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Thursday 4 December 2008
Solar wafer maker SAS hits record revenue for 40 months straight in November
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, has reported self-estimated revenue of NT$871 million for November 2008, a...
Wednesday 3 December 2008
Taiwan market: Sharp joins Sony in LCD TV price war
With Sony having lowered its LCD TV prices to stimulate sales in Taiwan, international competitor Sharp has decided to join the price war.
Wednesday 26 November 2008
China market: Retail chain Gome signs 1 billion yuan LCD TV deal with Sharp, says paper
China consumer electronics retailer Gome Electrical Appliances has claimed that the company has signed a 1 billion yuan (US$146.5 million) LCD TV supply contract with Sharp, according...
Tuesday 25 November 2008
Global TV shipments up 6% on year in 3Q, says DisplaySearch
Global TV shipments remained strong in the third quarter after a surge in shipment growth during the second quarter this year. The third-quarter shipments were up 11% sequentially...
Thursday 20 November 2008
Sharp turns aggressive as 10G plant prepares to come online
With Sharp's new 10G line scheduled to start volume production early in the second half of 2009, the company has begun to aggressively sell its capacity, which is expected impact...
Thursday 13 November 2008
CPT maintains US$65 million LCD price-fixing fine won't hurt its finances
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has maintained that the US$65 million fines it will receive from the US Department of Justice for price fixing will not have much impact on its finances...
Thursday 13 November 2008
LG Display, Sharp and CPT to be fined US$585 million for LCD price fixing, says US Justice Department
Three leading LCD panel makers, LG Display (LGD), Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), have agreed to plead guilty and pay a total of US$585 million in criminal fines for their...
Wednesday 12 November 2008
North America 3Q08 TV shipments up 12% on year, says DisplaySearch
As the US economy slid deeper into turmoil at the end of the third quarter this year, preliminary shipment indications from DisplaySearch's report show that North America TV shipments...
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Top LCD TV vendors set conservative shipment goals for 2009
Sources with LCD panel makers have revealed LCD TV shipment goals of top vendors for next year, with Samsung Electronics setting the highest target at 28-29 million units.
Thursday 30 October 2008
TFT LCD equipment spending to hit record in 2008, then drop 21% in 2009, DisplaySearch says
DisplaySearch expects 2008 spending on TFT LCD manufacturing equipment to reach historic highs. However, rapidly dropping panel prices, low fab utilization and continued concerns...
Friday 17 October 2008
VA remains dominant wide view angle technology for LCD TV panels, but sees growing competition, says DisplaySearch
DisplaySearch has indicated that 70% of the LCD TV panels shipped in 2008 on an area basis will be of the vertical alignment (VA) type. The share for in-plane switching (IPS) panels...
Friday 17 October 2008
Confidence of first-tier LCD TV vendors not benefiting Taiwan panel makers
Following Sony's announcement that it will maintain its 2008 global LCD TV shipments goal of 17 million units, Samsung Electronics and Sharp also have reaffirmed their shipment targets...
Wednesday 15 October 2008
LG Display reports sharp falls in 3Q08 profits
LCD panel maker LG Display has reported sharp declines in profits for the third quarter amid falling LCD panel prices and worsening global economic woes, but the results beat estimates...
Wednesday 24 September 2008
HTC Dream features LCD panel from Sharp and touch solutions from Synaptics and TPK
High Tech Computer (HTC) builds its newly unveiled HTC Dream, or known as T-Mobile G1 in the US, using LCD panels from Sharp and capacitive touch screen solutions from Synaptics,...
Wednesday 24 September 2008
CMO is top LCD TV panel supplier for August, DisplaySearch says
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) beat Samsung Electronics to the top in terms of LCD TV panel shipments in August by shipping 2.2 million units, according to DisplaySearch.