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Wednesday 15 June 2011
LED backlight to enter boom season in 3Q11, says Lextar chairman
Lextar has stated 50% of current lighting shipments are for Japan-based customers, adding that lighting will contribute 40% of total revenues by the end of 2011. David Su, chairman...
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Coretronic to become Apple supplier
Rumors have surfaced that Taiwan-based backlight module maker Coretronic will become a supplier for Apple's iPad. The shipment penetration rate of Coretronic's BLUs for LED TVs reached...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Taiwan-based backlight module makers to expand LED lighting productions
Taiwan-based backlight module makers such as Coretronic, Radiant Opto-Electronics, and Kenmos Technology have been expanding production of LED lighting products. Industry sources...
Monday 9 May 2011
Declining April revenues for some Taiwan-based BLU makers
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers, Radiant Opto-Electronics (ROEC) and Wah Hong Industrial, have announced their April revenues with slight declines from their record high...
Tuesday 3 May 2011
Wellypower 1Q11 revenue proportion for LED backlights rises to 55%
TFT-LCD backlight unit (BLU) maker Wellypower Optronics saw its proportion of total revenues for LED BLUs rise to 55% in the first quarter of 2011 while that for CCFL BLUs dropped...
Tuesday 3 May 2011
Global LED backlight penetration of LCD TVs estimated at 56% in 2011
The proportion of LED-backlit models in global LCD TV sales are forecast to reach 56% in 2011, and top 90% in 2014, according market observers.
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Formosa Epitaxy not optimistic about 2Q11 demand for LED TV BLUs, says chairman
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Formosa Epitaxy does not expect demand for LED TV backlight units (BLUs) to rebound until the end of this quarter or early next quarter although...
Monday 18 April 2011
Everlight delivers LED backlight products to Apple for verification, says paper
LED chip packaging company Everlight Electronics has delivered samples of its LED backlight products designed to be used in table PCs to Apple for validation, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 25 March 2011
Radiant posts net profit of NT$2.6 billion for 2010
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has announced net profits of NT$2.6 billion (US$87.96 million) for 2010 with an EPS of NT$6.11.
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Coretronic February consolidated revenues up 9% sequentially
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.19 billion (US$210.94 million) for February, increased by 9% sequentially.
Friday 25 February 2011
AUO subsidiary Darwin to merge with BriView
AU Optronics (AUO) backlight unit (BLU) subsidiary Darwin Precisions has announced plans to merge with BriView Electronics, also a subsidiary of AUO, with a exchange ratio of one...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
LED backlighting drives double digit growth for DTV Semiconductors in 2011, says IHS iSuppli
Driven by the vibrant light-emitting diode (LED) backlighting segment, the global digital TV (DTV) semiconductor market is expected to expand by a robust 16.5% in 2011, according...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
LED packaging houses expect 10% sequential growth in 1Q11 revenues, chipmakers expect revenues to remain flat
Benefiting from the recovering demand for TV backlighting and general lighting, LED players expect strong performance in the first quarter of 2011 despite seasonality, and some packaging...
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Harvatek January revenues up over 53% sequentially
LED packager Harvatek has posted revenues of NT$399 million (US$13.57 million) for January, an increase of 53.23% sequentially and 33.71% on year, a record high for monthly revenue...
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Huga Optotech to expand LED capacity
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Huga Optotech will expand its LED epitaxy capacity from 60 MOCVD sets currently to about 70 sets in second-quarter 2011 due to expected...
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