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Friday 20 October 2023
Apple postpones production launch for new 12.9" tablets
Industry sources have revealed that Apple is rolling out new iPad Pro models and both the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro model and the new iPad Air are designed with traditional LCD backlights,...
Thursday 5 October 2023
MacBook Pro to continue featuring miniLED backlighting till 2026, say sources
Apple's MacBook Pro devices will continue using miniLED as sources of backlighting for their screens until 2026, according to industry sources. In the fourth quarter of 2023, miniLED...
Monday 2 October 2023
Ennostar eyes rapid surge in miniLED shipments for automotive apps in 2024-2025
Taiwan's leading LED manufacturer Ennostar has reported that downstream channel inventories have been successfully cleared, but there are no immediate signs of an uptick in demand...
Tuesday 18 July 2023
Notebooks with OLED backlighting to pose threat to LCD models
The growing number of notebooks featuring OLED displays will pose a threat to notebooks using mid- to high-end oxide and low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) thin-film transistor...
Wednesday 7 June 2023
CWTC likely to report higher-than-anticipated 2Q23 revenue
IC packaging leadframe supplier Chang Wah Technology (CWTC), which saw its monthly revenue exceed NT$1 billion (US$32.5 million) for the second consecutive month in May, is likely...
Monday 22 May 2023
Leadframe supplier CWTC opens new factory in southern Taiwan
Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has inaugurated a new facility in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, where it will manufacture leadframes for advanced quad flat no-lead (aQFN) packaging, third-generation...
Friday 17 March 2023
Macroblock cuts into China EV supply chain
Macroblock, an LED driver IC design house, has cut into the supply chain of the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) OEM market with its offering of miniLED backlight driver ICs, according...
Thursday 5 January 2023
Taiwan LED makers shift focus to COB miniLED backlighting
Taiwan-based LED makers intend to phase out production for POB (package on board) miniLED backlight units, shifting their focus to COB (chip on board) miniLED BLUs, according to industry...
Wednesday 26 October 2022
China, Taiwan LED makers competing for mini LED backlighting of automotive displays
China-based Shenzhen Jufei Optoelectronics and Shenzhen Longli Technology as well as Taiwan-based Epistar and Everlight Electronics have been in active competition for orders for...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Equipment supply and demand gap stabilizing for OSATs, IDMs: Q&A with K&S SVP Chan Pin Chong
Automotive chips and power devices continue to see uneven supplies, and Taiwan's leading OSATs including ASE Technology and international IDMs such as Infineon, Renesas, NXP, ST Microelectronics...
Monday 20 June 2022
Everlight to ship miniLED devices for automotive display backlighting
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics will begin to ship miniLED devices for automotive display backlighting in second-half 2022, according to company chairman Robert...
Wednesday 18 May 2022
POB miniLED backlighting affords opportunities for lead frame makers
Taiwan-based lead frame makers are expected to see business opportunities from China-based vendors' adoption of POB (package-on-board) miniLED backlighting for LCD TVs, according...
Wednesday 23 February 2022
Unimicron to merge with SiP substrate specialist
Unimicron Technology has announced plans to merge with Subtron Technology, which specializes in SiP substrates, looking to integrate resources to expand product portfolios and seize...
Monday 21 February 2022
Epistar to boost shipments of mini LED chips for car backlighting
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will increase shipments for mini LED chips used in backlighting of automotive displays beginning in the second quarter of 2022, with such...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Leadframe suppliers gearing up for capacity expansion
Leadframe supply for IC packaging remains tight, and suppliers such as Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) have been keen to expand production capacity to satisfy strong demand for processing...
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