Press release; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES Wednesday 30 November 2011 Two important large-area TFT LCD trends are on the horizon: higher resolution tablet PC panels and the emergence of low-cost direct type LED-backlit panels, according to DisplaySearch. DisplaySearch forecast indicates that the average... 

Press release; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES Wednesday 23 November 2011 Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels reached 6.6 million units in third-quarter 2011, accounting for 27% growth on quarter. The pattern retarder type and shutter glass type are growing by 34% and 23%, respectively. According to NPD DisplaySearch,... 

Press release; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES Tuesday 22 November 2011 The year 2011 has been a challenging year for the TV industry. Sluggish consumer demand in developed regions, like North America, Japan and Western Europe, has led to poor profitability on the part of TV set makers and panel makers.... 

Leader in MCUs adds LCD controller and USB to provide designers with a flexible, ultra-low power, high- performance solution for home automation, metering and industrial applications New $29 easy-to-use evaluation kit accelerates development time SAN JOSE, Calif., — Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced it is adding an LCD controller... 

Rebecca Kuo and Julian Ho, Taipei; Joy Wan, DIGITIMES Monday 17 October 2011 Up to 80% of LCD monitors sold in the Taiwan market will be LED-backlit models in fourth-quarter 2011, climbing from 70% in the third quarter, according to industry sources. Global penetration of LED-backlit models is... 

Yenting Chen and Julian Ho, Taipei; Joy Wan, DIGITIMES Monday 17 October 2011 Lackluster LCD TV sales in the end market have brought down shipments of the products and have caused most OEM makers to lower estimated shipments for overall 2011, according to sources in the LCD TV supply chain. OEM... 

NXP claims its recently announced LPC11D00 and LPC12D00 series of MCUs are the first ARM Cortex-M0 microcontrollers with integrated segment LCD drivers. Picture: NXP Featuring the NXP PCF8576D LCD driver, the LPC11D00 and LPC12D00 are capable of driving any static or multiplexed LCD containing up to 4 backplanes and 40 segments, and can be easily cascaded with multiple segment LCD drivers to accommodate... 

NXP will launch ARM Cortex M0 microcontrollers with an integrated LCD driver.   Called NXP LPC11D14 and LPC12D27, they can drive any static or multiplexed LCD containing up to 4 backplanes and 40 segments, says NXP, and can be cascaded with multiple segment LCD drivers to accommodate up to 2560 segments for larger display applications.   “Our Cortex-M0 microcontrollers have... 

Siu Han, Taipei; Joy Wan, DIGITIMES Wednesday 14 September 2011 Sales of LCD TVs in the Taiwan market grew by 5% on year in the first seven months of 2011 with total LCD TV sales for all of the year expected to reach one million units. Sony recaptured the top rank in July with a 14-15% share. Sony... 

3D LCD TV Panels Increase by 124% Q/Q in Q211 3D Penetration in 40 and Larger Panels Reaches 21.7% Sort Date: 08302011 SANTA CLARA, Calif., August 30, 2011Shipments of 3D-capable large-area TFT LCD panels increased to 5.2 million units in Q2, growing by 124% Q/Q. Shipments of 3D panels were primarily for LCD TVs, reaching 4.9 million units in Q211, 118% Q/Q growth, and pushing the 3D penetration...