Last update: Monday 10 December 2012 [358 news items]
CMI, AUO and CPT gear up for Touch Taiwan
Aug 22, 15:57
Major Taiwan-based panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are gearing up for Touch Taiwan where they will feature some of their latest products.
CMI sees increased panel orders for use in smartphones and tablet PCs
Aug 21, 01:50
Taiwan-based panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) is seeing increased orders for small- and medium-sized panels used in smartphones and tablet PCs during the third quarter, according...
Taiwan panel makers see handset panel shipments increasing in 3Q12
Aug 17, 14:16
Taiwan-based panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display have seen increasing shipments of handset-use panels in the third quarter of 2012...
CMI suffers 50% decline in touch panel revenues in 2Q12 due to product delays
Aug 8, 16:05
Chimei Innolux (CMI) saw sharp declines in revenues from touch panels in the second quarter mainly because of customers adjusting their products as well as delaying them to the market,...
CMI to hold earnings meeting on August 7
Aug 2, 16:24
Chimei-Innolux (CMI) will hold a shareholders meeting on August 7 to discuss its second quarter earnings as well as its operations outlook for the second half of the year.
E Ink recruits former CMI CFO Eddie Chen
Aug 2, 16:09
E-paper provider E Ink has recruited Chimei Innolux's (CMI) former CFO Eddie Chen as its new CFO and spokesman. E Ink will hold its second quarter shareholders meeting on August 7...
CMI to benefit from smartphone market in China
Aug 1, 01:10
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is looking to bump up profits in the second half of 2012 by focusing its small-sized panel shipments on China in order to meet increasing demand for smartphone...
CMI increases panel orders through emerging markets
Jul 31, 01:10
Taiwan-based panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has been tackling emerging markets with a focus on acquiring panel orders for tablets used in the educational sector, said sources.
Panel makers will still face losses this year, say sources
Jul 27, 11:54
Panel makers will continue to face challenges and will most likely see losses continue until the end of this year due to increased competition and economic instabilities, said industry...
Taiwan panel makers see drop in market value
Jul 25, 15:03
Taiwan's four largest panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Hannstar Display have all reported stock prices below NT$10 (US$0.30)...

CMI benefits from Nokia decrease in suppliers
Jul 25, 01:25
Nokia has been lowering its number of suppliers due to decreasing orders for its products. The company has now centralized most of its orders to Chimei Innolux (CMI), which is causing...
Chimei Materials to release new products in 4Q12
Jul 25, 01:05
Chimei Innolux's (CMI) new 39- and 50-inch panels are seeing increasing sales, giving its polarizer supplier, Chimei Materials, a bump in revenues along with motivation to release...
Jul 19, 11:12
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) will raise funds through issuing new shares worth NT$16.25 billion (US$542.8 million) of which 10% will be reserved for subscription...
Chi Mei Corporation proposes to change CMI name
Jul 17, 01:00
Chi Mei Corporation proposed changing the name of Chimei Innolux when it decided to give the Hon Hai (Foxconn) Group full control of the LCD panel maker, according to Chi Mei Corporation...
CMI June shipments, revenues down
Jul 12, 15:58
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) shipped 11.94 million large-sized panels and 30.12 million small- to medium-sized panels in June, decreasing on month by 2.3%...
CMI TOD solution to pose challenges for top touch panel makers
Jul 10, 01:10
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is set to begin mass producing its Touch on Display (TOD) touch screen panels, which will pose challenges for major panel makers such as TPK and Wintek as well...

Panel prices to rise this month due to increasing demands and product portfolio adjustments
Jul 10, 01:00
Panel prices are expected to rise throughout July and August due to increasing global panel demand and supply adjustments being made by panel makers.
CMI recruiting more employees due to company brain drain
Jul 5, 15:19
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has revealed that it is recruiting roughly 3,000 new workers not only to meet increasing panel orders, but more so due to a brain drain that the maker is facin...

CMI to recruit 3,000 more workers to increase production capacity
Jul 4, 01:55
Chimei Innolux (CMI) will recruit 3,000 new workers in July in order to expand its touch panel production capacity amid growing market demand.
CMI to increase sales through the auto industry
Jul 3, 14:58
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is looking to boost panel sales by tackling the vehicle display market via cooperation with America- and Europe-based car makers such as GM, Audi, BMW and Volv...
CMI chooses new independent director
Jun 29, 14:35
Chimei Innolux (CMI) recently gained a lot of attention in the IT industry as it is choosing a new director along with two new supervisors and one independent director.
Foxconn aims to land iTV orders by investing in Sharp, says CMI former executive
Jun 29, 01:30
Foxconn Electronics' investment in Sharp is aimed at securing iTV orders from Apple, which will be a positive development for the flat panel industry if the strategy works, according...
AUO and CMI to start mass producing AMOLED panels in the second half of 2012
Jun 26, 01:35
Taiwan-based panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei-Innolux (CMI) have reportedly begun increasing research and development for AMOLED panels as well as furthering cooperation...
China and Taiwan TV panel competition increasing as new panel sizes are produced
Jun 25, 16:04
LCD TV competition will be heating up this summer as China-based panel manufacturers such as China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) will be producing new TV panel sizes in order...
CMI indicates 2012 TV panel shipments to China to reach 19-20 million units
Jun 20, 15:07
Taiwan-based panel makers such as Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) are expected to benefit as Bai Weimin, vice president of the China Video Industry Association (CVIA),...

Taiwan premier expresses concern over LCD losses
Jun 15, 11:57
Taiwan's premier Sean Chen has expressed concern over the heavy losses incurred by local LCD makers in 2011, saying it is time the government extend necessary help to the panel ind...

CMI to supply OGS touch panels for Asustek Taichi
Jun 13, 01:30
Medium- and large-size One Glass Solution (OGS) touch panels have been in high demand. AU Optronics (AUO) has successfully obtained orders from Acer and Lenovo while Chimei Innolux...

Demand for high resolution notebook panels expected to increase, says panel maker
Jun 13, 01:25
Apple has introduced the new MacBook Pro with 15.4-inch display and resolution at 2880 by 1800 pixels. Panel makers expect increasing demand for high resolution panels as non-Apple...
CMI expanding touch senor capacity
Jun 12, 01:25
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has been expanding its production capacity of touch sensors to meet an expected increase in demand for touch screens arising from Windows 8 and Ultrabook PCs,...

CMI expected to benefit from growing demand for LCD TVs in China in 2H12
Jun 6, 01:25
As the China government's energy-saving subsidies and the 2012 London Olympic Games are expected to stimulate sales of LCD TVs in the China market in the second half of 2012, Taiwan-based...
AUO, CMI to gear up shipments of 4Kx2K panels in 2H12
May 30, 15:47
Panel makers such as AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Sharp plan to step up shipments of 4096 by 2160 (4Kx2K) high resolution panels in the second half of 2012 to compete...

CMI OLED panels ready for mass production in 4Q12
May 30, 10:23
Chimei Innolux (CMI) will be displaying its latest line of OLED displays at the SID Display Week 2012, with the panels scheduled to be mass produced starting in the fourth quarter...
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
May 24, 01:15
Asustek Computer will launch three models of its ZenBook Prime lineup, the UX21A, UX31A and UX32VD, in June, featuring full HD IPS panels from Chimei Innolux (CMI). Asustek aims to...
CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
May 22, 01:35
Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO), the two largest Taiwan-based makers of TFT-LCD panels, will have decreasing production costs mainly through gradual reduction in depreciation...
Chi Mei Group to officially exit the board of directors of CMI
May 16, 01:25
One member of Chi Mei Corporation's board of directors (a subsidiary of the Chi Mei Group) and two supervisors simultaneously resigned their positions at LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux...

Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
Displays | 1min ago
Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
IT + CE | 14min ago
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
IT + CE | 19min ago
One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
IT + CE | 23min ago
China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
Displays | 37min ago
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | May 22, 22:13
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | May 22, 22:01
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | May 22, 21:46
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | May 22, 21:44
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | May 22, 21:42
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | May 22, 21:00
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | May 22, 20:49
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | May 22, 20:43
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | May 22, 20:41
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | May 22, 20:39
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | May 22, 20:36
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:16
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:03
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
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Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.


















