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Wednesday 26 June 2019
Nichia to supply mini LED chips for notebook backlighting
Japan-based Nichia will begin to ship mini LED chips of 100-micron in size for 15- to 17-inch high-end notebook backlighting in fourth-quarter 2019, according to industry sources.
Thursday 20 June 2019
FPCB makers see mini LED, COF as new niche application segments
Taiwan makers of flexible PCBs are gearing up to develop niche board products for mini LED and COF (chip on film) applications, which are expected to become their new growth drivers...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Apple unveils new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR
Apple has introduced the new Mac Pro, a completely redesigned workstation and Apple Pro Display XDR monitor. Designed for performance, expansion and configurability, the all-new Mac...
Monday 13 May 2019
Lextar expects mini LED BLU revenue proportion to rise to 5-10% in 2H19
Vertically-integrated LED maker Lextar Electronics expects the proportion of consolidated revenues for mini LED backlighting to rise to 5-10% in the second half of 2019.
Tuesday 23 April 2019
Mini LED backlighting may be used in LCD TVs at end of 2019
Mini LED backlighting is expected to be increasingly used in gaming LCD monitors and high-end notebooks in the second half of 2019 and the application is likely to be extended to...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Apple reportedly to adopt mini LED backlighting
Apple will adopt mini LED backlighting for a 31.6-inch iMac to be launched in the second or third quarter of 2019, a 10- to 12-inch iPad to be unveiled in fourth-quarter 2020 or first-quarter...
Monday 8 April 2019
Mini LED BLUs to be mainly used in gaming monitors in 2019
Mini LED backlighting applications will be mostly adopted for gaming LCD monitors in 2019, with demand to take off in the second half of the year, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 December 2018
LED production to see boost from 8K TV, mini LED backlighting
Mini LED backlighting and 8K LCD TVs are expected to significantly hike utilization of production capacities for LED epitaxial wafers and chips in 2019, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 11 December 2018
BLU makers Radiant, Coretronic see strong sales for November
Backlit unit (BLU) suppliers Radiant Optoelectronics and Coretronic both have reported revenue gains for November, bucking off-peak season trends.
Thursday 6 December 2018
Macroblock cautious about 4Q18, 1Q19
LED driver IC supplier Macroblock is cautious about its business prospects for the fourth quarter of 2018 and first-quarter 2019 judging from a continued slowdown in customer order...
Thursday 29 November 2018
AOT developing mini LED BLUs
LED packaging service provider Advanced Optoelectronic Technology (AOT) has developed prototype mini LED backlighting units (BLUs) for use in gaming LCD monitors and will start trial...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Adoption of mini LED backlighting for smartphones short of expectation
Mini LED-backlit high-end smartphones were originally expected to be launched by year-end 2018, but smartphone vendors have been reluctant to adopt such backlighting, which has seen...
Friday 2 November 2018
Epistar to combine 4 overseas subsidiaries into one
LED epitaxial wafer and maker Epistar on November 1 decided to combine four British Virgin Islands (BVI)-based wholly owned subsidiaries into one in line with its overall organizational...
Friday 2 November 2018
Mini LED can serve as LCD display backlight to show diverse performances, says Digitimes Research
When volume production of micro LED can kick off remains unclear, but mini LED used as backlight source of LCD display has already entered mass production in the second half of 2018...
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Cost is key to competitiveness of mini LED backlighting, says WitsView
While mini LED backlighting can enhance LCD displays' brightness and HDR (high dynamic range), its competitiveness against OLED hinges on cost, according to WitsView.