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Asus Touch Orders Return to Taiwan

by Tom Allen

Touch panel orders for Asus’ Zenfone smartphones will be moved from O-Film back to makers in Taiwan, say sources in the country. The new suppliers will include JTouch, TPK and Young Fast Electronics. O-Film …

BOE Expects China to Overtake Taiwan in LCD Capacity

by Tom Allen

Chinese panel makers believe that their TFT-LCD capacity could surpass that of Taiwan by 2017, taking the global number two spot behind Korea. Speaking at Finetech Japan, BOE VP Chikara Kuboshima said that companies …

Lower Partner Orders Expected From Sony

by Tom Allen

Industry sources in Taiwan expect Sony to lower its TV and smartphone orders to production partners in Taiwan. The prediction comes following continued low sales of these products. According to the sources, Sony has …

Driver IC Demand to Rise With High-Res Display Sales

by Vanessa Browning

Taiwanese LCD driver IC supply makers expect to see improved performances heading into Q2’15, as LCD TV and smartphone vendors begin to release high-resolution products. For example, LCD driver IC demand for UltraHD TVs …

Tags:Display Drivers| Large Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Taiwan| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Inventec Forecasts 50% Shipment Rise

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s Inventec expects to raise its smart handheld device shipments from 51 million in 2014 to 75 million this year. These will include 50 million smartphones, produced for Xiaomi, and 5 million tablets for …

Apple adds Wistron and Compal for iPad Assembly

by Tom Allen

Wistron and Compal have joined Apple’s supply chain, recruited to build iPads, according to Apple’s annual supplier report. China’s BYD has also joined the company as an assembler of accessories – making it one …

AUO to Increase 8.5G Production Capacity

by Tom Allen

Monthly production at AUO’s G8.5 facilities in Houli, Taiwan, will be increased by between 25,000 and 30,000 substrates by 2016, said company president Paul Peng. The move will add 5% to AUO’s overall capacity. It …

Innolux Mobile Display Play

by Helen Vince

Business and Strategy – Innolux, Taiwan’s largest LCD fab, made headlines last week with the announcement of new fab investment in mobile displays as it looks to keep pace with LCD demand, particularly of LTPS LCD …

Hon Hai, Innolux to Set-up Joint Panel Plant

by Raverstead

Hon Hai Precision and Innolux are to invest NT$50 billion ($1.6 billion) in a joint venture 6G panel production plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to produce LTPS panels for smartphones. Sources suggest that the plant …

Taiwan Warns FTA Agreement Risks Competitiveness

by Raverstead

A free trade agreement has been signed between China and South Korea, which Taiwanese companies say could put them at a disadvantage. Acer founder Stan Shih said that tariffs will negatively impact Taiwan’s panel …

TV Demand Softens Taiwan Panel Decline

by Raverstead

Taiwan’s MIC says that the country’s large-area LCD panel shipments were up 0.7% QoQ in Q3. Rising LCD TV demand towards the end of the year was the main cause. Major growth drivers included …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan

AMD Enters ASMedia Partnership

by Raverstead

ASMedia, in Taiwan, has signed contracts for a partnership with AMD. Details of the relationship have not been disclosed, except to say that it is related to next-generation chipset technology.