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NEWS TAGGED COMPUTEX 2002
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Motherboard window shopping
As in past years, Computex 2002 is the place to go to look for motherboards. With 96 products listed on the Computex website and 38 companies claiming to manufacture them, there’s...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Rumored early K8 may not help sales
New 8th-generation (K8) processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) may hit the market at the end of August, instead of the scheduled October, industry sources said. Following the...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
AU Optronics develops OLED using a-Si TFT LCD
AU Optronics (AUO) said it has extended its leadership position with the development of the world’s first full-color OLED (organic light-emitting diode) prototype that combines...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
LCD TVs making a splash
Benq, Sampo Technology, Jean, CTX, Gvision, MAG Technology and NFREN are all showcasing one or two LCD TV models, mainly in 15 or 17-inch sizes, at Computex Taipei.
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Taiwan aiming for 5G in 2003
The life cycle of newer generation of TFT LCD production lines tends to shorten, and fifth-generation (5G) TFT LCD production lines are predicted to account for 40% of global TFT...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Moving LCM production to China
Since the Taiwan government decided in mid-December of last year to permit Taiwanese companies to build TFT LCD back-end module (LCM) factories in China, Taiwanese TFT LCD producers...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Korea to lead in 5G
LG.Philips LCD and Samsung Electronics have been actively working on the construction of their fifth-generation (5G) TFT LCD production lines, preparing for a strong recovery in the...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Taiwan TFT LCD at full-capacity
Making record shipments, except for Quanta Display, the other four Taiwanese TFT LCD producers have been operating at full capacity. Even considering yield rate improvements, further...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Larger-size products coming
Attracted by much better profit margins, South Korean and Taiwanese TFT LCD producers have launched many larger-size TFT LCDs and substantially increased their shipments since the...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
China LCD industry developing rapidly
Thirty Chinese LCD companies, with total investments of US$580 million and a total workforce of 18,800, produced 28 million units of mainly small-size TN, STN and TFT LCD panels in...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Chunghwa Picture Tubes to begin PDP production
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will soon complete trial production at its PDP (plasma display panel) production line of 7,000-substrate monthly processing capacity and expects to begin...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Central China becoming new mobo base
The central China region, especially the area including Shanghai and neighboring Kunshan, has become the trendy location for motherboard makers’ secondary production bases in...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
ECS adds own factories
Although more than 95% of its production takes place at its China base, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is to officially terminate its “no factory” epoch in the second...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Asustek sets up in Suzhou
From the company’s origins as a motherboard manufacturer, Asustek Computer now counts CD-ROMs, power supplies, outer cases, notebooks computers and desktop PCs among its product...
Wednesday 5 June 2002
Gigabyte: China shipments rising
Motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology estimates that its China operations will contribute more than 40% of its shipments this year, up from 30% in 2001.