JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers

1h 14min ago

Japan Display (JDI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux are supplying 4.7-inch panels for China-based smartphone vendor Huawei Device, 5.8-inch panels for Samsung Electronics...

Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands

5h 56min ago

Samsung Electronics' launch of large-sized Galaxy Mega family smartphones for the US$400-600 segment will affect sales of comparable models launched by China-based branded vendors...

Ultra HD displays to ramp up growth of large-size LCD driver ICs, says Novatek executive

Jun 13, 16:33

Ultra HD panels will become the mainstream large-size panels in 2013 and the increasing popularity of Ultra HD displays will drive up demand for large-size LCD driver ICs, according...

Large-size LCD display suppliers ship more than they produce to keep inventory in check, says IHS

May 30, 11:37

Shipments in March of large-size LCD displays exceeded total production when measured in terms of area, the result of a deliberate move by panel manufacturers to digest accumulated...

Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch

May 23, 16:07

Panel suppliers are being forced to reshape their large-size TFT LCD business plans in 2013 as market demand for various applications continues to change rapidly. TFT LCD panel suppliers...

Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms

May 21, 14:47

Packaging and testing firms Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies both expect orders for large-size LCD driver ICs to pull in during the second half of 2013 on booming demand...

Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView

May 20, 21:45

Global large-sized panel shipments in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.

Global shipments of large-size panels drop 5% in April 2013, says WitsView

May 14, 20:53

Global shipments of large-size panels in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.

Mirle sales affected by slow investments in large-size LCD panel, solar energy sectors

May 13, 16:23

Equipment supplier Mirle Automation has seen its sales continue to be affected by slow investments in large-size LCD panel and solar energy sectors, according to industry sources.

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see large-size panel shipments grow sequentially in 2Q13

Apr 26, 11:16

Taiwan-based panel makers' large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panel shipments are expected to reach 60.87 million units in the second quarter of 2013, up 5.2% on quarter but down...

TPK reaches full capacity for its large-size touch panel production

Apr 25, 14:57

TPK has already reached full capacity for its large-size touch panel production, with the technology used in notebook applications making up 10% of the company's revenues during the...

Large-size panel pricing expected to drop through late April, say observers

Apr 23, 15:03

Large-size panels including IT LCD monitor panels sized 19- to 21.5-inch are expected to drop in price through the rest of April 2013, according to market observers.

Digitimes Research: Taiwan large-size panel shipments down 14% in 1Q13

Apr 22, 15:36

Taiwan-based panel makers' shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) panels reached 57.86 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9% sequentially and down 8.1% on year,...

Global large-size panel shipments up in March, says WitsView

Apr 17, 11:27

Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments reached 68.6 million units in March 2013, increasing 17.1% sequentially and 12% on year, according to WitsView.

Taiwan market: TV brands to introduce large-size Ultra HD TVs in 2013

Apr 16, 15:12

Japan-, and Taiwan-based brands will be introducing new products that focus on large-sizes and high resolutions during the second quarter of 2013.

Shipments for 9.7-inch LCD panels grow in February, says IHS

Apr 2, 14:58

After plunging by more than 80% in January 2013, shipments of 9.7-inch LCD panels intended for the iPad rebounded 158% in February as Apple resumed purchasing in big numbers, according...

IC distributor Wahlee sees panel demand pick up

Mar 29, 11:39

IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial expects demand coming from the FPD industry to pick up in 2013, according to company chairman Ray Chang.

February large-size panel shipments drop 1.8% on month, says WitsView

Mar 25, 14:17

Large-size panel shipments in February 2013 attained 58.6 million units, dropping 1.8% on month but increasing 1% on year, according to research firm WitsView.

CPT-IDTI cooperation to produce large-size in-cell touch panels may end, say sources

Mar 15, 15:20

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and in-cell touch solution developer Integrated Digital Technologies (IDTI) may cut off cooperation to develop in-cell touch panel technology, according...

Taiwan market: BenQ expects large-size TV sales to increase in 2013

Feb 26, 20:33

BenQ sold over 10,000 65-inch LCD TVs in January 2013 and expects sales of it 50-inch and above size TV to make up approximately 15% of the company's overall TV sales during the year,...

January 2013 large-size panel shipments drop 10.4% on month, says WitsView

Feb 21, 16:12

Large-size panel shipment volume reached 65.16 million units in January 2013, declining 10.4% on month but jumping 27% on year, according to research firm WitsView.

LCD TV market scores Super Bowl touchdown, as large-size sets drive double-digit growth in January 2013, says IHS

Feb 21, 15:45

American football fans rushed to buy gigantic television sets during the countdown to the Super Bowl, spurring a double-digit percentage surge in US shipments of LCD TVs in January...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan large-size TFT LCD panel shipments to drop 8.1% in 1Q13

Jan 30, 21:22

Taiwan-based makers' shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panels are expected to reach 61.74 million units in the first quarter 2013, down 8.1% on quarter and down 1.9%...

AMOLED penetration rate expected to climb in smartphones, remain stagnant for large-size panel products

Jan 24, 19:20

The penetration rate of AMOLED technology used in smartphones is continuing to rise but may have difficulties growing in large-size panels due to high costs and low yields, according...

Large-size panel prices expected to drop further in January 2013

Jan 21, 15:50

Prices for large-size panels including LCD monitor, notebook and TV applications are expected to drop throughout January 2013 due to weak demand from downstream vendors, according...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers see large-size TFT LCD panel shipments down 5.9% in 4Q12

Jan 21, 14:49

Large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panel shipments from Taiwan makers were down 5.9% on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2012 at 67.19 million units largely due to a 12.8% decline...

Large-size smartphone shipments set to more than double in 2013, says IHS

Jan 17, 14:33

The phablet, which is a portmanteau of the words phone and tablet, is a smartphone with a display size 5-inch or bigger, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. Shipments of phablets...

Taiwan large-size Ultra HD TV panels expected to appear in TV sets in 2Q13

Jan 15, 21:15

TV sets that use 50-, 55- and 65-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) panels made by Taiwan-based panel makers are expected to hit markets starting April 2013, according to industry source...

Commentary: Taiwan touch panel makers to see shipments to PC segment soar in 2013

Jan 2, 16:11

Due to continuing success for Apple's iPhone 5, which uses in-cell embedded touch panel technology that is largely from Japan-based makers, G/G shipments from Taiwan-based touch panel...

Truly Optoelectronics reaches 85% yields for large-size OGS technology

Dec 18, 15:44

Touch screen maker Truly Optoelectronics has reportedly reached 85% yields with its large-size one-glass-solution (OGS) production, which has brought down costs for the technology...

Innolux hopes to bump up large-size panel global market share in 2013

Dec 13, 16:13

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) is expected to increase its global market share for large-size panel shipments to 20%,...

Large-size panel supply in tight demand until the end of 2012, say market observers

Dec 4, 15:05

Large-size panels are expected to be in tight supply until the end of 2012 due to increased TV sales in North America, as well as to China-based TV vendors stocking up on inventory...

Black Friday arrives in September for large-size LCD panel suppliers, says IHS

Nov 29, 15:40

Two months before stores had their best sales event on Black Friday, which recently took place on November 23, 2012 in the US, global display suppliers got their chance to cash in,...

Digitimes Research: Large-size TFT LCD panel unit shipments to decrease 3.5% in 2013

Nov 27, 18:48

Global large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panel shipments will reach 722 million units in 2013, decreasing 3.5% from 749 million units shipped in 2012, as a result of weakening...