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Friday 15 January 2010
Chimei Innolux may become second largest panel maker worldwide in 3Q10
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...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Irico to establish 6 glass substrate production lines in China
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...
Thursday 17 December 2009
LCD makers shifting notebook, netbook panel production to 5G, says DisplaySearch
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...
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Notebook panel prices expected to stabilize in January 2010
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...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
CPT, HannStar eyeing smartphone panel market
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...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
CMO to ramp 8.5G production in 2Q10
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...
Wednesday 21 October 2009
Sintek to raise funding to expand touch panel capacity
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...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
China-based Irico working to thin glass substrates at 5G plant
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...
Friday 2 October 2009
PVI and CMO cooperate on e-paper production
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...
Thursday 17 September 2009
Monitor panel production moving to 6G and larger fabs, says DisplaySearch
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...
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Earthquake causes minor disruption in LCD glass supply, says iSuppli
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...
Thursday 30 July 2009
SiPix starts on second e-paper plant
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.
Friday 24 July 2009
AUO to start shipping e-paper for e-book readers from 5G lines in 3Q09
AU Optronics (AUO) will utilize its 5G lines to produce e-paper for e-readers, with shipments expected to begin later in the third quarter of 2009, company president and CEO LJ Chen...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Samsung to supply LED-backlit notebook panels to HP, sources say
Samsung Electronic will supply 14.5-inch LED-backlit notebook panels, a new model size for notebook, to Hewlett-Packard (HP), according to sources at notebook makers.
Tuesday 14 July 2009
Wintek resumes second 3G line for new orders
Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has resumed its second 3G line due to new LCD panel orders, with production slated for the third quarter, according to the compa...