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Monday 25 April 2011
More makers using 6G or more advanced lines for small-size panel production
The underlying trend for major flat panel makers to transfer the production of small- to medium-size panels to 6G or even more advanced production lines has continued to escalate,...
Friday 22 April 2011
Samsung 7.5G LCD project in China heaping pressure on Taiwan rivals
Samsung Electronics reportedly has said it may start construction of its 7.5G panel plant in China as early as in May 2011 with mass production of panels likely to begin in early...
Thursday 21 April 2011
Sharp to commercialize small- and medium-size LCD panels for smartphones, tablets
Sharp has developed small- and medium-size LCD panels using oxide semiconductor, InGaZnO, according to the company. Production of these new LCD panels will start at its Kameyama No.2...
Friday 15 April 2011
AUO and Sharp sign patent cross-license agreement
AU Optronics (AUO) and Japan's Sharp signed a patent cross-license agreement today. Both parties have agreed to license to the other specified patents owned by each party, according...
Thursday 14 April 2011
Taiwan market: Blu-ray disc player sales expected to surpass 100,000 units in 2011
Blu-ray disc player sales in Taiwan may surpass 100,000 units in 2011 as players such as Toshiba, Sony, LG, Panasonic and Sharp all launched models with prices less than US$100 in...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Foxconn to help Sharp distribute LCD panels, say sources
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reportedly formed a task force aiming to help distribute TFT-LCD panels from Japan-based Sharp, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Corning to maintain LCD glass production levels in Japan
Corning has said that the company plans to maintain production levels at its Shizuoka and Sakai City LCD glass facilities during Sharp Corporation's temporary production curtailment...
Friday 8 April 2011
Sharp reportedly to suspend production at 8G and 10G flat panel plants
Sharp has reportedly decided to temporarily suspend operations at its 8G and 10G flat panel production lines as the March 11 Japan earthquake has begun to affect sales in the end...
Monday 28 March 2011
Wistron lands initial LCD TV orders from Sharp, LG Display and Vizio, say sources
Wistron is expected to see its LCD TV shipments gain momentum soon as the company has landed initial small-volume orders from Sharp, LG Display and Vizio in addition to growing orders...
Wednesday 23 March 2011
Sharp hopes to set up 10G plant in China
Although Sharp's application to set up an 8G TFT-LCD production plant in China was denied, Sharp has reportedly applied to set up a 10G plant instead in Nanjing with a schedule to...
Thursday 17 March 2011
Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Rolling black-outs to hit Japan-based LCD TV vendors
Production of Japan-based major LCD TV vendors such as Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic and Sharp will not be significantly affected by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck...
Tuesday 15 March 2011
ODD pick-up heads see no immediate danger of shortage
Supply of pick-up heads of PC-use optical disc drives (ODDs) from Japan-based makers, including Sanyo Electric, Sharp and Panasonic, is unlikely to be affected by the March 11 earthquake...
Thursday 3 March 2011
AUO files patent infringement lawsuits against Sharp
Today AU Optronics (AUO) and AU Optronics Corporation America filed two complaints against Japan's Sharp Corporation and Sharp Electronics Corporation (together "Sharp")...
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Sharp reports profit for April-December 2010
While the world economy in the nine months ended December 31, 2010 showed some recovery overall, there remained strong uncertainty as factors like the credit crunch and high unemployment...