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Monday 7 July 2008
BLU maker Radiant sees June revenues drop 10%
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported a 10% sequential drop in consolidated revenues for June to NT$2.97 billion (US$97.75 million) as a result of delayed...
Thursday 3 July 2008
BLU maker Forhouse unlikely to swing back to profits in 2Q; aims to break even for year
While Backlight-unit (BLU) maker Forhouse reported losses for the first quarter because of declines in average selling prices (ASPs), low utilization rates, and rising operating costs,...
Wednesday 2 July 2008
LED houses may not benefit from netbooks in 3Q
Low-cost notebook (netbooks) are expected to become popular in 2008, however, LED players have pointed out that material costs have increased while ASPs continue to fall leading to...
Tuesday 1 July 2008
Kenmos secures US$50 million bank loan
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology has secured a syndicated bank loan of US$50 million over a period of three years to fund its operations and to expand production in Chi...
Tuesday 1 July 2008
BLU makers to feel pressure to reduce prices in 3Q08
BLU makers are expected to face increasing pressure to reduce prices in the third quarter, according to industry sources.
Friday 20 June 2008
BLU makers revenues down in June due to taking of inventory
Backlight unit (BLU) makers, Radiant, Nano and Coretronic are seeing their June revenues go down due to annual taking of inventory by panel makers, according to industry sources....
Friday 20 June 2008
Kenmos expects to ship over 15.25 million BLUs in 2008
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology expects annual revenues to continue to grow, with BLU sales volumes forecast to surpass 15.25 million units in 2008.
Monday 16 June 2008
Coretronic aiming for 30% on-year growth in BLU shipments for 2008
Taiwan backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic indicated that its monthly production capacity of BLUs in Taiwan and China reached eight million units after its Guangzhou, China plant...
Wednesday 11 June 2008
Radiant BLU shipments boosted by Korean market
Radiant's success in entering the Korean market increased its shipment volume for large-size BLUs in the first quarter to 16.52 million units, up 83.76% on year, according to sources,...
Tuesday 10 June 2008
Coretronic BLU shipments feel effects of low season
Taiwan backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic had unconsolidated May revenues of NT$3.5 billion, down 11% from NT$3.9 billion in April, while its consolidated revenues, which include...
Wednesday 4 June 2008
BEF price drop benefiting LCD panel makers, says paper
The component costs of LCD panel makers are expected to drop as prices for brightness enhancement films (BEFs) have decreased sharply amid a price war triggered by 3M, which has cut...
Friday 30 May 2008
Radiant to start shipping LED BLUs to Korea in June, says paper
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corporation will start shipping LED backlight units (BLUs) to Korean clients starting in June, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...
Thursday 29 May 2008
Wellypower to expand BLU-use LED packaging capacity
CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp) specialist Wellypower Optronics, in addition to expanding production of CCFLs, also plans to expand its packaging capacity of BLU-use LEDs to...
Friday 23 May 2008
LED and CCFL backlighting costs in notebooks continue to narrow
The penetration rate of LED backlighting in notebook PCs with may reach 15% this year as the cost difference between LED-based backlight units (BLUs) and those of cold-cathode fluorescent...
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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