
AUO has again reported huge losses for 2Q12. Its shift of business focuses has yet to work miracles.
Last update: Thursday 26 July 2012 [9 news items]
AUO to mass produce 4.3-inch AMOLED panels in 3Q12, says company president
Jul 26, 01:10
AU Optronics (AUO) president Paul Peng has indicated plans to mass produce 4.3-inch AMOLED panels in the third quarter. The product has resolutions up to 257ppi, the highest AMOLED...

Jul 25, 15:38
AU Optronics (AUO) today (July 25) held its investors conference and announced its non-audited earnings results for the second quarter of 2012.
Taiwan panel makers see drop in market value
Jul 25, 15:03
Taiwan's four largest panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Hannstar Display have all reported stock prices below NT$10 (US$0.30)...

Commentary: Can the LCD panel industry rebound?
Jul 24, 16:20
Both AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) have reported declines in stock prices due to less than expected growth in the third quarter so far and economic instabilities in...

AUO to focus more on non-display products
Jun 15, 10:32
AU Optronics (AUO) and its affiliates will be increasing their new product lines that are not display-based, according to AUO chairman KY Lee.

AUO proposes new market strategies to make up for net losses in 2011
Jun 14, 15:18
AU Optronics (AUO) chairman KY Lee has said 2011 was the most difficult year in the company's history as the flat panel maker reported massive losses due to falling product prices...

AUO delays AMOLED production until 3Q12
Jun 14, 01:00
AU Optronics (AUO) originally planned to start volume production of small- to medium-sized AMOLED panels in the second quarter of 2012, but has to postpone its schedule to the third...

AUO and Chimei report increased revenues and shipments for May
Jun 12, 16:48
Both AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei-Innolux have reported increased revenue and large-size panel shipments for May largely due to increasing shipments for LCD TVs and increased demand...

AUO, CMI to gear up shipments of 4Kx2K panels in 2H12
May 30, 15:47
Panel makers such as AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Sharp plan to step up shipments of 4096 by 2160 (4Kx2K) high resolution panels in the second half of 2012 to compete...

Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 36min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 38min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 1h 38min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 1h 53min ago
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 21:08
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:56
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:04
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- 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
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- 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
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- Fortrend shipped Turn Key to China first licensing partner
- Merck inaugurates its New Business R&D and Application Lab in Taiwan
- Multi-touch applications in PC and mobile devices
- The opportunities and challenges for Taiwan in the face of multi-platform applications
- Trends and challenges for the development of multiple platforms for mobile devices in 2013
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
- Digital Signage Expo 2012 opens conference registration
- Subkarma invited OPTOTECH to take part in the '2011 Taipei World Design Expo'
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- Samsung's next big thing - born in the USA? (June 14) - Computerworld
- Amazon Acquires Display Maker Liquavista (May 13) - PC Magazine
- Transparent Solar-Cell Screen Charges Phone (June 14) - Discovery Channel
- Apple investigating devices with 'pressable' flexible displays (May 30) - Apple Insider
- Samsung reportedly supplying OLED displays for Google Glass (May 24) - BGR
- Meet KALQ, a faster way to type on touchscreen devices (June 11) - Dvice
- Intel could make $200 touchscreen PCs a reality (June 12) - CNN
- Sony's Waterproof Tablet Makes a Splash: Rich Jaroslovsky (June 13) - Bloomberg
- China market: Epson targets 2011 projector shipments to reach 200,000 units
- Projector suppliers find new ground in emerging markets
- Taiwan market: Enterprise models dominate 2Q11 shipments
- ViewSonic announces ultra-portable LED projector line
- Computex 2011: Nvidia introduces wired 3D Vision glasses and new GeForce GPUs

Ultra HD is now the industry name for "4K" resolution

Panel makers are gearing up to produce Full HD applications for high-end smartphones.

LCD TV panel prices have stabilized, with the China TV market reporting strong sales during the October 1 National Day holidays.

Many local and foreign makers, such as AUO, CMI and Corning, are at Touch Taiwan 2012 from August 29-31.

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

Singapore-based Gajah International Pte Ltd (Gajah) has won several Computex 2013 Design and Innovation...

Tougher Gorilla: Q&A with Corning executive David R Velasquez
Leading cover glass manufacturer Corning has been continuing to expand its influence in the cover glass...

Future developments in the TFT LCD panel industry: Q&A with Innolux chairman
The TFT LCD panel industry is continuing to intensify as market demand is increasing, bringing competition...
- 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...
- A glimpse into the e-book reader market - May 2010
In 2008, worldwide e-book reader shipments totaled only 700,000 units, according to Digitimes Research. But demand exploded in 2009 as consumer interests grew...
- Overview of LCD TV market - May 2010
When the economic recession hit at the end of 2008, the LCD TV market seemed to be heading toward a doomsday scenario in 2009; however, demand turned out to be...
- Large-size LCD panel overview - Jun 2007
Global large-size LCD panel market revenues are expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5% to US$96.2 billion by 2011, up from US$53.5...
- 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.

















