Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [357 news items]
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
May 24, 12:36
There were 33.1 million LCD monitors shipped globally on an OEM basis in the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 13.9% on year, largely due to the influence from tablet and smartphone...
Android LCD monitors are a new opportunity for vendors, says WitsView
May 6, 14:52
Research firm WitsView expects the LCD monitor market to be on the decline in 2013, adding that several vendors have begun orienting their business strategy to reduce shipments of...
LCD monitor vendors look to smart applications
May 3, 14:36
LCD monitor vendors, in view of stagnant demand due to shrinking demand for desktops, are developing smart models equipped with ARM processors, Android, touch screens and wireless...
Digitimes Research: LCD monitor shipments from Taiwan makers drop 14.7% in 1Q13
May 2, 14:31
Taiwan-based makers' LCD monitor shipments reached 21.28 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 14.7% on quarter, largely due to LCD monitor vendors in China taking slow...
Qisda March revenues up on month
Apr 10, 10:35
Taiwan-based LCD monitor ODM Qisda has reported consolidated revenues of NT$9.897 billion (US$331 million) for March, growing 28.85% sequentially but dipping 1.58% on year. Consolidated...
TPV sees 6% on-year decline in OEM LCD monitor shipments during 2012
Mar 26, 15:09
TPV Technology saw its OEM LCD monitor shipments reach 56.2 million in 2012, down 6.3% on year. The company nevertheless held the top global market share at 37.3%, beating out Samsung...
BenQ looks to bump up monitor market share; may release Ultra HD models in 2013
Mar 26, 14:35
BenQ is looking to bump up its LCD monitor market share in Taiwan to 12% during 2013 by releasing more large-size products.
LG Display expected to start mass producing 19.5-inch LCD monitor panels by the end of March
Mar 19, 20:14
LG Display is expected to start mass producing 19.5-inch LCD monitor panels by the end of March 2013, according to industry sources.
TV and LCD monitor panel prices expected to further drop through end of February 2013
Feb 20, 21:40
TV panel prices are expected to drop another US$1-2 during the end of February 2013 while LCD monitor panel prices are expected to drop 1% or US$0.50, according to market observers...
Top-10 LCD monitor brands showed first decline in annual shipments in 2012, says WitsView
Feb 6, 15:41
The global top-10 LCD monitor brand vendors' 2012 shipments amounted to 128.7 million units, dropping 8% on year, according to research firm WitsView. Most brand vendors showed poor...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments expected to decline 6% in 1Q13
Jan 28, 21:05
Taiwan-based LCD monitor makers' shipments are expected to decline 6% on quarter during the first quarter 2013 to 23.45 million units largely as a result of a rise in channel inventory...
Amtran hopes to bump up LCD TV and LCD monitor shipments by 20% in 2013, says chairman
Jan 28, 15:59
Amtran Technology hopes to reach LCD TV and LCD monitor ODM/OEM shipments of seven million in 2013, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.
LCD monitor vendors to continue releasing more value-added products, say sources
Jan 16, 16:00
LCD monitor vendors are expected to continue releasing more value-added large-size monitors in 2013 aimed at niche markets as a way to keep up their profits, according to industry...
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...
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...
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...
Taiwan LCD monitor market to grow sequentially in 2H12
Sep 13, 01:15
The LCD monitor market in Taiwan has been gradually losing growth due to tablets, smartphones and notebooks, but is still expected to show more growth in the second half of 2012 compared...
TPV reports 5.1% on-year decrease in LCD monitor OEM shipments
Aug 29, 01:40
TPV Limited Technology has reported a 5.1% on-year decrease in LCD monitor OEM shipments during the first half of 2012 due to decreasing demand for LCD displays, according to the...
LCD monitor sales to start increasing in September
Aug 22, 01:15
Monitor sales are expected to increase throughout the third quarter starting in September as the new school season begins, according to industry sources.
BenQ sees 2Q12 Japan market share of 12% for gaming LCD monitors
Aug 17, 14:56
BenQ has been actively marketing 24- and 27-inch gaming LCD monitors and reached the largest market share at 12% in Japan in the second quarter of 2012, according company Asia-Pacific...
Wistron, Inventec suffer on-month revenue drop in July
Aug 9, 01:40
Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$48.84 billion (US$1.63 billion), down 16.32% on month and 5.28% on year, with combined consolidated revenues for the first seven...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers see 2Q12 LCD monitor shipments drop
Jul 25, 15:00
Taiwan-based makers shipped 24.01 million LCD monitors during the second quarter of 2012, slipping by 5.6% on quarter and by 19.0% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Global LCD monitor shipments drop 7% in first half of this year
Jul 10, 01:25
The global LCD monitor industry has seen a 7% drop in shipments during the first half of this year due to increasing sales with mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets, according...
Taiwan market: BenQ expects to boost LCD monitor sales this summer
Jul 5, 01:10
BenQ says it is expecting to boost sales of LCD monitors over the summer due to the computer gaming season heating up as it is now officially summer vacation for students in Taiwan...
LCD monitor vendors to focus more on smart applications in the future
Jun 28, 11:32
LCD monitor vendors have been discussing how to stay competitive in the global market by researching ways for tablets and smartphones to have better connectivity with large-sized...
LCD panel makers to allocate more production capacity for TV applications
Jun 26, 14:51
Panel makers have appropriated increasing portions of their production capacities for panels used in LCD TVs and tablet PCs in response to less growth potential in the global demand...
Monitors to use more smart applications in the future
Jun 8, 15:07
LCD monitors are featuring more smart applications and advanced ultra-high resolution as competition between competitors increases in the market.

Taiwan market: LG promotes monitors and TVs featuring IPS panels
Jun 5, 15:10
South Korea-based firm LG Electronics continues to strengthen market share in Taiwan. In 2011, LG took the largest share in Taiwan's LCD TV market. The firm continues to expand product...

Taiwan market: LCD monitor sales drop 10-15% on month in May
May 31, 01:30
Sales of LCD monitors in the Taiwan market declined 10-15% sequentially in May, with 22-inch models remaining the mainstream in the segment, according to data compiled by retail ch...
TPV takes a 35.1% share of global LCD monitor shipments in 1Q12
May 29, 01:10
TPV Technology recently announced it shipped 13.7 million LCD monitors for a leading global share of 35.1% in the first quarter of 2012, followed by Samsung Electronics with 6.0 million...

TPV steps up LCD TV production
May 23, 16:26
LCD display manufacturer TPV Technology is fast expanding its TV production, thanks to its presence in China and the opportunities offered by the Philips brand.

Second phase of energy-saving consumer electronics subsidies to begin at May 17, says MOEA
May 16, 16:47
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced a second phase of subsidies for consumer electronics, with a total budget of NT$700 million (US$23.7 million), that will...
Taiwan market: Effects of Windows 8 to emerge in 4Q12, says ViewSonic
May 9, 15:38
The LCD monitor market in Taiwan showed stabilization in the first quarter and is expected to further grow this year as the launch of Windows 8 is likely to stimulate demand in the...
LCD monitor shipments to see 6.5% increase in 2Q12
Apr 30, 16:45
Taiwan LCD monitor OEMs are estimated to see 6.5% growth in second-quarter shipments amongst increasing demand for desktop PCs, according to industry sources.
LCD monitor sales expected to drop in 2Q12
Apr 20, 15:08
LCD monitor sales are expected to drop 10-20% from the first quarter amongst an expected slow second quarter in Europe, according to brand vendors.
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 6h 4min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 6h 6min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 6h 11min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 6h 33min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 6h 34min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 7h 31min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 7h 41min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 7h 47min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 6h 27min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 6h 45min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 7h 49min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 8h 15min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 9h 12min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 9h 20min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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 in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.





















