- Fri Dec 3 2004 Samsung: Memory, LCD prices to drop; sales to rise
World's largest memory maker predicts that DRAM and flat-screen shipments will offset price reductions.
- Tue Apr 20 2004 Flat-panel demand to soar, study says
By 2008, annual LCD television shipments will have shot up from about 4 million units to 40 million, with a sharp growth spike this year, according to a report from iSuppli.
- Wed Mar 18 1998 Short Take: Acer gets into flat panels
Acer Display Technology, a division of Acer Group, has licensed TFT-LCD (thin film transistor liquid crystal diode) technology from IBM, in an effort to quickly jump into the market for flat panel monitors. Acer will invest $600 million in a manufacturing plant in Taiwan and begin production by the second quarter of 1999, according to the company, manufacturing sleek flat panel displays, active-matrix notebook screens, and other products in sizes 13 inches and larger.
- Mon May 11 2009 Flat-panel TV sales surge despite weak economy
Amid weak consumer spending, flat-panel TV sales surge during the first quarter of 2009, with demand often outpacing supply, according to report from DisplaySearch.
- Wed Jan 19 2000 Apple's strong quarter smashes estimates
The company announces that it made net profits of $183 million in the quarter and that revenues grew 37 percent on a yearly basis.
- Mon Oct 14 2002 Flat-panels priced for holidays
NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America is looking to give consumers more reasons to upgrade to a flat-panel monitor this holiday season.
- Tue Jul 9 2002 Apple to expand iMac LCD display
The company will introduce an iMac with a 17-inch monitor at next week's Macworld Expo in New York, according to sources.
- Thu Sep 16 2004 Corning begins work on Taiwan LCD facility
Demand for flat-panel devices means that the time is ripe for factories to churn out more glass.
- Tue Jan 23 2007 Westinghouse plugs in to LCD TVs
President Douglas Woo isn't worried about competing with the big guys and says the shift to LCDs is virtually "unstoppable."
- Fri Sep 26 2003 Taiwan surges into LCD TVs
Taiwanese companies are accelerating efforts to manufacture televisions using LCD screens. "Digital TVs will be larger than our notebook business," one executive says.




