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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
19:09 (GMT+8)
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Lite-On to focus on energy segments in future Sep 30, 12:04 With Wistron acquiring Lite-On Technology's display business, the company expects its revenues performance will drop, but gross margin will rise during the initial stage. Read more |
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LG Display lowers 3Q08 guidance Sep 10, 16:09 LG Display (LGD) has lowered its outlook for the third quarter of 2008, saying earnings for the period are unlikely to meet its initial guidance due to the sluggish global economy and falling LCD panel prices. Read more |
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Chartered expected to display half-node 40nm process at technology forum in Taiwan Sep 3, 11:43 Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, which holds an annual technology forum hold at Hsinchu, Taiwan, today (September 3), is expected to display its latest process nodes including both 45nm and 40nm at the event. Read more |
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Growth will vary in Taiwan's IC design sector in 3Q Aug 5, 13:42 While the third quarter is the peak season for the Taiwan IC design market, this year expectations are not high, with players in the PC related field being more optimistic than those in the telecom segment, followed by the handset, consumers electronics and TFT-LCD displays segments, in that order, according to market sources. Read more |
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Booming e-book sales to drive display demand, iSuppli says Jul 24, 11:26 Worldwide e-book display shipments will rise to 18.3 million units in 2012, increasing at a remarkable 161% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 150,000 units in 2007, iSuppli predicts. Global e-book display revenue is forecast to reach US$291.2 million by 2012, rising at a CAGR of 143% from US$3.5 million in 2007. Read more |
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Pixel Qi eyes Taiwan Jul 10, 16:32 Mary Lou Jepsen, the former chief technology officer for One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) recently visited Taiwan looking to raise money for her new company Pixel Qi, while also laying the groundwork for setting up a subsidiary for the company in Taiwan. Read more |
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LG Display orders to boost Optimax sales Jul 3, 01:10 Optimax Technology is expected to see a big boost in June and July sales as it has started shipping LCD polarizers to LG Display for large-size LCD TVs, according to company sources. Read more |
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PND-use display shipments to top 60 million units in 2010, says iSuppli Jun 23, 14:25 Small- to medium-size display shipments to the PND segment are expected to almost double to 60.2 million units in 2010 from 30.6 million in 2007, thanks to declining prices for displays, rising demand, and increased capacity, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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NEC and Elpida to establish display driver IC joint venture Jun 20, 15:52 NEC Electronics and Elpida Memory have announced they have agreed to form a joint venture in the field of display driver ICs. The basic agreement is the result of an alignment of views between NEC, which aims to grow its display driver IC business by boosting production efficiency, and Elpida, which aims to efficiently utilize its 12-inch production line, according to the companies. Read more |
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AUO not worried about changing ties among competitors and clients Jun 19, 11:20 In the face of reshuffled relationships among competitors and clients in the display industry, AU Optronics (AUO) is not too worried that its long-term ties with clients will be much affected, according to company executive vice president Paul Peng. Read more |
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Wintek seeking NT$16 billion for capacity expansion and loan repayments Jun 16, 10:46 Wintek, a small- to medium-size LCD panel supplier, is seeking to source as much as NT$16 billion (US$526 million) through the issuing of global depository receipts (GDRs) and private placement to fund capacity expansion and the repaying of loans. Read more |
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CMO claims will outpace industry average in capacity expansion in 2008 Jun 16, 10:42 Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) claims its 2008 capacity expansion will outpace the LCD panel industry average, thanks to the ramp-up at its 6G and 7G lines, according to company president Jau-Yang Ho. Read more |
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Corning sees LCD TV market on course for significant growth through 2009 Jun 13, 10:23 Corning still sees the worldwide LCD TV market heading towards significant growth through 2009 despite the weak economy in the US, according to Alan T Eusden, president of Corning Display Technologies Taiwan. Read more |
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CPT to volume produce 15.6-inch panels by end of 3Q08 Jun 12, 15:11 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has developed a 16:9 15.6-inch notebook-use LCD panel, volume production of which will start by the end of the third quarter at its 6G plant, according to company president Chuang-Yi Chiu. Read more |
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CMO remains optimistic about 2H08 Jun 12, 12:11 Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) remains optimistic about the LCD panel market in the second half of the year, and has no plans to lower its 2008 forecasts, according to company president Jau-Yang Ho. Read more |
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AUO to decide on substrate size for 10G-or-above lines in 2H08; CMO has no timetable Jun 12, 11:46 AU Optronics (AUO) president LJ Chen has revealed that the company will decide on the substrate size for its 10G-or-above LCD panel line in the second half of 2008 so that volume production can start by the beginning of 2012. But fellow competitor Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has no timetable for deciding whether it will build a 10G or 11G fab, according to CMO Jau-Yang Ho. Read more |
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Display Taiwan 2008: Shanghai Tianma showcases LCDs for the first time at the show Jun 12, 10:04 China-based LCD panel maker Shanghai Tianma Microelectronics is showing its 2.2-7-inch applications at Display Taiwan 2008, the first time the company has ever participated in the show. Read more |
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AUO to start volume production of 65-inch LCD panels in 3Q08 Jun 12, 10:02 AU Optronics (AUO) will start volume production of 65-inch LCD panels in the third quarter, with the company expecting stronger demand from the public information display (PID) segment than from the TV sector, according to company president LJ Chen. Read more |
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Display Taiwan 2008: PID a major focus for AUO Jun 11, 11:10 AU Optronics (AUO) is demonstrating at Display Taiwan 2008 in Taipei from June 11-13 its latest products and technologies, such as in-cell multi-touch panels, a 65-inch full HD portrait LCD for PIDs (public information displays), and 52-inch TV panels with built-in third-generation AMVA technology. Read more |
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CPT licenses ITRI OTFT technology for flexible display development Jun 11, 10:53 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has revealed that it has received authorization from the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to use the institute's organic TFT (OTFT) technology in the company's development of active-matrix flexible displays. Read more |
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Display Taiwan 2008: CMO emphasizes slimness and eco-friendliness Jun 11, 10:50 Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is showcasing at Display Taiwan 2008 its eco-friendly 42-inch 120Hz ultra-high-contrast LCD panel, which the company calls the thinnest in the world. Also on display is an ultra-slim, high brightness and energy-saving 13.3-inch WLED-backlit widescreen LCD panel and a full range of slim-profile, energy-saving widescreen panels of the 16:9 format. Read more |
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Photonics Festival and Display Taiwan expos to kick off in Taipei Jun 10, 12:06 Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2008, along with Display Taiwan 2008, will kick off on June 12 and run until June 13, at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC). Read more |
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Flexible display market to reach US$2.8 billion by 2013, says iSuppli Jun 10, 12:00 Flexible displays are playing an increasingly important role in the global high-tech industry, serving as the crucial enabling technology for a new generation of portable devices designed to combine mobility with compelling user interfaces. Due to the arrival of Polymer Vision's Readius pocket-sized e-reader and other such products, iSuppli forecasts the total flexible display market will reach US$2.8 billion by 2013, a 35-times expansion from about US$80 million in 2007. Read more |
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AUO to exhibit green technologies at Display Taiwan 2008 Jun 9, 17:15 AU Optronics (AUO) has unveiled what it claims to be the world's thinnest 13.3-inch TFT LCD, the world's lightest 46-inch TFT LCD with CCFL backlight, and the world's most power-saving 10.2-inch TFT LCD. Read more |
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AUO claims 30% of general display market Jun 6, 12:03 AU Optronics (AUO) has a 30% share of the general display market, a segment including all applications that do not fall into the IT, TV or consumer electronics category, according to Paul Peng, the company's executive vice president of global business. Read more |
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AUO unveils convex curved display Jun 5, 17:02 AU Optronics (AUO) has announced what it calls the world's first convex curved display after showcasing its concave curved display at SID 2008 in May. Read more |
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Taiwan optical film makers under pricing pressure from first-tier competitors May 28, 10:55 Taiwan's fledgling optical film sector is struggling to fend off a pricing onslaught from first-tier international competitors, according to industry sources. Read more |
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