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Development of electronic business standards Assoc
OASIS is a not-for-profit organizations, whose role is to develop, integrate, and dedicated standard uniform around the world e-commerce needs. OASIS and to develop safety standards for the global e-commerce, Internet services, the XML standard, the circulation of the global business, and the electronics industry publication.
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Orders Return but Prices Remain Weak for the Erratic March PV Market (2015.03.06)
EnergyTrend reported that Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced it will make a substantial cut to the PV rate in its feed-in tariff (FiT) program for renewable energies. The rate of return for the PV system as a whole has also been revised significantly downward |
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4K TV to More Than Double the Market Penetration in 2015 (2015.03.05)
According to the latest Report from IHS, shipments of 9” and larger panels increased 4% Y/Y (721 million units), while overall display shipment area grew 13%. Overall large-area TFT LCD display revenues grew 2% Y/Y, reaching $74 |
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Samsung, LGE and Sony to Account for Nearly Half of TV Panels Shipping (2015.03.04)
According to IHS, the top three TV brands, Samsung, LGE, and Sony, purchased more than one third (37%) of the total global TV panel supply in 2014, and they will continue to increase their share this year. Overall, the top three brands are expected to grow their LCD TV shipments 16% Y/Y, to reach 110 million units or 42% of all TV panel shipments from their suppliers in 2015 |
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Over 75% of Flexible Displays in 2015 will be OLED Displays (2015.02.25)
According to IHS, OLED displays are forecast to make up 75% of all flexible display shipments in 2015. Especially, with the launch of foldable tablet PCs and larger size flexible displays, the OLED is projected to make up a bigger portion in terms of sales and shipment area |
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Taiwan ITRI Develops Li-Fi Module for LED Lights (2015.02.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) is a technology that uses LED light beams to transmit data. In Taiwan, the Industrial Technology Research Industry (ITRI) is currently developing a type of LED optical communication module in LED lights which use Li-Fi, and through beams for illumination, 60 Mbps of transmission capacity can be provided for broadband services such as watching high resolution movies |
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Smartphone and Automotive Display Revenue Swelled in 2014 (2015.02.24)
According to HIS, automotive display revenues (not including aftermarket displays) increased 26 percent year over year, to reach $848 million. The mobile phone display market increased 4 percent, reaching $1.2 billion, while multi-function printer displays rose 148 percent to reach $85 million |
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Smartphone Display Manufacturers Facing Prices-Reducing Pressure in 2015 (2015.02.05)
According to a forecast report from IHS, another double-digit fall for smartphone display prices in 2015, resulting in a blended ASP of about $17.
IHS pointed in the report that total mobile phone display shipments are estimated to reach a new record high of 2 billion units in 2014 |
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Fairchild Simplifies Dimmable LED Lighting Design Across Wide Range of Dimmers (2015.02.05)
Fairchild announced the FL7734 Phase-Cut Dimmable Single- Stage LED Driver, a highly integrated LED controller solution for low-cost, and highly reliable LED lighting solutions from 5 W to 30 W. The FL7734 enables designers to quickly achieve great light quality designs with high dimmer compatibility while integrating full power factor correction (PFC) circuitry to meet power factor (PF) and total harmonic distortion (THD) requirements |
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Flat Panel Display Area Demand Growing Rapidly Except Mobile Phone (2015.01.30)
According to IHS, the entire global flat-panel display (FPD) industry is now shifting to focus on area-demand growth, display panel shipments for all FPD applications grew 9% Y/Y to reach 168.9 million square meters in 2014. Total FPD display area demand is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% from 2012, reaching 223 |
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AUO Reports a 6-Year High Net Profit of NT$18.06 Billion (2015.01.29)
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) today held its investor conference and announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year of 2014. Consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2014 were NT$105 |
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Sharp Reduces TVs Production Capacity; to Increase Outsourcing (2015.01.27)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － According to Japan Sankei Shimbun reported, affected by the raising low-priced TV panel from China and South Korea panel makers, Japanese TV maker Sharp will reduce the production capacity of TV, including 4K2K TV, the proportion of reducing capacity was estimated to reach twenty percent |
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AUO to Recruit 1,500 Engineers to Elevate Technical Capacity (2015.01.23)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － AU Optronics today announced a new recruitment of 1,500 engineers, including one hundred vacancies of six generation plant in Kunshan China. This recruitment will seek process equipment engineers, panel development engineers, EE development engineers and integration testing engineers |
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JDI to Expand Module Assemble Capacity of Kaohsiung for Automobile Displays (2015.01.22)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japan Display Inc. (JDI), announced that it will expand module production capacity for automobile displays at Kaohsiung Opto-Electronics Inc(KOE)., with expenditure of NT$ 800 million, from 180,000 modules per month to 450,000 modules per month by the March of 2017 |
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Large-Size and 4K Panels Face Underquote Pressure (2015.01.21)
According to the newest price report by WitsView, the panel price for each panel application has been constant for January 2015, akin to last month’s market environment. The prices for IT panels are weak relative to prices for TV panels, which temporarily remain constant |
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Public Display Shipments Growth Rate Reaches Record High (2015.01.13)
According to DisplaySearch, public display shipments grew 16% Y/Y in Q3’14, and LCD public display shipments alone grew 18%, while plasma public display shipments were negligible, as many plasma products were phased out. Annual public display shipments began to improve in Q2’14 and grew 3% Q/Q in Q3’14, which is the market’s highest quarterly growth rate over the past six quarters |
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TSMC Retreats From LED Lighting;Epistar to Buy 94% of TSMC SSL (2015.01.09)
HSINCHU, Taiwan –Epistar Corp. (Epistar) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC ) held Board of Directors’ meetings today and approved a sale of TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL) shares. After the transaction, Epistar will own 94% of the company, and TSMC will completely exit TSMC SSL |
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4K TV Permeation to Increase; Samsung Expands Purchases (2015.01.05)
TAIPEI, Taiwan－ The global LCD replacement boom has started, and this year’s shipments are expected to reach 240 million units, which will be a yearly increase of 7.6%. The shipments are mainly expected to be televisions with 32-inch and 50-inch and above measurements as well as 4K2K televisions |
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Motech Merges with TSi to Become Top Solar Cell Maker (2014.12.29)
Taiwanese solar cell manufacturer, Motech, announced on December 26, 2014 that it will merge with Topcell Solar International Co. (TSi), and Motech will be the surviving company and remain the same company name post the merger |
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LCD TV Going to Play Big and Hi-Res in 2015 (2014.12.26)
According to MIC, a Taiwanese market analysis institute, said that large size and high-definition will be two important trends of display industry in 2015.
MIC predicted, the ratio of TV shipment of 50 -inches above, will increase from 8 percent in 2012 to 17 |
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China Comprehensively Reviews Subsidy Policy for LED Industry (2014.12.23)
TAIPEI, Taiwan－ According to Taiwan media reports, China is about to completely cease its subsidy policy for the LED industry. It is predicted that because the local Chinese LED epitaxial manufacturers have lost official support, a consolidation situation will develop |
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