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Friday 22 April 2011
AGC develops glass substrate with 0.28mm thickness for touch screens
Asahi Glass (AGC) has developed what it claims is the world's thinnest soda-lime glass substrate for touch screens, measuring 0.28mm, or 15% less than the currently thinnest commercial...
Thursday 10 February 2011
AGC to invest JPY20 billion to boost production of cover glass
AGC has announced it is investing JPY20 billion (US$240 million) in a new float glass furnace in Japan to produce specialty glass for chemical strengthening, including newly developed...
Friday 21 January 2011
Asahi introduces cover glass solution
With touchscreen becoming the trend in the handset and tablet PC markets, cover glass demand is also booming, Japan-based Asahi Glass, on January 20, introduced its new Dragontrail...
Wednesday 19 January 2011
LCD glass substrates demand to go up 11%, capacity 13% in 2011, says DisplaySearch
As the transition to flat panel TV nears completion, TFT-LCD TV panel demand is slowing, from 41% on year in 2010 to 8.3% in 2011. Total TFT-LCD panel area demand is expected to increase...
Friday 5 March 2010
LCD panel oversupply gap in 2Q10 to drop to 5% due to quake, say sources
Oversupply of LCD panels in the second quarter is expected to drop to below 5% from the previously estimated 7% over total demand after an earthquake rocked southern Taiwan yesterday,...
Monday 20 July 2009
LCD glass substrate demand increases 26% in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Global LCD glass substrate demand increased to 18.56 million square meter per month in the second quarter, up 26% sequentially and much higher than the glass supply growth of 12%...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
Asahi Glass increases utilization to nearly 100%, sources say
Asahi Glass has re-started glass tanks to increase its utilization to nearly 100% and plans to start operation at its plant in Korea in the third quarter of 2009, according to market...
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Fire at Asahi Glass Takasago, Japan plant
A fire occurred at the Asahi Glass plant in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan last week, which should impact glass substrate supply for Sharp, according to market sources. The fire...
Thursday 17 July 2008
Asahi Glass to build 5th plant in Taiwan next month, paper says
Japan-based Asahi Glass will start construction on its fifth glass substrate plant in Taiwan next month, and it aims to further expand its capacity by running a total of 10 plants...
Monday 30 June 2008
TFT LCD production in 2008-2009 to be enabled by plentiful supply of glass substrates, says DisplaySearch
There appears to be no constraint on TFT LCD panel production for PC and TV applications this year or next, as 20 tanks of TFT LCD glass substrate capacity will come on-line in 2008,...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research