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AUO Fights Slowdown With High-End Panels

by Tom Allen

Expecting a weak second half for the panel industry, AUO is aiming to maintain profits by producing large-size, curved and UltraHD TV panels, say sources from Asia. High-end notebook panels, automotive and wearable displays …

Tags:AUO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Huawei to Make Phones in India

by Helen Vince

Huawei Technologies has secured approval from the Indian government to manufacture mobile phones in India, one of the world’s largest markets for mobile phones. The Chinese company first applied for a manufacturing licence 19 …

Tags:Huawei| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Apple Shows Caution in iPad Orders

by Tom Allen

Apple is ‘cautious’ about placing supply chain orders for the long-rumoured 12.9″ iPad Pro, say sources in Taiwan. The tablet is expected to be launched in late September, but Apple’s caution means that initial …

Tags:Apple| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 29

ZACEEZ Will Replace Shenzen

by Tom Allen

Taiwan-based handset makers say that China’s Zhengzhou Airport Comprehensive Economic Experimental Zone (ZACEEZ) is set to replace Shenzen as the world’s largest handset production base. The Zone, in northern China, has a cluster of …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| 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 …

Rumour: LGD Aims at 12 Million 4k OLED TVs by 2020

by Tom Allen

ET News, from Korea, has posted a chart that it claims shows LG Display’s own UltraHD OLED TV production forecast.

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.

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 …

LED Makers Face Falling Market on Lower TV Demand

by Tom Allen

Orders for LED backlights at Taiwanese LED makers have been falling, due to falling growth in global LCD TV demand, say supply chain sources. YoY growth predictions have been lowered from 4% to 3.3%, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LED| 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. …

Compal Retains Goals, Revises Forecasts

by Tom Allen

Photo: DigitimesCompal president Ray Chen has said that the company’s shipment goals are unchanged from those set in early 2015. However, they are ‘very challenging’. Notebook and tablet forecasts have been adjusted for YoY …

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 …