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,...

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...

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.

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...

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%...

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,...

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.

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...

CEC-Panda, TPV to jointly set up 10G LCD panel line in Nanjing

May 4, 01:05

China-based CEC-Panda LCD Technology and Top Victory, a subsidiary of TPV Technology, will jointly invest CNY35 billion (US$5.57 billion) to set up a 10G line for the production LCD...

Second-tier touch panel makers still operating in low gear in 1Q12

May 2, 16:05

Most second-tier touch panel makers were still operating in red in the first quarter of 2012 due to off-peak seasonal effects and slow orders from clients, while seeing the top vendor...

LCD panel shipments to China TV makers recovered in February, says DisplaySearch

May 2, 11:23

After peaking in December 2011, LCD TV panel shipments to China-based TV makers fell sharply in January. They soon recovered in February, as forecast by DisplaySearch. In February,...

CMI to hit 1 million 39-inch TV panel milestone in May or June

Apr 26, 01:45

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to see its shipments of 39-inch TV panels hit the one-million mark in May or June. Monthly shipments of 50-inch TV panels are estimated to each 300,000...

Taiwan LCD panel production value to top over NT$1 trillion in 2012, says PIDA

Apr 23, 14:59

Production value of TFT LCD panels by Taiwan makers is expected to grow 7% to reach over NT$1 trillion (US$33.87 billion) in 2012 thanks to increasing orders from Japan-based TV vendors...

OLED penetration in smartphones to reach over 10% in 2012, says AUO executive

Apr 20, 16:34

The penetration rate of OLED panels in the smartphone sector is expected to reach over 10% in 2012, and prices of small- to medium-size OLED panels will be lowered to levels comparable...

China-based touch panel makers expanding capacities

Apr 19, 14:53

China-based touch panel makers are following their rivals in Taiwan in ramping up their production and aggressively expanding capacity – a development which may trigger an oversupply...

Large-size panel shipments surge 5.6% in March on strong Labor Day demand in China, says WitsView

Apr 18, 11:51

Coupled with TV brand vendors' preparation for new models in 2012, the top-4 LCD panel makers' shipments of TV applications in March jumped as inventory stocking started to surge...

Touch panel maker Mutto to see 30% sequential revenue gain in 2Q12

Apr 11, 13:47

Touch panel maker Mutto Optronics is expected to see its revenues grow 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012 due to an improvement of its yield rates, according to industry...

Three touch panel makers March revenues down on year

Apr 10, 01:40

Young Fast Optoelectronics, J Touch and Sintek Photronic, three Taiwan-based makers of touch panels, saw their revenues for March slip on year by 35.25%, 46.31% and 69.98% respectively,...

Large-size panel prices may turn sour again in 2H12 on weak demand

Apr 9, 16:28

The market for large-size LCD panels would probably turn sour again in the second half of 2012 despite a recent rebound in panel prices that was pushed up by supply side bottlenecks...

Panel capacity utilization expected to rise to over 81% in 2Q12, says WitsView

Apr 3, 01:35

The overall utilization of TFT-LCD panel production capacity worldwide is expected to increase from 73% in the first quarter of 2012 to more than 81% in the second quarter, according...

Intel to push StudyBook tablet PC for emerging markets

Apr 3, 01:15

Intel is set to push a tablet PC product codenamed StudyBook to target emerging markets and will adopt the same sales model as its Classmate PC, according to sources from PC players...

Most touch panel makers post losses for 4Q11, affecting 2011 performance, say sources

Apr 2, 16:19

Despite the increasing popularity of tablet PCs that has stirred up demand for touch panels, most touch panel solution makers have posted decreased profits or even significant losses...

Taiwan, Korea flat panel makers hiking TV panel prices

Mar 30, 01:15

Taiwan- and Korea-based flat panel makers have managed to raise prices of their 32-inch TV panels by US$2 on average recently with more hikes planned for other sizes in the second...

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...

IC distributor Zenitron posts record sales and profits in 2011

Mar 20, 14:48

Zenitron, which mainly distributes touch panel ICs and touch panels, and is also the sales agent for SanDisk, saw its consolidated revenues and net profits in 2011 hit new all-time...

Large-size LCD panel shipments increase 14.4% in February, says WitsView

Newswatch - Mar 20, 14:09

Global large-size panel shipments reached 59.58 million units in February, an increase of 14.4% on month, according to WitsView.

China panel makers gearing up development of AMOLED panels

Mar 14, 15:12

China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) both have been gearing up the development of AMOLED panels, according to media reports and industry sour...

LCD driver IC demand picking up

Mar 13, 01:30

The visibility of orders for small-size LCD panel driver ICs has extended through the end of the second quarter, thanks to a ramp-up in orders prior to new phone and tablet rollouts...

AUO lands panel orders for Apple 7.85-inch iPads, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 5, 11:57

AU Optronics (AUO) has landed LCD panel orders for Apple's planned 7.85-inch iPads, which are expected to be launched in the third quarter of 2012, according to a Chinese-language...

CMI to hike 39-inch LCD panel prices in March

Mar 1, 16:33

Chimei Innolux (CMI) reportedly has received consent from most of its clients to raise unit prices of 39-inch LCD panels by US$5 starting March, according to industry sources. CMI's...

Apple expected to unveil 16GB and 32GB iPad 3 as well as 8GB iPad 2 on March 7

Mar 1, 01:10

As Apple has scheduled an event on March 7, sources from its upstream supply chain pointed out that the company is expected to launch two iPad 3 models - a 16GB version and 32GB ve...