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Tuesday 19 May 2009
Taiwan TV vendors selected for second round of China stimulus program
Taiwan-based BenQ, TPV Technology (AOC brand), and Proview's affiliate MAG Technology have been selected as suppliers for the China government's second stimulus program for rural...
Friday 8 May 2009
Vizio ranks first in North American LCD TV shipments in 1Q09, says iSuppli
US-based TV maker Vizio surged into the leading position in the North American LCD TV market in the first quarter of 2009, as dwindling disposable incomes sent consumers flocking...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Large-size panel revenues down 17% sequentially in 1Q09, but 47% growth likely for 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Large-size TFT-LCD panel (10-inch and larger) shipments reached 91.5 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a decline of 3% sequentially and 18% on year, according to DisplaySearch...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
ODD pick-up heads in short supply
The global supply of pick-up heads (PUHs) used in optical disc drives (ODDs) has fallen into considerable short supply, which will not ease until the end of the second quarter, according...
Thursday 23 April 2009
SAS, Lite-On and Actron to jointly set up UMG silicon plant in Russia
Taiwan-based silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will team up with Lite-On Technology and Actron Technology to set up a plant to produce upgraded metallurgical-grade...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Camera phones, embedded PC cameras propel image sensor market, says In-Stat
Continued uptake of cameras in handsets and notebooks is driving growth in the area-array image sensor market, reports In-Stat. Worldwide unit shipments of image sensors in cameraphones...
Thursday 19 February 2009
Global flat panel TV revenues fall for the first time in 4Q08, says DisplaySearch
As global economic conditions deteriorated during the fourth quarter of 2008, consumer demand for discretionary purchases suffered, including flat panel TVs. According to DisplaySearch,...
Friday 6 February 2009
Samsung takes top-place in best-selling products ranking in January 2009 North American TV Market, says Displaybank
According to research firm Displaybank, Samsung accounted for 30% of the best-selling products in the North American TV market in January 2009. Among the best-selling products, LCD...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments grow but revenues fall in 2008, says DisplaySearch
Large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in the fourth quarter 2008 reached 93.5 million units, a decline of 19% on quarter and 17% on year, according to research firm DisplaySearch. Due...
Tuesday 3 February 2009
2009 the year of smartphones, says ABI Research
Mobile handset shipments in the first half of 2008 had a 14% increase on year while slowed to 8% in the third quarter before crashing into a 10% decline in the fourth quarter. As...
Friday 16 January 2009
LED-backlit LCD TVs expected to have 5-10% of market in 2009
Enabled by lower-cost white LED backlight solutions amid growing demand for thin and energy-saving features, panel makers and TV vendors are actively promoting LED-backlit LCD TVs,...
Thursday 15 January 2009
Japan handset vendors eye expanding global sales
A number of Japan-based handset vendors have stepped up their contact with Taiwan OEM/ODM handset makers with an aim to expand sales by introducing more models for international markets,...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Sharp debut in 40-inch LCD may impact Taiwan makers
With Sharp expected to produce 40-inch LCD TV panels, the market is speculating that the Japan maker is targeting orders from Sony, which may then reduce its demand from Taiwan's...
Friday 9 January 2009
MediaTek solution in Sharp handset for China, says paper
Sharp has introduced a handset model in China adopting MediaTek's EDGE baseband chip and handset platform, meaning the Taiwan-based IC designer may now enter the US market through...
Thursday 8 January 2009
Samsung said to delay 11G LCD production ramp-up plan
Amid uncertain global economic outlook and sluggish demand, Samsung Electronics will delay the production ramp-up at an 11G LCD fab it is planning to build, according to market sou...