G-Tech to establish 6G production line

May 27, 15:58

Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, plans to establish a 6G production line and expects...

LED-backlit large-size LCD panel shipments to go up 135% in 2010, says iSuppli

May 26, 15:47

Shipments of large-size LCD panels with LED backlights are forecast to reach 276.7 million units in 2010, up 134.9% from 117.8 million in 2009. In 2010, LED backlights will be used...

Large-size panel shipments and revenues in April down sequentially, says DisplaySearch

May 24, 10:12

Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in April totaled 53.9 million units, down 6% sequentially, and revenues totaled US$7.1 billion for the month, down 4% sequentially, according to...

CMI, HannStar April revenues up, CPT down

May 11, 11:36

Chimei Innolux Corporation (CMI) and HannStar Display have announced 30% and 9.68% sequential growths for their April revenues, while Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) saw its April revenues...

Global top-4 panel makers show strong results for 1Q10

May 7, 16:46

Global top-four TFT-LCD panel makers Samsung Electronics, LG Display, Chimei Innolux Corporation (CMI) and AU Optronics (AUO) have all reported revenue growth for the first quarter...

AUO April revenues up slightly

May 7, 16:07

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$41.15 billion (US$1.3 billion) for April, up by 1.2% sequentially and 68.9% on year.

Inventories of large-size LCD products increase, spurring price reductions, says iSuppli

May 4, 09:11

Global channel inventories of TV rose to four weeks in March, up from 2.5 weeks in January. For notebooks, inventories increased to 4.8 weeks in March, up from 3.5 weeks in January...

LED chipmakers and packaging houses post strong revenues for March

Apr 9, 09:35

LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI), and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics all saw record monthly revenues in March, while LED packaging house Bright LED Electronics...

CPT, Innolux see February revenues down on month

Mar 10, 12:18

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux Display saw sequential revenue drops for February of 3.3% and 16.42%, respectively.

LCD panel makers cutting costs to improve profitability, says iSuppli

Mar 9, 16:59

Despite the prodigious growth of the global large-size LCD market in recent years, panel suppliers are struggling to maintain profitability, forcing them to cut materials and component...

AUO, CMO, HannStar see revenues drop in February

Mar 9, 11:06

AU Optronics (AUO) has reported a 14.5% sequential drop in revenues for February, while Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and HannStar Display also saw revenues decline 7.1% and 11.9%...

Global large-size LCD panel revenues to drop 5% in 1Q10, says iSuppli

Feb 22, 15:25

Global revenues of large-size LCD panels are set to decline to US$17.3 billion in the first quarter of 2010, down only 5.1% from US$18.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009, according...

AUO, HannStar report January revenue growth, CMO sees slight decline

Feb 9, 12:04

Panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display have reported on-month revenue increase of 3.8% and 7.4%, respectively, for January, while Chi Mei Optoelectronic (CMO)'s sales...

CPT sees 4Q09 revenues decrease

Feb 8, 11:44

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.77 billion (US$522.39 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, down 12.8% sequentially from NT$19.25 billion...

AUO reports losses for 4Q09 and 2009

Jan 28, 16:21

AU Optronics (AUO) has reported net losses for fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 despite previous speculation that the Taiwan-based LCD panel maker would turn a profit in the last...

LED to surpass CCFL in large-size LCD backlights in 2011, says DisplaySearch

Jan 27, 16:40

LED backlight units (BLUs) will surpass CCFL/EEFL BLUs in large-size TFT-LCD panels in 2011, and achieve 74% penetration in 2013, according to DisplaySearch.

Innolux ships over 30 million LCD monitors in 2009

Jan 15, 13:20

Innolux Display shipped 33.63 million LCD monitors in 2009, worth a total of NT$122.4 billion (US$3.85 billion), and accounting for 23% of the global LCD monitor market for the year,...

Chimei Innolux may become second largest panel maker worldwide in 3Q10

Jan 15, 11:58

Chimei Innolux Corporation, a new entity to be formed in March, is expected to surpass LG Display (LGD) to become the second largest LCD panel maker worldwide in the third quarter...

CMO reports 3.8% sequential decline for December revenues

Jan 11, 12:22

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced combined TFT-LCD related revenues of NT$ 28.7 billion (US$904.62 million) for December, a decrease of 3.8% sequentially from NT$29.88 billion,...

AUO reports 3.4% sequential drop in December revenues

Jan 8, 14:15

AU Optronics(AUO) has announced preliminary consolidated December 2009 revenues of NT$37.1 billion (US$1.16 billion), down 3.4% sequentially from NT$38.42 billion, but up 151.8% on...

Demand for large-size LCD driver ICs to stay strong in 1Q10

Newswatch - Dec 10, 15:25

Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers are expected to see their sales performance stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 due to relatively strong demand for large-size...

Large-size LCD panel demand to increase 12% in 2010, says Displaybank

Dec 10, 14:56

Large-size TFT-LCD panel demand is expected to increase 12% in unit shipments and 19% in area shipments in 2010, according to Displaybank.

HannStar reports 12% sequential decrease for November revenues

Dec 9, 14:39

HannStar Display has announced November revenues of NT$4.4 billion (US$136.31 million), a 12% decrease sequentially from NT$5 billion, but a 123% increase on year from NT$1.9 billion...

AUO, CMO report mixed November 2009 results

Dec 8, 17:06

AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have reported mixed results in November 2009 revenues, as AUO saw a sequential drop of 3%, while CMO reported a 5.2% sequential...

LCD driver IC makers expect stronger low-season revenues

Dec 3, 16:33

Taiwan-based large-size LCD driver IC makers are optimistic about market demand in December 2009 thanks to strong TV sales. They indicated fourth-quarter revenues will be better than...

Samsung, LGD, AUO, CMO to see TV panel shipments hit all-time high in 4Q09, say sources

Dec 2, 12:23

Large-size LCD panel makers Samsung Electronics, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are expected to generate record shipments of TV panels for the fourth...

AUO rumored to announce merger with CPT on Friday

Dec 1, 11:34

The Taiwan market is buzzing with rumors that LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will announce a merger with Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) on Friday, December 4, 2009. AUO has responded...

California TV power regulations could cut LCD TV energy use in half, says iSuppli

Nov 20, 16:34

New TV power consumption limits imposed by California's Energy Commission (CEC) could cut aggregate annual power consumption of LCD TVs worldwide in half by the year 2013, if the...

LG Chemical remains top supplier of large-size polarizers in 2Q09, says Displaybank

Nov 12, 17:06

LG Chemical recorded 29% market share in the global large-size TFT-LCD polarizer market in the second quarter of 2009, ranking first for three consecutive quarters, according to Di...

CPT October revenues down

Nov 11, 14:08

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that its consolidated revenues for October 2009 totaled NT$5.31 billion (US$164.15 million), down 17.7% sequentially from NT$6.45 billion...

CMO, HannStar, Innolux see weaker sales in October

Nov 10, 14:16

TFT-LCD panel makers Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), HannStar Display and Innolux Display have reported that their October revenues declined sequentially due to seasonality.

AUO sees on-month revenue drop in October on seasonality

Nov 6, 11:48

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$39.6 billion (US$1.22 billion) for October 2009, down by 3.4% sequentially from NT$40.98 billion but up 45.3% on year...

CPT loss narrows in 3Q09

Nov 3, 15:55

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated net loss of NT$4.82 billion (US$148.11 million) for the third quarter of 2009, improved from net loss of NT$9.8 billion for...