Commercial LCD displays bring higher revenues
19 May, 2012The global market for flat panel TVs has been plateauing in recent years so display manufacturers are looking to commercial markets to increase sales and profits.
US electronics industry faces major challenges
14 May, 2012 by John MacWilliams, Bishop & AssociatesHave we reached the end of the story for North American electronics manufacturing? Bishop & Associates comments on the changing industry.
Organic solar cells set world record
14 May, 2012A world record of 10.7% efficiency for an organic photovoltaic cell has been claimed.
Touch sensor capacity forecast to reach 16.4 million m2 in 2014
11 May, 2012The total yielded area of resistive, projected capacitive, sensor-on-cover and on-cell touch sensors grew to 9.6 million m2 in 2011 and will continue to grow over the next two years, according to a report.
Dye sensitised cell market poised to expand
08 May, 2012Dye sensitised cell photovoltaics is a technology with solid growth prospects, according to a report by NanoMarkets.
PV spending forecast to rise
30 April, 2012Equipment spending by tier 1 PV manufacturers is poised to resume in 2013, according to a report.
3D LCD TV panels reached 21m in 2011
26 April, 20123D TV panel shipments in 2011 reached 21.2 million, accounting for 10% of all LCD TV panels.
Cast-mono wafers may reach 2.4 GW
26 April, 2012Polysilicon and wafer prices are expected to remain under heavy pressure.
Capital injection for Sharp
23 April, 2012Sharp has been suffering due to a lack of panel orders and strong competition.
Photo market grows to 27.4 GW
10 April, 2012According to a report, solar PV market installations reached a record of 27.4 GW in 2011.
Ups and downs of the connector industry
29 March, 2012The global interconnect market has gone through two recessions in the last decade and four recessions in the last three decades.
More MEMS for mobile market
21 March, 2012Annual revenues generated by MEMS devices will continue to rise, according to a report by Juniper Research.
Cheaper, brighter LEDs are on the horizon
21 March, 2012Cheaper, high-brightness LEDs are promised using a technique being developed by Plessey in Britain following its takeover of University of Cambridge spin-off company CamGaN Ltd.
Lithium battery electrode push
20 March, 2012The need for higher-performance batteries will create a large market for novel lithium battery electrode materials, according to a report.
LED use is rising again
16 March, 2012LED supply exceeded demand by 30% in 2011 due to poor LED TV sales and slow growth in LED lighting. But according to an NPD DisplaySearch report, the gap is closing.
