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Sharp Begins In-Cell Mass Production

by Tom Allen

Sharp has begun to mass-produce in-cell touch displays for smartphones. They are being produced at Sharp’s Mie Plant No. 3, using LTPS technology. The company is considering expanding production to its Kameyama Plant No. …

Rumour: Apple Scraps Multi-Vendor Strategy

by Tom Allen

MK News, of Korea, claims that LG Display could become the exclusive display supplier of the second-generation Apple Watch. Sources told MK News that Apple will (or has) discarded its multi-vendor supplier strategy for …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 25

Polariser Production Delayed in China

by Tom Allen

There will be delays in polariser mass-production due to safety inspections and safety measure implementation, Chimei Materials has said. The company was planning for its new facilities, in Kunshan, China, to begin production in …

Automotive Demand Pushes KOE to Raise Production

by Tom Allen

KOE is to expand its production of display modules in Taiwan, from 180,000 modules monthly to 450,000, by March 2017. Parent company Japan Display said that the increase is being driven by rising demand …

Haier Plans Indian Investment

by Tom Allen

Haier has announced plans to invest INR3.7 billion ($58.2 million) in manufacturing facilities in India. The facilities will be used to produce appliances, as well as LED panels. Haier also plans to increase employment …

Truly Expects to Begin AMOLED Production in Q1’16

by Tom Allen

Truly Optoelectronics expects to begin AMOLED production at its own facility in Q1’16. The Chinese company has said that construction of the G4.5 fab will be completed in June, and equipment will be installed …

Tags:AMOLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Foxconn Looks at India for Expansion

by Tom Allen

Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has said that the company is aiming to develop between 10 and 12 facilities in India, and could spend “a few billion dollars” on them. “A lot of our customers, …

Samsung Commits to Chinese Polariser Plant

by Tom Allen

The CEO of Samsung SDI, Namseong Cho, has signed an MOU to set up a polariser plant in Wuxi, China. Samsung will invest more than KRW200 billion ($180.3 million) in the project, which will …

Component Order Reduction Rumoured for HTC

by Tom Allen

Lower-than-expected sales of the HTC One M9 could cause HTC to reduce component orders for the product by as much as 30%, say sources in Taiwan.

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 21

HTC and Huawei Linked to Everdisplay

by Tom Allen

Sources in Asia claim that HTC and Huawei will adopt Everdisplay’s AMOLED panels in new smartphones to be released this year. Everdisplay currently has a 5″ AMOLED panel, but is also developing 5.5″ and …

Quanta Ready to Handle Apple Watch Demand

by Vanessa Browning

Quanta has commented on the rumours that Apple is considering outsourcing Apple Watch production to other companies (WSJ Confirms Taptic Engine Limiting Watch Supply). Vice chairman CC Leung has said that production is ‘no …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 21

CPT Focuses on New Small-Size Panels

by Tom Allen

Chunghwa Picture Tubes is preparing to strengthen development and production of panels for industrial computing devices and automobiles, to raise value and margins. The company said that it shipped 101 million small- and medium-size …

Tags:CPT| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 22 - Issue 21