Last update: Monday 20 May 2013 [45 news items]
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
May 20, 21:45
Global large-sized panel shipments in April 2013 reached 65.2 million units, dropping 5% on month, according to research firm WitsView.
Penetration rate of Full HD notebook panels expected to reach 15% in 2013, says WitsView
May 6, 16:19
The penetration rate of Full HD panels used in notebook products may reach as high as 15% in 2013, according to research firm WitsView,
China LED tube, light bulb penetration rate to exceed 15% in 2013
Apr 17, 22:14
Under the 12th Five-Year Plan, local governments in China continue to promote LED lighting. Due to lack of strong international sales in 2012, China-based LED lighting firms have...
Touchscreen notebooks may enjoy strong shipment growth in 2Q13
Apr 15, 23:35
Touchscreen notebook shipments may reach 4.2 million units in the second quarter, up 70% sequentially, as the production yield rate of touch panels has been improving, helping to...
Ultra HD TV penetration rate may climb to 20% in 2013
Mar 20, 15:15
The penetration rate of Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels may reach as high as 20% in 2013 due to demand for the technology from China-based TV vendors, according to market observe...
Digitimes Research: High-brightness LED market output value to grow 15.8% on year in 2013
Mar 7, 10:59
The global output value of high-brightness LEDs in 2013 is predicted to reach US$11.29 billion, representing an on-year growth rate of 15.8%. Increasing demand for LED lighting applications...
Penetration rate of notebook touch panels to exceed 15% in 2013, says TPK chairman
Mar 4, 15:10
Despite weak sales of Microsoft's Windows 8, Michael Chiang, chairman of Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding, continues to be optimistic about the growth of large-size touch...

Penetration rate of touch screen technology used in LCD monitors expected to increase in 2013
Jan 29, 20:42
The global penetration rate of touch screen technology used in LCD monitors is expected to increase to 8-10% in 2013 largely due to the release of Windows 8, according to sources...
LED-backlit LCD TV penetration rate to reach 90% in 2013
Jan 24, 22:04
As Samsung Electronics has announced plans to halt production of traditional CCFL-backlit LCD TVs and focus on LED-backlit models, market observers believe the penetration rate of...
Jan 24, 19:20
The penetration rate of AMOLED technology used in smartphones is continuing to rise but may have difficulties growing in large-size panels due to high costs and low yields, according...
LED TV penetration rate expected to reach as high as 90% in 2013
Dec 22, 14:25
The LED TV penetration rate in 2013 is expected to fall between 80-90% largely due to major TV vendor Samsung Electronics expanding its direct-type LED TVs, according to market obs...
LED TV penetration rate expected to increase in 2013, say observers
Dec 17, 15:50
The LED TV penetration rate is expected to increase in 2013 mostly due to TV vendors increasing their number of large-size high-resolution TV units for sale, according to market ob...
Intel Thunderbolt suffers low penetration in the PC market
Nov 14, 20:40
Intel's Thunderbolt technology is facing difficulty penetrating the PC market. Currently only about 10% of notebooks and motherboards adopt the technology due to high costs, according...

Touch screen penetration in notebooks and AIO PCs expected to reach 10% in 2013
Nov 5, 12:37
Touch screen applications are expected to reach a penetration rate of 10% in the notebook and all-in-one (AIO) PC markets in 2013 due to the launch of Windows 8-based devices by vendors...
LED TV penetration rate expected to reach 70%
Aug 21, 15:06
The penetration rate for LED TVs is expected to reach 70% in 2012 as direct-type models are increasingly dropping in price.
Low LTE penetration rate impedes replacement demand for smartphones in Europe, say sources
Jul 30, 16:37
The replacement demand for LTE-enabled smartphones in Europe has been delayed as telecom carriers have slowed down their investments in 4G infrastructure, according to industry sou...
China market: 70% of LCD TVs sold in 2012 to be LED-backlit
May 2, 15:59
The share of LED-backlit sets is predicted to reach 70% of total LCD TV shipments to the China market this year with the possibility of reaching 100% in 2013 as industry firms are...
OLED penetration in smartphones to reach over 10% in 2012, says AUO executive
Apr 20, 16:34
The penetration rate of OLED panels in the smartphone sector is expected to reach over 10% in 2012, and prices of small- to medium-size OLED panels will be lowered to levels comparable...
LED lighting penetration rate to reach double digits in 2012
Mar 2, 14:28
LED lighting penetration rate is expected to reach double digit figures in 2012. Compared with a penetration rate of 6-7% in 2011, the large increase in forecast is due to increasing...

Penetration rate of LED-backlit TVs to top 60-70% in 2012, says sources
Feb 9, 16:00
With branded TV vendors continuing to expand their product lineups for LED TVs, the penetration rate of LED-backlit TVs to global TV shipments is expected to climb to 60-70% in 2012,...
LED lighting penetration rate to reach 10% in 2014
Feb 3, 12:15
The global lighting market output value reached US$92.2 billion in 2011, according to studies. Growth of the market was only 1% compared to 2010 due to economic woes in Europe and...

Penetration rate of IPS/FFS panels in mobile PC sector to reach 20% in 2014-2015, says DisplaySearch
Newswatch - Jan 19, 16:27
The penetration rate of IPS (in-plane switching) and FFS (fringe-field switching) panels in the mobile PC (including notebook, netbooks and tablet PCs) segment is expected to climb...
LED lighting shipments to grow 3-fold in 2012, says Epistar chairman
Jan 19, 01:15
The volume of LED lighting in the world will increase in 2012, Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has said. Epistar's 2012 revenues are likely to show growth and reach NT$20 billion (US$668...
Japan LED lighting penetration rate ranks number one in 2011
Jan 11, 01:45
The global LED lighting market continues to heat up with Japan being the biggest market. According to studies, Japan's December LED light tube penetration rate reached 40%. The industry...

Global LED TV penetration rate to reach 40% in 2011
Dec 16, 13:55
The penetration rates of LED TVs in the world's three major markets – the US, Europe and China – have climbed to 40-50% in the third quarter of 2011, which will bring...
Taiwan market: Smartphone penetration rate to reach 34% in 2011
Dec 15, 01:20
The penetration rate of smartphones in the Taiwan handset market is expected reach 34% in 2011 compared to 17% in 2010. Sales of handsets in Taiwan total about seven million units...
Taiwan market: 3D TV penetration rate to reach 14-15% in 2012
Dec 9, 17:06
Chimei, BenQ and other vendors are expected to launch more 3D TV models in the Taiwan market in 2012 with the penetration rate of 3D TVs in the local TV market to reach 14-15% in...
Penetration rate of smart TVs expected to reach 20% in 2012
Nov 23, 01:20
Industry sources estimate the penetration rate of smart TVs in 2011 should be around 10% and anticipate the figure to grow to 20% in 2012.

Taiwan market: Smartphone penetration rate reaches 26%, says paper
Newswatch - Aug 26, 14:24
The penetration rate of smartphones in the Taiwan handset market has reached 26%, with 83% of local smartphone users being first-time owners of smartphones, according a Chinese-language...
Top-five panel makers predict 3D TV penetration to reach 20% at end of 2011
Jul 12, 01:15
The top five panel makers, Samsung, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Sharp have been increasing supply of panels for 3D TVs and expect the penetration of 3D...
3D TV panel penetration rate may reach 12.3% for 2011
Jun 7, 14:32
Major LCD panel firms Samsung Electronics, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) have been focusing on increasing the shipments for 3D TV applications.
Penetration of LED TVs in 2011 will reach 43%, says WitsView
May 24, 16:57
The difference in cost between LED-backlit and CCFL-backlit TVs has been narrowing since panel makers began introducing new types of LED-backlight modules with innovative designs...
Taiwan-based TV makers aim to increase 3D TV penetration
May 24, 01:40
Taiwan-based firms have not been able to achieve a high penetration of the 3D TV market. Firms such as Chimei Innolux (CMI) and BenQ will be introducing new lines of 3D TVs in the...
China market: 3D TV penetration rate tops over 10% during Labor Day holidays
May 12, 01:25
Sales of 3D TVs accounted for over 10% of total LCD TV sales in the China market during the Labor Day holidays in early May 2011, with models coming from China-based TV vendors accounting...
50% of penetration for LED TV in 2011, says AUO executive VP
Apr 28, 16:10
Despite the weak demand on the consumer end causing doubts in the growth of LED-backlit LCD TVs, the growth of CCFL models in the market is still curbed, according to Paul Peng, executive...
ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
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Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Displays | 1h 20min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
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- 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
- 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
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
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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
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- 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.
















