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Realtime news
  • TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong

    Bits + chips | 1h 42min ago

  • Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines

    IT + CE | 2h 37min ago

  • Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA

    Bits + chips | 2h 46min ago

  • Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView

    Displays | 2h 47min ago

  • Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13

    IT + CE | 2h 49min ago

  • MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance

    Bits + chips | 3h 2min ago

  • Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013

    Mobile + telecom | 3h 4min ago

  • Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13

    Bits + chips | 3h 6min ago

  • Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels

    Displays | 3h 8min ago

  • Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA

    Before Going to Press | 3h ago

  • Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView

    Before Going to Press | 3h 4min ago

  • Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May

    Before Going to Press | 3h 5min ago

  • Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013

    Before Going to Press | 3h 6min ago

  • TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13

    Before Going to Press | 3h 6min ago

  • Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms

    Before Going to Press | 3h 9min ago

  • Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%

    Before Going to Press | 3h 9min ago

  • HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market

    Before Going to Press | 3h 11min ago

  • Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013

    Before Going to Press | 3h 21min ago

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Trends in China IC design industry in 2013
2013 TFT LCD industry and market outlook
  • 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast

    Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.

  • Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market

    Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.

  • Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry

    Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.