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Korean OLED Manufacturers Have Their Ups and Downs

by Ken Werner

LG Display (LGD) has released an earnings reports that is disheartening, at least it is if you work for LGD and not for Samsung Display or BOE. But LGD is also experiencing serious teething …

E Ink Hits Capacity on Strong ESL Market Demand

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, a recent report from E Ink Holdings (EIH) confirms that capacity at its Northern Taiwan fab in Linkou, is fully booked, primarily from the growing demand in the electronic …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| E Ink| Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Production Capacity

QH05 QD & OLED Supply Chain Analysis

by Chris Chinnock

Chris Chinnock returned to deliver a presentation prepared by Display Supply Chain Consultants, Ross Young and Bob O’Brien, as they were unable to attend. On the supply side, DSCC makes the point that quantum …

Wistron Rumoured to Start Making iPhones in India

by Alan Spencer

An Indian government official has told a news agency that Wistron will start manufacturing for Apple in Karnataka by the end of April 2017. Apple has yet to officially confirm the plan. Karnataka is …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Capacity| Vol 24 - Issue 05

DNP to Triple Capacity to Cope With OLED Demand

by Tom Allen

Japan’s Dai Nippon Printing has said that it will invest $4.6 million, in order to triple its evaporation mask production capacity. The firm is doing this in order to meet the demand from the …

TSMC Approves Capacity Expansion Investment

by Tom Allen

The board of TSMC has approved capital appropriations of approximately $4.1 billion, to expand capacity. The money will be used to install and expand ‘advanced technology capacity’, as well as to convert certain logic …

Flexible AMOLED Production is Rising

by Tom Allen

Display makers are expanding flexible AMOLED production capacity, to deal with rising demand – largely spurred by the growing popularity of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge and the Apple Watch. IHS says that such displays …

Sumitomo will Raise OLED Capacity

by Tom Allen

Conducting inspections at Sumitomo’s plant in South Korea. Photo: Nikkei.Sumitomo Chemical is to invest up to ¥20 billion ($165.9 million), to raise OLED touch panel production capacity at its Pyeongtaek factory by 40%. The …

TV Production Down at Samsung

by Tom Allen

Korea’s Money Today claims that Samsung Electronics has lowered its TV production capacity by more than 11 million units this year, due to weakening TV demand. Capacity at the end of September was under …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Production Capacity| Samsung| TV Production| Vol 22 - Issue 48

Panel Makers Prepare for Back-to-School Demand

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering late Q1/early Q2. Brands purchased fewer notebook panels in early Q2, due to inventory digestion and European currency issues. Demand …

TV Panel Price Pressure Continues

by Tom Allen

Quantum Materials Raises $490,000

by Helen Vince

Quantum Materials says it has raised $490,000 of a planned $2 million round of financing, from five investors. The company said earlier this year that it wanted to increase its quantum dots production capacity …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Production Capacity| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 19