Last update: Monday 6 May 2013 [28 news items]
Samsung to start selling OLED TVs in Korea in June
May 6, 22:18
Samsung Electronics is expected to start selling its 55-inch OLED TVs in South Korea as of June 2013, according to industry sources, adding the company will release the products in...
Material makers continue to invest in OLED
Apr 23, 20:37
OLED TV development may increase in the future despite recent setbacks in mass producing OLED TV panel technology. Industry sources claim that more material makers are increasingly...
LG sees weak OLED TV sales so far in 2013
Apr 16, 21:04
LG Electronics has reportedly only sold 200 units of its 55-inch OLED TV since its release in February 2013, which industry sources say is due to the device's high price tag as a...
Commentary: How much longer will LCD dominate the TV market?
Jan 21, 11:52
Panasonic is shutting down its only dedicated plasma TV manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China, marking the total defeat of the technology by the LCD competition in the consumer ma...
Ultra HD LCD TVs expected to outpace OLED TV shipments, says DisplaySearch
Jan 15, 14:15
Ultra HD LCD TV (3840 by 2160) shipments are projected to exceed OLED TV shipments through 2015, according to research firm DisplaySearch. This is a result both of the delay in commercialization...
CES 2013: AUO unveils 56-inch Ultra HD OLED TV panel
Jan 9, 15:59
In response to the coming era of 4K Ultra HD, AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its OLED panel jointly developed with Sony is used in Sony's prototype 4K OLED TV which is on display...
LG Electronics launches 55-inch OLED TV
Jan 3, 20:41
LG Electronics has officially launched its 55-inch OLED TV priced at around US$10,300. The company is currently taking orders for the TV in South Korea and has plans to announce launch...
TV vendors may need to wait until next year before major increase in shipments
Aug 6, 16:10
TV vendors will have to wait until next year before they see a substantial turnaround in profits due to stagnant economies across the globe and lack of new TV technology in the second...
OLED TV makers set low shipment goals for 2012
Jun 18, 16:14
Korean-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have set low shipment goals for OLED TVs in 2012 because of high prices caused by manufacturing challenges and expensive materials,...
55-inch OLED TVs to be priced higher than expected, says AUO executive
Jun 14, 16:14
High pricing for 55-inch OLED TVs from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics indicates the panel makers have no way of lowering costs at present, according to AU Optronics (AUO)...

Novaled develops new air-stable n-dopant and ETL materials for OLED
Jun 1, 10:03
Novaled, which develops technologies and materials that enhance the performance of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and other organic electronics, has announced a new class of...
Korean vendors compete for OLED market
May 18, 16:12
Competition in the OLED TV market is starting to heat up as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will soon begin promoting their new OLED TV models, which are set to hit markets...
Sony reportedly to use Samsung OLED TV panels
Apr 24, 16:22
Sony plans to use OLED panels made by Samsung Electronics for its Bravia flat panel TV series as of early 2013, which will pose challenges for Taiwanese firms, according to industry...
Samsung and LG to wage OLED TV war ahead of London Olympics, sources claim
Apr 17, 16:40
LG Electronics reportedly will launch its OLED TVs in May ahead of schedule as competition from Samsung Electronics is mounting, according to industry sources.
China firm to incept world's third 2.5G OLED lighting line
Mar 5, 11:54
China-based First O-Lite, which was established in 2010, has recently announced the world's third 2.5G OLED lighting plant will ramp up production in 2012, according to industry so...

Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities
Jan 19, 16:41
The LCD TV market went through severe price competition in 2011 with products such as 42-inch CCFL-backlit TVs costing only US$199/unit. Industry sources believe this price is close...
Acceptability of OLED TVs depends on prices
Jan 3, 13:45
While LG Electronics is going to showcase its 55-inch OLED TVs, accompanied by related OLED products from Samsung Electronics, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, market acceptance...
Amtran may also produce OLED TVs, says chairman
Jan 2, 14:17
Amtran Technology does not rule out the possibility of rolling out OLED TVs, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.

Commentary: Market opportunities for direct-type LED TVs
Dec 28, 15:31
The penetration rate of LED TVs will likely reach 40% in 2011, a bit lower than 50% forecast in the beginning of the year. The market expects direct-type LED TVs will cause a new...

High costs hampering OLED TV prospects
Aug 22, 14:56
OLED TV's manufacturing cost and retail price will decide whether it can rise to popularity among consumers, according to players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry.
OLED TV panels infeasible in cost until 2014, says AUO vice president
Jul 28, 10:52
While LG Display plans to offer 55-inch OLED TV panels, the production cost of large-sized OLED panels for use in TVs is currently much higher than that of LCD TV panels due to too...
Global TV shipment growth improves to 15% on year in 4Q10 as LCD share surges, says DisplaySearch
Feb 23, 11:33
Global TV shipment growth improved in the fourth quarter of 2010 after falling sharply in the third quarter of 2010, rising 15% on year to a record 77.6 million units, according to...
AUO exhibits ultra wide, 3D, OLED display technologies at FPD International 2009
Oct 27, 14:41
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its new display technologies, including 3D, in-cell touch panel, and e-paper, will be exhibited at FPD International 2009, held in Yokohama Japan,...

OLED TV revenues to rise nearly by a factor of 200 by 2015, says iSuppli
Oct 7, 17:02
Shipments of OLED panels for TV will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in AMOLED panel revenues...
OLED displays revenues set new record of US$192 million in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Sep 30, 16:07
Global OLED revenues have set a new record of US$192 million for the second quarter of 2009, up 32% sequentially and 22% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The research firm forecasts...
Global OLED display revenues to grow to US$7.1 billion by 2016, says DisplaySearch
Jul 15, 12:12
Global OLED display market will grow to US$7.1 billion by 2016, from US$600 million in 2008, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36%, according to DisplaySearch.
FPD sales look flat over long term after 8 years of growth, says DisplaySearch
Jul 13, 12:21
Global flat panel display (FPD) revenues may rise only at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1% each year from 2008 to 2016 after rising at 20% from 2000 to 2008, according to...
Finetech Japan 2009: Sony expects TV panel demand to recover in 2H09
Apr 16, 13:59
Speaking at Finetech Japan 2009, Yoshihisa Ishida, president of Sony's TV business group, has noted that demand for LCD TV panels will start recovering in the second half of 2009,...

- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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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- 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
- 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

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.


















