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Tuesday 3 November 2009
Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand
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...
Friday 30 October 2009
Coretronic 3Q09 net profit reaches almost NT$900 million
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...
Wednesday 28 October 2009
LED backlighting to be adopted in smaller-size LCD TVs in 2010, says AUO executive VP
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...
Thursday 22 October 2009
Taiwan market: LG to ship ultra-thin frameless LED-backlit TVs in November
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...
Friday 16 October 2009
Lite-On to supply LCD TV backlight LEDs to Samsung and LG Display
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...
Friday 9 October 2009
Lite-On, Bright LED and Harvatek see year-high revenues in September
LED packaging houses Lite-On Technology, Bright LED Electronics and Harvatek have all reported year-high revenues for September 2009.
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Coretronic and Radiant report differing results in September
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...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Passive component maker Cyntec expected to report higher gross margins in 3Q09
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...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Global shortage of epitaxial LED wafers will not ease until 2012, says Epistar chairman
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...
Thursday 24 September 2009
HannStar to launch FSC-OCB panels in 1Q10
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...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
I-Chiun sees strong SMD LED leadframe orders in September
LED leadframe maker I-Chiun Precision Industry is expected to see September revenues increase by 8-10% sequentially, recording a new peak in monthly revenues, as the company has already...
Monday 21 September 2009
LED chipmakers and packaging houses expect strong demand in 4Q09
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...
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Taiwan Nano expects LED notebook BLUs to boost September sales
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...
Friday 11 September 2009
Most BLU makers post strong revenue growth for August
Most Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers saw their revenues grow significantly in August, with Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology leading with the highest sequential growth...
Thursday 10 September 2009
Coretronic posts on-month growth in August revenues
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...