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Taipei,
Sunday, November 8, 2009
20:53 (GMT+8)
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| 143 news tagged LED backlight |
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LCD component suppliers hit seasonal revenue lull Nov 6, 17:10 Taiwan-based CCFL maker Wellypower Optronics and color filter (CF) maker Sintek Photronic saw their October revenues drop 9.15% and 1.99%, respectively, in October 2009 due to seasonality. Read more |
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US market: LCD TV shipments to reach 8 million in 4Q09, says iSuppli Nov 6, 16:53 US LCD TV shipments are expected to amount to eight million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 7.3% from 7.5 million during the same period in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Price gap between large-size LED- and CCFL-backlit panels to further narrow in 1Q10 Nov 5, 11:56 The price gap between LED- and CCFL-backlit large-size LCD panels will continue to narrow in 2010, with the difference in the 40-inch segment reducing to 29.8% in the first quarter of 2010 from 35.8% in the third quarter of 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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IC designer GMT positive about 1Q10, says president Nov 4, 16:46 Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects revenues to decline 15% sequentially to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.13 million) in fourth-quarter 2009 before climbing in first-quarter 2010, company president Jin-chuan Wu has said at an investors conference. Read more |
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China market: LED TV demand to reach 4 million units in 2010, says CECC Nov 4, 11:58 Demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs in the China market is expected to increase to four million units in 2010 from one million units in 2009, and to eight million units in 2011, as both international and domestic brands are actively promoting the product, according to China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC). Read more |
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Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand Nov 3, 12:26 The total blue LED chip capacity of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Tekcore, Arima Optoelectronics, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech is expected to increase by 25% to five billion chips per month in 2010 to meet increasing demand for LEDs used in large-size panel backlighting and general lighting applications, according to market sources. Read more |
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Coretronic 3Q09 net profit reaches almost NT$900 million Oct 30, 16:53 Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced third-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$21.05 billion (US$647.14 million) with an operating income of NT$463 million. Net profit was reported at NT$899 million, with an EPS of NT$1.18. Read more |
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All AUO large-size panels to be LED-backlit by 2015, says chairman Oct 30, 16:06 AU Optronics (AUO) vice chairman HB Chen has indicated that the company's large-size panels will all be LED-backlit by 2015. In 2011, all AUO notebook panels will be LED-backlit, and 40% of its LCD TV and monitor panels will come with LED backlighting, said Chen at FPD International 2009 in Yokohama, Japan. Read more |
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Unity Opto, Harvatek report net profit for 3Q09 Oct 30, 15:46 LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology and Harvatek have reported net profits of NT$328.85 million (US$10.12 million) and NT$102.58 million, respectively, for the third quarter of 2009. Read more |
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Lite-On Tech reports 3Q09 net profit up over 50% sequentially Oct 29, 14:51 Lite-On Technology has reported third quarter 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$26.5 billion (US$812.97 million), up 17% sequentially. Net profits increased 53% sequentially and 14% on year to NT$2.49 billion, with EPS of NT$1.13 hitting a two-year high. As a result of new product launches, gains in market share, along with seasonal growth and cost efficiency programs, Lite-On's third-quarter gross margin and operating margin reached 14.4% and 6.7% respectively, according to the company. Read more |
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LED backlighting to be adopted in smaller-size LCD TVs in 2010, says AUO executive VP Oct 28, 15:22 LED backlighting will start to be adopted in smaller-size 19- to 24-inch LCD TVs in 2010, and LED-backlit applications will account for 15-20% of total LCD TV panels AU Optronics (AUO) will ship in 2010, according to company executive VP of global business unit Paul Peng. Read more |
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AUO exhibits ultra wide, 3D, OLED display technologies at FPD International 2009 Oct 27, 14:41 AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its new display technologies, including 3D, in-cell touch panel, and e-paper, will be exhibited at FPD International 2009, held in Yokohama Japan, from October 28-30, 2009. The exhibition highlights include a 20-inch e-paper module, a 6-inch flexible e-paper, 65-inch 4K2K (4,000x2,000 resolution) 2D/3D mixed mode display, 58-inch HD ultra wide 2.35:1 display, AMVA5 16,000:1 high static contrast ratio and 65-inch QFHD ultra thin 7.9mm LED panel with high dynamic contrast. Read more |
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Taiwan market: LG to ship ultra-thin frameless LED-backlit TVs in November Oct 22, 15:55 LG Taiwan will ship its SL90 series frameless LED TVs with a thickness of 2.9cm to the local market in November, with the 47-inch model priced at NT$86,900 (US$2,682) and the 42-inch one at NT$67,900. Read more |
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Global flat panel display industry to recover in 2010, says DisplaySearch Oct 20, 17:06 Global flat panel display revenues for 2009 will be US$87.6 billion, down 15% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The major reason for the decline is erosion in large-size TFT-LCD panel prices compared to 2008, despite the fact that the TFT-LCD market started to recover in the second quarter of 2009. Despite the gloomy forecast results for 2009, the market is expected to recover in 2010 with a 5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and revenues of US$93.3 billion. Read more |
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Lite-On to supply LCD TV backlight LEDs to Samsung and LG Display Newswatch - Oct 16, 16:55 Taiwan-based LED packaging house Lite-On Technology has entered the supply chains of Samsung Electronics and LG Display (LGD) for LCD TV backlighting, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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China becomes top LCD monitor market for 1H09, says DisplaySearch Oct 12, 16:49 LCD desktop monitor shipments rose almost 6% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 40.5 million units, with China becoming the world's largest market for the quarter and for the first half of 2009, according to the DisplaySearch. Read more |
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OLED TV revenues to rise nearly by a factor of 200 by 2015, says iSuppli Oct 7, 17:02 Shipments of OLED panels for TV will account for only a tiny portion of the global TV market during the next six years, despite a nearly 200 times increase in AMOLED panel revenues during the same period, according to iSuppli. Consumers are turned on by the bright, clear pictures produced by OLED TVs, but they are tuning out to the smaller-sizes and prohibitively high prices of these sets. Read more |
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Coretronic and Radiant report differing results in September Oct 7, 16:49 Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.83 billion (US$212.47 million) for September, a growth of 14.96% from NT$5.94 billion for August, but a decrease of 3.26% from NT$7.06 billion for September 2008. But Radiant Opto-Electronics saw its September revenues drop 7.89% sequentially. Read more |
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Passive component maker Cyntec expected to report higher gross margins in 3Q09 Oct 6, 14:59 Cyntec's gross margins are estimated to grow 3-4pp in the third quarter of 2009, from 33.7% in the previous quarter, according to market watchers. The company saw its revenues increase 27.3% sequentially to NT$1.52 billion (US$47.3 million) in the third quarter. Read more |
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Unity Opto sales continue soaring in September Oct 6, 14:55 LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology generated revenues of NT$462.76 million (US$14.3 million) in September, increasing by 9.1% from NT$424.17 million for August and increasing by 54% from NT$300.52 million for September 2008, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The company hit a record monthly total for the fifth consecutive month, according to the company. Read more |
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Global shortage of epitaxial LED wafers will not ease until 2012, says Epistar chairman Sep 30, 16:03 The existing global supply shortage of epitaxial wafers used to make LED chips for backlight modules (BLUs) will not relax until 2012, according to chairman of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, Lee Biing-Jye, whose estimation is based on the current demand growth trend and makers' expansion plans. Read more |
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Chimei, Asustek to enter LED-backlit monitor market Sep 29, 15:15 Chimei and Asustek Computer are eyeing the LED-backlit LCD monitor market and plan to launch products by the end of 2009 and early 2010, according to market sources. Read more |
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BenQ launches 5 LED-backlit monitors Sep 25, 16:05 BenQ has started shipping five LED-backlit LCD monitors with sizes ranging from 15.6- to 24-inch to the Taiwan market, and they will be shipped later to Japan, Australia and China, according to Danny Yao, general manager, BenQ Taiwan. Read more |
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HannStar to launch FSC-OCB panels in 1Q10 Sep 24, 11:56 Taiwan-based LCD panel maker HannStar Display plans to launch in-house developed FSC-OCB (field sequential color-optical compensated birefringence) panels in the first quarter of 2010 featuring RGB LED backlight, according to the company. Read more |
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Innolux expected to become top LCD monitor maker in 4Q09, says paper Newswatch - Sep 22, 17:11 Innolux Display is estimated to replace TPV Technology to become the largest LCD monitor maker worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Large-size LCD panel market shows recovery signs in June, says iSuppli Sep 22, 15:30 Shipments of large-size TFT-LCD panels reached 47.1 million units in June 2009, up 9% sequentially and up 26.2% on year, according to iSuppli. This increase represents an acceleration in the growth rate from 6.9% in May and 6.2% in April. Read more |
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Huga wins LED patent lawsuit against Epistar Sep 22, 12:25 Taiwan's intellectual property court has ruled in favor of LED chipmaker Huga Optotech in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by its competitor Epistar, according to Huga's filing at Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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LED chipmakers and packaging houses expect strong demand in 4Q09 Sep 21, 17:10 LED chipmakers and packaging houses are unlikely to see seasonal decline in the fourth quarter, expecting revenues to remain at the levels seen in the third-quarter peak season due to strong demand for LED backlighting in notebooks, netbooks and LCD TVs, according to market sources. Read more |
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Samsung ahead in LED monitor market Sep 18, 16:50 Samsung Electronics has introduced a 23-inch ultra-thin LED-backlit monitor, the XL2370, in Taiwan and the model is expected to be available in other markets soon, according to the company. Read more |
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Double and quadruple frame rate to account for half of 40-inch and larger LCD TV panels in 2009, says DisplaySearch Sep 17, 11:51 Shipments of 40-inch and larger of double-frame rate (100Hz and 120Hz) and quadruple-frame rate (200Hz and 240Hz) LCD TV panels are forecast to reach 16.9 million units and 4.2 million units, respectively, which is 40% and 10%, respectively, of total targets for 40-inch and larger panel units in 2009, according to DisplaySearch. Read more |
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Internet TV sales to rise sixfold by 2013, says iSuppli Sep 16, 15:56 After more than a dozen years of failing to live up to its promise, web access on the TV is finally ready for prime time, with retail sales of Internet-enabled TVs (IETVs) set to rise by a factor of six by 2013, according to iSuppli. Worldwide sales of IETVs will rise to 87.6 million units by 2013, up from 14.7 million in 2009. Read more |
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Taiwan makers to catch up with Korea competitors in LED TV panel production in 6 months, says Amtran president Sep 15, 17:05 Amtran president Frank Wu is optimistic about Taiwan's LED-backlit LCD TV panel production, which he said will catch up with Korea competitors in six months, although Amtran so far has no plans to purchase such panels from Taiwan makers. Read more |
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Taiwan Nano expects LED notebook BLUs to boost September sales Sep 15, 15:29 Backlight unit (BLU) maker Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology saw the largest revenue increase of all BLU makers in Taiwan in August due to increased shipments of notebook LED BLUs, and it expects notebook LED BLU shipments to boost its September revenues as well, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan LED packaging houses post growth in August revenues Sep 10, 16:26 Power supply vendor and LED packaging house Lite-On Technology has reported August consolidated revenue of NT$8.39 billion (US$256.94 million), dropping 1.64% from NT$8.53 billion for July and dropping 38.76% from NT$13.7 billion for August 2008. The order intake remains solid and the accumulated sales from January to August were NT$59.04 billion, drop 44.51% on year. Read more |
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Coretronic posts on-month growth in August revenues Sep 10, 15:28 Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.94 billion (US$181.68 million) for August, a growth of 11.62% from NT$5.32 billion for July, but a decrease of 10% on year. Accumulated consolidated revenues from January to August were NT$36.03 billion. Read more |
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Unity Opto, I-Chiun post strong sales for August Sep 10, 10:10 Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reported August revenues of NT$424.17 million (US$12.9 million), a monthly record level for the fourth consecutive month. August revenues increased 5.37% from NT$402.57 million for July and 40.65% from NT$301.58 million for August 2008. Accumulated revenues from January to August totaled NT$2.32 billion, up 10.54% on year, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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Amtran unveils Vizio 55-inch LED TV; US vendor aiming to ship 2-3 million LED TVs in 2010 Sep 9, 12:31 Amtran Technology, an affiliate of Vizio, on September 8 unveiled in Taiwan a 55-inch LED TV it makes for the US vendor. Amtran chairman Alpha Wu said Vizio aims to ship 2-3 million LED-backlit LCD TVs in 2010, which will account for 20-30% of the vendor's total shipments in 2010, according to market sources. Read more |
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LCD component makers Wah Hong, Radiant report record revenues for August Sep 7, 15:53 Taiwan-based LCD optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial and backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics (ROEC) have reported record consolidated revenues for August. Read more |
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Samsung maintains global LCD TV lead in 2Q09, says iSuppli Sep 4, 15:39 Samsung Electronics' worldwide LCD TV shipments for the second quarter of 2009 amounted to 5.7 million units, up from 5.1 million units in the first quarter, the largest unit increase of all LCD TV brands during the quarter, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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AUO and CMO pushing LED-backlit TV panels Sep 4, 14:59 AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) both plan to push sales of LED-backlit TV panels. AUO will launch seven LED-backlit TV panels by the end of the year, and CMO will introduce four in the fourth quarter, according to industry sources. Read more |
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GMT shipping LED backlight ICs for netbooks Sep 2, 12:09 Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) began shipping LED driver ICs for 8- and 9-inch netbook backlighting in the second quarter and fulfilling orders for 10-inch models in the third, according to industry sources. Its overall LED driver IC shipments for the third quarter are estimated to increase substantially on quarter. Read more |
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Second-tier TV makers eyeing smaller-size LED TV market Sep 1, 10:41 Second-tier LCD TV makers, having seen the success of Samsung Electronics's LED TVs, are eyeing the market for smaller-size LED TVs, according to market sources. Read more |
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Larger LCD fabs to produce smaller panels, says DisplaySearch Aug 26, 15:12 Small- to medium-size TFT-LCDs will experience dramatic changes over the next year, driven by market demand and the shift of larger fabs to production of small- to medium-size panels, stated Hiroshi Hayase, director of small- to medium-size displays research at DisplaySearch. While most AMOLED display developers are focused on mobile phones as their initial application, they have plans to move into notebook and TV panels in the future. Read more |
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Leotek starts shipping LED streetlamps to China Aug 25, 14:23 Leotek Electronics, a subsidiary of Lite-On Technology, has shipped 3,000 LED streetlamps to China and received new LED streetlamp orders from Jiangsu, China, according to David Lin, CEO of Lite-On Group and vice chairman of Lite-On Technology. Read more |
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Vizio to launch LED TV in September or October, sources say Aug 25, 10:15 US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio, an affiliate of Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology, is expected to introduce a 55-inch LED TV in September or October in the US market, according to market sources. Read more |
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LCD players vying for LED monitor market in 2010 Aug 18, 16:50 LCD players are vying to develop the LED-backlit monitor market, with LG Display (LGD) aiming to narrow the price gap between its LED and CCFL segments to under US$5 in 2010, according to market sources. Read more |
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Vizio maintains lead in US LCD TV market in 2Q09, says iSuppli Aug 18, 13:58 While Vizio maintained its leadership in the US LCD TV market with 21.7% shipment share in the second quarter of 2009, Samsung Electronics closed the gap significantly as buyers gravitated toward its LED-backlit sets, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Coretronic posts net profit for 2Q09 Aug 13, 15:53 Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced a consolidated net profit of NT$570 million (US$17.31 million) for the second quarter of 2009, equivalent to an EPS of NT$0.76. Second-quarter consolidated revenues were NT$18.17 billion with an operating income of NT$641 million. Read more |
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BLU maker Radiant posts record July revenues, competitors see mixed results Aug 12, 14:30 Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported record revenues for July, while fellow competitors Forhouse, Kenmos Technology, and Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology have seen mixed results for the month. Read more |
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Asustek, Chimei to launch own-brand LED-backlit LCD monitors Aug 12, 11:38 Asustek Computer will launch larger than 20-inch LED-backlit LCD monitors worldwide by the end of 2009, while Chimei, the own-brand subsidiary of Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will follow suit to launch LED monitors in the Taiwan market in first-quarter 2010, according to industry sources. Read more |
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