TSMC filed the most invention patent applications in Taiwan in the third quarter of 2023, with 443 cases, topping the domestic list for the same period for eight consecutive years,...

Lockdowns underway in China to control the spread of COVID-19 are raising the specter of significant disruptions in the global supply chain for electronic components and consumer...

The supply of polarizers has fallen short of demand recently and will stay tight throughout 2019, when several China-based panel makers are set to kick off commerical operation of...

Taiwan-based Chimei Materials recently broke ground for a new plant in Xian, China where it will install its second 2,500mm polarizer production line.

Nitto Denko, a major Japan-based supplier of flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs) and polarizers, has decided to suspend the production of polarizers at its plant in Suzhou, China,...

Taiwan-based Chimei Materials Technology plans to set up two more 2,500 mm polarizer production lines in China within five years after kicking off construction of the world's first...

Though several major IC packaging material suppliers have resumed operations at their earthquake-affected plants, there is still growing concern that production will be hampered by...

Taiwan Nitto Optical will invest NT$213 million (US$7.2 million) to set up polarizer production capacity inside Chimei Innolux's (CMI) 8.5G TFT-LCD panel fab at the Kaohsiung Science...

Taiwan-based touch panel makers, such as Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch, will enjoy reduced production costs due to Japan-based Nitto Denko's lowering its quotes for ITO films,...

LG Chemical ranked first in the global large-size TFT-LCD polarizer market with a 30% share in the first quarter of 2009, according to Displaybank. Japan-based Nitto Denko was second...

Taiwan-based polarizer maker Optimax Technology will suspend its plant at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) beginning on June 30, 2009, and shift all production to its Pingzhen...

Korea now leads the polarizer market, and it is expected to account for 45% of the market in 2009 and 50% in 2012, according to Displaybank.

Taiwan-based chip-on-film (COF) substrate makers have seen increased orders from Japan-based driver IC designers, including Renesas Technology and NEC, thanks to the appreciation...

Nitto Denko has dismissed a recent report in Taiwan's media about the Japan-based company quitting the polarizer film business. Nitto Denko reaffirmed its commitment to producing...

According to DisplaySearch, TFT-LCD polarizer revenues are expected to fall 1% to US$5.71 billion in 2009 compared to 2008, marking the first time that this segment has experienced...