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Wednesday 26 January 2011
OGS touch to become mainstream in 2012
With technology breakthroughs for one/single glass solutions (OGS) for touch panels expected, OGS touch will become a mainstream technology in 2012, and supply for high-end glass...
Friday 21 January 2011
Asahi introduces cover glass solution
With touchscreen becoming the trend in the handset and tablet PC markets, cover glass demand is also booming, Japan-based Asahi Glass, on January 20, introduced its new Dragontrail...
Wednesday 19 January 2011
LCD glass substrates demand to go up 11%, capacity 13% in 2011, says DisplaySearch
As the transition to flat panel TV nears completion, TFT-LCD TV panel demand is slowing, from 41% on year in 2010 to 8.3% in 2011. Total TFT-LCD panel area demand is expected to increase...
Wednesday 19 January 2011
PCB makers looking to raise quotes as material costs rise
Despite price hikes by upstream material suppliers, PCB makers are finding it difficult to pass increased cost downstream. PCB material prices began to rebound from the Lunar New...
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Fiber glass yarns and fabric quotes could rise 4-6% in February
A shortage of fiber glass yarns and fabrics could worsen after the Lunar New Year and February quotes could increase 4-6%, according to industry sources.
Friday 14 January 2011
HannStar sets up production lines for glass thinning and cover lenses
In addition to its touch panel module plant in Nanjing, China, HannStar Display has recently started to set up production lines for glass thinning process and color lenses, and is...
Thursday 13 January 2011
CDMA iPhone to contribute strong sales to Foxconn and Pegatron in 2011
Apple's CDMA iPhone orders could contribute about NT$1.9-2.1 billion (US$65.39-72.28 million) to each of its assembly partners, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and...
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Taiwan upstream supply chain to benefit from increasing Canon DSLR orders
Taiwan-based glass lens maker Kinko Optical, benefiting from increasing Canon DSLR camera orders, is expected to see its glass lens shipments in 2011 increasing 16.45% on year to...
Friday 7 January 2011
Corning supplies Gorilla glass for Acer's dual-screen Iconia Tab
Corning has announced that Corning Gorilla glass has been designed into Acer's Iconia Tab computer. The Iconia creates a tablet experience combining a 14-inch form factor with a dual-screen...
Thursday 6 January 2011
CES 2011: Corning Gorilla glass selected for Sony Bravia LCD TVs
CORNING, N.Y., January 05, 2011 - Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) announced today that Corning Gorilla glass has been designed into select models of Sony Corporation's (NYSE: SNE)...
Friday 31 December 2010
ITO glass supply to remain short in 1H11, says AimCore president
ITO glass supplier AimCore Technology expects the shortage of ITO glass to continue into the first half of 2011, and in order to meet client demand, AimCore has started capacity expansion...
Friday 31 December 2010
CPT to set up front-to-backend touch panel production line in Fuzhou, China
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to set up a touch panel production line covering from front-end touch sensor production to backend binding with TFT modules at its Fuzhou production...
Friday 31 December 2010
PCB material prices on the rise
Prices for fiber glass yarns and fabrics, key materials for making copper clad laminates (CCL), are set to rise by as much as 15% in January 2011, according to industry sources. The...
Thursday 23 December 2010
G-Tech increases investment in Shenzhen subsidiary
Optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, has obtained approval from the Taiwan government to add an additional investment...
Friday 10 December 2010
Corning says LCD market improving
Corning expects fourth-quarter LCD glass market volumes to be consistent with those from the third quarter, a slight change to its previous guidance of flat to down slightly, according...