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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...
Monday 2 August 2010
Sharp reports net profit for fiscal 1Q10
Sharp has announced net profit of 10.6 billion yen (US$122.91 million) for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended on June 30, a significant improvement from net loss of 25.2 billion...
Friday 2 July 2010
Japan-based solar companies increase solar cell procurement and outsourcing from Taiwan makers
Japan-based solar companies including Sanyo Electric, Sharp and Kyocera are expected to increase outsourcing and procurement of solar cells, and Taiwan's manufacturers, strategically...
Friday 25 June 2010
Japan TV vendors come to Taiwan to secure LED supply
Amid the surging demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs, Japanese TV vendors recently visited Taiwan to secure LED supplies. LED packaging houses including Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto...
Thursday 17 June 2010
Global LED TV shipments to reach 31.6 million units in 2010, says Digitimes Research
Global LED-backlit LCD TV shipments are expected to reach 31.6 million units in 2010, up from 3.6 million units in 2009, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Radiant expects LCM shipments to reach 3 million units in 2Q10
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects its LCD module (LCM) shipments to reach almost three million units in the second quarter of 2010 with major...
Monday 12 April 2010
Sharp develops 4-primary-color 3D LCD
Sharp has developed a four-primary-color 3D LCD featuring what it claims to be the industry's highest brightness with low crosstalk (undesirable double-contour "ghost" images)...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Sharp develops 3D touchscreen LCD - switchable between 2D and 3D modes
Sharp Corporation has developed a 3D touchscreen LCD featuring the industry's highest brightness that can switch between 2D and 3D modes. Users can view 3D images without the need...
Tuesday 23 March 2010
TPV obtains LCD TV orders from Sharp through Mitsui, say sources
TPV Technology has obtained OEM orders for LCD TVs from Sharp through Japan-based Mitsui & Co, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 17 March 2010
HannStar declines to comment on Dell lawsuit
HannStar Display has declined to comment on a price fixing lawsuit Dell reportedly has filed against the Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker and four others, saying it has yet to receive...
Friday 26 February 2010
Commentary: 3D providing new dimension for TV market
Demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs is taking off, but attention this year in the displays market has turned to 3D applications.
Wednesday 24 February 2010
AUO may gain upper hand over Samsung in setting up 7.5G panel plant in China, say sources
The government in China may take a total-control policy to allow establishment of only four to five next-generation TFT-LCD panel factories in China, and the policy may give Taiwan-based...
Monday 1 February 2010
LCD panel makers vying for China government subsidies, says AUO executive
LCD panel makers from Taiwan, Korea and Japan are all eyeing subsidies from the China government for setting up production fabs in China, but there may be only one or two openings...
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Global LCD TV shipments to reach 170 million units in 2010
LCD TV shipments worldwide will total 171 million units in 2010 mainly benefiting from strong demand from emerging markets, 3D TVs and LED TVs, according to DisplaySearch. LCD TV...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
AUO, CMO, Samsung, LG, Sharp to ship 184 million TV panels in 2010
LCD TV panel shipments from the five major panel makers, AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Sharp are expected to reach 184 million...