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Monday 11 January 2010
CES 2010: TV vendors show latest technologies
TV vendors including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sony, Sharp and Toshiba showcased their latest TV technologies at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...
Tuesday 29 December 2009
Top-10 vendors to account for 90% of global LCD TV market in 2010
Global LCD TV shipments in 2010 are projected to reach 155-170 million units, and shipments from top-10 LCD TV vendors are expected to account for up to 90% of the total LCD TV market,...
Thursday 17 December 2009
LCD makers shifting notebook, netbook panel production to 5G, says DisplaySearch
Driven by increased competition and taking advantage of new fab capacity, TFT LCD panel makers have increased the use of 5G fabs to produce netbook and notebook PC panels. In the...
Thursday 10 December 2009
CMO agrees to pay US$220 million fine in US anti-trust probe
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) today announced that it has entered into a plea agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), agreeing to pay a fine...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Taiwan panel makers may benefit from Sharp patent lawsuit against Samsung in the US
Taiwan panel makers are expected to see more outsourcing orders from Samsung Electronics if the US justice department finds that Samsung violated patent rights belonging to Sharp,...
Monday 23 November 2009
US market: Channels drop LCD TV prices for Black Friday
North America consumer electronics channels have reduced LCD TV prices to grab sales during the Black Friday weekend.
Thursday 12 November 2009
China market: TV vendors starting price war for LED TVs
Domestic and international vendors in China are cutting prices for LED-backlit LCD TVs to stimulate sales, with Hisense offering the deepest cuts, according to reports from China.
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Lower-than-expected yields at new Sharp 10G plant ease oversupply pressure, say sources
Operations at Sharp's 10G LCD panel plant have seen lower-than-expected yield rates since production started on October 1, 2009, reducing concerns at rival makers of a possible TV...
Thursday 29 October 2009
Sony purchasing value from Taiwan to increase in 2010 despite reduced orders to AUO, says company
Sony's purchase from Taiwan in terms of value will continue to increase despite plans to reduce its order volumes to AU Optronics (AUO) in 2010, according to Kenji Sakai, chairman...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Sony may reduce TV panel orders to AUO in 2010, sources say
Sony reportedly will reduce its TV panel orders to AU Optronics (AUO) in 2010, as the client's 10G LCD panel manufacturing joint-venture with Sharp has already started production,...
Wednesday 21 October 2009
Sharp starts shipping 10G panels, say reports
Sharp has started shipments from its 10G LCD panel plant in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, according to the Japanese-language Nikkan.
Monday 19 October 2009
Compal reportedly lands Sharp LCD TV orders
Compal Electronics has reportedly landed LCD TV orders from Japan-based vendor Sharp for the North America market, according to market sources. Compal declined to comment on its relationships...
Friday 9 October 2009
CMO will ramp 8.5G production in Taiwan, says company president
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has decided that it will ramp up production at its 8.5G fab in Taiwan while waiting for the government to lift a ban on investment in LCD panel plants...
Friday 2 October 2009
Sharp begins production at 10G LCD fab
Sharp started operations at its new 10G LCD panel plant in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on October 1, 2009. Construction began in November 2007 on the company's manufacturing...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Gintech shipping solar cells to Sharp, says newspaper
Gintech Energy, a Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker, began OEM shipments of solar cells to Japan-based Sharp in September, according to a Chinese-language Economic...