The shortage of glass substrates may continue throughout the fourth quarter of 2009, longer than previous expectations it would end in September, due to the recent earthquake that...
LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) will delay the production at its second 4.5G plant to the fourth quarter of 2009 due to short supply of glass substrates, according to...
AU Optronics (AUO) is seeing increasing utilization at its 8.5G production line, L8A in central Taiwan, and expects to reach full utilization of 40,000 glass substrates a month by...
Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.22 billion (US$67.85 million) for July 2009, representing a decrease of 0.14% sequentially...
Corning and the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris) have announced an agreement to work together on the development of high-performance silicon-on-glass (SiOG) substrates for the flat panel...
Corning has announced that its second-quarter 2009 sales increased 41% sequentially to US$1.4 billion as LCD glass shipments grew substantially, with net income totaling US$611 mil...
China-based panel maker Irico Group Electronics has decided to postpone its plan to build a 6G LCD panel plant in Jiangsu, China, according to market sources.
Global LCD glass substrate demand increased to 18.56 million square meter per month in the second quarter, up 26% sequentially and much higher than the glass supply growth of 12%...
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD SMT production solutions provider, has commented that orders from panel customers are likely to reduce despite seasonality, as glass-substrate...
LG Display has announced that it will invest 3.27 trillion won (US$2.5 billion), excluding building cost, to expand 8G LCD production line in Paju, Korea to secure a long-term edge...
Taiwan analog IC design houses said panel shipments from AU Optronics (AUO) in the third quarter may remain flat from the second due to tight supply of LCD glass from Corning, which...
Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has resumed its second 3G line due to new LCD panel orders, with production slated for the third quarter, according to the compa...
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.11 billion (US$154.68 million) for June, an increase of 4% on month, despite some orders being postponed...
In the first quarter of 2009, 25% of LCD TVs were made by external OEMs/EMS such as Amtran, Compal, Grundig, Jabil, TPV Technology and Wistron, up 1% sequentially, according to Dis...
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic is planning to set up a new 5G plant to manufacture touch panels and is currently searching for a location in southern Taiwan,...
