BLU makers report different results in 1Q13

May 20, 16:35

Taiwan-based backlighting unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has been seeking out orders from new customers in addition to Apple, which should help bump up the company's revenues...

Radiant Opto-Electronics April BLU shipments down over 20% sequentially

May 7, 15:02

Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 8.143 million LED backlight units (BLU) in April, dropping 22.68% on month and consisting of 7.008 million units used in notebooks, 1.023...

BLU makers expect differing results in 2Q13

Apr 29, 21:10

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects to see a 5% on-quarter decline in revenues during the second quarter of 2013, but expects a rebound in the...

Coretronic expects 50% sequential growth in 2Q13 TV BLU shipments

Apr 29, 10:43

Taiwan-based Coretronic expects its LCD TV backlight unit (BLU) shipments during the second quarter of 2013 to hike on quarter by 50% mainly due to increasing orders from Japan- and...

Local suppliers threaten Taiwan's dominance in China TV LED BLU market

Apr 15, 23:54

China-based LED chip packaging houses have been extending their presence from small-size LED BLUs (backlight units) to large-size models in the China market, posing potential competitive...

Radiant Opto-Electronics February BLU shipments down 13.2% on month

Mar 11, 15:40

Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 9.542 million backlight units (BLUs) in February, decreasing 13.2% sequentially, according to the company.

Coretronic BLU shipments down 18% in February

Mar 11, 10:24

Coretronic shipped 5.73 million backlight units (BLUs) in February, decreasing 18% sequentially, according to the company. It also shipped 47,000 DLP projectors in February, dropping...

Coretronic expects over 50% sequential growth in 1Q13 tablet BLU shipments

Mar 1, 15:25

Taiwan-based maker Coretronic expects its backlight unit (BLU) shipments for tablets during first-quarter 2013 to increase over 50% sequentially.

Radiant January BLU shipments sequentially down 3%

Feb 18, 22:52

Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 10.997 million backlight units (BLUs) in January, slipping on month by 3%, according to the company.

Commentary: BLU demand expected to increase in 2013 due to LED TV and tablet sales

Jan 11, 10:52

Backlight unit (BLU) makers are forecast to see accelerated output value growth in 2013 due to an expected climb in the global LED TV penetration rate. In 2012, large-size LED TVs...

TPV to purchase 9% stake in BLU maker Chi Lin, say sources

Jan 9, 16:06

LCD TV maker TPV technology will reportedly purchase a 9% stake in backlight unit (BLU) maker Chi Lin Technology, an affiliate of the Chi Mei Group, according to industry sources.

Radiant lands nearly all BLU orders for new Apple products, say sources

Oct 25, 15:29

Radiant Opto-Electronics has reportedly landed nearly all backlight unit (BLU) orders for use in Apple's recently announced new products, which will most likely push the company's...

BLU makers post mixed sequential growth in September

Oct 11, 15:11

Radiant Opto-Electronics, Coretronic and Forhouse, three Taiwan-based BLU (backlight unit) makers, saw consolidated revenues for September decreasing on month while fellow maker Kenmos...

Wah Hong September revenues hit record, Radiant September BLU shipments almost flat sequentially

Oct 8, 15:58

Taiwan-based optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial had consolidated revenues of NT$1.141 billion (US$38.6 million) for September hitting a monthly record, while Taiwan-based BLU...

Kenmos Technology 3Q12 revenues expected to double on quarter

Oct 5, 10:44

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology is expected to generate revenues of NT$3 billion (US$101 million) for the third quarter of 2012, double the figure posted...

Backlight demand for large-size products continues to be strong, says Epistar

Sep 19, 15:37

Starting September 2012, demand for AlGaInP LED has been weakening, according to LED chipmaker Epistar. Nevertheless, the firm added, demand for backlight applications is still strong,...

BLU maker Coretronic announces net profits of over NT$500 million for 1H12

Aug 24, 01:25

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronics has reported net profits of NT$268 million (US$8.93 million) or an EPS NT$0.35 for the second quarter of 2012. For the January-June period,...

BOE eyes team up with Formosa Epitaxy, Unity Opto to set up LED epitaxial wafer plant

Aug 17, 11:27

China-based LED firms have been producing low-priced LED chips causing oversupply in the upstream LED chip segment to continue. China-based panel maker BOE recently announced plans...

BLU makers to see drops in revenues due to iPad shipment adjustments

Aug 16, 15:08

Taiwan-based backlight units (BLU) makers such as Radiant Opto-Electronics will most likely see decreases in revenues during the third quarter due to Apple adjusting its iPad orders,...

Coretronic ships 5.82 million BLUs in June

Jul 11, 12:18

Coretronic shipped 5.82 million backlight units (BLUs) in June, mainly consisting of 480,000 units for LCD TVs (94% being LED applications), 1.91 million units for monitors (86% being...

Coretonic shifts focus to small- to mid-size BLUs

May 24, 16:17

Coretronic may see operations improve as it starts to focus more on small- to medium-size backlight units (BLU) instead of large-size monitor applications.

BLU maker Coretronic reports declined profits for 1Q12

Apr 30, 12:04

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic saw its net profits drop 40.8% on quarter and 64.3% on year to NT$239 million (US$8.15 million) in the first quarter of 2012 due largely to weak...

Radiant reports over 16% on-quarter profit growth for 1Q12

Apr 25, 12:55

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has announced net profits of NT$1.20 billion (US$40.64 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 16.7% from a year earlier...

Coretronic reports March revenues down 38% on-year

Apr 11, 11:41

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic announced March revenues of NT$5.419 billion (US$183 million), down 2% on month and 38% on year. March shipments of TV and monitor...

Everlight looks to run at full capacity in 3Q12

Mar 29, 15:31

LED packaging firm Everlight Electronics has seen its utilization rate improve to 60-70% recently and expects the ratio to climb to 80% in the second quarter, according to the company...

AUO lands panel orders for Apple 7.85-inch iPads, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 5, 11:57

AU Optronics (AUO) has landed LCD panel orders for Apple's planned 7.85-inch iPads, which are expected to be launched in the third quarter of 2012, according to a Chinese-language...