A legislator in Taiwan has questioned the government move to give LCD panel makers the green light to set up 5G and lower-generation plants in China, warning it may result in massive...

Global LCD panel glass substrate supply is currently 10% short of demand, with the shortage hitting 5G production the most, market sources said.

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...

Chimei Innolux Corporation, a new entity to be formed in March, is expected to surpass LG Display (LGD) to become the second largest LCD panel maker worldwide in the third quarter...

China-based TFT-LCD panel maker Irico Group Electronics will invest 3.7 billion yuan (US$541.8 million) to establish six glass substrate production lines in Hefei City, China, including...

Driven by increased competition and taking advantage of new fab capacity, TFT LCD panel makers have increased the use of 5G fabs to produce netbook and notebook PC panels. In the...

The current downward trend in prices for notebook panels is expected to stabilize for a while in January, as panel makers are shifting more capacity to the monitor segment due to...

Large-size panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display, eyeing the surging smartphone market, have started producing 2- to 3.5-inch handset panels at their 4.5G...

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) plans to start volume production at its 8.5G plant with 8,000 substrates per month in the second quarter of 2010, and ramp up to its designed monthly...

Taiwan-based color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic will apply for a NT$3.6 billion (US$111 million) syndicated bank loan and issue new shares to raise another NT$1.8 billion, with...

China-based TFT-LCD panel maker Irico Group Electronics is working to roll out thinner glass substrates from its in-house 5G glass plant, according to a Chinese-language report on...

LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) have signed a memorandum of collaboration for EPD production. PVI has...

As panel manufacturers increase production of 16:9 aspect ratio and larger LCD monitor panels, their third-quarter 2009 plans indicate that 56% of LCD monitor panels are expected...

An earthquake in Japan this month at a plant operated by Corning will slightly exacerbate an existing shortage of glass for LCDs, but the impact is not likely to have a major impact...

SiPix Imaging, an e-paper subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has recently started to establish its second e-paper plant to satisfy client demand, according to chairman, CT Liu.