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Himax Hosts President Tsai Ing-Wen with AR/VR

by Bob Raikes

During a visit by Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-Wen, Himax, a fabless supplier of display drivers, showed the latest technology that Himax is developing in AR and VR. The company claims that it has already …

Doubt Cast on Taiwan Support for OLED

by Milos Pavlovic

The Taipei Times has carried an article that highlights comments from Trendforce analyst, Iris Hu, that cast doubt on the committment of the Taiwanese government to helping local companies to compete with Korean and …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Monthly Notebook Shipments Rise

by Yvette Raikes

Wistron recorded August turnover of NT$58.48 billion ($1.8 billion), up 24.3% YoY, giving year to date revenue of NT$387.34 billion ($12.2 billion), down 0.3% YoY. The company shipped 1.8 million notebooks (up 20% MoM), …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 36

Taiwan Invests $3.2 Billion in OLED Development

by Tom Allen

Reports from Taiwan say that the government is to invest NT$100 billion ($3.2 billion) in OLED technology development. The bulk of investment will go towards flexible AMOLED and PMOLED technology, as part of the …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Taiwan Invests $3.2 Billion in OLED Development

by Tom Allen

Tags:Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Lite-On to Expand Automotive Production

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Lite-On is investing NT$10 billion ($320.3 million) on expanding its facility at the Nantze Export Processing Zone in Kaohsiung. The work includes building a new manufacturing plant for automotive electronics and an operational …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 32

Acer Loses Smartphone Leader to Qualcomm

by Tom Allen

The co-president of Acer’s BYOC Smart Products business unit, and head of the smartphone and wearable divisions, is leaving the company to (apparently) join Qualcomm Taiwan as its president. ST Liew joined Acer in …

Revenue Down for Most Taiwanese Panel Makers

by Tom Allen

We have amalgamated revenue figures for Taiwanese panel makers in July 2016, below. AUO‘s revenues slipped 2.3% MoM and 2% YoY, to NT$26.8 billion ($865 million). The firm shipped more than 9 million large …

MediaTek Powers Polar M600 Smartwatch

by Isaac Oburu

Mediatek SoC is being used to power the Polar M600: a smartwatch using Android. The watch uses Mediatek’s MT2601 SoC and features a a 1.3″ screen.

Acer’s Predator XB241H Chosen for IEM

by Isaac Oburu

The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) pro gaming tour (season 11) has chosen Acer’s Predator XB241H gaming monitor as its official monitor. Season 11 of the IEM tour began in July in Shanghai, China and …

Ritdisplay Files for IPO

by Tom Allen

Taiwanese passive OLED maker Ritdisplay has said that demand for its PMOLED panels has been high this year, and revenue for the first half of 2016 is up 40% YoY to $31.2 million. It …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| PMOLED| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 28

ASE and SPIL (Finally) Agree Merger

by Tom Allen

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have formally agreed to merge their businesses. An agreement was reached on the 26th May and announced on the 30th June. The merger is expected …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 23 - Issue 26