Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [64 news items]
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...
Radiant Opto-Electronics nets NT$12.05 per share in 2012
Mar 21, 21:19
Taiwan-based backlight unit maker Radiant Opto-Electronics on March 21 reported consolidated revenues of NT$76.212 billion (US$2.58 billion), gross margin of 11.75%, net operating...
Radiant Opto-Electronics, Coretronic expected to see sequential growth in March revenues
Mar 19, 15:43
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Radiant Opto-Electronics and Coretronic are expected to see March consolidated revenues grow on month, according to industry sources.
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.
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.
Radiant Opto-Electronics ships nearly 11 million BLUs in January
Feb 7, 11:47
Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 10.997 million BLUs (backlight units) in January, decreasing 3% sequemntially, according to the company.
Coretronic, Radiant Opto-Electronics November revenues up sequentially
Dec 10, 22:16
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics saw November consolidated revenues of NT$5.501 billion (US$189 million) increase on month by 1.66%...
Radiant Opto-Electronics expected to ship 2 million BLUs for 7.85-inch iPad in October
Oct 16, 10:34
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to ship two million backlight units (BLUs) for use in Apple's 7.85-inch iPad in October and more than two million units in November,...
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...
Radiant Opto-Electronics may see high revenues in 4Q12
Aug 28, 01:30
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of BLUs (backlight units), expects revenues for the third quarter of 2012 to decrease from the quarterly record of NT$21.296 billion...
Radiant Opto-Electronics July revenues down sequentially
Aug 7, 02:00
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs) of TFT-LCD panels, had consolidated revenues of NT$6.517 billion (US$217 million) for July slipping by 15.23%...
Radiant BLU shipments for iPads likely to reduce in 2H12, say sources
May 31, 01:25
BLU maker Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to see its shipments of BLUs for Apple's iPads affected significantly in the second half of 2012 when LG Display and Sharp are likely...
Radiant April revenues hit record
May 8, 01:00
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), on May 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.706 billion (US$227 million) for April, a monthly record...
Radiant posts revenue gains for February
Mar 6, 14:15
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.897 billion (US$199 million) for February, up 3.54% on month and 13.12% on...
Radiant sees increased January revenues
Feb 7, 11:37
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.696 billion (US$193 million) for January, increasing 19.86% on...
BLU maker Radiant looks to over 5% sequential revenue growth in 4Q11
Nov 14, 12:27
LCD backlight module (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to see its consolidated revenues grow over 5% to NT$16.5-17 billion (US$546.57 million) in the fourth quarter...
Radiant Opto-Electronics expects 2011 revenues to exceed NT$60 billion
Sep 2, 01:10
Taiwan-based LCD backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expect its consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 to increase sequentially and the 2011 figure to...
Radiant Opto-Electronics posts highest 1H11 net EPS among Taiwan-based BLU makers
Aug 19, 01:05
Radiant Opto-Electronics on August 18 released its financial report for the first half of 2011, with its net EPS of NT$5.35 the highest among Taiwan's backlight unit makers.
Coretronic BLU shipments up in July, Radiant down
Aug 10, 11:48
Taiwan-based Coretronic shipped 5.31 million CCFL and LED backlight units (BLUs) in July, rising 9.0% on month, whereas fellow maker Radiant Opto-Electronics' BLU shipments reached...
Radiant June revenues slightly down sequentially
Jul 6, 14:40
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.740 billion (US$199 million) for June 2011, declining 2.32% on month. However,...
Radiant May notebook module shipments hit record, says paper
Newswatch - Jun 7, 15:41
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LCD backlight units (BLUs), shipped 8.31 million modules used in notebooks in May 2011, its highest monthly figure on record, according...
Radiant Opto-Electronics expecting BLU orders from Sharp
May 30, 12:17
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), expects to obtain orders for Sharp's new LCD TV models after the Japan-based company resumes operation of...
Taiwan-based backlight module makers to expand LED lighting productions
May 24, 01:45
Taiwan-based backlight module makers such as Coretronic, Radiant Opto-Electronics, and Kenmos Technology have been expanding production of LED lighting products. Industry sources...
Radiant Opto-Electronics expects 2Q11 revenues of over NT$16 billion
May 13, 01:00
Taiwan-based LCD backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2011 to grow 5-10% sequentially to exceed NT$16 billion (US$557...
Apr 29, 01:15
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics will expand its monthly production capacity of notebook LCMs (LCD modules) from four million panels currently to five...
Radiant March revenues hit new high
Apr 7, 01:30
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has posted higher-than-expected revenues of NT$5.96 billion (US$204.1 million) for March 2011, a record high monthly figure for...
Radiant posts net profit of NT$2.6 billion for 2010
Mar 25, 01:30
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has announced net profits of NT$2.6 billion (US$87.96 million) for 2010 with an EPS of NT$6.11.
Radiant February consolidated revenues up almost 30% sequentially
Mar 7, 16:39
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.21 billion (US$177.25 million) for February, increasing 29.4% sequentially and 84.6% on...
BLU makers Radiant and Forhouse post mixed results for January
Feb 10, 01:15
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics and Forhouse have recorded mixed results for January, with Radiant seeing its consolidated revenues slide 10% to NT$4.03 billion...
Radiant to post new record in December revenues
Jan 5, 01:45
Consolidated revenues of backlight unit (BLU) supplier Radiant Opto-Electronics are estimated to reach a new record high in December 2010, exceeding NT$4.6 billion (US$157.94 million),...
BLU makers to report mix results for 4Q10, says report
Newswatch - Dec 28, 16:41
With the fourth quarter being the traditional weak season, most of the backlight unit (BLU) makers are expected to see sequential decreases in revenues for the quarter. But Radiant...
Optimax rents out STSP plant to SJA
Dec 24, 11:26
Polarizer maker Optimax Technology will rent out its plant at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) to Sheng Jay Automation Technologies (SJA) in order to activate assets, and increase...
BLU maker Radiant sees November revenues up slightly
Dec 6, 11:25
Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Radiant Opto-Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$4.59 billion (US$151.64 million) for November, up 1.1% sequentially and 45.01% on year,...
BLU maker Radiant 2011 revenues to rise thanks to orders from Samsung, Sony and Sharp
Nov 30, 01:15
Radiant Opto-Electronics is one of the few back light unit (BLU) makers to show growth despite a widespread demand drop off in the large-size panel sector. The company's revenues...
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
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- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
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- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
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- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
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Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
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The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
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- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
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