Taiwanese executives leaving China flat panel industry

The impacts of the coronavirus outbreak are expected to exact a toll of 20% in global flat panel output in February, with prospects to see the ratio alleviate to 5-10% in March when more workers return to work in China, according to industry sources......»»

The flat panel industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, as China-based makers have major production lines in Wuhan, the epicenter of the epidemic. And as global panel production is set to be cut b.....»»

Some China-based flat panel makers are shifting more of their production capacities to the manufacture of IT applications as they seek to stem losses resulting from keen price competition in the large-size TV panel segment, according to industry sources......»»

A number of flat panel makers in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China are developing inkjet print OLED technology, with Japan-based JOLED likely to be the first to roll out commercial inkjet print OLED products in 2020, according to industry observers......»»

Innolux will introduce measures, including salary reductions for its top executives, to tackle increasing difficulies facing the flat panel industry, looking to become stronger in three years, the company has said in a statement......»»

Competition in the foldable panel segment is expected to heat up soon as a number of China-based flat panel makers have geared up their efforts to develop related products aiming to catch up with their rivals in Korea, according to industry sources......»»

Prices of large-size flat panels, mainly TV panels, are expected to continue to fall in December due to oversupply resulting from continued capacity ramps by China-based flat panel makers, according to industry sources......»»

Xiaomi reportedly has been using flexible AMOLED panels from China's flat panel maker Visionox to develop its foldable smartphones, according to industry sources......»»

Leading China-based panel makers China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT), BOE Technology and Tianma Micro-electronics have stepped up efforts developing miniLED applications, according to industry sources......»»

LCD panel makers in China and Taiwan are expected to gear up efforts to grab TV panel orders to be released by Samsung Electronics after its associate company Samsung Displays stops producing LCD panels, according to industry sources......»»

Taiwanese PCB makers, despite the coronavirus pandemic's impacts, still expect 5G handset demand to pick up later this year, and remain reluctant to move production out of China in the near future, according to industry sources......»»

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Demand for TV and handset panels is expected to take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak, which is likely to dampen significantly consumer demand for TVs and handsets in the end market, particularly in China, according to industry sources......»»

Panel production of China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSTO) at its plants in Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, will be hit hardest by the widespread epidemic, according to industry sources......»»

Panel makers are conservative about replenishment demand and pricing for the second quarter in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak hitting China, according to industry sources.....»»

China-based flat panel maker BOE Technology has been shifting its focus to the development OLED panels and is likely to wage a "Game of Chicken" in the race for capacity against Samsung Display in 2020-2021, according to a Korea-based Money Today report......»»

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More Taiwan-based IC design houses are moving to strengthen partnerships with foundries in China so as to land more orders from Chinese brand vendors seeking to cut reliance on US supplies of key semiconductor components, according to industry sources......»»