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Tuesday 30 October 2018
Coretronic sees net profits surge in 3Q18
Backlight unit (BLU) provider Coretronic saw its net profits increase 48% sequentially and 61% on year to NT$674 million (US$21.8 million) in the third quarter of 2018, which translated...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Mini LED to be favorite for backlighting, says Lextar chairman
Mini LED is beginning to be used in high-end devices and stands a chance of replacing existing LED backlighting in the future mainly because of its simpler structure and material,...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Coretronic Robotics conducting POC field tests for smart drones
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics, a robot-manufacturing arm of BLU maker Coretronic, is currently conducting POC (proof of concept) field tests for its smart drone products designed...
Monday 3 September 2018
Sanan Optoelectronics to install micro LED equipment
China-based Sanan Optoelectronics will set up its first micro LED epitaxial wafer and chip production line in first-quarter 2019, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 25 July 2018
Coretronic net profits surge in 2Q18
Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$455 million (US$14.86 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 135% on quarter and 75% on year. EPS for...
Thursday 14 June 2018
China makers to bring 300 additional MOCVD sets into operation in 4Q18, 1Q19
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers are expected to bring about 300 additional MOCVD equipment sets into operation in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter...
Wednesday 6 June 2018
Lextar to start production of mini LED backlighting devices in 3Q18
Lextar Electronics will begin small-volume production of mini LED backlighting devices in third-quarter 2018, according to company chairman David Su.
Friday 27 April 2018
BLU supplier Radiant reports decreased earnings for 1Q18
Backlight module supplier Radiant Opto-Electronics saw its net profits decline 81.7% on quarter and 79.9% on year to NT$145 million (US$4.89 million) in the first quarter of 2018,...
Friday 27 April 2018
Coretronic EPS drops to 5-year low in 1Q18
Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$193 million (US$6.5 million) for the first quarter of 2018, down 75.7% on quarter and 30% on year. EPS for...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Mini LED backlighting may ease oversupply, says Epistar chairman
LED oversupply resulting mainly from China-based makers' capacity expansion will remain in 2018, but if demand for mini LEDs for smartphone display backligting starts taking off in...
Wednesday 11 April 2018
Coretronic reports increased sales for March
Backlight 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...
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Radiant sees BLU shipments rebound in March
Backlight 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...
Monday 9 April 2018
TV-use LED backlighting in weak demand
Demand for TV-use LED backlighting has not been picking up in second-quarter 2018 despite expectations the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia should push up LCD TV sales, according...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Coretronic to merge with display solution subsidiary
Backlight 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...
Thursday 1 March 2018
Everlight developing mini LED backlighting
Everlight Electronics is developing mini LED backlighting for high-end displays to avoid pricing competition from China makers in the backlighting segment, according to company chairman...