Taiwan's LED leader Ennostar will adopt a "3+1" strategy to meet the transformation challenges ahead and will collaborate closely with panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) and MicroLED expert PlayNitride to create a "dream team" dedicated to pioneering advanced MicroLED displays, according to Paul Peng, chairman of both AUO and Ennostar.
Taiwan's largest 375-inch curved interactive miniLED display, the "Wishing Tree," is stealing the show at the Touch Taiwan 2024 held April 24-26 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center.
E-Ink Holdings (EIH) anticipates clearing its electronic shelf label (ESL) inventory by the second quarter, followed by stronger demand in the third quarter. The e-paper giant maintains a positive outlook for 2024, fueled by the transition to color in e-book readers and e-paper notebooks.
LG Display (LGD) reported a year-on-year improvement in revenue and operating losses for the first quarter of this year. The firm aims to return to profitability in the second half of the year with a focus on high-end OLED products and the potential sale of its Guangzhou plant.
Managing Director of the Merck Group in Taiwan, John Lee, said that while Apple's decision to halt its MicroLED development is significant, it might open more doors for MicroLED manufacturers in Taiwan, who are actively exploring the technology, as they are not confined to a single application anymore.
Innolux and AUO stated that the panel industry has bottomed out in the first quarter of 2024 and they are projecting double-digit revenue growth from their automotive applications.
AUO and Innolux are optimistic about the future of MicroLEDs despite Apple's abortion of its MicroLED smartwatch project. The two firms believe the act opened up even more technological opportunities for MicroLEDs.
Eight new Chinese suppliers have been added to Apple's recently announced fiscal year 2023 (FY23) supplier list, while four have been removed.
The expectation for the OLED display market in 2024 is quite high, with market research firms forecasting a rebound in revenue, especially with Apple's iPad set to feature OLED displays for the first time, which is expected to drive market growth.
Iris Optronics, the sole provider introducing Cholesterol Liquid Crystal Display (ChLCD) to color e-paper, will showcase two proprietary color e-paper technologies and unveil a new product at the 2024 Touch Taiwan.
Panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is teaming up with e-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) to develop large-size color e-paper displays, according to the companies.
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