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Wednesday 11 July 2012
Coretronic ships 5.82 million BLUs in June
Coretronic shipped 5.82 million backlight units (BLUs) in June, mainly consisting of 480,000 units for LCD TVs (94% being LED applications), 1.91 million units for monitors (86% being...
Wednesday 20 June 2012
September orders depend on China market, says Epistar chairman
Lee Biing-jye, chairman of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, has noted the firm's order visibility for TV LED backlight units (BLU) is clear to August. Orders in September will...
Friday 15 June 2012
LED lighting demand for chips to exceed backlight units in 2014, says Lextar chairman
LED lighting will become the main LED application in 2014, according to David Su, chairman of Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar.
Friday 15 June 2012
Taiwan LED firms see mild revenue growths in May
According to statistics, the total May revenues of Taiwan-based LED firms reached NT$8.7 billion (US$290.9 million), up by 4.59% on month but down 12.1% on year. Benefitting from...
Thursday 7 June 2012
Innovative designs of ultrabooks may see panel and BLU makers play bigger roles in notebook manufacturing
Accommodating the introduction of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors and Microsoft's Windows 8, numerous industry leading notebook brands are currently showcasing ultrabooks at Computex...
Thursday 31 May 2012
Radiant BLU shipments for iPads likely to reduce in 2H12, say sources
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...
Thursday 24 May 2012
Coretonic shifts focus to small- to mid-size BLUs
Coretronic may see operations improve as it starts to focus more on small- to medium-size backlight units (BLU) instead of large-size monitor applications.
Monday 30 April 2012
BLU maker Coretronic reports declined profits for 1Q12
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic saw its net profits drop 40.8% on quarter and 64.3% on year to NT$239 million (US$8.15 million) in the first quarter of 2012 due largely to weak...
Wednesday 25 April 2012
Radiant reports over 16% on-quarter profit growth for 1Q12
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has announced net profits of NT$1.20 billion (US$40.64 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 16.7% from a year earlier...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Coretronic reports March revenues down 38% on-year
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic announced March revenues of NT$5.419 billion (US$183 million), down 2% on month and 38% on year. March shipments of TV and monitor...
Thursday 29 March 2012
Everlight looks to run at full capacity in 3Q12
LED packaging firm Everlight Electronics has seen its utilization rate improve to 60-70% recently and expects the ratio to climb to 80% in the second quarter, according to the company...
Monday 5 March 2012
AUO lands panel orders for Apple 7.85-inch iPads, says paper
AU Optronics (AUO) has landed LCD panel orders for Apple's planned 7.85-inch iPads, which are expected to be launched in the third quarter of 2012, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 17 February 2012
Coretronic to begin volume production of laser projectors in 3Q12
BLU and projector maker Coretronic plans to roll out LED laser hybrid projectors in the second quarter of 2012 and to begin volume production of laser projectors in the third quarter,...
Thursday 16 February 2012
Coretronic sets 2012 capex at NT$2 billion
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic expects its capex for 2012 to reach NT$2 billion (US$67.6 million), with 70% of the budget to be allocated for the expansion of...
Wednesday 15 February 2012
BLU maker Coretronic posts EPS of over NT$2 in 2011
BLU (back-lit unit) and projector maker Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$1.92 billion (US$64.88 million) or NT$2.09 per share on consolidated revenues of NT$77.06 billion...
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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