Laptop LCD Screen Industry News
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We're pleased to offer you the following analysis of current events in the laptop and laptop LCD screen industries.
HP Reclaims Top Position In Notebook Sales
January 03, 2006
"...HP has reclaimed the number one spot in worldwide notebook PC market share during the third quarter (Q3) of 2006. HP took the position held by Dell, who had overtaken HP just a year before..."
Panasonic Develops New Laptop Battery
December 18, 2006
"...Amidst the laptop battery recalls over the past few months, Panasonic said it has developed a lithium-ion battery that, according to the company, won't overheat. Battery recalls were sparked when a short circuit occurred in laptop batteries, mainly Sony-made, causing the battery to overheat and become a fire hazard..."
Half Of North American Business PCs Can't Run Vista
December 07, 2006
"...About half of all the PCs in North America do not meet the requirements to run the new Microsoft Vista operating system. The article also informs readers that 94 percent of the PCs do not meet the requirements for Vista Premium edition..."
Sony Recalls 90,000 Laptop Batteries
October 19, 2006
"...A long list of laptop manufactures that have issued battery recalls is being complied, and Sony is the latest to be added to that list. Sony batteries have been at the helm of all the recent recalls, including batteries recalled by Dell and Apple..."
Toshiba Recalls 340,000 Sony-Made Laptop Batteries
September 20, 2006
"... The laptops affected by this recall are some of the Dynabook, Satellite and Tecra lines made by Toshiba from March through May of this year the company said. The company said the batteries will be replaced for free..."
Panasonic Joins List Of Notebook Battery Recalls
September 6, 2006
"...Matsushita, or Panasonic as it's known by the brand name, joined the list of notebook battery recalls this week when the company recalled 6,000 notebook batteries sold in Japan..."
Dell Recalls 4.1 Million Batteries
August 17, 2006
"...Dell announced a voluntary recall of approximately 4.1 million Dell-branded lithium-based batteries manufactured by Sony. Although a rarity, these batteries will over heat and cause a fire hazard..."
Quanta Scores Contract With Toshiba
August 11, 2006
"...Quanta computer recently gained a contract to manufacture liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs for Toshiba. The deal will also benefit AU Optronics (AUO), an LCD maker in Tawian and Chi Mei Optoelectronics..."
AU Optronics to Acquire LCD Manufacturer Quanta Display
April 8, 2006
"...The merged company, known as AUO, said their global market share will expand from approximately 15% to 19%. LG.Phillips LCD and Samsung are both about the same market share, around 22%. This acquisition is the first mentionable deal in the LCD industry in quite some time..."
Acer Jumps To Second In Market Share
"...Acer, based in Taiwan, outperformed all other top ten PC venders to post the largest annual growth rate in the second quarter of 2006. Acer, while passing Toshiba in market share, jumped from the forth spot in market share to the second spot..."
Wide LCD Screens Dominate Market
"...the market is definitely moving toward larger and wider displays. The first quarter of 2006 saw a quarter-over-quarter increase of 60.9 percent in shipments of wide desktop LCD monitors. Growth was especially strong in the middle-size wide screens, including 19"- 21" wide screens. The 22" wide screen is due to hit the market in coming quarters..."
Panel Makers Benefiting From LCD TV War
"...Taiwan-based panel makers are benefiting from what Digitimes is calling an LCD TV war between Sony and Sharp. Chunghwa Picture Tubes and AU Optronics will ship TV panels to Sony and Chi Mei Optoelectronics and AUO to ship to Sharp, according to Digitimes' sources..."
LCD TVs To Dominate TV Market By 2009
"...The rise in market share will be faster than expected due to increased demand and lower prices due to more efficient manufacturing of the screens, which are based on the same technology found in notebook screens..."
LCD TV Panel Revenues Rise
"...The first quarter of this year yielded a spike in worldwide shipments of large-area (ten inches or larger) TFT LCD modules, topping out at 44 percent year-over-year. The rise resulted in a 58 percent revenue growth to $12.9 billion, according to a DisplaySearch report..."
Asustek Lands Big Order From Dell
"...Asustek is still a relatively new force as a notebook PC supplier in Taiwan, but is currently ranked 5th as a notebook PC supplier in Taiwan. Asustek is currently enjoying raising sales of their own brand notebook PCs (ASUS) and MacBook notebooks it contract supplies to Apple Computer...."
AU Optronics On The Rise
"...Market sources say that AU Optronics (AUO) will see an increase in LCD TV shipments in the third quarter. This will start when AU Optronics starts to fulfill contract orders for Sony, Samsung, and Sharp..."
Corning's Resurrection in LCD Glass Manufacturing
"...Nearly four years ago Corning Inc. was nearly bankrupt. However, their resurrection in the LCD market making ultrapure glass for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) has already begun. Corning's new Gen 8 is the most environmentally-friend available, Corning said. The Eagle XG glass will make it easier to recycle the LCD displays..."
Gateway Inc. Names New CEO
"...Gateway Inc. named J. Edward Coleman CEO of the company. Coleman is a 30-year technology industry veteran. Gateway hopes he can help lead them back to computer sales prominence, after computer makers Dell and HP took a big chunk of the market share..."
HP's Shares Rise More Than 4 Percent
"...In the midst of a long-awaited turnaround, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced second-quarter earnings that were higher than expected. Hewlett-Packard's shares rose more than 4 percent to $32.44, in early trading. HP, based in Palo Alto, Calif., said the earning increase was generated from growth in sales of more profitable computers and printers..."
Ideal Month for Notebook Makers
"...Quanta, Wistro, and Compal Electronics saw a growth in their revenue in June of 2006. With a CPU price cut many makers saw a higher increase in demand. And as a result, Compal was able to finally break the one million mark in shipments in one month..."
Inventec Is Added To The Fujitsu Siemens List Of Suppliers
"...Inventec overtook the place of Quanta Computer and Mitac Technology in the list of the suppliers for Fujitsu Siemens. The sources indicate that Mitac Technology and Quanta Computers will no longer manufacture notebooks for the vendor..."
Of course, we encourage you to learn more on your own. These news sources and general subjects are all good places to start.
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