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Friday 5 February 2016
AUO starts shipping bezel-less Ultra HD TV panels in 1Q16
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) began shipping Ultra HD TV curved and flat panels without bezels for use in high-end LCD TVs in the first quarter of 2016 using GOA (gate driver...
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Increasing adoption of Ultra HD panels for notebooks may push down prices
As notebook brand vendors including Asustek Computer, Lenovo, Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Micro-Star International (MSI) have been using Ultra HD panels for their high-end models,...
Monday 11 January 2016
HD on the rise in notebook displays, says IHS
With demand for notebooks stagnating due to the economic downturn and the rise of tablets, notebook brands and panel makers are increasingly turning to higher display resolutions...
Monday 28 December 2015
With AMOLED on the rise, Full HD screens proliferate further in 3Q15, says IHS
Full HD panels reached a record 21% of the smartphone display market in the third quarter of 2015, due in large part to increases in AMOLED panel adoption by Samsung Electronics and...
Thursday 24 December 2015
ChipMOS to expand production capacity for LCD driver ICs
Packaging and testing company ChipMOS Technologies is expected to expand production capacity for LCD driver ICs during 2016 as the company is positive about Ultra HD TV demand, according...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
5-inch HD open cell panel pricing rising
Five-inch HD open cell panel pricing is increasing due to recent moves from makers to reduce capacity.
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Smartphone panel suppliers to increase LTPS capacity and turn further to Full HD market in 2016, says WitsView
Since 2013, major LCD panel makers have continually invested in fabs producing LTPS LCD panels to capture demand in the high-end smartphone market. According to WitsView, global LTPS...
Wednesday 14 October 2015
Apple updates iMac family with new Ultra HD and 5K Retina displays
Apple has updated the entire iMac family, bringing a new Retina Ultra HD display to the 21.5-inch iMac for the first time and the Retina 5K display to every 27-inch iMac. The updated...
Friday 14 August 2015
China market: 5.5-inch Full HD to be widely used in CNY1,000 smartphones in 2016
While 5-inch HD (720 by 1280) is currently the mainstream touch panel standard for China-made smartphones priced at the CNY1,000 (US$158) level in the China market, China-based vendors...
Friday 24 July 2015
5.5-inch Full HD panel modules drop to US$17 for July, down from US$24 in 1Q15, says firm
5.5-inch Full HD panel modules have dropped to US$17 in July, down from US$24 at the beginning of 2015, according to research firm Sigmaintell Consulting.
Monday 20 July 2015
China push for LTPS expansion likely to affect HD panel pricing, says MIC
HD panels were the market mainstream among China's newly released smartphone models and smartphone shipments in the second half of 2014. As HD panels have become a mainstay, several...
Wednesday 1 July 2015
China market: HD leads over Full HD in May smartphone sales, says firm
In May 2015, 32.6% of smartphone sales in China were for HD units while 21.4% were for Full HD, according to a new report from Sigmaintell Consulting.
Monday 22 June 2015
Microsoft looking to charge extra licensing fees for high-end notebooks
Microsoft has been talking to notebook brand vendors about the licensing of Windows 10 recently and is planning to charge extra fees for notebook models with high-end hardware such...
Tuesday 9 June 2015
4K TV shipments grow 400% in 1Q15, with penetration estimated at 20% for 2015
Ultra HD (4K) LCD TV shipments grew nearly 400% on year to reach 4.7 million units worldwide in the first quarter of 2015. Volume barely dropped from the seasonally strong fourth...
Monday 8 June 2015
5-inch and FHD displays gaining market share in 2015, says firm
The development of the smartphone market has plateaued after many years of high growth, and the on-year shipment growth for 2015 is expected to slow down. According to WitsView, smartphones...