Global solar trade war to give Taiwan firms breathing room, says TSEC chairman

Dec 11, 15:49

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced the result of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on November 7, 2012. China-made...

Taiwan FTC fines four international ODD makers for cartel

Sep 21, 16:07

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on September 20 meted out fines totaling NT$54 million (US$1.84 million) in an antitrust probe against four major optical disk drive (ODD) make...

AUO shares rally despite US$500 million fine

Sep 21, 15:37

Shares of AU Optronics (AUO) rallied on the Taiwan stock market on September 21 although the US District Court for the Northern District of California handed down a verdict requiring...

European Commission to decide necessity of anti-dumping investigation in 45 days

Jul 30, 12:12

European Commission will decide in 45 days whether it will start an anti-dumping investigation on China-based solar firms. China-based vertically integrated solar firms have been...

Lite-On IT to cooperate with EC antitrust probe

Jul 27, 14:58

The European Commission (EC) will launch antitrust investigation of 13 companies supplying optical disc drives (ODDs) in the European Union market for alleged participation in worldwide...

China government faces dilemma over polysilicon anti-dumping investigations

Jul 20, 16:06

China government has accepted complaints of polysilicon dumping made by its solar firms against US- and South Korea-based competitors and may start anti-dumping investigations, according...

Asustek reportedly considers acquisition to expand in motherboard market

Jul 19, 01:25

As the global motherboard market has been seeing weak growth since 2005, Asustek Computer reportedly is considering acquisitions to further expand its economic scale in the motherboard...

AUO to appeal US price-fixing guilty verdict

Mar 14, 10:07

AU Optronics (AUO) has received the verdict in the case brought against the company and its executives by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The jury acquitted LJ Chen...

Commentary: Antitrust lawsuits dragging AUO to a watershed

Dec 9, 15:05

AU Optronics (AUO) has been taking a stand unlike other Taiwan-based rivals toward antitrust lawsuits lodged by related concerns including the US Department of Justice, the EU Commission...

Suntech responds to US solar trade petition

Oct 21, 09:57

Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding Solarworld's petition filed simultaneously with the US International Trade...

Chi Mei, CMI clarify AUO lawsuit comment

Sep 28, 10:46

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Chi Mei Group (CMG) have clarified that they have never made any official comments on AU Optronics' (AUO) price-fixing lawsuit in the US.

Chi Mei Group hopes AUO can win US price-fixing lawsuit

Sep 23, 14:48

The Chi Mei Group hopes that AU Optronics (AUO) can win the anti-trust lawsuit filed against the LCD panel maker by the US Justice Department, according to a Chi Mei executive.

HannStar reaches settlement agreement in price-fixing case

Sep 1, 11:24

TFT LCD maker HannStar Display has revealed it has reached a settlement agreement with buyers of its products over a price-fixing lawsuit against the company. It said that the plaintiffs...

LCD makers sued by KFTC

Aug 12, 10:00

Taiwan LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Hannstar Display and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) have all received "Examiner's Reports" from the Korea...

AUO reviewing Korea FTC report alleging violations in LCD market

Aug 10, 10:13

AU Optronics has received the Examiner's Report made by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) alleging the violation of competition rules in Korea conducted by a number of LCD manufacturers,...

HannStar president indicted in LCD price-fixing probe, says US Justice Department

Jan 14, 14:45

A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against the current president of HannStar Display for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix prices of TFT-LCD)...

Taiwan panel makers may cut purchases of Samsung components over EC fine row, says report

Newswatch - Dec 28, 15:54

Taiwan's panel makers reportedly are considering reducing purchases of passive components, such as multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs), from the Samsung Electronics group...

CMI will appeal against EC antitrust fine, says chairman

Dec 20, 15:05

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has received an official notification of an antitrust fine from the European Commission (EC), but the company will definitely appeal against it, according to...

AUO to appeal the price-fixing charges from European Commission, EU to fine Asia panel makers EUR649 million

Dec 9, 15:50

AU Optronics (AUO) plans to appeal at the Luxembourg general court against the European Commission's decision to fine TFT-LCD panel makers in Asia EUR649 million (US$858 million)...

AUO posts better-than-expected 3Q10 results despite absence of executives

Nov 1, 17:07

Despite the absence of its president LJ Chen, vice chairman HB Chen and Qisda president Hui Hsiung, AU Optronics (AUO) was able to turn in good results for the third quarter of 2010...

Former HannStar executive to be jailed for LCD price-fixing, says US Department of Justice

Oct 28, 10:54

A former executive from HannStar Display has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of TFT-LCD...

Ex-CMO executive indicted in LCD price fixing probe, says US Justice Department

Oct 15, 14:45

A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against a former executive of a Taiwan TFT-LCD producer for participating in a global conspiracy to fix prices of TFT-LCD...

AUO releases profit warning for 3Q10

Oct 11, 11:47

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced a plan to issue euro convertible bonds (ECBs) worth US$800 million for equipment purchase, and it has also released a profit warning for the third...

AUO, Qisda operation not affected by court decision to bar executives from travel out of the US

Aug 23, 11:53

With LJ Chen, president of panel maker AU Optronics, along with AUO vice chairman HB Chen and Qisda president Hui Hsiung being asked to surrender their passports during the trial...

AUO vows to defend itself in latest wave of antitrust lawsuits

Aug 19, 15:54

In the wake of a wave of antitrust legal actions from US states against the world's major LCD panel makers, Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) has said it is ready to defend itself in...

Arkansas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri file lawsuits against LCD panel makers

Aug 18, 17:06

Attorney generals of Arkansas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Missouri together filed a lawsuit against major TFT-LCD panel makers on August 17 in the US District Court in California...

Washington State joins antitrust lawsuit against LCD panel makers

Aug 17, 13:48

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...

More antitrust lawsuits awaiting LCD panel makers

Aug 13, 10:27

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...

CMI, AUO say they have not yet been served in New York in antitrust case

Aug 10, 09:58

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...