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Tuesday 7 February 2012
BLU makers see mixed sequential growth in January revenues
Bright Led Electronics and Wellypower Optronics, two Taiwan-based makers of LED backlight units (BLUs), saw their January consolidated revenues of NT$186 million (US$6.3 million)...
Thursday 19 January 2012
BLU maker Radiant expects strong revenue gains in 2012
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...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Coretronic posts December shipments of 102,000 projectors, 4.52 million BLUs
Taiwan-based Coretronic shipped 102,000 projectors and 4.52 million backlight units (BLUs) to bring in consolidated revenues of NT$5.893 billion (US$194 million) in December, according...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Funding of Taiwan LED firms decreases 80% in 2011
Taiwan-based LED firms accumulated financial capital of NT$13.8 billion (US$460 million) in 2011, down 80% compared to NT$76.2 billion in 2010. Industry sources believe low demand...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
LED chipmakers and packaging firms suffer revenue declines in December
Affected by seasonal factors, most Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and LED packaging companies have posted declines in revenues for December, with the setbacks suffered by upstream chipmakers...
Thursday 5 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor 2011 revenues to decrease by 12% on-year
South Korea-based large size LED firm Seoul Semiconductor has lowered the expected revenues for 2011 to KRW735 billion (US$639 million). The revenues after update are 12% less than...
Monday 2 January 2012
Lite-On optimistic about 2012
Raymond Soong, chairman of Taiwan-based Lite-On Technology, indicated optimism for 2012 and for the firm to show single digit growth. According to KC Terng, CEO of Lite-On, the firm...
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Commentary: Market opportunities for direct-type LED TVs
The penetration rate of LED TVs will likely reach 40% in 2011, a bit lower than 50% forecast in the beginning of the year. The market expects direct-type LED TVs will cause a new...
Wednesday 28 December 2011
Low order visibility for LED BLUs
Despite rush orders for LED backlightings for new TV models in the fourth quarter, demand for LED TVs has remained weak in general, with most LED players holding a cautious outlook...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Epileds, Formosa Epitaxy report falling November revenues
The LED industry continues to feel low demand in fourth-quarter 2011. Despite there being some urgent orders for backlight products, the price drops and high inventory will likely...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
BLU sales to remain weak in next three months, say sources
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...
Thursday 8 December 2011
LED makers report mixed results for November
Taiwan-based LED makers have reported mixed results for November, with Epistar, Edison Opto, Wellypower, Bright LED, and Ledtech Optoelectronics posting sequential revenue gains for...
Monday 14 November 2011
BLU maker Radiant looks to over 5% sequential revenue growth in 4Q11
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...
Thursday 10 November 2011
BLU maker Coretronic sees flat revenues in October
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.75 billion (US$224.21 million) for October, standing flat from September's NT$6.76 billion. Shipments...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
LED firms report falling October revenues
LED chipmaker Epistar reported falling October revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$42 million), representing a 10.6% decrease on month and 26% decrease on year. Epistar indicated despite...