Hannstar
Eyeing the demand from smartphones and tablet PCs, HannStar Display will resume production of IPS panels at its 5.3G plant, and is scheduled to start mass production at the end of the first quarter of 2011.
HannStar has been actively transforming the 5.3G lines for small- to medium-size panel production in recent years, and the monthly capacity of 150,000 substrates is expected to all be used for small- to medium-size panel production in the second half of 2011.
The global tablet PC market is expected to reach 50-60 million units in 2011 and up to 100 million units in 2012. Eyeing the surging market, HannStar plans to provide a complete solution combining IPS panels with its touch panels for tablet PC clients.
TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display has expanded its cooperation with color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic for small- to medium-size touch panel business, and sold its 6G CF production plant to Sintek for NT$1.87 billion (US$59.59 million).
HannStar has also increased its investment in LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology by NT$53.8 million in order to further secure LED supply.
続きを読む »