China raised tariffs for LCD panels on April 1, 2012. Both local and foreign makers in the supply chain are taking steps to avoid the tariffs.
Last update: Friday 4 May 2012 [9 news items]
CEC-Panda, TPV to jointly set up 10G LCD panel line in Nanjing
May 4, 01:05
China-based CEC-Panda LCD Technology and Top Victory, a subsidiary of TPV Technology, will jointly invest CNY35 billion (US$5.57 billion) to set up a 10G line for the production LCD...
China hikes import tariffs for LCD panels
Mar 23, 15:01
The China government has officially announced that it will raise the tariff rate levied on imports of LCD panels in sizes over 32-inch from the current 3% to 5%, effective on April...
Samsung to upgrade China 7.5G LCD panel plant to 8.5G line, say sources
Oct 13, 01:15
Samsung Electronics reportedly has submitted an application to Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) for upgrading its planned 7.5G LCD panel production line in Suzhou, China...
China-based CSOT begins mass production at 8.5G LCD plant
Oct 12, 11:14
China's second largest LCD panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is set to start mass production at its 8.5G plant on October 12, 2011, becoming the second maker...
Digitimes Research: China makes over 70% of products with large-size panels
Oct 3, 14:35
China has emerged as the world's third biggest supplier of large-size TFT LCD panels, with over 70% of the end products in the four major large-size panel applications being made...
BOE 8.5G LCD line to mass produce in October
Sep 21, 15:08
BOE Technology's (BOE) first 8.5G TFT LCD panel production line began trial operations in June 2011 and is expected to enter mass production in October. According to industry sources,...
MOEA suggests it will conditionally allow China investment in Taiwan panel makers
Feb 15, 01:05
Market rumors indicate that Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) may allow China-based TV vendors to joint-invest in Taiwan panel makers as long as the stake is no higher than...
CMI reiterates intention to build LCD plant in China
Dec 20, 11:34
With AU Optronics (AUO) receiving permission from the Taiwan government to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in China, Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reiterated that it will...
AUO again urges Taiwan government to speed up review of 7.5G plant in China
Nov 3, 01:20
Acting president of AU Optronics (AUO), Max Cheng, has again urged the Taiwan government to speed up the review of AUO's project to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD production plant in China...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: LCD monitor shipments from Taiwan makers drop 14.7% in 1Q13
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan small- to medium-size TFT LCD panel shipments to rise nearly 10% in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments expected to rise nearly 5% in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: LED TV to account for 100% of Samsung TV products in 2013
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- 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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- MIT tech turns any surface into a user interface, but it's useless without Google Glass (May 2) - ExtremeTech
- Diamond Pixels: Galaxy S4's unique subpixel arrangement gets a close up (April 30) - Andorid Authority
- Revolutionary display technology can lift the ban on digital billboards (May 8) - EMSNow
- This ain't Foxconn: Inside the factory where Vertu assembles smartphones by hand - Digital Trends
- Amazon buys Liquavista from Samsung, launches digital currency (May 13) - Reuters
- Korea launches touch screen industry forum to help domestic manufacturers grow worldwide (May 8) - The Next Web
- Amazon's rumoured smartphone-with-holograms is an awful idea (May 10) - Wired
- LG working on 'unbreakable' display as part of new OLED-based focus (May 3) - Andorid Authority
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Lenovo displays new 10.1-inch tablet at the Mobile World Congress
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- 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.
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...
The development of OGS products in China: Q&A with Truly chairman
Despite lagging growth in the global economy, smartphone and tablet applications that use one-glass-solution...
The possibilities of Willow glass: Q&A with Corning executives Alan Eusden and Dipak Chowdhury
Corning Glass is one of the world's leading makers in specialty glass. One of its latest products is...
Despite the fact the penetration rate of LED backlight units (BLUs) in TVs has been increasing continuously,...
- 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.