Last update: Friday 17 May 2013 [1899 news items]
Innolux announces November 2012 financial results
Dec 10, 22:35
Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) has announced its unaudited combined revenues of NT$43.3 billion (147.8 million) in November...
Four LCD driver IC designers see mixed sequential growth in November revenue
Dec 10, 22:34
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses Novatek Microelectronics and ILI Technology had November revenues slipping on month by 3.70% and 8.69% respectively, while fellow design houses...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 3Q12 LCD driver shipment value over NT$21.8 billion
Dec 4, 16:14
Six Taiwan-based IC design houses shipped LCD driver ICs worth NT$21.837 billion (US$740 million) in total in the third quarter of 2012, growing on quarter by 15.9%, and the total...
TPV holds number one spot in LCD monitor OEM shipments
Dec 3, 21:48
TPV is expected to hold the number one spot in LCD monitor OEM shipments by the end of 2012 at 41.2 million units shipped, or a 35.7% global market share, according to market obser...
LCD driver IC vendors to post mixed results for 4Q12
Nov 30, 15:41
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC vendors are expected to post mixed results for the fourth quarter of 2012, with Orise Technology to lead its peer companies to enjoy a 30% sequential revenue...
Taiwan market: BenQ to release 65-inch LCD TV in 1Q13
Nov 30, 12:27
BenQ will release a 65-inch LCD TV in the first quarter of 2013 and may also release an Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV by the end of the year, according to general manager of BenQ's Technology...
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,...
More LCD driver IC vendors competing for PWM IC market
Nov 29, 13:55
Buoyed by a recent upsurge in flat panel shipments, more LCD driver IC design houses are rolling out power management (PWM) ICs for the display industry, competing with analog IC...
Taiwan market: Sony to open pre-orders for 84-inch Ultra HD TV
Nov 28, 18:34
Sony will open pre-orders for the Bravia KD-84X9000, its 84-inch Ultra HD (4Kx2K) LCD TV with dynamic LED edge-type backlight, in the Taiwan market between December 7, 2012-January...
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...
TV replacement demand stimulated by price drops
Nov 27, 12:19
TV replacement demand has been stimulated by the rapid fall in LCD TV prices. In addition, the depreciation of the Japanese yen has also given Japan-based vendors more flexibility...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see 17.6% drop in 2012 LCD TV shipments
Nov 23, 15:54
Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 37.513 million LCD TVs in 2012, slipping 17.6% from 2011, with a global share of 18.2%, down 4.1pp as well, according to Digitimes Research...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 25 million LCD monitors in 3Q12
Nov 23, 11:51
Taiwan-based makers shipped 25.780 million LCD monitors during the third quarter of 2012, increasing 7.4% on quarter but decreasing 11.4% on year and occupying 63.4% of global total...
TCL reaches 12 million in LCD TV shipments from January to October 2012
Nov 20, 21:33
TCL has already reached shipments of 12 million LCD TV from January to October 2012 and hopes that it can reach 15.2 million by the end of the year, which may put its shipments higher...
Global capacity for large-size TFT LCD panels expected to grow by only 3.4% in 2013
Nov 19, 22:50
Global panel production capacity for large-size TFT LCD panels (9-inch and above) is expected to grow by only 3.4% in 2013 due to panel makers shifting their focus more to producing...
Nov 15, 21:01
Taiwan-based LCD TV makers' shipments are expected to reach 44.73 million units in 2013, a 20% on-year increase, due to an expected recovery in the LCD TV segment and increased orders...
Foxconn and Sharp 60-inch LCD TV to be priced US$1,300, say sources
Nov 8, 15:47
Sharp and Foxconn Electronics reported 60-inch LCD TV will have a NT$38,000 (US$1,300) price tag in Taiwan if buyers sign a two-year contract with Taiwan-based telecom providers,...
Nov 6, 15:59
Despite market estimates that the LCD monitor market will see flat growth in 2013 due to increasing popularity of ultra-mobile products such as tablets, Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 10 million LCD TVs in 4Q12
Nov 6, 10:49
Taiwan-based makers will ship 10.828 million LCD TVs in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 9.7% on quarter but decreasing 6% on year, with 65% of the sets to be shipped on an...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 339 million small- to medium-size panels in 4Q12
Nov 6, 10:45
Taiwan-based makers will ship 339.697 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels during the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing 9.9% on quarter and 7.8% on year, according to
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see on-year decrease in large-size LCD panel shipments in 4Q12
Nov 5, 22:03
Taiwan-based panel makers' large-size TFT LCD panel shipments are expected to approach 69 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, an on-year decrease of 3.4%, due to an expected...
China-based TCL sells over 10 million LCD TVs in first 3 quarters of 2012
Nov 5, 16:44
China-based vendor TCL sold 10.85 million LCD TVs during January-September 2012, hiking 51.5% on year, and brought in total revenues of CNY48.6 billion (US$7.8 billion) and net profit...
AUO to lay off almost 100 employees
Nov 5, 11:59
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will lay off almost 100 employees, mostly from its Lungtan, Central Taiwan production base.
Prices for some TV panel sizes to hike in November
Nov 2, 14:11
Because Taiwan-based makers have plans to stop producing 32-inch TV panels and South Korea-based makers will reduce output, there will most likely be a shortage of 32-inch TV panels...
AUO, CMI land orders for TV panels in 2013
Nov 2, 11:24
AU Optronics (AUO) has obtained orders for as many as six million LCD TV panels to be shipped in 2013 to Sony while Chimei Innolux (CMI) is expected to receive orders to supply 30%...
Nov 2, 11:07
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2012, showing continued net loss of NT$3.44 billion (US$116...
CSOT 8.5G yield rate reaches 95%, says company acting CEO
Nov 2, 10:59
LCD panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has already seen its 8.5G line attain a 95% yield rate, with monthly 8.5G capacity expected to reach more than 125,000...
Wistron expects to ship 6 million tablets, 5-6 million LCD TVs in 2013, says chairman
Oct 31, 11:46
Taiwan-based ODM Wistron expects tablet and LCD TV shipments in 2013 to increase to six million units and 5-6 million units respectively, company chairman and CEO Simon Lin has told...
CMI 3Q12 revenues rise 15% sequentially
Oct 31, 10:30
LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced its third quarter 2012 results. Combined net sales for the third quarter 2012 amounted to NT$129.552 billion (US$4.43 billion),...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship nearly 10 million LCD TVs in 3Q12
Oct 30, 15:01
Taiwan-based makers shipped 9.874 million LCD TVs in the third quarter of 2012, increasing 18.9% on quarter but decreasing 12.4% on year. 65.5% of the shipment volume was on an OEM/ODM...
Chipbond posts profit growth on record revenues in 3Q12
Oct 30, 14:42
Chipbond Technology has reported net profits of NT$729 million (US$24.9 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$3.88 billion for the third quarter of 2012. The earnings and sales...
AUO technology leads China rivals by two generations, says company president
Oct 29, 15:45
AU Optronics (AUO) is still leading its China-based competitors by two generations in terms of technology despite the quick rise of China's LCD panel industry, according to Paul Peng,...
AUO announces 1mm border width on 4.46-inch panel integration technology
Oct 29, 11:33
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced what it claims to be the world's narrowest border on its 4.46-inch cell phone and touch panel integration technology. AUO's super narrow border technology...
AUO holds optimistic outlook for 2013 despite ongoing losses
Oct 26, 11:33
Despite its losses in the third quarter of 2012, LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is holding an optimistic outlook for 2013, as demand from the market will grow faster than capacity...
Digitimes Research: China government continues to support LCD industry
Oct 25, 20:32
The China government is continuing to help China's TFT LCD industry by increasing funding to various companies for development of technology, as well as by reducing or eliminating...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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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- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.
























