Global LCD monitor panel shipments reached 10.8 million units in August, decreasing 8% sequentially and 28% on year, according to Discien Consulting.

Samsung Electronics has announced its new environmental strategy to join global efforts to tackle climate change. It includes commitments to achieve enterprise-wide net zero carbon emissions and plans to use more renewable energy, as well as to invest in and research new technologies to develop energy-efficient products, increase water reuse and develop carbon capture technology.

Combined shipments of the global top-5 notebook brand vendors dipped 5% on month and went down over 30% on year for the second consecutive month in August due to the ongoing demand shrinkage caused by the weak global economy, slower-than-expected digestion of the vendors’ channel and raw material inventory, the vendors’ pessimistic outlook of the notebook market, and the influence of the power curb in China’s Sichuan Province.