First Touch Panel Shipments to Customers

The start-up of new production facilities has proceeded according to plan; both parties of the joint venture have utilized their best experience in the start-up.

– The synergies have been obvious - our experience and know-how have complimented each other nicely. The start-up has been smooth, and customers have noticed this; so far the customer feedback has been very positive, says Kerwin Yen , Director, BCU Touch Panel.

The first shipments of capacitive touch panels have now started and the production line is working at full speed. During H1 there will be several new ramp-ups, including both capacitive and resistive panels. The second half of the year will also be busy. 

– We are well prepared for the quickly growing demand for touch panels. The joint venture has started as we envisaged; production facilities and production itself have already proven their efficiency. We have the capability to utilize the most advanced technologies in production, and with our own R&D team we are able to think beyond the standards and develop more challenging solutions, promises  Kerwin Yen. 

The production facilities of Lite-On Young Fast are located at Huizhou in Southern China. Production started up in January and the plan is to expand capacity on a quarterly basis in 2011-2012. At the end of 2011 the capacity will be 5 million resistive panels per month and 2.5 million capacitive panels per month. In addition there are capabilities to produce touch panels for example with a PET or glass sensor. Huizhou’s manufacturing site will employ about 2,000 persons in 2012.