China set to raise LCD duty to 5%
The Chinese government is expected to increase import tariffs on semi-finished LCD products to about 5 percent next month, rather than doubling the tax as some had speculated, in the hopes of...
View ArticleChimei Innolux says three board directors resign
Chimei Innolux Corp (å¥ç¾é»å), the nationâs top LCD panel maker, yesterday said three board directors representing the companyâs biggest stakeholder, Chimei Corp (å¥ç¾å¯¦æ¥), resigned in...
View ArticleAUO executives to take 15 percent cut in salary
Flat-panel manufacturer AU Optronics Corp (AUO, åéå é»), which has suffered losses for three consecutive quarters this year, yesterday confirmed that senior executives would take a 15 percent...
View ArticleAU Optronics wins patent case brought by Thomson
AU Optronics Corp (AUO, åéå é»), the nationâs second-biggest LCD panel maker, won a two-year patent lawsuit brought by Thomson Licensing Inc after the US International Trade Commission (ITC)...
View ArticleANALYSIS: Rise of Chinese LCD firms threatens local makers
The rise of Chinaâs LCD panel makers is posing a growing threat to Taiwanese panel suppliers and may narrow the once wide gap between the two nationsâ display industries as local firms struggle to...
View ArticleTaiwan stocks flat; LCD makers gain
Tweet TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks opened flat on Wednesday, underperforming a regional rise, as oil and semiconductors weighed on the main share index,...
View ArticleLCD makers settle price-fixing case for $553m
SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetSamsung Electronics Co, Sharp Corp and five other makers of liquid crystal displays agreed to pay more than $553 million to settle consumer and state regulatory claims. Samsung...
View ArticleAU Optronics facing US$1 billion fine
AU Optronics Corp (åéå é»), the nationâs second-largest LCD panel maker, yesterday said the US Department of Justice had asked a federal court to impose a US$1 billion punitive fine in an LCD...
View ArticleTaiwan allows local LCD makers to build advanced 8.5-generation plants in...
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan is allowing local liquid crystal display makers to build advanced 8.5-generation plants in China, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Tuesday, amid steadily improving trade...
View ArticleChimei Innolux to expand
Chimei Innolux Corp (å¥ç¾é»å), the nationâs top LCD panel maker, plans to double its touch panel capacities this year to satisfy fast-growing customer demand ahead of the sale of Microsoftâs...
View ArticleAU Optronics regains No. 2 spot with new panels
AU Optronics Corp (AUO, åéå é») last month reclaimed its long-lost second-place TV panel supplier ranking in China as its new LCD TV panels revived stagnant demand in a Chinese market depressed...
View ArticleTaiwanese panel makers hold market share in China
Taiwanese panel makers remained the leading players in Chinaâs TV market in July, but Chinese panel vendors are narrowing the gap by expanding their capacity and customer base, market intelligence...
View ArticleIndia a huge market for Taiwanese LCD TV makers
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Friday, October 01, 2010 --> India will soon see a surge in demand for flat-screen televisions from next year, providing a huge market to companies from Taiwan, as consumers...
View ArticleHon Hai holding job fair for new Taichung facility
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (鴻海精å¯) will hire 600 new employees, mostly engineers, in the initial phase of its new factory in the Central Taiwan Science Park in Greater Taichung, which will...
View ArticleMainland TV makers to buy 30 mln Taiwanese FPDs
TAIPEI, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland's eight major TV manufacturers are expected to buy 30 million flat panel displays (FPD) with an estimated value of 4.5 billion U.S. dollars from...
View ArticleTaiwan stocks rise; LCD makers rally on China hope
Tweet TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks rose 0.39 percent on Friday, joining global bourses in gains, with investors snapping up LCD makers such as AU Optronics after local media reports the government would...
View ArticleAUO confident in face of LCD sector-wide slump
AU Optronics Corp (AUO, åéå é») chairman Lee Kun-yao (æçè) yesterday said the LCD panel maker would be able to withstand the industrial slump, and instead urged the government to offer...
View ArticleNo serious damage from fire, AUO says
A fire broke out yesterday morning at AU Optronics Corpâs (AUO, åéå é») advanced 8.5-generation plant in Houli (åé), Greater Taichung, because of a gas leak, the nationâs second-largest...
View ArticleLCD TV panel prices break downward price spiral
After having declined for the past two years, the price for LCD TV panels rose by US$1 per unit, or 0.79 percent, in the first half of this month, with further price increases expected next month, as...
View ArticleAUO to appeal US jury’s price-fixing verdict
AU Optronics Corp (AUO, 友達光電) yesterday said it would appeal a US jury’s verdict that found the nation’s No. 2 LCD panel maker and two of its executives guilty of price-fixing. The company said it...
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