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Friday 13 August 2010
AUO 8.5G plant construction remains on track despite CTSP site row, says company chairman
Au Optronics (AUO) expects its new 8.5G LCD panel fab at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to come on line next year as scheduled, as the government has allowed construction...
Friday 13 August 2010
More antitrust lawsuits awaiting LCD panel makers
Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan, following her New York state counterpart's recent move, filed an antitrust action on August 10 against 22 major technology companies, including...
Wednesday 11 August 2010
VIA expects to benefit from Intel lawsuit, says paper
VIA Technologies recently noted that Intel's settlement with the US fair trade commission (FTC) will allow the company's x86 patent contract with Intel to be extended for another...
Tuesday 10 August 2010
CMI, AUO say they have not yet been served in New York in antitrust case
Chimei Innolux (CMI) and AU Optonics (AUO) have both declined to comment on an antitrust lawsuit the State of New York has filed against them for allegedly fixing prices for LCD pa...
Thursday 5 August 2010
Another ex-CMO executive to plead guilty to price fixing, says US Justice Department
A former executive from Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has agreed to plead guilty for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of TFT LCD panels, the US Department of...
Wednesday 4 August 2010
AUO still prefers CTSP for large investment despite environmental disputes, says company chairman
KY Lee, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO), in response to government recommendations it reconsider the location for the proposed establishment of two 11G LCD panel fabs and two PV module...
Friday 30 July 2010
Ex-CMO executive agrees to plead guilty for role in global LCD price-fixing conspiracy, says US Justice Department
A former executive from Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail in the US for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of TFT LCD panels,...
Friday 23 July 2010
Richtek claims victory in patent lawsuit against uPI Semiconductor
Analog IC design house Richtek Technology claims that it has won a patent lawsuit against rival uPI Semiconductor which recently applied for a consent order from the US International...
Thursday 8 July 2010
CMI files lawsuit against Sony over patent violations
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has filed lawsuits in China and the US accusing Sony of violating its patents in products including Bravia LCD TVs, Cybershot digital still cameras (DSCs) and...
Thursday 1 July 2010
LCD panel maker HannStar agrees to pay US$30 million fine in US price-fixing probe
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker HannStar Display has agreed to pay a US$30 million fine in connection with price-fixing charges filed against it by the US Department of Justice.
Thursday 1 July 2010
Kodak sues Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise
US-based Eastman Kodak on June 22 filed with the US Court for the Western District of New York a legal action against Ability Enterprise over royalty fees regarding digital cameras,...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
TSMC receives Taiwan government approval to take SMIC stake
An application of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to take up a stake in China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has been approved...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
AUO chairman vows to clear company name in price-fixing lawsuit
KY Lee, chairman of Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), commenting on the US authorities' price-fixing charges against the company, said today that AUO did not do anything...
Monday 14 June 2010
Wellypower, Lextar say no impact from AUO price fixing lawsuit
Taiwan-based Wellypower Optronics and Lextar Electronics have maintained that their operations remain unaffected by the US authorities' price-fixing charges against their chairman,...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Amtran settles patent dispute with Funai
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology and its US-based affiliate LCD TV vendor Vizio as well as its joint venture Suzhou Raken have signed a settlement agreement with Japan-based...