Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
By David Hsieh, Vice President of the Greater China Market
AUO recently announced that they will start the planning process for a Gen 11 TFT LCD fab in Taiwan soon. Mass production is expected in 2011 or 2012. AUO made this announcement at the opening ceremony of an industrial park in ...
Posted in Authors, David Hsieh, Equipment, Suppliers, Supply Chain | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
By Chris Connery, Vice President, PC and Large Format Commercial Displays and David Hsieh, Vice President, Greater China Market
The world’s biggest retailer Walmart is on the minds of many in the FPD industry as it continues to grow as a major outlet for FPD TVs as well as other consumer ...
Posted in Authors, Chris Connery, David Hsieh, Digital Signage, Economics, Large Format Commercial Public Displays, Paul Gagnon | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
By John Jacobs, Director of Notebook Market Research
In the 1980s, the US decided not to invest in TFT LCD manufacturing. Instead, manufacturing began in Japan, and then spread to South Korea and Taiwan in the 1990s, followed by China in the last few years. At present, two Korean panel makers—LG ...
Posted in Authors, Brazil, Desktop Monitors, Equipment, John Jacobs, Notebook PCs, Suppliers, TVs | No Comments »
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
By David Hsieh, Vice President of the Greater China Market
A generation is a basic measurement in the TFT LCD industry. The generation represents the size of the glass substrate and determines the number of panels that can be efficiently produced from each substrate. From the evolution of the Gen 1 ...
Posted in Applications, Authors, David Hsieh, Desktop Monitors, Economics, Equipment, Retail, Suppliers, Supply Chain, TVs, Technology | No Comments »
Monday, September 8th, 2008
By David Hsieh, Vice President of the Greater China Market
Since the beginning of the year, there have been rumors about Sharp intending to invest in a TFT LCD fab in China. The rumors circulating are about Chinese companies like TCL or SVA Group talking with Sharp about a joint venture ...
Posted in Applications, Authors, China, David Hsieh, Economics, Equipment, Paul Gagnon, Retail, Suppliers, TVs, Technology | No Comments »
