LED-backlit monitor shipments to grow fast, says Innolux chairman

Jul 15, 11:40

Demand for LED-backlit monitors will start picking up in the third quarter as the price gap between LED backlight units (BLU) and CCFL BLUs narrows, according to Hsing C Tuan, chairman...

Coretronic posts 4% on-month revenue growth in June

Jul 9, 16:38

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.11 billion (US$154.68 million) for June, an increase of 4% on month, despite some orders being postponed...

Large-size BLU optical film demand grows 22% sequentially in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Jul 8, 13:36

Large-size TFT-LCD backlight optical film demand grew by more than 22% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 56 million square meters from 45.9 million square meters in the...

Radiant ships more than 2 million notebook LED BLUs in June

Jul 8, 10:12

Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 2.03 million LED backlight units (BLUs) for notebooks in June 2009, up from 1.88 million units in May, according to the company.

LED packaging house Unity Opto expects double-digit growth in 3Q09

Jul 2, 14:44

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology expects revenues in the third quarter to see a double-digit growth sequentially as notebook LED backlight units (BLUs) are becoming...

Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy expected to turn profitable in 2Q09

Jun 25, 17:09

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to turn profitable starting in the second quarter of 2009 due to increasing demand for backlighting and general...

Everlight to start shipping LEDs for Samsung LCD TVs in 3Q09

Jun 24, 14:20

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics will start shipping LEDs for LCD TV backlighting to Samsung Electronics in July or August 2009, according to industry sources...

LCD backlight LEDs to reach 34 billion units in 2012, says DisplaySearch

Jun 23, 12:06

In 2012, 34 billion LEDs will be used in TFT-LCD backlights, in sizes ranging from 1-inch to more than 70-inch, up more than 300% from eight billion units in 2008, according to Dis...

AUO takes helm of BLU maker Forhouse

Jun 17, 14:30

AU Optronics (AUO), following its investment to become the largest shareholder of backlight unit (BLU) maker Forhouse, on June 16 took a majority on the latter's board of directors...

Wellypower reorganizes to enhance LED business

Jun 17, 14:18

Taiwan-based CCFL maker Wellypower Optronics has reorganized its business units into CCFL, LED and CCFL lighting bulb groups, according to the company.

AUO to see LED TV panel share reach 10% in 2010, says vice chairman

Jun 17, 12:21

AU Optronics (AUO) expects 5% of its total TV panel shipments will be LED back-lit ones by the end of 2009, and 10% by the end of 2010, according to company vice chairman HB Chen.

BLU makers Coretronic and Radiant report sequential revenue growth for May

Jun 10, 14:33

Backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics both saw their May revenues increase amid rising demand from LCD panel makers, and both companies expect BLU shipments...

Taiwan LED makers to benefit from LED TV promotion

May 21, 14:10

Taiwan-based LED makers are expected to benefit from the promotion of LED TVs by LG Display (LGD) and Samsung Electronics, according to industry sources.

BLU makers see revenues increase in April

May 12, 11:48

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Kenmos Technology, Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology, and Forhouse have reported sequential increases in their April consolidated reve...

Radiant April consolidated revenues remain flat sequentially

May 8, 15:05

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.89 billion (US$87.16 million) for April, down from NT$2.96 billion for...

Wellypower reports net loss of NT$142 million for 1Q09

May 6, 15:22

Taiwan-based CCFL maker Wellypower Optronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.07 billion (US$32.3 million) and net loss of NT$142 million for the first quarter of 2009....

Unity Opto April revenues up almost 30%

May 6, 14:05

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology has reported revenues of NT$302.54 million (US$9.13 million) for April, an increase of 29.92% from NT$232.86 million for March,...

LCD display vendors concerned about demand in 3Q09

May 5, 15:04

LCD display vendors are worried that the current increasing demand in the end-market may not last into the third quarter of 2009, though panel and backlight unit (BLU) makers expect...

Coretronic sees on-quarter profit increase of 169% in 1Q09

Apr 30, 14:14

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.33 billion (US$399.82 million) for the first quarter, a drop of 19.9%...

Radiant 1Q09 revenues up 11% sequentially

Apr 30, 11:44

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$7.21 billion (US$214.01 million), up 11% compared to the fourth...

Samsung may launch RGB LED-backlit notebook panel in 2H09

Apr 17, 12:05

Samsung Electronics is considering launching an 15.6-inch RGB LED-backlit notebook panel in the second half of 2009 for high-end ultra-thin notebooks, according to market sources...

Radiant to mass produce TV LED BLU for Samsung in 3Q09

Apr 2, 16:07

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has recently gained certification for its TV LED BLU from Samsung Electronics and is expected to start mass production...

LED backlit notebook panel prices may increase in April

Apr 2, 15:53

LED backlit panels for notebooks will have a chance to see prices increase in April as major PC vendors, including Acer and Asustek Computer, are aggressively expanding their LED...

BLU maker Radiant posts profit for 2008

Mar 30, 15:48

Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker, has reported a consolidated net profit of NT$1.26 billion (US$37.11 million) for 2008. The company's consolidated...

BLU maker Forward steps into LCM market

Mar 18, 15:37

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Forward Electronics is diversifying into the LCD module (LCM) market, expecting to start shipping TV-use LCMs in the second quarter this year,...

Harvatek to double high-power LED capacity

Mar 11, 14:59

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Harvatek plans to expand its monthly capacity of high-power LEDs to three million units from the current 1.5 million units, but it has not specified...

BLU and projector maker Coretronic reports 17% growth in February revenues

Newswatch - Mar 10, 17:03

Backlight unit (BLU) and DLP projector maker Coretronic has reported a 17% sequential increase in February consolidated revenues to NT$3.12 billion (US$89.37 million) from NT$2.66...

Unity Opto February revenues up more than 40%

Mar 6, 15:33

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology has reported February revenues of NT$170.68 million (US$4.91 million), representing sequential growth of 41.1% from NT$120.96...

Coretronic and Radiant see increasing proportion of BLU shipments to Korean panel clients

Feb 26, 16:45

Backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics are seeing rising proportions of shipments going to Korean clients, as panel makers in Korea has alreadyseen production...

LED-backlit LCD TVs expected to have 5-10% of market in 2009

Jan 16, 11:53

Enabled by lower-cost white LED backlight solutions amid growing demand for thin and energy-saving features, panel makers and TV vendors are actively promoting LED-backlit LCD TVs,...

Demand for mainstream-size notebook LED backlights may come later than expected in 3Q09

Jan 16, 01:05

Taiwan-based makers of LED backlight units (BLUs) used in notebook panels originally estimated that demand for LED BLUs for mainstream-size (12-15-inch) notebooks would emerge in...

120Hz panel shipments up 57% in 3Q08, says DisplaySearch

Nov 25, 10:22

Shipments of 120Hz LCD TV panels reached 3.6 million units in the third quarter this year, which is 57% growth from 2.3 million units in the second quarter this year. In the third...

To increase notebook BLU penetration rates, LCD panel makers to allow thicker BLUs

Oct 7, 01:10

In response to demand for energy saving and environmental protection, LCD panel makers continues to introduce LED-backlight notebook panels, and in order to increase the penetration...

Lite-On still optimistic about LED penetration in notebooks

Aug 28, 01:25

Lite-On Technology is confident that about 15% of new notebooks will feature LED backlights, according to company CEO KC Terng, despite that some industry players believe the penetration...

Nichia LEDs in low-cost notebooks, something to watch for?

Jun 27, 16:45

Some LED industry players in Taiwan believe that because the low-cost notebook market is becoming increasingly popular, Japan-based Nichia plans to re-enter the market for top-view...