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HannStar Display

HannStar Display Strengthen LED Supply

2009.12.14

HannStar Display will strengthen its LED supply chain by investing in Unity Opto Technology. The Taiwan-based LCD manufacturer will invest NT$1.21 billion (about US$37.5 million) to purchase 60% of the 50 million new shares that Unity Opto will be placing at NT$40.24 per share. Unity Opto is a LED packing company based in Taiwan and [...]

HannStar and LG Display Patent Cross License

2009.11.25

On November 24, 2009, HannStar and LG Display signed a patent cross-license agreement covering TFT LCD technology that is effective retroactively to January 1, 2009 and last until the end of 2013. HannStar is one of few LCD manufacturers that make use of IPS technology to produce large-size TFT LCD panels. The other two are [...]

Large-Area TFT LCD Shipments Increase 2% M/M in September

2009.10.26

Oversupply? According to DisplaySearch, September 2009 large-area TFT LCD panel shipments increased 2% M/M and 25% Y/Y to 52M units and setting a new monthly record. Revenues increased 6% M/M and 15% Y/Y to US$6.8 billion. LCD monitor panel shipments declined 8% M/M but increased 2% Y/Y to 16.8M units while LCD TV panel shipments [...]