DIGITIMES regularly interviews leading industry executives, inviting them to talk frankly about the technology issues and the business challenges that need to be addressed in an industry that is marked by constant change. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and issues face-to-face, via email or during a conference call, especially for companies that are targeting the Greater China market.
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E-paper as third pillar of display industry: Q&A with EIH chairman Johnson Lee
The output value of e-paper products may be relatively small as compared to those from LCD or OLED, e-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) has managed...
Mini LED opportunities: Q&A with Epistar president Fan Chin-yung
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar sets high hopes on mini LED applications. It has been keen to improve every step of the manufacturing process for mini...
Higher ppi displays crucial for AR/VR: Q&A with INT chairman David Chu
Taiwan-based Innovative and Transformation (INT) is a knowledge-based company dedicated to developing glass-based display devices with ultra-high pixel density...
Commercial inkjet printed OLED displays may come in 2 years: Q&A with Merck CEO of performance materials Kai Beckmann
Merck demonstrated its materials and technologies at the recently concluded CES 2020, focusing on four major aspects - smart city, immersive displays, in-memory...
The K Group mission: Q&A with Foxconn display chief Jyh-chau Wang
Former Innolux chairman Jyh-chau Wang, with nearly 30 years of experience in the flat panel industry, has recently been appointed by Foxconn Electronics chairman...
Smart car era gives opportunity for latecomers with domain know-how, says professor
The advent of the smart car era is providing an overtaking opportunity for latecomers that can master domain know-how at the client end and know how to develop...
Eyeing the top notch of the FPD industry: Q&A with Tianma president Sun Yongmao
For the small- and medium-size panel industry, China's Tianma Microelectronics is definitely a star that outshone Japan Display (JDI) to become the world's largest...
Creating user value: Q&A with EIH chairman Frank Ko
E Ink Holding (EIH) has been a pioneer in the development of electrophoretic display (EPD) technology and consequently become a primary e-paper solution supplier...
Linde LienHwa making new gas production investments in Taiwan
Linde LienHwa, a joint venture between the Germany-based Linde Group and Taiwan-based LienHwa Industrial, is a manufacturer of bulk and electronic specialty gases...
The strengths of Gorilla Glass 5: Q&A with Corning executive James Hollis
Corning in late July released its latest cover glass, Gorilla Glass 5, to provide better protection for mobile devices against breakage from everyday drops. in...
Quantum dot panel, lighting technology: Q&A with QD Vision
With increasing competition from AMOLED, TFT LCD display manufacturers are beginning to look to quantum dot technology to improve color performance. According...
Taiwan panel makers still competitive: Q&A with AUO president Paul Peng
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) saw its business operation swing from total net loss of more than NT$130 billion (US$4.3 billion) during 10...
Rising demand for large-size TVs beneficial to polarizer makers: Q&A with Ho Jau-yang, chairman of CMMT
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components and material for the flat panel industry. Digitimes recently...
Future developments in the TFT LCD panel industry: Q&A with Innolux chairman
The TFT LCD panel industry is continuing to intensify as market demand is increasing, bringing competition between Korea-, Japan-, Taiwan- and China-based panel...
The possibilities of Willow glass: Q&A with Corning executives Alan Eusden and Dipak Chowdhury
Corning Glass is one of the world's leading makers in specialty glass. One of its latest products is the Willow glass, which promises to enable the commercialization...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MEMS-based digital micro shutters as an alternative to LCD: Q&A with display start-up Pixtronix founder Nesbitt Hagood
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...
Interview with Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview Taiwan's new Economics Minister Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, to discuss current issues being handled by Taiwan's Ministry...
The prospects for medium-size-panels: Q&A with HannStar Display president David Joe
HannStar Display, whose second 3G LCD panel plant has just been taken over by Wintek, has recently been dogged by rumors that it is also seeking to sell off its...
TPO Displays aiming for record performance in 2008: Q&A with company CEO William Chang
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview William Chang, CEO and president of Taiwan-based small- to medium-size panel maker TPO Displays, during which...
Solar energy business an imperative: Q&A with CMO president Jau-Yang Ho
Apart from continuously growing its core business, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), a Taiwan-based LCD panel maker, now is expanding into the solar energy market...
