Supply shortages caused the price of sapphire ingots and substrates to increase rapidly in 2010 resulting in high gross margins and revenues for related firms. However, the tide has...
Brands are missing an opportunity to market LED-backlit LCD TVs based on cost savings. According to DisplaySearch, analysis of electricity and TV prices together with power consumption...
Demand in the LED industry has not been reviving as expected. Order visibility continues to be low in July, according to industry sources. The quarterly growth is likely to be around...
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reportedly landed US$10 million worth of orders for LED lighting products from a client in Europe with shipments to begin...
For the third month in a row, US pricing for flat-panel TVs increased in June, fueled by the increasing availability of high-priced active 3D LCD TVs, according to IHS iSuppli.
The TV market in China is set to enter a price war in the second half of 2011 due to a slowdown in demand and a lackluster performance in the first half, with vendors to shift their...
According to statistics, the top six China-based TV brands purchased up to 3.61 million panels in May, representing a 24% on-month and 64% on-year growth.
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker, Huga Optotech, will debut on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in August. According to Huga, demand has been slowly returning and it expects growth in the...
LED packaging houses Unity Opto and Bright LED both reported approximately 30% on-year decreases in June revenues. According to industry sources, demand in the TV market has been...
Taiwan-based brightness enhancement film (BEF) maker, UBright Optronics, will soon debut in Taiwan's OTC market. The company's products will extend to large-size LED TV and flat pa...
A large influx of LED firms has been causing the industry to compete by lowering prices. The magnitude of price falls in the first half of 2011 has reached the level of the total...
Demand for LCD TV continues to dwindle. From the latest statistics, the six largest TV brands in China showed a total of 19% on-month decrease in shipments in May. The global LCD...
As a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), Lextar has been viewed as a LED backlight module maker. Recently Lextar has set goals to enter the LED lighting market. David Su, chairman...
LED driver IC sales will reach nearly US$3.5 billion in 2015 from nearly US$2 billion in 2010, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12%, according to Strategies Unlimited. Sales...
Despite the expansion of China-based panel firms, the TFT industry will continue to be fought between Taiwan- and South Korea-based firms, according to Hsing-Chien Tuan, vice chairman...
