Shipments Will Fall, Says Inventec
Shipments of laptop PCs from Inventec will fall between November and December, the company has said. Inventec shipped 1.5 million notebooks in October and 1.6 million in November.
LED-Lit Displays’ Value Falling
LEDinside, a division of Trendforce, has predicted that global production value of LED-backlit tablets and LCD TVs will fall 21.7% and 14.3% YoY, respectively, this year. The products’ production value will be $476 million (tablets) and $2.4 billion (TVs).
G-Tech Plans 3D-Forming Glass in 2015
In Q1’15, Taiwan’s G-Tech Optoelectronics will begin to produce 3D-forming glass (using materials from Corning) for use in vehicles and smartphone screens. According to sources in the country, monthly capacity will begin at 200,000 sheets, rising to 600,000 in mid-2015 and 2 million by the end of the year. The company is said to be … Read more
First Carbon Nanobud Roll Delivered by Canatu
The first order of Canatu’s carbon nanobud film, in a roll format, has been delivered to a touch module manufacturer in Asia. A Direct Dry Printing method, on a roll-to-roll line, was used in the production. Canatu has announced another new partnership, this time with iTouchworks of China. Going forward, iTouchworks will produce carbon nanobud-based … Read more
Chinese Vendors Open Bidding Wars
Rather than price negotiations, some Chinese TV vendors have adopted open-bid competition with optical film suppliers, say sources in Asia. The vendors are seeking to lower procurement costs; suppliers from China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan have all expressed an interest in competing. Display Daily Comment This news comes just after comments made by AUO president … Read more
Chinese Polariser Production Delayed by Approvals
Production of polariser’s at Chi Mei Materials’ factory in eastern China may not begin until mid-2016. Production was originally scheduled for Q1’16, but has apparently been delayed by the time taken to obtain government approval for the investment project. There will be a total of six production lines and annual capacity will be 12 million … Read more
ASE Plant Resumes Operations
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering’s K7 plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has been allowed to resume operations. The plant was closed earlier this year due to major pollution violations, which ASE has endeavoured to fix.
32″ Panel Prices on The Rise
32″ LCD TV panel prices have risen 25% since March 2014, to $95, say Asian supply chain sources. Prices have been driven up by demand from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. The increase has mainly benefited the main producers of 32″ panels: China Star Optoelectronics Technology and BOE. CSOT’s 32″ panel shipments are expected to … Read more
‘Major’ CNT Project Set to Begin in Azerbaijan
A memorandum of understanding has been signed in Azerbaijan, regarding a ‘major’ carbon nanotube (CNT) project. Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC), Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park and Southwest Nanotechnologies (SWNT) agreed the MOU, which will see them begin long-term co-operation on a large CNT production facility. The project will be located at the Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park. … Read more
LDM Product Roundup – Vol 21 Issue 50
Until the end of December, AMD is offering up to 50% rebates on its Firepro graphics cards. First-time purchases of the W9100, W8100, W8000, W7000, S9000 and S7000 cards from approved resellers will be eligible for rebates of up to $2,000. The ‘Experience AMD Firepro’ campaign will be available in the USA, Canada, the UK, … Read more
MDM Product Roundup – Vol 21 Issue 50
Asus‘ Zenwatch (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) will be on sale in the UK from the 23rd December. It will initially be sold exclusively at Currys and PC World, for £165 ($260). Fujitsu has released a tablet using an OLED display (from Samsung) in Japan. The Arrows Tab F-03G features a 10.5″ screen with … Read more
Work On-The-Go With Fujitsu
Fujitsu’s Stylistic Q335 is an 8″ Windows tablet for business users. Weighing less than 500g, the tablet is portable and offers a long (9.5-hour) battery life). A quad-core 1.83GHz Intel Atom CPU runs Windows 8.1 with Bing (with a year’s free subscription to Office 365) or 8.1 Pro. On-board storage is significant, at 64GB, with … Read more
