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Thursday 30 April 2020
Corning withdraws 2020 guidance
Corning has announced it is withdrawing its full-year 2020 guidance in the face of the economic uncertainty and disruption created by the coronavirus pandemic, as the company slipped...
Friday 24 April 2020
Opto Tech sees surging demand for IR, UV-C LED devices and sensor chips
Vertically-integrated LED maker Opto Tech has received many rush orders for infrared (IR) LED and UV-C LED devices as well as Si-based sensor chips arising from the coronavirus pandemic,...
Tuesday 21 April 2020
China TV shipments plunge 20% in 1Q20
TV shipments in China declined 20.1% on year to 9.95 million units in the first quarter of 2020, as disease control measures such as city lockdowns and travel curbs undermined consumer...
Monday 20 April 2020
BLU supplier Radiant Opto sees revenues rally in March
Backlit unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported that its revenues surged 95.5% sequentially to NT$3.364 billion (US$111.96 million) in March, reflecting improving capacity...
Friday 17 April 2020
UMC, SPIL, Emerging Display rush supply for Ventec ventilator production
United Microelectronics (UMC), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Emerging Display Technologies have rushed shipments to US-based medical equipment vendor Ventec Life Systems...
Friday 17 April 2020
AUO setting up new production lines for automotive panels in Taiwan
AU Optronics (AUO) is installing two new production lines for the manufacture of automotive panel modules in Taiwan, with volume production slated to kick off in the second quarter...
Wednesday 15 April 2020
Epistar-Leyard JV in China to start production in 2H20
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar is establishing a joint venture with China-based LED display maker Leyard Optoelectronic for producing mini/micro LED chips...
Tuesday 14 April 2020
China LED makers brace for sharp falls in 1Q20 profits
China-based LED makers generally estimate large decrease in first-quarter 2020 profitability due to impacts of coronavirus pandemic, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Light guide plate maker GLT turns conservative about 2020 outlook
Light guide plate (LGP) maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has turned conservative about its business outlook for 2020 despite delivering relatively strong results for the first...
Friday 10 April 2020
8K TV shipments not to take off until 2021
Expectations that vendors would ramp up global annual shipments of 8K TVs to over one million units may not realize until 2021, as prices of these models remain too high and the coronavirus...
Tuesday 7 April 2020
FitTech sees almost no impact from coronavirus
LED probing, testing and sorting equipment maker FitTech indicated that clients have not decreased orders or asked for delaying shipments despite coronavirus outbreak, with shipments...
Tuesday 7 April 2020
Lumileds reportedly hikes prices
Netherlands-based Lumileds will hike quotes for its LED products, including devices and modules for automotive lighting, by 4% beginning April 15, 2020, but Taiwan-based competitors...
Monday 30 March 2020
EIH sees demand for e-paper solutions picking up despite pandemic
E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) has seen a pick-up in demand for e-book readers, electronics shelf labels (ESLs), large-scale signage boards and other e-paper display...
Friday 27 March 2020
China home-use projector market to grow due to outbreak
The home-use projector market in China in 2020 is expected to grow significantly along with increasing stay- and work-at-home demand due to coronavirus outbreak, according to industry...
Thursday 26 March 2020
Demand for TV-use LED BLUs to fall in 2Q20
Demand for TV-use LED backlight units (BLUs) has been strong in first-quarter 2020, but will slip below the historical average in the following quarter, thanks to the postponement...