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BOE to Take Third Place in LCD Capacity

by Tom Allen

Media reports from Taiwan claim that BOE will become the world’s third-largest panel maker, in terms of LCD capacity, by 2018. The prediction will come into effect when BOE’s G10.5 facility comes online in …

Tags:BOE| China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 29

CSOT On Track for Q1’17 Production

by Tom Allen

Image credit: OLED-InfoIt has been reported that construction of CSOT’s upcoming G6 LTPS fab in Wuhan, China, is ahead of schedule. Mass production will begin in Q1’17, and the facility will produce small- and …

Tags:China| CSOT| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Sterlite Plans $6 Billion LCD Factory Investment

by Tom Allen

Anil Agarwal, leader of Sterlite Technologies, has announced an investment of INR400 billion ($6.3 billion) to establish an LCD manufacturing plant in India. Agarwal said that the move would create about 50,000 jobs.

Tags:India| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Q1’17 Target for CSOT Production

by Tom Allen

Work on CSOT’s new G6 facilities in Wuhan, China, is proceeding ahead of schedule, say sources in Asia. The company believes that mass-production will begin in Q1’17. The line will produce small-to-medium-size high-end LTPS …

Tags:CSOT| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| LTPS TFT| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 27

HKC Expects Production Ahead of Schedule

by Tom Allen

Chinese display solution maker, HKC, has signed an agreement with the Chongqing government to invest CNY12 billion ($1.9 billion) into a new G8.5 fab. Construction began in June, and production will begin in Q1’17. …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 27

CPT’s G6 Fab to Focus on ‘Niche’ Products

by Milos Pavlovic

A CPT subsidiary, CPT Technology, expects to begin construction of new G6 facilities in Fujian, China in Q3’15. Mass-production will begin in the second half of 2017. The factory will produce small-to-medium-size panels, as …

Tags:China| CPT| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Foxconn Scouts India

by Tom Allen

Following rumours of Indian investment (Foxconn Looks at India for Expansion), Foxconn will send a delegation of officers to the country to scout for locations in the country next month. The news comes from …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| India| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Irico to Build 8.5G Facility

by Helen Vince

China’s Irico Electronics is to build new 8.5G glass substrate back-end production facilities, at an estimated cost of $50.7 million. The new plant will have an annual production capacity of 950,000 substrates, supplying companies …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 25

New LCD Lines for Innolux

by Tom Allen

Innolux president JC Wang has said that the company will construct new G8.6 LCD facilties, entering mass production in Q3’15. Monthly capacity is expected to be 40,000 glass substrates. Panels sized from 40″ – …

Tags:India| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24

The LCD Industry is Like a “Slinky” – really! (BC14)

by Bob Raikes

David Barnes always has a good angle in his talks. This year, his swansong as he has gone into retirement, he talked about the “Slinky business” and had a “slinky” metal toy moving from …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Business Conference Kicks Off Display Week (BC1)

by Bob Raikes

Amal Ghosh kicked off the Business conference for Display Week 2015 and he is the President of SID. He started by saying that attendance at the Business conference is up 40% on last year. …

Tags:BOE| China| Display Industry| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 24

CPT to Build 6G Plant in Fujian

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) says it plans to start construction of a new 6G plant in Fujian in September, with commercial production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2017. Initial monthly production …

Tags:China| CPT| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 23