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Wednesday 6 August 2025
China's rise is closing in on Samsung's TV dominance
Samsung Electronics has long dominated the global TV market, but Chinese TV brands have grown rapidly in recent years, steadily challenging Samsung's top spot. As of the first half...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Largan sees 31% revenue jump in July on new smartphone rollouts, eyes 3Q expansion
Largan Precision posted July 2025 revenue of NT$5.413 billion (approx. US$181 million), up 31% from June but unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the first seven months...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
BenQ Materials hikes polarizer prices 10% as currency volatility bites
Polarizer manufacturer BenQ Materials will continue to optimize toward a high-value-added product structure amid a sluggish peak season for the display industry in the third quarter...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
China's Sanan Optoelectronics to acquire Dutch LED company Lumileds for US$239 million
On August 4, 2025, Sanan Optoelectronics partnered with Malaysia's Inari Amertron Berhad to acquire Dutch LED company Lumileds for US$239 million, expanding Sanan's presence in the...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Innolux posts wider 2Q25 loss, cautions on weaker second-half demand due to tariff risks
Taiwanese display manufacturer Innolux reported a net loss in the second quarter of 2025, with core operations remaining in the red for the fourth consecutive quarter. The company...
Monday 4 August 2025
iPhone 16 demand powers lens makers, but 4Q25 is the real test
Apple reported strong iPhone sales in its fiscal third-quarter 2025 earnings, pushing overall revenue higher and triggering a ramp-up in shipments across the optical lens supply chain...
Monday 4 August 2025
BOE faces Pentagon review over possible Chinese military ties under new US defense bill
The US Congress has added a new clause to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), requiring the Pentagon to evaluate whether BOE Technology — China's top display panel...
Monday 4 August 2025
Tariff relief? Taiwan's lens makers are watching something else
Taiwan's optics sector is cautiously optimistic after temporary tariffs were announced, with most firms saying current rates align with expectations. Ability Opto-Electronics Technology...
Monday 4 August 2025
Innolux starts mass production of FOPLP, eyes monthly shipments surge by 2H25
Taiwanese display maker Innolux has officially entered volume production of its fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) technology, a cornerstone of its broader transformation strategy...
Monday 4 August 2025
How will Taiwan's panel giants adapt to the 20% tariffs?
On July 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order slapping Taiwan with a 20% reciprocal tariff. Taiwanese President William Lai stated that this is a "temporary"...
Monday 4 August 2025
Innolux edges past HKC in global LCD TV panel race, 1H25 shipments reshuffle rankings
Early panel procurement, fueled by US tariffs and China's "trade-in" incentives, drove up global LCD TV panel shipments and total shipment area in the first half of 2025. Taiwan's...
Saturday 2 August 2025
Samsung Display loses foldable OLED top spot to BOE; 1Q25 revenue rises 2% on non-phone demand
Global overall OLED panel revenue saw modest year-over-year growth in the first quarter of 2025, buoyed by rising demand across emerging segments such as augmented reality glasses,...
Friday 1 August 2025
AUO reorganizes top team; Paul Peng, Frank Ko to co-lead groupwide strategy

AU Optronics (AUO) posted second-quarter 2025 revenue of NT$69.24 billion (approx. US$2.31 billion), marking a 4.0% decline from...

Thursday 31 July 2025
Taiwan's Coretronic sees mixed Q325 outlook on tariff uncertainty, currency volatility
Coretronic Corporation expects a divergence in performance across its two core product segments in the third quarter of 2025, with energy-saving solutions projected to rebound while...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Samsung chip operating profit plunges 90% amid memory inventory and low foundry utilization

Samsung Electronics announced its official financial results for the second...