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Wednesday 10 November 2010
J Touch supplies 5.5-inch touch panel for tablet PC to Sharp
J Touch has landed touch panel orders for 5.5-inch tablet PCs from Japan-based Sharp, and the touch panel maker will mainly focus on supplying medium-size touch panels to Sharp and...
Monday 8 November 2010
Panic grips DRAM spot market after sharp price fall at contract market, says inSpectrum
Spot price for mainstream DRAM chips in the spot market posted a notable drop in the week November 1-5, as traders/brokers were shocked by a sharp price fall at the contract market,...
Thursday 16 September 2010
Taiwan and Japan flat panel makers lower utilization rates
Taiwan- and Japan-based flat panel makers began to reduce their production recently, lowering their capacity utilization rates to 60-70% on average, and even to below 50% for some...
Monday 13 September 2010
Toshiba to rank second among Japan-based LCD TV vendors in 2010
Toshiba is narrowing its LCD TV shipment gap with Sharp and is expected to exceed Sharp and rank second among Japan-based LCD TV vendors in 2010.
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Washington State joins antitrust lawsuit against LCD panel makers
Washington State attorney general Rob McKenna joined the antitrust action against major TFT-LCD panel makers on August 12, and filed a lawsuit accusing Samsung Electronics, LG Display...
Friday 13 August 2010
More antitrust lawsuits awaiting LCD panel makers
Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan, following her New York state counterpart's recent move, filed an antitrust action on August 10 against 22 major technology companies, including...
Tuesday 10 August 2010
CMI, AUO say they have not yet been served in New York in antitrust case
Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optonics (AUO) have both declined to comment on an antitrust lawsuit the State of New York has filed against them for allegedly fixing prices for LCD pa...
Monday 2 August 2010
Sharp reports net profit for fiscal 1Q10
Sharp has announced net profit of 10.6 billion yen (US$122.91 million) for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended on June 30, a significant improvement from net loss of 25.2 billion...
Friday 2 July 2010
Japan-based solar companies increase solar cell procurement and outsourcing from Taiwan makers
Japan-based solar companies including Sanyo Electric, Sharp and Kyocera are expected to increase outsourcing and procurement of solar cells, and Taiwan's manufacturers, strategically...
Friday 25 June 2010
Japan TV vendors come to Taiwan to secure LED supply
Amid the surging demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs, Japanese TV vendors recently visited Taiwan to secure LED supplies. LED packaging houses including Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto...
Thursday 17 June 2010
Global LED TV shipments to reach 31.6 million units in 2010, says Digitimes Research
Global LED-backlit LCD TV shipments are expected to reach 31.6 million units in 2010, up from 3.6 million units in 2009, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Radiant expects LCM shipments to reach 3 million units in 2Q10
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects its LCD module (LCM) shipments to reach almost three million units in the second quarter of 2010 with major...
Monday 12 April 2010
Sharp develops 4-primary-color 3D LCD
Sharp has developed a four-primary-color 3D LCD featuring what it claims to be the industry's highest brightness with low crosstalk (undesirable double-contour "ghost" images)...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Sharp develops 3D touchscreen LCD - switchable between 2D and 3D modes
Sharp Corporation has developed a 3D touchscreen LCD featuring the industry's highest brightness that can switch between 2D and 3D modes. Users can view 3D images without the need...
Tuesday 23 March 2010
TPV obtains LCD TV orders from Sharp through Mitsui, say sources
TPV Technology has obtained OEM orders for LCD TVs from Sharp through Japan-based Mitsui & Co, according to industry sources in Taiwan.