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EverDisplay Starts Building G6 Fab

Everdisplay of China has started the process of building a G6 (1500 x 1850) fab that will be used to make small and medium-sized flexible OLEDs. Capacity is expected to be 30,000 substrates per month and after construction, which will take until around two years in total, production is scheduled to start in January 2019. … Read more

Foxconn and Sharp To Build G10.5/11

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Foxconn and its Sharp subsidiary are planning to set up a new LCD TV panel factory in China, according to the Nikkei. Foxconn would provide the finance, while Sharp, of course, has manufacturing expertise. The fab would be at the G10.5 or G11 scale and could come on line in 2019. The total investment could … Read more

Foxconn and Pegatron Have Mixed Results

Foxconn Electronics posted November revenue of NTD480.67 billion ($15.1 billion), down 7% YoY, resulting in year-to-date turnover of NTD3.91 trillion ($122.7 billion), a fall of 4%. The company said that while consumer electronics saw better sales, communication devices were flat and computing products were down. Meanwhile Pegatron saw November sales rise 4% YoY to NTD125.85 … Read more

Wistron Records Record November

Wistron saw a 26% YoY rise in November turnover to NTD74.13 billion ($2.3 billion), a record, with year-to-date revenue reaching NTD589.62 billion ($18.5 billion), up 4%. The company shipped 1.9 million notebooks, which was better than expected. LCD TV shipments were flat while other products saw an increase. Wistron pointed out that orders for its … Read more

E Ink Holdings Looks to ESLs & SmartTags

The Taiwan Times said that E Ink Holdings expects to ship between 30 million and 40 million shelf labels and smart tags this year, bringing the cumulative total since it started the business in 2012 to 100 million units. The firm expects growth of 20% to 30% next year. Europe is currently the big market, … Read more