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Thursday 15 April 2010
LED count in TV BLUs to fall by 30% at the end of 2010, says AUO
The volume of LEDs used in TV backlight units (BLUs) will reduce by about 30% at the end of 2010 when single-side edge-type LED BLUs enter mass production, according to AU Optronics...
Monday 12 April 2010
Coretronic reports growth in March consolidated revenues
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has reported consolidated revenues in March 2010 rose 10% sequentially and 43% on year to NT$7.394 billion (US$234.7 million),...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
BLU makers Radiant, Wellypower enjoy about 30% growth in March revenues
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Radiant Opto-Electronics and Wellypower Optronics have both reported that their March consolidated revenues grew about 30%.
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Unity Opto, Ledtech, Ligitek report growth in March revenues
LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology, Ledtech Electronics and Ligitek Electronics have reported sequential increases of 38.74%, 91.14% and 23.34%, respectively, for March rev...
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Light guide plates for LED TVs in short supply
Light guide plates, a key component of LED backlight unit (BLU) for LCD TV, are reportedly in short supply, and the shortage is expected to remain for a while amid the surging demand...
Friday 26 March 2010
Radiant generates net profit of over NT$1.3 billion from 2009
Taiwan-based LED backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics on March 25 published its 2009 financial performance, posting net profit of NT$1.362 billion (US$42.74 million)...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Two AUO subsidiaries to expand capacities in China
AU Optronics (AUO) will add investment in its LCD TV ODM subsidiary BriView Electronics to expand its production capacity in Kunshan, eastern China, where AUO is also planning to...
Thursday 11 March 2010
Radiant and Forhouse have over 10% on-month drop in February revenues
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Radiant Opto-Electronics and Forhouse have announced an on-month drop of over 10% in their February revenues due to fewer working days and...
Wednesday 10 March 2010
Coretronic reports 6% sequential drop for February revenues
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has posted consolidated revenues of NT$6.7 billion (US$210.99 million) for February, down 6.08% on month but up 50.67% on year,...
Monday 1 March 2010
China market: Single-side LED BLUs to be adopted for entry-level LCD TVs
LCD TV makers are expected to launch models with lower cost, newly designed single-side edge-type LED backlight units (BLUs) to compete for the emerging LED TV market in China in...
Friday 26 February 2010
Young Optics sees lower sales and profit in 2009
Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, a subsidiary of backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.6 billion (US$174.61 million) for...
Friday 26 February 2010
Labor and polarizer shortage may affect panel prices in March
LCD panel makers are monitoring the supply shortage of polarizers, backlight units (BLUs) and labor in China, as well as the lower-than-expected sales in China, as all these factors...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
LED TV vendors ask for smaller, brighter LED chips, says Epistar
Average LED chip brightness is expected to increase by 20% in 2010 as first-tier LCD TV vendors are demanding higher brightness and smaller in size LED chips for LCD TV backlight...
Monday 22 February 2010
LED BLU costs falling faster than CCFL BLUs, says DisplaySearch
The cost of a 40-inch edge-type LED backlit unit (BLU) is expected to drop to US$100 in the fourth quarter of 2010 from US$118 in the first quarter of 2010, driven down by increasing...
Thursday 11 February 2010
AUO BLU subsidiaries to merge in September
The board of directors of backlight unit (BLU) makers Forhouse and Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology, subsidiaries of AU Optronics (AUO), have decided to merge the two companies...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research