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Thursday 18 March 2010
Giantplus acquires CPT CF line for touch panel production
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology has announced it will acquire a 3.5G color filter (CF) line in Taiwan from Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) for NT$1.3 billion...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Corning supplies LGE with Gorilla glass for new ultra-slim premium mobile PC
CORNING, N.Y., March 15, 2010 - Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) announced today that Corning's Gorilla glass has been designed into the LG X300, a newly released premium mobile PC...
Friday 5 March 2010
LCD glass substrates 10% short of total panel demand
Global LCD panel glass substrate supply is currently 10% short of demand, with the shortage hitting 5G production the most, market sources said.
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,...
Friday 5 March 2010
Corning says Taiwan facilities unaffected by earthquake
Corning has said that its LCD glass production in Taiwan has not been impacted by the earthquake that shook Taiwan on March 4.
Thursday 4 March 2010
Fulltech to start second fiber glass fabric furnace in late March
PCB material supplier Fulltech Fiber Glass will light the fire for its second fiber glass fabric furnace on March 25 and expects the furnace to be fully operational by early May,...
Tuesday 2 March 2010
Frameless-screen notebooks expected to hit market in 2Q10 or 3Q10, say Taiwan makers
Branded notebook vendors are expected to deliver frameless-screen notebooks to the market in the second or third quarter of 2010, according to sources at Taiwan's ODM notebook make...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Corning sees moderate growth in 2010, demand for LCD products remains strong
Strong worldwide consumer demand for LCD TVs, notebook computers, and myriad handheld personal communication devices should drive increased sales and earnings for Corning in 2010,...
Monday 8 February 2010
CPT sees 4Q09 revenues decrease
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.77 billion (US$522.39 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, down 12.8% sequentially from NT$19.25 billion...
Thursday 28 January 2010
First-tier panel makers to face glass substrate shortage of 10-20% in 1Q10
Taiwan-based first-tier LCD panel makers estimate their glass substrate shortage will reach 10-20% of their total demand in the first quarter of 2010 due to glass substrate suppliers'...
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Corning profit soars in 4Q09
Corning has reported net income of US$740 million for the fourth quarter of 2009, up 15% from US$643 million for the previous quarter and up 197% on year from US$249 million.
Tuesday 26 January 2010
CMO to hike 8.5G monthly capacity to 60,000 glass substrates
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has ordered production equipment to increase the monthly capacity at its 8.5G plant in southern Taiwan to 60,000 substrates from an originally planned...
Thursday 21 January 2010
Sintek to raise 5G capacity for capacitive touch panels to 100,000 substrates in 3Q10
Color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic will have a monthly capacity of 24 million projected capacitive touch panels (3.5-inch equivalents) from its 5G plant in the third quarter...
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Corning may set up glass melting tanks in China to meet clients' needs
Corning may set up glass melting tanks in China to meet the needs of its clients, including Taiwan's LCD panel makers, Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT) president Alan Eusden...
Wednesday 30 December 2009
Glass fabric prices to rise in 1Q10
Baotek Industrial Materials, Fulltech Fiber Glass and Glotech Industrial, which make fiber glass yarns and fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, are set to raise their quotes...