168 news items tagged backlight
Coretronic reports increased sales for March
Wednesday 11 April 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.74 billion (US$162.3 million) for March, up 40% sequentially and 12% on year. For the first quarter...
Radiant sees BLU shipments rebound in March
Tuesday 10 April 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Radiant Opto-Electronics saw its consolidated revenues increase 21.06% sequentially to NT$3.655 billion (US$124.93 million) in March thanks to a rebound...
Coretronic to merge with display solution subsidiary
Tuesday 27 March 2018Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced plans to merge with Young Lighting Technology, a wholly-owned display solution and lighting module supplier. The merger is scheduled...
Coretronic reports strong earnings for 4Q17
Wednesday 31 January 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$795 million (US$27.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2017, up 90% on quarter and 6% on year. EPS for the...
Panel makers look to mini LED backlighting
Friday 22 September 2017As OLED smartphone and TV applications are in short supply with the market segment dominated by Samsung Display and LG Display, LCD panel makers from China and Taiwan are working...
Coretronic acquires Calibre
Thursday 10 August 2017Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced it has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in UK-based Calibre, a supplier of image processing products, specialist scalers,...
BLU supplier Coretronic optimistic about 3Q17
Friday 28 July 2017Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic is optimistic about its business outlook for the third quarter, citing growing shipments of energy-saving devices and display products.
BLU supplier Coretronic sees revenues up sequentially in June
Tuesday 11 July 2017Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.26 billion (US$139.3 million) for June 2017, up 12% sequentially, but down 11.54% on year.
China LED industry recovering
Tuesday 4 July 2017As demand for LED end devices has resumed growth amid shortages of LED chip supply, China's LED makers have recently begun expanding their capacities and local governments are also...
Coretronic ships 4.63 million BLUs in December
Monday 11 January 2016Coretronic shipped 4.63 million backlight units (BLUs) in December, decreasing 6% on month, 15.13 million units during the fourth quarter, slipping 16% on quarter, and 71.10 million...
Panasonic to add BLU production lines at plants in Mexico and Brazil
Thursday 28 May 2015Panasonic has announced it will add new production lines for backlight unit (BLU) manufacturing at its Panamex plants in Mexico and TV-manufacturing plants in Brazil. The plan is...
New iPhones reportedly to use smaller LED backlighting chips
Monday 25 May 2015Apple, in order for its next-generation iPhones to become slimmer and lighter, will reportedly adopt 0.4t (dimensions of 3.0 x 0.85 x 0.4mm) LED chips for backlight units (BLUs),...
Coretronic ships 6.539 million BLUs in April
Monday 11 May 2015Coretronic shipped 6.539 million backlight units (BLUs) in April, increasing 5% on month, and 25.06 million units in January-April, decreasing 10% on year, according to the company...
Coretronic ships 9.07 million BLUs, 112,000 projectors in September
Monday 13 October 2014Coretronic shipped 9.07 million backlight units (BLUs) and 112,000 DLP projectors in September, each slightly increasing 1% on month, according to the company.
Coretronic finishes capital reduction
Tuesday 15 July 2014Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced it has completed its capital reduction with its paid-in capital declining from NT$7.24 billion (US$241.57 million)...
Coretronic ships 7.5 million BLUs in May
Tuesday 10 June 2014Coretronic shipped 7.5 million backlight units (BLUs) in May, increasing 8.5% on month, and 35.46 million units in January-May, up 18% on year, according to the company.
Coretronic ships 6.91 million BLUs in April
Friday 9 May 2014Coretronic shipped 6.91 million backlight units (BLUs) in April, increasing 5% on month, and 27.96 million units in January-April, growing 15% on year, according to the company.
Consumer demand for LED lighting rises as demand for LED backlighting falters, says DisplaySearch
Wednesday 26 March 2014Although demand for LED chips for backlighting applications in display screens is expected to decline, LED lighting sales are growing, and total shipments of LED chips are on the...
LED price plunges for TV backlight applications eases in 4Q13, says TrendForce
Wednesday 20 November 2013LED price plunges for backlight applications will stabilize in the fourth quarter of 2013, with a range of declines between 3-6%, according to TrendForce.
Macroblock, On-Bright 3Q13 sales to continue growth
Monday 29 July 2013Growing demand for LED backlight products will continue to buoy the revenue performance of LED driver IC suppliers Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics in the third quarter of 2013,...
I-Chiun sees decreased LED TV backlight module shipments in May
Thursday 27 June 2013I-Chiun's shipments of backlight modules used in direct-type LED TVs were down in May 2013 largely due to a slowdown in TV demand in the China market, according to industry sources...
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Wednesday 19 June 2013The growing adoption of the open cell business model in the LCD panel industry has generated different views on the future of the backlight unit (BLU) sector, said Wang Pen-Jan, chairman...
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
Tuesday 18 June 2013LED packaging house Everlight Electronics expects the revenue proportion of LED backlights to increase from 20% in 2012 to 30% in 2013 and that for LED lighting from nearly 10% to...
Coretronic ships 5.78 million BLUs in May
Tuesday 11 June 2013Coretronic has revealed it shipped 5.78 million backlight units (BLUs) in May, shrinking 2% sequentially, with the corresponding revenues of NT$4.108 billion (US$137 million) growing...
Edison Opto enters LED TV backlight market
Thursday 30 May 2013Taiwan-based high-power LED packaging house Edison Opto plans to provide products for TV backlight applications in 2013. According to industry sources, Edison Opto's TV backlighting...
- US jury finds that Enplas willfully infringes Seoul (Mar 27) - Company release
- Climbing backlight market estimated to boost Taiwan's LED makers (April 24) - CENS
- China ups import tariff on LCD panels (March 23) - China Daily
- LG Display touts world's most energy efficient LCD TV (October 9) - Hot Hardware
- LCD TV sports super brightness levels with laser backlight (October 4) - Uber gizmo
- Spreadtrum launches single-chip solutions for multimedia handsets (May 20) - Company release
- Radiant Opto-Electronics to see sales jump 30% in 2011 (May 4) - CENS
- LG's 8G line will produce OLED-backlit LCDs, not true-OLED TVs (March 07) - OLED-info.com
- Mitsubishi electric develops 'Laser backlight LCD TV' (Feb 17) - Techon
- Sony details backlight units of its 3D LCD TVs (March 14) - Techon