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Thursday 2 May 2013
G-Tech to invest NT$644 million to expand sputtering capacity
G-Tech Optoelectronics, which provides glass processing services for the display industry, will invest NT$644 million (US$21.7 million) to expand its sputtering capacity in 2013,...
Thursday 25 April 2013
Spurred by Google Glass, IHS forecasts nearly 10 million smart glasses to ship from 2012 to 2016
Initiated by the arrival of Google Glass and magnified by Google's efforts to promote application development for the product, the global market for smart glasses could amount to...
Friday 29 March 2013
Google Glass: Why I think the technology is ridiculous
Google's attempt to induce the next wave of display technology is charming, but in my opinion is bound to fail. That is a heavy statement right off the bat and I am generally optimistic...
Friday 29 March 2013
Blog: Google Glass may enjoy demand from more than just regular users
As Google has been aggressively conducting public tests for its Glass recently, I can't help but wonder what kind of business opportunities this piece of elegant work can bring. In...
Thursday 28 March 2013
Demand for 3D optical film rises as passive 3D TV competes with shutter glass, says DisplaySearch
As 3D TV continues to grow, competition between two main 3D technologies is heating up, and film patterned retarder is finally catching up to the more established shutter glass approach...
Monday 25 March 2013
Fiber glass fabric maker Fulltech report losses for 2012
Fulltech Fiber Glass, which makes fiber glass yarns and fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, has reported net losses of NT$150 million (US$5.02 million) or NT$0.47 per share...
Friday 22 March 2013
GTOC to produce energy-saving glass through cooperation with Asahi Glass
Glass substrate processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn Electronics), is expected to invest NT$1.25 billion...
Monday 18 March 2013
GTOC February 2013 performance down; may expand 3D molded glass production
Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), an affiliate of the Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group, saw its revenues drop 33.7% on month to NT$880...
Monday 18 March 2013
Growth slowing for TFT LCD glass substrate capacity, says DisplaySearch
Over the past two years, there has been a slowdown in TFT LCD glass production. Yet demand for cover glass used on smartphones and tablets has continued to grow, causing TFT LCD glass...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Touch-enabled mobile devices will drive worldwide cover glass shipments to more than 2.5 billion by 2017, says DisplaySearch
The growth of touch-enabled mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablet PCs, will drive worldwide cover glass shipments to more than 1.5 billion in 2013 and more than 2.5 billion...
Monday 4 March 2013
TPK breaks ground for glass making facility in Taiwan
A company jointly invested by TPK Holding and its subsidiary Cando has broken ground for a facility in Taichung, central Taiwan for making chemically strengthened glass. The joint...
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Calin Technology expanding glass grinding lens capacity
Calin Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of glass grinding and aspherical glass molding lenses mainly supplied to Canon to make DSLR cameras, is expanding monthly production capacity...
Tuesday 8 January 2013
China to account for over 20% of global glass substrate demand by 2015
With its panel makers rapidly expanding their capacity, China's demand for glass substrates has been growing fast, and is expected to account for more than one fifth of worldwide...
Friday 4 January 2013
CES 2013: Corning to showcase Gorilla Glass 3
Corning has announced its plans for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next week. The Corning booth, No. 14813 Central Hall, will highlight the company's...
Thursday 27 December 2012
Taiwan Glass likely to swing back to profitability in 2013
Taiwan Glass Industry, a supplier of glass and fiber glass fabrics, has completed construction of a sodium carbonate plant in China. The in-house availability of sodium carbonate,...