Sharp is considering reducing LCD TV production and may cut temporary workers at its Fukuyama plant in Hiroshima prefecture. The Fukuyama plant makes components used in LCD TVs. The reason? Slowing deman for LCD TVs. Miyuki Nakayama, Tokyo-based spokeswoman for Sharp, stated that the time and size of the cuts have yet to be decided. [...]
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is the second largest LCD manufacturer in Taiwan and just announced that its November LCD fab utilization rate dropped to below 60%. Normal levels are high 80s. CMO is only taking orders with price quotes that are above its manufacturing cash cost levels. Jau-Yang Ho, President of CMO, indicated that the [...]
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), the second largest LCD manufacturer in Taiwan after AU Optronics (AUO), announced on November 19, 2008 that it has decided to delay its G8.5 LCD fabrication plant construction. One of the main reasons is to concerve cash while the other possible reason might be that 2009 might not be a good [...]
IPS Alpha, a LCD manufacturing company and subsidiary of Panasonic, announced on November 12, 2008 that it will invest about JPY900 million (about US$9.2 million) to build a LCD module production plant in Selangor, Malaysia. Operations are schedule to commence in February 2009 with an initial monthly output of 50,000 units with plans to hit [...]
On November 12, 2008, the US Justice Department stated that LG Display (Korea), Sharp (Japan) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT, Taiwan) pleaded guilty for participating in fixing the prices of LCD panels. LG Display will pay a US$400 million fine. The three companies have agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department to continue investigating the [...]
On October 2008, Pioneer named Susumu Kotani as president of the company and will be taking over the role starting November 16. The current president is Tamihiko Sudo. Pioneer is expected to report a greater-than-expected net loss due to slowing demand for electronic goods. Pioneer is expected to halt its plasma display panel (PDP) production [...]
Kent Displays has developed a new LCD that is extremely thin, quite flexible and is rugged. How thin? How about 30 microns, thinner than a strand of hair. It is also rugged enough for military applications. The prototype sports a pixel format of 320 x 160, not quite ready for prime time but the prototype [...]
Samsung SDI is showcasing its “Flapping Display” at FPD International 2008 in Japan. The Flapping Display is a 4″ OLED display that is so thin (just 0.05mm!) that it flaps in the air. The pixel format is 480 x 272 (the same as you see on a Sony PSP for example) with a contrast ratio [...]
Chi Mei EL (CMEL) is showing off a 25″ OLED TV prototype with a pixel format of 1366 x 768 at the FPD International 2008 show in Japan. The CMEL 25″ OLED TV is just 1mm thick, sports a typical brightness of 350 cd/m2 and a peak of 1200 cd/m2. That’s an impressive reduction in [...]
Samsung SDI showcased a 40″ OLED TV with a pixel format of 1920 x 1080 at the FPD International 2008 show. According to OLED-Info, Samsung had already showed a 40″ OLED TV prototype back in 2005 however that unit didn’t have Full HD capability and having limited to just 1280 x 800. The new 40″ [...]
