Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman

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Wintek expects its production utilization rate to climb starting from July 2013 along with its revenues and profits, according to company chairman Wyley Huang.

3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film

May 21, 20:41

3M has announced it is in the final stages of scale-up for its new 3M quantum dot enhancement film (QDEF). 3M has teamed with Nanosys to produce the 3M QDEF solution specifically...

AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products

May 21, 20:03

Glass manufacturer AGC has announced it will release its new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding that bonds directly to display devices used in tablets and other electronic products...

eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay

May 21, 19:59

OLED microdisplay maker eMagin has announced that it has entered the electronic viewfinder market with the introduction of its smallest and most compact high-resolution color OLED...

New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass

May 21, 19:58

New Vision Display (NVD) and Corning are exhibiting an ultra-slim glass passive matrix vertically aligned (PMVA) color display based on Corning Willow Glass at the Society for Information...

BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13

May 21, 16:00

BenQ Materials, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO) that largely focuses on producing polarizer products, expects its performance to improve on quarter during the second quarter 2013,...

Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013

May 21, 15:42

Innolux may ship as high as one million touch on display (TOD) panel modules in 2013, according to industry sources.

Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May

May 21, 14:44

Touch screen controller IC vendors Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) have both seen their clients step up purchases of touch controller ICs for Haswell-based...

TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13

May 21, 14:40

TPK's market share for touch screen solutions used in notebook products is expected to drop to below 50% in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research

May 21, 10:42

Global revenues for LED driver ICs used in general lighting applications will more than triple from 2012 to 2015, as the market for solid-state illumination booms, according to IMS...

BLU makers report different results in 1Q13

May 20, 16:35

Taiwan-based backlighting unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has been seeking out orders from new customers in addition to Apple, which should help bump up the company's revenues...

Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass

May 17, 15:20

Corning has announced the commercial launch of Corning Lotus XT glass, a second-generation glass substrate specially formulated for high-performance displays. The company will feature...

Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics

May 17, 14:22

Taiwan-based Wintek plans to establish a 6G touch panel factory in China on a joint venture basis with China-based Nanjing Panda Electronics with respective stake ratios of 60% and...

Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank

May 17, 11:18

Total shipments of notebooks with touch screens were 4.57 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 51.8% from a quarter earlier, according to Displaybank. The notebooks made...

Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong

May 16, 21:46

Demand for small-size LCD driver ICs has remained strong thanks to brisk smartphone sales in China, which is set to drive revenue growth for related suppliers including design houses,...

GLT expanding light guide plate capacity

May 16, 19:41

Taiwan-based light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) is expanding its production capacity to 11 lines in 2013 to meet increasing orders for use in LCD TV panels,...

GTOC sees increased performance in 1Q13 due to 3D molded glass sales

May 16, 15:08

Glass substrate processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn Electronics), saw its revenues increase 8% on quarter...

JTouch and Mutto report losses in 1Q13

May 15, 15:17

Taiwan-based touch panel maker JTouch reached revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$69.9 million) in the first quarter of 2013, with a profit margin of 3.5%. The company suffered NT$124...

Young Fast expects performance to improve in 2H13

May 13, 21:37

Young Fast Opto-Electronics has a conservative outlook for its performance in the second quarter of 2013 but expects that to change in the second half of the year when the company's...

Universal Display announces 1Q13 financial results

May 13, 15:15

Universal Display has reported a net loss of US$4.8 million, or (US$0.10) per diluted share for the first quarter of 2013, compared to a net loss of US$1.2 million, or (US$0.03) per...

Coretronic ships 5.9 million BLUs in April

May 13, 10:34

Taiwan-based Coretronic shipped a total of 5.9 million backlight units (BLUs) in April, growing on month by 2%, according to the company.

Chipbond, YoungTek to expand LCD driver IC testing capacity in 2Q13

May 10, 16:03

Taiwan-based IC backend service houses Chipbond Technology and YoungTek Electronics plan to ramp up their testing capacity for LCD driver chips by 20% and 30%, respectively, in the...

Hydis looks to adjust strategy amid high losses in 2012

May 8, 18:55

Hydis Technologies has plans to produce more niche products that can generate high gross profits in order to help the company become profitable in 2013, according to industry sourc...

Wah Hong expects increased performance in 2Q13

May 8, 15:18

Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial is expected to reach NT$3 billion (US$101.6 million) in revenues during the second quarter of 2013 largely due to increased demand for materials...

Radiant Opto-Electronics April BLU shipments down over 20% sequentially

May 7, 15:02

Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 8.143 million LED backlight units (BLU) in April, dropping 22.68% on month and consisting of 7.008 million units used in notebooks, 1.023...

Penetration rate of Full HD notebook panels expected to reach 15% in 2013, says WitsView

May 6, 16:19

The penetration rate of Full HD panels used in notebook products may reach as high as 15% in 2013, according to research firm WitsView,

E Ink Holdings to issue up to 60 million new shares for private placement

May 6, 11:06

Taiwan-based EPD (electrophoretic display) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) will raise additional paid-in capital through issuing up to 60 million new shares for private placement, according...

Wintek expects increased shipments of notebook touch panels in 2Q13

May 3, 16:08

Wintek expects shipments of notebook touch panels in the second quarter of 2013 to significantly increase on quarter, with revenue proportion to rise from about 5% to 8-10%, according...

Booming LED backlight demand to continue until November, say Taiwan LED makers

May 2, 19:39

Due to strong global demand for LCD TVs, demand for LED backlight units (BLUs) has become robust since the second quarter of 2013 and the booming demand is expected to persist until...

G-Tech to invest NT$644 million to expand sputtering capacity

May 2, 11:06

G-Tech Optoelectronics, which provides glass processing services for the display industry, will invest NT$644 million (US$21.7 million) to expand its sputtering capacity in 2013,...

BLU makers expect differing results in 2Q13

Apr 29, 21:10

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects to see a 5% on-quarter decline in revenues during the second quarter of 2013, but expects a rebound in the...

Coretronic expects 50% sequential growth in 2Q13 TV BLU shipments

Apr 29, 10:43

Taiwan-based Coretronic expects its LCD TV backlight unit (BLU) shipments during the second quarter of 2013 to hike on quarter by 50% mainly due to increasing orders from Japan- and...

Digitimes Research: LED TV to account for 100% of Samsung TV products in 2013

Apr 26, 15:47

LED TVs will account for 100% of Samsung and 90% of LG's TV products in 2013. Direct-lit LED TVs have lower production costs compared to side-lit LED TVs, which is beneficial in increasing...

Corning announces 1Q13 financial performance

Apr 25, 15:09

Corning's first-quarter 2013 core sales were US$1.8 billion, similar to core sales in the first quarter of 2012. Net sales (GAAP) for the quarter also were US$1.8 billion. Additionally,...