Touch panel makers gearing up for Windows 8 devices

Jun 7, 01:25

Touch panel companies are all gearing up for new demand created by Windows 8 ultrabooks. Demand for 11.6- to 15.6-inch touch panels is set to boom driven by rollouts of new ultrabooks...

Touch controller vendor Elan reports record high revenues for May

Jun 6, 01:35

Touch controller IC vendor Elan Microelectronics saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$642.27 million (US$21.37 million) in May, representing an increase of 13.6% on month and...

Wintek revenues hit 7-month low in May

Newswatch - Jun 4, 14:53

Touch panel maker Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.855 billion (US$262.44 million) for May, down 15.5% sequentially but up 9.3% on year. The May monthly figures were...

Young Fast medium-size thin-film touch panels to grow 50% sequentially in 2Q12

May 25, 01:10

Young Fast Optoelectronics is expected to see its shipments of medium-size thin-film touch panels grow by 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, but revenues are likely to...

TPK looks to strong demand for medium- to large-size touch solutions in 2H12

May 17, 01:40

Touch panel maker TPK Holding expects demand for medium- to large-size touch solutions to outpace supply in the second half of 2012 due to the proliferation of touch applications...

AUO lands notebook touch panel orders from Acer, Lenovo and Asustek

May 11, 01:10

AU Optronics (AUO) has recently landed OGS (one glass solution) touch panel orders for notebooks from Acer and Lenovo, in addition to Asustek Computer, which will purchase over 50%...

OGS solutions to account for up to 10% of Wintek touch panel shipments in 2Q12

May 7, 15:43

Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels will account for 8-10% of Wintek's total touch solution shipments in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 3% in the first quarter,...

TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources

May 4, 14:34

TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their shipments of touch panels for iPhones decline 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter, as iPhone 4S is moving into the final stage...

Young Fast looks to strong shipments of medium-size touch solutions in 3Q12

May 3, 01:45

Touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics expects its shipments of medium-size touch solutions to gain momentum starting the third quarter of 2012 but revenues will stay flat in...

Second-tier touch panel makers still operating in low gear in 1Q12

May 2, 16:05

Most second-tier touch panel makers were still operating in red in the first quarter of 2012 due to off-peak seasonal effects and slow orders from clients, while seeing the top vendor...

China-based touch panel makers expanding capacities

Apr 19, 14:53

China-based touch panel makers are following their rivals in Taiwan in ramping up their production and aggressively expanding capacity – a development which may trigger an oversupply...

Touch panel maker Mutto to see 30% sequential revenue gain in 2Q12

Apr 11, 13:47

Touch panel maker Mutto Optronics is expected to see its revenues grow 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012 due to an improvement of its yield rates, according to industry...

Three touch panel makers March revenues down on year

Apr 10, 01:40

Young Fast Optoelectronics, J Touch and Sintek Photronic, three Taiwan-based makers of touch panels, saw their revenues for March slip on year by 35.25%, 46.31% and 69.98% respectively,...

TPK revenues up 60% on year in 1Q12

Apr 6, 14:34

TPK Holding has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.29 billion (US$450.22 million) for March, up 2.7% sequentially and 27.2% on year. For the first quarter of 2012, revenues...

Most touch panel makers post losses for 4Q11, affecting 2011 performance, say sources

Apr 2, 16:19

Despite the increasing popularity of tablet PCs that has stirred up demand for touch panels, most touch panel solution makers have posted decreased profits or even significant losses...

Touch-screen chip market to boom, says IHS iSuppli

Mar 30, 11:24

Shipments of touch screen displays in devices like smartphones and media tablets are booming, causing the market for touch controller ICs to almost triple in size during a five year...

Wintek looks to improved profitability in 2Q12

Mar 21, 12:27

Wintek expects its profitability to improve in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels, which will contribute 10-15% to total revenues...

IC distributor Zenitron posts record sales and profits in 2011

Mar 20, 14:48

Zenitron, which mainly distributes touch panel ICs and touch panels, and is also the sales agent for SanDisk, saw its consolidated revenues and net profits in 2011 hit new all-time...

TPK to start volume production of Touch on Lens panels in July

Mar 16, 01:20

TPK Holding will begin volume production of Touch on Lens (ToL) single glass touch panels in July despite looming competition from comparable OGS (one glass solution) and in-cell...

Market expects Wintek to return to profitability in 2Q12

Mar 14, 01:10

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek reported 2011 net losses of NT$1.871 billion (US$63 million). EPS was negative NT$1.16. The market expects revenue growth of 5-10% in the first...

TPK, Wintek to see gross margins improve in 2Q12

Mar 9, 01:05

Touch panel makers TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their gross margins improve starting the second quarter of 2012 along with rising shipments of the newly released iPad,...

Touch panel maker Mutto to debut on OTC securities market in March, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 29, 15:50

Shares of touch panel maker Mutto Optronics are expected to debut on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) securities market in March with an initial price of NT$24 (US$0.81) per share,...

Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January

Newswatch - Feb 10, 16:26

Touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch both have posted declined sales in January due to seasonal factors, according to the companies.

New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012

Feb 10, 16:14

Shipments of new products, including 65-inch panels, one glass solution (OGS) touch panels, and other panels for in-car devices and tablet PC applications, will account for 60% of...

Taiwan to hold first touch exhibition in August 2012

Feb 6, 14:39

The 2012 Touch Taiwan will take place at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall from August 29 to September 1, 2012.

Wintek reports sequential revenue declines for January

Newswatch - Feb 3, 12:08

Touch panel maker Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.89 billion (US$300.85 million) for January 2012, down 15.8% on month but up 27.1% on year, according to the comp...

TMD in-cell touch panel yields reach 60%

Jan 18, 01:20

Panel makers have been trying to improve technologies to win over peers. Industry sources noted that Japan-based Toshiba Mobile Display's (TMD) in-cell technology yields have increased...

TPK cancels planned GDR issue

Newswatch - Jan 16, 16:44

Touch panel makers TPK Holding has decided to cancel a planned sale of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) due to recent market volatility, according to a company filing with the...

UltraChip extends to touch IC for tablets

Jan 4, 15:13

UltraChip has extended its business operation from LCD driver ICs to touch panel solutions for tablet PCs, according to the Taiwan-based IC design house. The company's touch IC portfolio...