanced rapidly in 2011, a trend that NPD DisplaySearch forecasts will continue through this decade. OLED technology has progressed...

AMOLED revenues surge 169% in 2011 from smartphone adoption, says DisplaySearch

Jan 6, 11:42

The year 2011 was pivotal for OLED displays, particularly AMOLED displays. With strong growth in smartphones, AMOLED shipments are estimated to have reached 90 million units in 2011,...

LGD China LCM plant hit by strike, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 29, 11:50

Some production of the LCD module (LCM) plant of LG Display (LGD) in Nanjing China has been halted due to a recent strike triggered by discontent of its workers over year-end bonuses,...

L&T Display Technology to close Xiamen TV plant

Dec 22, 01:30

The Xiamen TV plant of L&T Display Technology, a joint venture between TPV Technology and LG Display, has decided to discontinue its operations with industry sources indicating...

CES 2012 may not help pump up demand

Dec 20, 01:30

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012, which will be hosted from January 10-13 in 2012, may not help pump up consumer demand afterward as there are not expected to be many new...

Apple may launch new MacBook Pro with 2880 by 1800 display resolution, say sources

Dec 14, 14:28

Apple is likely to launch its new MacBook Pro lineup with a display resolution of 2880 by 1800 in the second quarter of 2012, setting a new round of competition for panel specifications...

Tablet PCs to diversify in display resolutions and sizes in 2012

Dec 9, 15:55

Tablet PCs rolled out by vendors in 2012 will not only see an upgrade in display resolutions in general but also a further diversification in display sizes, which will include 7-,...

HannStar Display cuts workforce at 5G line, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 1, 15:46

HannStar Display has laid off about 5% of its employees at its 5G production line in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) affecting jobs of around 100 workers, according to a Chinese-language...

E Ink suspending FFS panel production cooperation agreement with LG display

Nov 25, 12:02

E Ink Holdings (EIH) will suspend a cooperation agreement it signed with LG Display for the production of FFS (fringe field switching) LCD panels and will buy back a sum of corporate...

Samsung, LG Display reportedly to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012

Nov 18, 15:06

Samsung Electronics and LG Display reportedly plan to produce OLED panels from 8.5G lines in 2012, according to industry sources.

INCJ, Hitachi, Sony, Toshiba sign agreements to integrate small- and medium-size display businesses

Newswatch - Nov 16, 10:38

Four Japan-based companies - Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Hitachi, Sony and Toshiba - has announced that they have signed definitive agreements to integrate their...

CMI seeking NT$40 billion syndicated loans

Nov 15, 14:12

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) is still negotiating with a banking consortium for the arrangement of a syndicated loan of up to NT$40 billion (US$1.33 billion) in order to improve...

Amazon next-generation Kindle Fire likely to have 8.9-inch display

Nov 4, 01:05

Amazon is likely to change its product roadmap by shifting the display size of its next-generation Kindle Fire to 8.9-inch instead of 10.1-inch as originally planned, according to...

Taiwan monitor market to face slow growth in 2012

Nov 2, 14:12

The monitor market in Taiwan has been moving toward stability. Industry sources indicated shipments in the fourth quarter are likely to be better than in the third, but market conditions...

Asustek expected to ship 1.8 million tablet PCs in 2011, says CEO

Nov 1, 01:20

Asustek Computer expects its tablet PC shipments will reach its goal of 1.8 million units in 2011 as the company launches its second-generation quad-core Transformer Prime on November...

AUO demonstrates new generation mobile display technologies at FPD International 2011

Oct 21, 16:55

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its next generation of mobile display technologies, including a 4.29-inch qHD high resolution display using Hyper LCD technology, a 4.46-inch 1mm...