Panel profitability may improve in 4Q12, but demand likely to drop in 1Q13

Dec 10, 22:36

With revenues rising, Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are expected to see profitability improve in the fourth quarter. But demand from clients may drop in the first quarter of 2013,...

Innolux tops 3Q12 panel suppliers for China-based TV vendors, says paper

Nov 20, 16:14

Innolux, which recently changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI), was the largest supplier of panels for China-based TV vendors during the third quarter of 2012, a China-based Beijing...

Innolux to focus more on developing IPS wide viewing angle panel technology

Nov 15, 15:35

Innolux Corporation, which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, is planning to focus more on developing in-plane switching (IPS) wide viewing angle panels in...

Innolux optimistic about the panel industry in 2013, says CEO

Nov 14, 21:35

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14) is optimistic about the panel industry in 2013 and is progressing well with its new products,...

CMI officially announces name change

Nov 14, 20:48

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has officially announced that it will switch back to its former name Innolux Corporation, making November 14, 2012 the last day the company will go by the name...

AUO, CMI land orders for TV panels in 2013

Nov 2, 11:24

AU Optronics (AUO) has obtained orders for as many as six million LCD TV panels to be shipped in 2013 to Sony while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to receive orders to supply 30%...

CMI to focus on Ultra HD TV panels for product differentiation in 2013

Nov 1, 19:22

Chimei Innolux (CMI) will strive for product differentiation by offering Ultra HD (4Kx2K) TV panels in 2013 and expects prices for Ultra HD TVs to drop from 3-5 times those for Full...

CMI likely to swing back to profitability in 4Q12, say sources

Oct 31, 14:22

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to swing back to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2012, as a significant reduction in labor costs will help ramp up its gross...

CMI 3Q12 revenues rise 15% sequentially

Oct 31, 10:30

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced its third quarter 2012 results. Combined net sales for the third quarter 2012 amounted to NT$129.552 billion (US$4.43 billion),...

CMI changes name back to Innolux

Oct 30, 16:17

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced that it will switch back to its former name Innolux Corporation. due to the company no longer acting solely as a panel company, but rather as a...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD panel makers face serious challenges from China competitors

Oct 16, 10:52

Throughout the last year, the influence of China-based panel makers' increased production capacity has been increasing, especially when it comes to LCD TV panels. As 8.5G production...

CMI, AUO expected to see shrinking 3Q12 net operating losses

Oct 15, 14:41

Mainly due to better than expected sales of LCD TVs in the China market during the early October holidays, Taiwan-based TV panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO)...

Taiwan panel makers face more losses, say observers

Oct 11, 14:41

Panel market observers are maintaining apprehensive viewpoints about the future of Taiwan's panel industry, claiming that unless its makers' shipments increase drastically during...

CMI September revenues hit 2012 high

Oct 11, 10:34

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced that its consolidated revenues for September 2012 reached NT$45.4 billion (US$1.5 billion), the company's highest monthly consolidated revenues...

CMI remains top supplier of panels to China-based TV vendors

Oct 9, 10:21

Chimei Innolux (CMI) still remains the top LCD TV panel supplier to China-based TV vendors and is expected to continue doing so throughout the end of 2012 due to the company's product...

CMI, AUO 4Q12 operations subject to risks of high TV panel inventory levels

Oct 9, 10:17

Taiwan-based Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are likely to face excessive supply of their LCD TV panel products in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to expected releases...

Panel makers look to continued shipment momentum in October

Oct 2, 10:56

Having enjoyed strong sales to China in August and September, Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are hoping sales of LCD TVs in China during the October 1 holidays will be robust enough...

AUO, CMI expected to see increased revenues in September, October

Oct 2, 10:45

TFT-LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are expected to see increased consolidated revenues for September and October mainly due to orders from China-based...

CMI to ramp up 39-inch TV panels, including 4Kx2K models, in 2013

Oct 1, 13:02

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is likely to expand its production of 39-inch TV panels to over one million units a month in 2013 compared to 800,000 units currently, as current market demand...

CMI, AUO have low AMOLED yields, say sources

Sep 24, 14:59

Taiwan-based panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are continuing to be proactive in producing small- and medium-sized AMOLED panels but are still facing challenges...

CMI striving to reduce impact of quantitative easing on 4Q12 performance, says spokesperson

Sep 20, 16:21

Taiwan's panel industry is worried that the US Federal Reserve's third round of quantitative easing, known as QE3, will cause the Taiwan dollar to increase in value.

Panel makers speed up glasses free 3D 4Kx2K panel production

Sep 19, 01:10

Japan-, China- and Taiwan-based panel makers are reportedly speeding up production of glasses-free 3D 4Kx2K panels in order to compete better with Korea-based AMOLED panel makers,...

CMI nearly at full capacity, says chairman

Sep 19, 01:05

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reached nearly full production capacity at all of its plants due to increasing global demand for small- and medium-size products as well as increasing TV...

CMI and AUO continue to benefit from product differentiation

Sep 17, 16:09

Taiwan-based LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are continuing to see benefits from their product differentiation strategies, which include producing TV...

Samsung reducing shipments of 43- and 48-inch TV panels, say sources

Sep 17, 14:18

Samsung Electronics has been reducing its shipments of 43- and 48-inch LCD TV panels as rivals Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are ramping up their shipments of 39- and...

CMI runs at nearly full capacity to meet China TV demand

Sep 12, 15:52

Taiwan-based TV panel makers have been reporting increased orders from China-based TV vendors to meet growing demand for the October 1 holidays in China, according to industry sour...

CMI August shipments of large-sized panels hit record

Sep 10, 11:17

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) shipped 13.893 million large-sized panels in August, its highest monthly volume on record, according to the company.

Taiwan-based panel makers are still the main providers of TV panels for China-based TV vendors

Sep 7, 01:00

Taiwan-based panel makers are still maintaining their positions as the main TV panel providers for China-based TV vendors. This is because of the panel makers' increased cooperation...

CMI to focus more on large-sized 4Kx2K panel production, say sources

Sep 6, 15:03

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is focusing on 4Kx2K technology for use in large-sized LCD panels more than on OLED technology due to poor yield rates and low prospects for OLED, sources with...

Asia-based panel makers move away from small-sized TV panel production

Sep 4, 15:23

Taiwan- and Korea-based panel makers are slowly shifting away from focusing on producing low-priced 32-inch sized LCD TV panels to producing high-end panels, according to industry...

CMI becomes world's first mass producer of 4Kx2K panels

Sep 4, 01:20

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) will have 4Kx2K high-definition (HD) panels mass produced and ready for sale by early October, making it the world's first mass...

Taiwan panel makers continue ramping up production of new size panels

Aug 30, 13:49

Taiwan's top-2 LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) will continue to ramp up the production ratio of new-size TV applications to fend off increasing competition...

CMI to showcase 5-inch Full HD panel module with 443ppi

Aug 29, 01:10

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is planning to showcase its new 5-inch Full HD panel module with a 443ppi for the first time at Touch Taiwan.

Market observers react differently to CMI cash injection plans

Aug 23, 16:01

Market observers have mixed feelings about the direction for major Taiwan-based panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) in the second half of 2012.