Last update: Thursday 24 May 2012 [7296 news items]
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
12h 12min 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...
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
12h 17min ago
Asustek Computer will launch three models of its ZenBook Prime lineup, the UX21A, UX31A and UX32VD, in June, featuring full HD IPS panels from Chimei Innolux (CMI). Asustek aims to...
Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
May 23, 10:11
Linde LienHwa (LLH), The Linde Group's joint venture with LienHwa MiTAC Group of Taiwan, a supplier of electronics gas and solutions, has announced a significant long-term deal with...
June TV panel prices to be flat
May 23, 01:25
TV panel prices are likely to stay flat in June, according to industry sources. TV sales in China during the May 1 holidays were not as high as expected, causing inventory levels...
Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
May 22, 14:17
As Microsoft will launch Windows 8 in the third quarter, mainly promoting its touchscreen functions, Asustek Computer and Acer are expected to have 10% of their notebook shipments...
CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
May 22, 01:35
Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO), the two largest Taiwan-based makers of TFT-LCD panels, will have decreasing production costs mainly through gradual reduction in depreciation...
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...
Demand for TV LED backlights to hold in 2H12, say Taiwan LED makers
May 18, 15:11
Although demand for LCD TVs in the China market has appeared to be smaller than originally expected, demand for LED backlight units used in LCD TVs in the second half of 2012 will...
Bridgestone, Delta to quit e-paper market
May 17, 14:09
Bridgestone announced on May 15 plans to stop producing all e-paper products in October 2012. Delta Electronics, Bridgestone's partner in e-paper products, indicated that Bridgestone...
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.
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.
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...
Chi Mei Group to officially exit the board of directors of CMI
May 16, 01:25
One member of Chi Mei Corporation's board of directors (a subsidiary of the Chi Mei Group) and two supervisors simultaneously resigned their positions at LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux...
Mirle seeking orders from China panel makers
May 15, 16:35
Mirle Automation, a Taiwan-based maker of panel production and industrial automation equipment, is talking with China-based makers of TFT-LCD panels about orders for equipment used...
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...
Output value for large and small-to-medium size panels shrinks to 3:1
May 15, 01:15
The output value ratio between large-sized and small-to-medium sized panels has now shrunk to 3:1 as smart phones and tablet PCs are becoming increasingly in demand, according to...
Notebook vendors shifting panel orders from Samsung to CMI
May 14, 11:59
More brand notebook vendors are shifting their orders for notebook panels from Samsung Electronics to Chimei Innolux (CMI) given that Samsung's efforts to promote its own-brand notebooks...
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%...
Turkey-based Vestel to compete with Taiwan makers for OEM TV orders
May 10, 17:09
Turkey-based OEM TV maker Vestel is emerging as a strong contender to compete with Taiwan-based OEMs for orders to be released by Japan's brand TV vendors including Sharp and Toshiba,...
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...
CMI reports decline in April revenues
May 10, 10:33
LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced combined April 2012 revenues of US$123 million, a decrease of 11.4% month-over-month. CMI shipped approximately 11.2 million large-sized...
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...
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.
May 8, 16:44
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its consolidated revenues in April decreased 3.4% on month and 8.5% on year to NT$30.36 billion (US$1.04 billion).
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...
Sales of large-sized LCD displays expected to increase in 2Q12
May 8, 01:25
Makers of large-sized LCD display (TVs and monitors larger than 10-inches) are looking to boost terminal end products' sales as markets heat up and prices stabilize in North Americ...
Taiwan April export value down
May 7, 16:56
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.54 billion in April 2012, decreasing 3% on month and 6.4% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$24.86 billion rose...
CPT stock downgraded to requiring full delivery
Newswatch - May 7, 16:26
Stock of Taiwan-based panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has been downgraded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) to requiring full-cash delivery, as the firm's first-quarter...
Mirle 1Q12 revenues and profits shrink
May 7, 16:06
With its panel and solar customers being cautious about expansion, automation equipment supplier Mirle Automation has reported on-year declines in both revenues and profits for the...
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,...
Foxconn may receive large-size TV orders from Vizio, say sources
May 7, 15:40
Foxconn Electronics is likely to also land large-size OEM TV orders from Vizio in addition to existing clients including Sharp and Suning Appliance after it took up a 46.5% stake...
TV panel prices continue to rise in 1H May, says DisplaySearch
May 7, 12:05
Quotes for large-size LCD panels continued advancing in the first half of May due to a tight supply in the segment, according to DisplaySearch.
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:54
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:44
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:41
BenQ Japan announced on June 21 the introduction of its latest 21.5-inch monitor, VW2220H. VW2220H a LED-backlit LCD display equipped with advanced VA panel and 16:9 aspect ratio...
Photo: BenQ, Jun 23.
Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD) has developed a 7-inch low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) TFT LCD panel for vehicle-mounted and industrial uses, which enables multi-touch input on the...
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Planar Systems has introduced an 82-inch LCD display, the Planar d82L, to its lineup of high performance displays for advertising and digital signage applications in airports, shopping...
Photo: company, Mar 2.
AU Optronics (AUO) will attend 2011 SNEC 5th International Photovoltaic Power Generation Exhibition & Conference and showcase what it calls the world's highest efficiency PV module...
Photo: Company, Feb 23.
CES 2011: LG Display's FPR 3D panel
LG Display said its film patterned retarder (FPR, polarized glasses type) 3D technology can eliminate problems associated with shutter glass 3D technology such as flicker, cross talk,...
Photo: company, Jan 12.
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) in the second half of 2011 has brought more uncertainties to the development...
Challenges of upcoming in-cell touch technology: Q&A with TPK chairman Michael Chiang
Touch panel maker TPK Holding managed to ramp up its revenues 7-fold to NT$143.37 billion (US$4.86 billion) in 2011 from NT$18.71 billion in 2009. The touch panel vendor also posted...
Taiwan must learn antitrust lessons: Q&A with ex-CMO president Ho Jau-yang
The US Justice Department's antitrust cases against the world's major LCD panel makers have resulted in hefty fines for companies and prison terms for executives. Among them were...
China may see LCD panel oversupply in 2H12: Q&A with Digitimes Research senior analyst Tony Huang
Local and foreign players are scrambling to build next-generation large-size TFT LCD panel fabs in China, which is expected to become the largest LCD TV market in the world in 2011...
Pixtronix, a US-based start-up with a staff size of about 45, claims it has been doing what everyone else in the flat panel display industry has been trying to achieve: low-cost and...
- LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
- Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
- Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
- Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
- PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
- Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
- Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results
- TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
- MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
- Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
- Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
- TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- China market: April mobile phone users reach 1.03 billion
- Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
24-May-2012 11:44 (GMT+8)
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
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The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
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- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
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- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
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