Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical is refining its growth strategy by downsizing its LCD component business while expanding its semiconductor materials division.
Taiwan-based LCD optical film supplier Wah Hong Industrial has announced consolidated revenues of NT$867 million (US$30.1 million) for June 2011, down 5.8% sequentially. The company...
Manufacturers of a broad spectrum of high-tech products have been feeling the impact of price hikes in rare earth element-based processing materials because of China's embargo in...
Panel makers have indicated demand for large-size panels continues to be lower than expected. Hopes for an increase in panel prices have been facing obstacles. Panel makers still...
As the epicenter of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 was located close to the northeastern prefecture of Miyagi, the local area has...
The supply of anisotropic conductive film (ACF) for the production of flat panels is likely to be affected by the earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, but with a month of inventory,...
The supply of sapphire substrates will not be affected by the Japan earthquake as the facilities of the top-2 Japan-based makers - Kyocera and Namiki - were not damaged by the quake,...
The supply of upstream materials for flat panel production will sufficient in the short term but may become uncertain in one or two months as the Japan government has started implementing...
The Japan earthquake and tsunami could result in significant shortages of certain electronic components, potentially causing pricing for these devices to increase dramatically, according...
Taiwan's panel makers reportedly are considering reducing purchases of passive components, such as multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs), from the Samsung Electronics group...
TFT-LCD panel makers are not worried about the recent appreciation of the NT dollar but they have to take precautions to avoid any further impact on their profits. They are also worried...
The battle for the top spot in the US LCD TV market heated up in the second quarter of 2010 as the gap in market share between the leading vendor Samsung Electronics and Vizio in...
LG Electronics may ship only 28 million LCD TVs in 2010 due to short supply of TV panels and components, down from its internal shipment goal of 30 million units, according to industry...
TFT-LCD panel component suppliers expect the global panel market to remain flat sequentially or increase just 2-3% in the third quarter of 2010, compared to the 10% growth in past...
Overall demand and shipments of TFT-LCD panels are expected to hit the bottom in June amid weak demand from the US and China market, as well as the Europe debt crisis, according to...
