Last update: Monday 6 May 2013 [268 news items]
Notebook and monitor vendors plan to release Ultra HD products
May 6, 22:02
Notebook and monitor vendors are expected to release products equipped with Ultra HD panels in 2013, according to industry sources.
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...
Innolux to produce 28-inch Ultra HD monitor panels in 2013, says company president
Apr 23, 20:32
Innolux has plans to release 28-inch LCD Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) monitor panels in 2013, according to company president JC Wang.
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.
PC monitor demand to continue declining in 2013, but large display segment set to grow, says IDC
Mar 22, 13:48
A decline in demand for PC desktops has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to lower its estimate of PC monitors shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 36.3 million units,...
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.
Innolux reportedly planning production of 19.5- LCD and 28-inch monitor panels
Mar 13, 20:43
Innolux Corporation is reportedly planning to produce 19.5- as well as 28-inch monitor panels as part of its product differentiation strategy in 2013, according to industry sources...

Monitor and notebook panel prices expected to drop further in March
Mar 6, 21:49
Large-size IT panels used in monitor applications are expected to drop as much as US$0.50 during the first half of March 2013 while notebook panels are expected to drop the same amount,...
19.5-inch to be new focus for monitor brands, says WitsView
Mar 1, 12:08
The global top 10 LCD monitor vendors held a total shipment volume of 10.61 million units in January 2013 surging 11% from December 2012 and growing 6.5% from the same period in 2012,...
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...
Taiwan market: ViewSonic unveils 22-inch touch-control monitor
Nov 16, 12:16
ViewSonic on November 15 unveiled Smart Display VSD220, a 22-inch smart touch-control monitor featuring dual-core 1GHz processor, Android 4.0, Full HD 1080p LED-backlit display and...
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...
Taiwan-based panel makers expect most orders to be driven by tablet and notebook demand in 2H12
Sep 5, 01:20
Taiwan-based panel makers expect most of their orders in the second half of 2012 to come from growing tablet and notebook demand as ultra-mobile devices are showing increasing popu...
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...
High resolution LCD monitors to become focus for monitor makers
Aug 27, 15:58
LCD monitors that have high resolution and are large and thin in size will continue to be the monitor trend throughout the second half of this year and 2013, accoridng to industry...
New high-end 32-inch 4Kx2K monitor to hit markets in 4Q12
Aug 22, 15:12
A new series of monitors that feature ultra-high (4Kx2K) resolutions are expected to hit markets at the end of 2012, according to industry sources.
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.
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...
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...

Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | May 20, 21:28
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | May 20, 21:27
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | May 20, 21:26
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | May 20, 21:23
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | May 20, 21:21
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | May 20, 21:11
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking/communication device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
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- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- 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
- 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
21-May-2013 12:45 (GMT+8)
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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

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- 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.























