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The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
A U.S. federal jury on Tuesday convicted Taiwan's AU Optronics of taking part in a worldwide price fixing scheme on LCD panels that raked in at least US$500 million from U.S. companies and customers including Apple, Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
By Michael Kan | 14 March, 2012 17:01
Seven Asian companies have come to a US$553 million settlement with several U.S. states in connection with charges of fixing prices of LCD (liquid crystal display) screens, thus pushing up the prices of computers, television sets and other electronics in which the panels were used.
By John Ribeiro | 29 December, 2011 18:35
Lower-than-normal rainfall around a major technology manufacturing area in Taiwan, the Hsinchu Science Park, has prompted the government to cut water pressure at night and study more stringent measures going forward.
By Ralph Jennings | 24 March, 2011 21:08
Taiwan's economic ministry expects semiconductor and display panel industries on the island to take a hit from the earthquake in Japan last week as supplies are suspended due to factory damage or transportation snarls, translating in some cases to higher manufacturing costs.
By Ralph Jennings | 17 March, 2011 21:00
Major display panel manufacturers face a shortage of materials from Japan as the powerful earthquake on Friday has hit their suppliers, companies and analysts said on Tuesday, pointing toward price rises in PCs or mobile phones and a possible slowdown in production.
By Ralph Jennings | 15 March, 2011 21:50
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