GLG News by Council Members who are Knowledgeable on Plasma Televisions

Bad economy has hit LCD panel manufacturing giants in terms of capacity utilization and forward march to next generation plant. Just springing up LED backlight technology is suppressed. All components like LCD glass take their backseat. This slump may last for an year and technology improvements will...

1. We normally know about wearing a spectacle for viewing 3D images in Movie theaters. Consumers will prefer seeing 3D images on the screen through naked eye as they see in nature. 2. One can expect to see 3D Movies while traveling on one's lap top computer screen.    3. LCD...

Large size LCD price going down due to bad economy forces the revenue of main componensts like LCD glass to go down. The common philiosophy of price going down increases the demand is not valid during bad economy especially for large size LCD panels. All key components like LED and CCFL used for...

Vendors will continue to support Circuit until at least the first part of December Companies will watch carefully the weekly trends over the next 45 days Vendors can easily create a "run on the bank" if one or two large suppliers change their terms significantly 

Cree is becoming a 'total LED company'. It has chip capability to produce SiC based LED chips. It has packaging capability by acquiring Cotco. It has fixture capability by acquiring its own creation LLF. It has now created tutoring center in China to train engineers/technicians in China to be ready...

(1) The trend in the substantial growth of notebook compared to the growth of desk top shows that consumer is trying to replace desk top with notebook  (2) The reason for this is the advancement in slimness, low weight and memory & speed of notebook that becomes easy to carry and...

Some of what we report is a self fulfilling prophecy We are not one number, driving to one result Consumers will be selective in their indulgences

Apple's iPhone 2.0 sales will achieve incredible sales due to subsidized prices from mobile operators in the US and Europe. Currently the 16GB model has a retail price of $499; I am expecting a subsidized price of just $349.99. The 8GB model, if continued, will have a $249.99 subsidized price while...

Sears has a fundamental structural problem with its format, market appeal to the consumer and ability to resnate the differences shopping with them represent. The shift to the warehouse channel is a permanent one that greatly impacts those retailers who have in the past lived in the market somewhere...

1.  LCD shipment results in November were down slightly month to month due to seasonality, however, year to year growth remains robust.2.  LCD panel shipments for LCD monitor applications declined most, by 7 percent month to month. With new technology developments...