Archive for September 4th, 2008

Star World sales up sharply on netbook-use LCM shipments (Digi Times)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Star World Technology, a maker of small- to medium-size LCD modules (LCMs), reported sharp sales growth in August because of strong demand from the netbook segment.

Taiwan Market Starts At Two-Year Low (Nasdaq)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has finished lower now in three straight sessions, shedding more than 460 points or 6.5 percent in the process while sinking to a fresh closing low since August 29, 2006. The Taiwan Stock Exchange gave up support at 6,600 points on Wednesday, and analysts say that the market could post a modest recovery Thursday on bargain hunting.

Corning lowers 3Q earnings, sales outlook (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Shares of Corning Inc. tumbled 12.6 percent to a three-year low Wednesday after the company lowered its third-quarter sales and profit guidance to reflect a bigger-than-expected drop in orders for glass used in flat-screen televisions and computers.

Corning Drops Most Since 2006 After Cutting Targets (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) — Corning Inc. , the biggest maker of glass for flat-panel displays, fell the most in more than two years in New York trading after cutting sales and earnings forecasts amid a slump in orders for television screens.

Corning Drops Most Since 2006 After Cutting Targets (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) — Corning Inc. , the biggest maker of glass for flat-panel displays, fell the most in more than two years in New York trading after cutting sales and earnings forecasts amid a slump in demand for big-screen televisions.

CPU Module has ETX formfactor and low-power design. (ThomasNet)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Along with use of EVA-X4300 SoC to balance optimal computing performance with 4 W power consumption, XSOM-4430 delivers compatibility and I/O capacity with 10/100 LAN, 4 USB 2.0 ports, VGA, TTL LCD, 2 COM ports, and IDE interface. It exhibits vibration resistance due to 64/128 Mb soldered memory and supports application-specific carrier boards. Fanless, low-thermal design is RoHS-compliant and …

LG-AmTRAN deal secures 5 million LCDs a year (Geek.com)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Currently, LG Display is the second largest manufacturer of LCD screens behind market leader Samsung. But a deal announced this week sees it get a little bit closer to that top spot. LG has announced a joint venture with Chinese manufacturer AmTRAN Technology. Together an existing AmTRAN manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China will be expanded and [...]

Agilent Technologies Introduces Customizable, Easy-to-Use Display Test Solutions for IT, Consumer Electronics … (Centre Daily Times)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today released a display tester designed for easy, customizable setup for visual testing of up to five major display formats. It is suitable for testing FPD and CRT displays as well as LCD panels in PC and TV manufacturing.

300mm wafers start dominating capacity, says SIA (EETimes)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

300mm wafers for the first time account for the largest share of wafer manufacturing capacity and actual wafers processed, with 44 percent of total capacity and 47 percent of total silicon processed, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Research and Markets: Turkish TV Triumvirate Vestel, Beko and Profilos LCD TV Development Strategies Report (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Turkish TV Triumvirate Vestel, Beko and Profilos LCD TV Development Strategies” report to their offering.