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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...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Coretronic reports strong earnings for 4Q17
Backlight 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...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Mini LEDs to be used in backlighting in 2018
Mini LED chips sized 100-200 micrometers size are set to be used in LCD TV, monitor, and smartphone panel backlighting, and fine-pixel pitch displays in 2018, according to industry...
Friday 24 November 2017
AUO to adopt mini LED backlighting in 2018, but micro LED development continues, says chairman
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will adopt mini LED chips for backlighting in 2018, but the move will not affect its development of micro LED applications, which will take...
Tuesday 7 November 2017
Lextar ships LED backlighting devices for automotive, quantum-dot displays
LED vertically-integrated firm Lextar Electronics has disclosed it has begun shipments of LED backlighting applications for automotive and quantum-dot displays, as well as new models...
Monday 30 October 2017
Advanced Optoelectronic to offer mini LED backlighting for TVs in 2018
LED packaging service provider Advanced Optoelectronic Technology plans to offer mini LED backlighting for TVs in the third or fourth quarter of 2018, the company has said.
Friday 22 September 2017
Panel makers look to mini LED backlighting
As 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...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Coretronic acquires Calibre
Backlight 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,...