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Friday 19 August 2011
CMI fails to become iPad 3 panel supplier, say sources
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has failed to become a LCD panel supplier for the Apple iPad 3 due to technological hurdles, according to industry sources.
Thursday 18 August 2011
CMI may be affected by closer Apple-Sharp ties
Chimei Innolux (CMI) may see more obstacles to becoming a regular LCD panel supplier for the iPad, as Apple reportedly is working out a deal with Sharp to secure supply from Sharp.
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Top-5 LCD TV vendors make sharp cuts in 2011 shipment goals
Global LCD TV shipments may only reach 206-207 million units in 2011, with the top-five vendors having lowered their shipment targets by a total of 50 million units from the sum of...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Apple cancels supply schedule of iPad 3 for 2H11
US-based tablet PC players Apple has recently canceled its iPad 3 supply schedule for the second half of 2011, forcing other tablet PC brand vendors that are set to launch same-level...
Friday 12 August 2011
LCD makers sued by KFTC
Taiwan LCD panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), AU Optronics (AUO), Hannstar Display and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) have all received "Examiner's Reports" from the Korea...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Japan-based TV brands to account for 30% of AUO sales in 2H11
Demand for LCD TVs has been soft and the financial performance from Japan-based firms has been less than expected. However, according to AU Optronics (AUO), orders from Japan-based...
Thursday 21 July 2011
Primax sees monthly CCM capacity fully loaded in 3Q11
Taiwan-based compact camera module (CCM) maker Primax Electronics, a supplier of iPhone CCMs, has landed orders from Apple for the upcoming iPhone model, and already has its 15 million...
Monday 18 July 2011
Sharp, Foxconn to set up joint venture
Sharp and Foxconn have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in Taiwan by the end of 2011, with each to hold a 50% stake, mainly for joint procurement of components for...
Tuesday 12 July 2011
China market: TV vendors shift focus to rural areas
The TV market in China is set to enter a price war in the second half of 2011 due to a slowdown in demand and a lackluster performance in the first half, with vendors to shift their...
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Top-five panel makers predict 3D TV penetration to reach 20% at end of 2011
The top five panel makers, Samsung, LG Display, AU Optronics (AUO), Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Sharp have been increasing supply of panels for 3D TVs and expect the penetration of 3D...
Tuesday 21 June 2011
Digitimes Insight: Japan small- and medium-size LCD panel firms gear up competition
The media in Japan reported the news of an integrated new firm by Sony Mobile Display and Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD) on June 7, 2011. Shipments of small- and medium-size panels...
Wednesday 15 June 2011
China becomes third-largest panel producer
China has become the third largest producer of panels behind South Korea and Taiwan.
Friday 3 June 2011
Delta Electronics begins use of 3 zero-carbon classrooms in Taiwan
Delta Electronics on June 2 inaugurated three zero-carbon classrooms, an energy-saving educational facility, inside three elementary schools located in northern, central and southern...
Monday 30 May 2011
Radiant Opto-Electronics expecting BLU orders from Sharp
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), expects to obtain orders for Sharp's new LCD TV models after the Japan-based company resumes operation of...
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Sony to decrease TV shipments target
Due to low sales for its LCD TV department, Sony might decrease shipment targets by 20-30%, according to industry sources. Sony predicted optimistically in 2010 that shipments will...