Taipei, March 28, 2011 (CENS)--Sourcing Taiwan 2011, an event organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), is scheduled to be held March 30-31 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1, likely to bring over US$25 billion worth of procurement

Topology Research Institute (TRi), the largest private market research firm in Taiwan, recently predicted that global shipments of liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs would reach 210.9 million units this year, up 16% from 2010. Shipments to emerging markets are expected to reach 115 million units, acc

Taipei, March 15, 2011 (CENS)--Pricing for flat panel display (FPD) TVs in the United States fell for a third consecutive month in February as manufacturers sought to clear old inventory and make room for new 2011 models, according to the latest IHS iSuppli research. The average selling prices (

A Singaporean firm launches infrared-activated LED lighting for cabinets One of the future trends to enhance LED (light emitting diode) lighting is computerization, programming to tweak dimming capacity and color variation to make the lights more intelligent, or shaping their behavior accord

Taipei, March 9, 2011 (CENS)--AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), now the second-largest maker of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels in Taiwan, demonstrated several latest technologies and products at the 4th International Photovoltaic Power Generation EXPO (PV EXPO 2011) in Tokyo,

Taipei, March 8, 2011 (CENS)--Domestic FPD (flat panel display) firms will be able to buy into or acquire mainland Chinese peers, or make direct investment, without being subject to the restriction of employing technology one generation behind Taiwan, decided the Executive Yuan (the Cabinet) yester

Taipei, March 3, 2011 (CENS)--Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd., a LED maker in Taiwan, is expected to become a major supplier of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for backlight modules to Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology (BOE OT), a Chinese thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) pan

Taipei, March 3, 2011 (CENS)--BenQ Corp., a leading Taiwanese vendor of monitors, plans to achieve a yearly growth of 50% in its monitor sales to rank among top two brands in Taiwan this year, according to company sources. Around 1.3 million monitors were sold in Taiwan last year, with Asustek C

Peaceful Thriving Enterprise Co., Ltd., established in 1983, is a professional supplier of automotive circuit testers and related diagnostic equipment with a history of over 25 years. With decades of dedication to development and production of electrically diagnostic equipment, the company has e

Since its inception in 1987, the Taipei International Building, Construction and Decoration Exhibition (Taipei B, C & Dex) has been recognized as the most specialized trade fair of its kind in Taiwan for buyers and suppliers in construction, architecture, and interior design sectors. This event is

Taipei, Feb. 18, 2011 (CENS)--The Taiwan-based Sintek Photronics Corp., a touch panel maker affiliated with Walsin Lihwa Group, has signed a deal with Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) to supply LTPS (low temperature poly-silicon) production and touch sensors, confirmed the chairman W.I Chang. Chang

Taipei, Feb. 15, 2011 (CENS)--Apple Inc. is investing billions of dollars to guarantee availability of advanced liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels for its iPad and iPhone lines, according to IHS iSuppli. The major market research firm attributed Apple's decision to the intense demand for limite

Taipei, Jan. 24, 2011 (CENS)--While Wintek Corp. plans to tap Taiwan's market for LED (light emitting diode) lighting this year, Jeng Shiang Precision Ind. Co., Ltd and ArmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd. have worked out plans to deliver their LED lighting fixtures overseas. The three manufacturers ha

Taipei, Jan. 24, 2011 (CENS)--Global tablet-PC shipments are expected to more than triple in 2011, rising to 57.6 million units, up from 17.1 million in 2010, according to IHS iSuppli research. Although Apple Inc. would retain market dominance with 70.4% share of tablet shipments next year, IHS

Taipei, Jan. 21, 2011 (CENS)--Major LCD TV brands have adjusted their first-quarter 2011's production plans downward, according to findings in DisplaySearch's latest research report. The major display-market research firm pointed out that top-16 LCD TV brands, including global brands, such as Sa

Taipei, Jan. 13, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan's optoelectronics industry will generate revenue of up to NT$3 trillion (US$100 billion at US$1:NT$30) in 2013, surging from 2010's NT$2.2 trillion (US$73.3 billion), according to the government-backed Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PI

Agreement marks a big step in developing trade with booming emerging markets With the implementation of the cross-strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a quasi free trade agreement between Taiwan and China, on Jan. 1, 2011, Taiwan exporters of high-quality but lower-cost goods

Taiwan LED firms boost integration and capacity Silicon foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), together with its printed-circuit board (PCB) subsidiary, Unimicron Corp., has finally filled in the last blank on its light emitting diode (LED) deployment chart. In late September the compa

Despite third-quarter slump, 2011 looks good for LED products The after-tax profit of NT$3.37 per share earned in the first half of this year by the Everlight Electronics Co., Taiwan’s No. 1 light emitting diode (LED) packager with a market valuation of over NT$115 billion (US$3.7 billion at

“Going green is the trend and one proven by the exhibitors at this event,” stressed Benjamin Chau, Deputy Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), summing up Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) 2010, held Oct. 27-30. Organized by the HKTD

Many major makers in China have well-equipped testing facilities On an August morning this year, Simon Wang, general manager of Dowin Optoelectronic Co. who was inspecting the pilot production of LED (light emitting diode) lamps at his factory in an incubator center of the the Guokai Digita

Taipei, Dec. 29, 2010 (CENS)--Optimistic about their market prospects for the coming years, Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK) of Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute recently forecast that four emerging products, namely tablet PCs, smartphones, smart TVs a

Taipei, Dec. 24, 2010 (CENS)--One out of every five liquid-crystal display TVs (LCD TV) sold in the U.S. during the third quarter used light-emitting diode (LED) backlighting, as availability of sets equipped with the technology soared, according to the market research firm iSuppli. The major ma

Taipei, Dec. 23, 2010 (CENS)--To firmly capture business opportunities brought by tablet PC booms, Wintek Corp., a Taiwanese touch panel maker, has been actively expanding its output of 10-inch models, in an attempt to square off against its Taiwanese counterpart TPK Holdings Co., Ltd. Winteck h

Taipei, Dec. 22, 2010 (CENS)--Due to the rise of tablet PCs, the supply of high-end LED chips for the industry is likely to be short of demand starting February 2011 at the earliest, forecasts Frank Chien, chairman of Formosa Epitaxy Inc., one of Taiwan's leading LED makers. Chien indicated that

Taipei, Dec. 20, 2010 (CENS)--AU Optronics (AUO), Taiwan's leading FPD (flat panel display) maker, obtained the green light from the government last Friday (Dec. 17) to build a 7.5-generation FPD plant, at a cost of US$3 billion (NT$90 billion), in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, enabling it to vie with

Taipei, Dec. 13, 2010 (CENS)--Coretronics Corp.'s subsidiary Young Lighting Technology Inc. has announced establishment of a joint venture with Japan's Gunze Limited, which will be located in China's southeastern city of Guangzhou and engaged in production of touch panels. According to the Coret

Taipei, Dec. 1, 2010 (CENS)--AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) yesterday announced its partnership with Evonik Industries of Germany on research and development, production planning and manufacturing of products dedicated to solar, energy-saving lighting and other green-energy markets. Industry executiv

Taipei, Nov. 25, 2010 (CENS)--The implementation of new power-efficiency standards for flat-panel TV in China from Dec. 1 is expected to trigger a major shakeout in the Chinese TV market, boosting demand for models with higher power efficiency, a trend which will benefit Taiwanese flat-panel displa

Taipei, Nov. 23, 2010 (CENS)--The flat panel display (FPD) industry (including FPD panels and key parts) in Taiwan turned out products valued at NT$431.9 billion (US$13.93 billion) in the third quarter of 2010, a 6.6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline, according to the IEK-ITIS (Industry & Technolog