Archive for the ‘TVs’ Category
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
By Paul Gagnon, Director, North American TV Research
I like to play poker. And though I have never participated in a tournament, I have watched a few on TV. Ironic then that I view the TV industry as something of a poker game, and we're getting to later and later rounds. ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
By David Hsieh, Vice President, Greater China Market
There has been a great deal of news recently about the weak demand for LCD TV panels, causing panel prices to fall. Panel makers report that they do not see strong demand for the next few months. Although monthly shipments of LCD TV ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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