LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment

1h 2min ago

LCD driver makers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have seen shipments of their high resolution...

Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources

10h 46min ago

Sony is likely to become one of the in-cell touch panel suppliers for Apple's next-generation iPhone, which is expected to be launched in September or October, according to industry...

New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel

May 23, 11:51

Makers of front-lit e-book readers in Taiwan are having problems laminating the front-light panels onto the touch panels, with low yield rates hindering shipments of the new devices,...

3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film

May 23, 10:19

3M's Optical Systems Division has announced that its 3MFTB3-50 and FTB3-125 films-flexible, optically clear films that protect sensitive electronics from water vapor and oxygen, are...

China TV makers to further expand products abroad

May 22, 01:00

China TV makers are looking to expand their TV market abroad with their high end LED-based LCD TVs that also feature functions such as 3D and Internet connectivity in order to further...

BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014

May 21, 16:15

China's biggest panel maker, BOE, is constructing a new 5.5G production line in the Inner Mongolia city of Ordos with plans to produce LTPS TFT LCD initially and later AMOLED in 2014,...

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...

Korean vendors compete for OLED market

May 18, 16:12

Competition in the OLED TV market is starting to heat up as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will soon begin promoting their new OLED TV models, which are set to hit markets...

Supreme adds AMOLED panels to distribution line

May 17, 14:55

Taiwan-based IC distributor Supreme Electronics has begun distributing AMOLED panels from Samsung Electronics in China targeting second-tier handset and tablet PC makers, according...

TPK looks to strong demand for medium- to large-size touch solutions in 2H12

May 17, 01:40

Touch panel maker TPK Holding expects demand for medium- to large-size touch solutions to outpace supply in the second half of 2012 due to the proliferation of touch applications...

Ledtech to see increasing revenues

May 16, 16:06

Ledtech reported that its LED lighting revenues in April were at an all-time high and is expected to grow even more in May with the possibility of its gross margin reaching 50% for...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan panel makers to suffer longer than Korea rivals

May 16, 15:23

Taiwan-based LCD panel makers may have to wait till the third or fourth quarter before returning to quarterly profits, lagging their Korean competitors.

BOE plans second 8.5G plant

May 16, 01:30

China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE plans to build its second 8.5G plant in Hefei, China. BOE has one 8.5G plant in Beijing. Industry sources noted that BOE plans to use half of the...

7.85-inch iPad said to use thin-film touch

May 15, 16:26

Apple plans to use "G/F2" thin-film touch technology for its 7.85-inch iPad, which is predicted to be out by the fourth quarter of this year, according to industry source...

Large-size LCD panel makers expect shipments to grow by 11%, revenues by 14% in 2Q12

May 15, 16:04

Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments declined in both fourth-quarter 2011 and irst-quarter 2012, reflecting adjustments in supply chain inventories. However, with brands and OEMs increasing...

Computex 2012: Irtouch claims breakthrough in infrared touch

May 14, 11:28

Beijing Irtouch Systems has claimed that it has made a breakthrough in delivering new infrared multi-touch products that have the thinnest borders in the world. The products will...

Sentelic accuses Samsung, HTC, Apple, RIM of patent infringement

May 11, 15:47

Taiwan-based touch controller IC and touchpad maker Sentelic has filed a patent complaint against Samsung Electronics, HTC, Apple and Research in Motion (RIM) in the US, accusing...

AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek

May 11, 01:10

AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...

Direct LED backlighting speeding up end of CCFL says DisplaySearch

May 10, 17:04

Low-cost direct LED-backlit LCD TVs were introduced to the market last March. Samsung Electronics launched its first direct LED-backlit TVs, the EH series, in the US, and LG Electronics...

LED chipmakers to keep talent by distributing shares to employees

May 10, 15:38

LED chipmakers Epistar, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech have announced plans to distribute restricted shares ranging from 5-15 million units to their employees with an aim of...

Amazon likely to launch color e-book readers in 2H12, say sources

May 10, 01:25

Amazon is likely to launch color e-book readers in the second half of 2012, with makers in the supply chain to begin shipping related parts and components in May, according to industry...

TPK to increase manufacturing of GFF products

May 9, 15:01

Touch panel maker TPK plans to increase the percentage of thin-film type touch panels to accommodate increasing demand for thinner and lighter touch panel products, according to industry...

CPT reports April revenues down 7.6% on-month

May 9, 01:20

Panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has reported April consolidated revenues of NT$3.805 billion, an on-month decrease of 7.6% and an on-year decrease of 37.2%. CPT indicated...

TCL April LCD TV sales reach 1.41 million units

May 9, 01:10

China-based TV maker TCL has announced April LCD TV sales reached 1.41 million units. LED-backlit TVs accounted for 70% of the sales.

Wah Hong reports flat revenue performance for April

May 8, 11:06

Wah Hong Industrial, a Taiwan-based maker of optical film, has posted consolidated revenues of NT$904 million (US$30.7 million) for April, decreasing 2.29% on month but increasing...

Wistron, Compal focus on touchscreen technologies

May 8, 01:30

Notebook ODMs Wistron and Compal Electronics are optimistic Windows 8 will bring a new trend for touchscreen control, and the companies have been working aggressively in the touchscreen...

Radiant April revenues hit record

May 8, 01:00

Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), on May 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.706 billion (US$227 million) for April, a monthly record...

OGS solutions to account for up to 10% of Wintek touch panel shipments in 2Q12

May 7, 15:43

Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels will account for 8-10% of Wintek's total touch solution shipments in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 3% in the first quarter,...

Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales expected to grow

May 7, 15:41

LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales register single-digit growth sequentially thanks...

Taiwan LED firms keen to grow share in China TV market

May 4, 14:52

Taiwan-based LED firms are keen to compete for backlighting orders from China's LCD panel makers, whose supply to local TV vendors is growing fast.

TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources

May 4, 14:34

TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their shipments of touch panels for iPhones decline 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter, as iPhone 4S is moving into the final stage...

Chip demand for LCD TVs, monitors picking up

May 3, 15:29

Demand for semiconductors used in LCD TVs and monitors has started picking up in May while notebook firms have stepped up their pace of orders, according to sources at IC design ho...

Lite-On Technology looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2Q12

May 3, 13:54

Lite-On Technology expects its revenues to grow by a double-digit rate sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by strong demand for LED products, power supply devices and...