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Monday 10 September 2012
Sharp, LG slash large-size LCD TV prices in North America
Japan-based TV brand Sharp recently lowered its price of 60-inch LCD TVs in the North America market. To compete, LG Electronics decided to reduce the price of its 55-inch LCD TVs...
Friday 7 September 2012
Digitimes Research: Demand for MOCVD equipment in China to account for 68% of total global demand in 2012
Digitimes Research predicts Asia-based firms will take up 90% of market demand for MOCVD equipment in 2012, an increase of 10 basis points compared to 2011. In particular, equipment...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
LG Display to mass produce W-OLED TV panels in 2013, says report
LG Display will begin mass producing its large-size white OLED TV panels in 2013, according to a report from Japan. The company has set up a pilot OLED line at one of its LCD panel...
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Samsung, HTC, LG lead in LTE smartphone sales in Europe, say sources
Samsung Electronics, HTC and LG Electronics have led other vendors with regard to sales of LTE-enabled smartphones in Europe, but competition is set to intensify as China-based and...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Spurred by iPad business, LG Display tablet panel revenues more than double in 2Q12, says IHS iSuppli
LG Display (LGD) more than doubled its tablet display revenues in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the first, thanks to panel shipments for Apple iPad, according to IHS iSupp...
Wednesday 22 August 2012
Digitimes Research: LG Innotek expects LED utilization rate to exceed 50% in 2H12
The LED business unit of LG Innotek has been seeing a low capacity utilization rate, hence Digitimes Research expects its 2012 profit margin to be negative 4-6%. Despite the negative...
Monday 6 August 2012
HTC to launch 5-inch smartphone in September-October, say sources
HTC will step into the large-size smartphone segment by launching a flagship model with a 5-inch display featuring a resolution of 1794 by 1080 pixels in September-October, according...
Thursday 2 August 2012
ZTE, Huawei and LG see expanding smartphone market share
The global smartphone market rankings have been changing with Research in Motion (RIM), HTC and Nokia facing shrinking shares while the shares of ZTE, Huawei and LG continue to expand,...
Friday 27 July 2012
LG Display sees record high 2Q12 sales results
LG Display has posted its second quarter sales results at KRW6.9 trillion (US$6.05 billion), up 14% from some KRW6 trillion a year earlier, according to the company's recent financial...
Friday 27 July 2012
International LCD TV brands face struggles in emerging economies
International LCD TV brands are facing struggles with local brands in emerging economies due to various restrictions and pricing differences, according to industry sources.
Thursday 26 July 2012
LG handset business still losing money in 2Q12 despite rising smartphone shipments
LG Electronics has reported losses for its handset business in the second quarter of 2012 although smartphone shipments accounted for 44% of total handset shipment in the quarter,...
Monday 23 July 2012
LG to benefit from Apple and Samsung disputes
LG Display has been benefiting from disputes between Apple and Samsung Electronics, as it is now receiving panel shipments for Apple's new iPad and may land the vast majority of panel...
Thursday 19 July 2012
LG mulls releasing more orders to Taiwan-based smartphone ODMs, say sources
LG Electronics plans to raise the ratio of outsourced handsets in 2012 and is likely to release more smartphone orders to Taiwan-based ODMs, particularly Foxconn International Holdings...
Friday 13 July 2012
AUO, LG and Toshiba resolve LCD price fixing case
AU Optronics (AUO), LG Display and Toshiba have agreed to pay US$543.5 million to resolve allegations regarding price fixing for flat-screen panels.
Thursday 12 July 2012
Notebook industry to push standardized prismatic lithium-ion batteries as a new specification
Prismatic lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that Intel has been aggressively promoting in the notebook industry, have already received full support from Japan-based Panasonic and Korea-based...