Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [98 news items]
Radiant Opto-Electronics April BLU shipments down over 20% sequentially
May 7, 15:02
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 8.143 million LED backlight units (BLU) in April, dropping 22.68% on month and consisting of 7.008 million units used in notebooks, 1.023...
Radiant Opto-Electronics nets NT$12.05 per share in 2012
Mar 21, 21:19
Taiwan-based backlight unit maker Radiant Opto-Electronics on March 21 reported consolidated revenues of NT$76.212 billion (US$2.58 billion), gross margin of 11.75%, net operating...
Radiant Opto-Electronics, Coretronic expected to see sequential growth in March revenues
Mar 19, 15:43
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Radiant Opto-Electronics and Coretronic are expected to see March consolidated revenues grow on month, according to industry sources.

Radiant Opto-Electronics February BLU shipments down 13.2% on month
Mar 11, 15:40
Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 9.542 million backlight units (BLUs) in February, decreasing 13.2% sequentially, according to the company.
Radiant January BLU shipments sequentially down 3%
Feb 18, 22:52
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 10.997 million backlight units (BLUs) in January, slipping on month by 3%, according to the company.
Radiant Opto-Electronics ships nearly 11 million BLUs in January
Feb 7, 11:47
Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 10.997 million BLUs (backlight units) in January, decreasing 3% sequemntially, according to the company.
Panel components providers report decline in revenues for December 2012
Jan 10, 15:34
Radiant Optoelectronics' consolidated revenues slowed down in December 2012 at NT$6.54 billion (US$225.65 million), an on-month decrease of 6.63%, due to customers switching out old...
Radiant looks to expand customer portfolio beyond Apple
Dec 28, 14:25
Radiant Optoelectronics will reportedly seek out more non-Apple customers in 2013 to provide backlighting units (BLUs) due to an expected rise in non-Apple tablet sales, according...
Coretronic, Radiant Opto-Electronics November revenues up sequentially
Dec 10, 22:16
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics saw November consolidated revenues of NT$5.501 billion (US$189 million) increase on month by 1.66%...
Radiant announces October financial results
Nov 8, 20:29
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported that its consolidated revenues in October amounted to NT$6.14 billion (US$210.8 million), an on-month increase of 9.17% and a 7.49%...
Radiant lands nearly all BLU orders for new Apple products, say sources
Oct 25, 15:29
Radiant Opto-Electronics has reportedly landed nearly all backlight unit (BLU) orders for use in Apple's recently announced new products, which will most likely push the company's...
Radiant Opto-Electronics expected to ship 2 million BLUs for 7.85-inch iPad in October
Oct 16, 10:34
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to ship two million backlight units (BLUs) for use in Apple's 7.85-inch iPad in October and more than two million units in November,...
Wah Hong September revenues hit record, Radiant September BLU shipments almost flat sequentially
Oct 8, 15:58
Taiwan-based optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial had consolidated revenues of NT$1.141 billion (US$38.6 million) for September hitting a monthly record, while Taiwan-based BLU...
Radiant Opto-Electronics may see high revenues in 4Q12
Aug 28, 01:30
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of BLUs (backlight units), expects revenues for the third quarter of 2012 to decrease from the quarterly record of NT$21.296 billion...
Coretronic and Radiant compete for orders
Aug 24, 01:10
Taiwan-based backlighting module makers Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics are competing for orders throughout the second half of 2012 as new tablet and notebook products will...
Aug 23, 15:14
Taiwan-based United Radiant Technology (URT), a small- to medium-size STN panel maker, said it holds a conservative outlook for fourth-quarter revenues due to lack of demand in the...
Radiant faces losses amongst adjusted iPad shipments
Aug 21, 01:10
Taiwan-based backlight units (BLU) makers such as Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to see decreases in revenues during the third quarter due to Apple adjusting its iPad orders,...
Radiant Opto-Electronics July revenues down sequentially
Aug 7, 02:00
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs) of TFT-LCD panels, had consolidated revenues of NT$6.517 billion (US$217 million) for July slipping by 15.23%...
Radiant reports record high revenues in June
Jul 6, 12:58
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), has set a new all-time record high in revenues during June at 7.68 billion (US$257 million), giving the company...
Radiant BLU shipments for iPads likely to reduce in 2H12, say sources
May 31, 01:25
BLU maker Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to see its shipments of BLUs for Apple's iPads affected significantly in the second half of 2012 when LG Display and Sharp are likely...

Radiant April revenues hit record
May 8, 01:00
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), on May 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.706 billion (US$227 million) for April, a monthly record...
Radiant reports over 16% on-quarter profit growth for 1Q12
Apr 25, 12:55
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has announced net profits of NT$1.20 billion (US$40.64 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 16.7% from a year earlier...
Radiant posts revenue gains for February
Mar 6, 14:15
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.897 billion (US$199 million) for February, up 3.54% on month and 13.12% on...
Radiant sees increased January revenues
Feb 7, 11:37
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.696 billion (US$193 million) for January, increasing 19.86% on...
BLU maker Radiant expects strong revenue gains in 2012
Jan 19, 10:49
Taiwan-based backlight module (BLU) maker Radiant is expected to see its revenues increase substantially in 2012, buoyed by the launch of new iPads as well as ultrabooks by branded...
BLU sales to remain weak in next three months, say sources
Dec 13, 01:00
Most backlight unit (BLU) makers have seen their revenues decline 10% on average in November due to slow demand with the prospects that their sales will remain weak in the next three...
BLU maker Radiant looks to over 5% sequential revenue growth in 4Q11
Nov 14, 12:27
LCD backlight module (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics is expected to see its consolidated revenues grow over 5% to NT$16.5-17 billion (US$546.57 million) in the fourth quarter...
Radiant revenues fall in August
Sep 7, 11:38
LCD backlight module (BLU) maker Radiant has reported consolidated revenues totaled NT$5.01 billion in August 2011, with an on-month decrease of 2.88%. Industry sources noted that...
Radiant Opto-Electronics expects 2011 revenues to exceed NT$60 billion
Sep 2, 01:10
Taiwan-based LCD backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expect its consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 to increase sequentially and the 2011 figure to...
Radiant to be main BLU supplier for iPad 3
Aug 23, 15:50
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics has become the major supplier of backlight units (BLUs) for iPad 3 panels, according to industry sources.
Radiant Opto-Electronics posts highest 1H11 net EPS among Taiwan-based BLU makers
Aug 19, 01:05
Radiant Opto-Electronics on August 18 released its financial report for the first half of 2011, with its net EPS of NT$5.35 the highest among Taiwan's backlight unit makers.
Coretronic BLU shipments up in July, Radiant down
Aug 10, 11:48
Taiwan-based Coretronic shipped 5.31 million CCFL and LED backlight units (BLUs) in July, rising 9.0% on month, whereas fellow maker Radiant Opto-Electronics' BLU shipments reached...
Radiant June revenues slightly down sequentially
Jul 6, 14:40
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.740 billion (US$199 million) for June 2011, declining 2.32% on month. However,...
Radiant May notebook module shipments hit record, says paper
Newswatch - Jun 7, 15:41
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LCD backlight units (BLUs), shipped 8.31 million modules used in notebooks in May 2011, its highest monthly figure on record, according...
BLU maker Radiant to issue US$100 million ECBs
Jun 3, 01:35
Backlit unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has decided to issue up to US$100 million worth of euro convertible bonds (ECBs) to raise funds to finance expansion projects at...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
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The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
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- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
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In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
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