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Wednesday 26 December 2018
LED production to see boost from 8K TV, mini LED backlighting
Mini LED backlighting and 8K LCD TVs are expected to significantly hike utilization of production capacities for LED epitaxial wafers and chips in 2019, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 11 December 2018
BLU makers Radiant, Coretronic see strong sales for November
Backlit unit (BLU) suppliers Radiant Optoelectronics and Coretronic both have reported revenue gains for November, bucking off-peak season trends.
Thursday 6 December 2018
Macroblock cautious about 4Q18, 1Q19
LED driver IC supplier Macroblock is cautious about its business prospects for the fourth quarter of 2018 and first-quarter 2019 judging from a continued slowdown in customer order...
Thursday 29 November 2018
AOT developing mini LED BLUs
LED packaging service provider Advanced Optoelectronic Technology (AOT) has developed prototype mini LED backlighting units (BLUs) for use in gaming LCD monitors and will start trial...
Wednesday 7 November 2018
Adoption of mini LED backlighting for smartphones short of expectation
Mini LED-backlit high-end smartphones were originally expected to be launched by year-end 2018, but smartphone vendors have been reluctant to adopt such backlighting, which has seen...
Friday 2 November 2018
Epistar to combine 4 overseas subsidiaries into one
LED epitaxial wafer and maker Epistar on November 1 decided to combine four British Virgin Islands (BVI)-based wholly owned subsidiaries into one in line with its overall organizational...
Friday 2 November 2018
Mini LED can serve as LCD display backlight to show diverse performances, says Digitimes Research
When volume production of micro LED can kick off remains unclear, but mini LED used as backlight source of LCD display has already entered mass production in the second half of 2018...
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Cost is key to competitiveness of mini LED backlighting, says WitsView
While mini LED backlighting can enhance LCD displays' brightness and HDR (high dynamic range), its competitiveness against OLED hinges on cost, according to WitsView.
Tuesday 30 October 2018
Coretronic sees net profits surge in 3Q18
Backlight unit (BLU) provider Coretronic saw its net profits increase 48% sequentially and 61% on year to NT$674 million (US$21.8 million) in the third quarter of 2018, which translated...
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Mini LED to be favorite for backlighting, says Lextar chairman
Mini LED is beginning to be used in high-end devices and stands a chance of replacing existing LED backlighting in the future mainly because of its simpler structure and material,...
Tuesday 4 September 2018
Coretronic Robotics conducting POC field tests for smart drones
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics, a robot-manufacturing arm of BLU maker Coretronic, is currently conducting POC (proof of concept) field tests for its smart drone products designed...
Monday 3 September 2018
Sanan Optoelectronics to install micro LED equipment
China-based Sanan Optoelectronics will set up its first micro LED epitaxial wafer and chip production line in first-quarter 2019, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 25 July 2018
Coretronic net profits surge in 2Q18
Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$455 million (US$14.86 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 135% on quarter and 75% on year. EPS for...
Thursday 14 June 2018
China makers to bring 300 additional MOCVD sets into operation in 4Q18, 1Q19
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers are expected to bring about 300 additional MOCVD equipment sets into operation in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter...
Wednesday 6 June 2018
Lextar to start production of mini LED backlighting devices in 3Q18
Lextar Electronics will begin small-volume production of mini LED backlighting devices in third-quarter 2018, according to company chairman David Su.
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