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...

Elan Microelectronics has recently landed more orders for touchscreen IC and module solutions, with order visibility extending into the first half of 2010, according to market sources...

Sharp has developed a photo-alignment technology called UV2A (Ultraviolet-induced Multi-domain Vertical Alignment) technology for LCD panels that can precisely control the alignment...

China could become the world's second largest host country for 8.5G LCD panel production in 2012 if all the reported fab projects are completed, according to Digitimes Research.

Samsung Electronics' worldwide LCD TV shipments for the second quarter of 2009 amounted to 5.7 million units, up from 5.1 million units in the first quarter, the largest unit increase...

Local vendors in China dominated the TV segment in the government program for subsidized purchases in rural areas, accounting for 97.15% of the TV sets sold under the program as of...

Leading TFT-LCD panel makers including LG Display (LGD), Sharp and Samsung Electronics are actively seeking advancement into China. Displaybank said that the trend can be seen as...

An earthquake in Japan this month at a plant operated by Corning will slightly exacerbate an existing shortage of glass for LCDs, but the impact is not likely to have a major impact...

The shortage of glass substrates may continue throughout the fourth quarter of 2009, longer than previous expectations it would end in September, due to the recent earthquake that...

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have confirmed they have received a Statement of Objections from the EU Commission which is...

Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers do not feel as threatened as they were by the cooperation between Japan-based Sony and Sharp on 10G production, according to market sources.

End-market LCD display players have started placing panel orders for year-end sales earlier than usual, as panel prices are expected to continue increasing in the third quarter, according...

The top-five TFT-LCD panel makers are expected to account for 89.2% of the total large-size (10-inch and larger) TFT-LCD panel production by area in 2009, a big leap from the 74.8%...

Around 1.4 million LCD TVs were sold during the three-day May Day holiday in China, up 75% on year, with local vendors dominating sales, according to industry sources in China.

Global TV shipments declined 6% on year in the first quarter of 2009 to 43.3 million units with a lingering global recession continuing to place pressure on discretionary spending,...