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Thursday 21 July 2011
BLU maker Global Lighting Technologies sets IPO price
LED backlight unit and light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) will debut on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) with an initial price of NT$50 (US$1.73) on July 28...
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Penetration of LED-backlit monitors to reach over 60% in 2H11
The growth of LED-backlit monitors has been growing rapidly as many brands have stopped introducing CCFL-backlit products. In addition, the price of LED-backlit monitors has been...
Thursday 7 July 2011
BLU maker Global Lighting Technologies to debut on TSE in July
LED backlight unit and light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has received approval to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The company is expected to make...
Wednesday 6 July 2011
Radiant June revenues slightly down sequentially
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,...
Friday 1 July 2011
Taiwan LED makers to benefit from China-based TV vendors controlling BLUs, says Epistar chairman
Taiwan-based LED chip makers and packaging houses will see increasing potential orders for LED BLUs for 37-inch-and-above TVs from China-based vendors, as they have increasingly decided...
Friday 3 June 2011
BLU maker Radiant to issue US$100 million ECBs
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...
Monday 30 May 2011
Radiant Opto-Electronics expecting BLU orders from Sharp
Radiant Opto-Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of backlight units (BLUs), expects to obtain orders for Sharp's new LCD TV models after the Japan-based company resumes operation of...
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Coretronic to become Apple supplier
Rumors have surfaced that Taiwan-based backlight module maker Coretronic will become a supplier for Apple's iPad. The shipment penetration rate of Coretronic's BLUs for LED TVs reached...
Monday 9 May 2011
Declining April revenues for some Taiwan-based BLU makers
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers, Radiant Opto-Electronics (ROEC) and Wah Hong Industrial, have announced their April revenues with slight declines from their record high...
Monday 25 April 2011
BLU maker Kenmos to hand out cash dividend of NT$0.85 for 2010
LED Backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology plans to deal out cash dividends of NT$0.85 for 2010 based on a net profit of NT$172 million (US$5.95 million) or an EPS of NT$1 recorded...
Monday 11 April 2011
Coretronic posts strong revenues in March, but expects projector shipments to drop in April
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced strong revenues gains for March but noted its projector shipments are likely to decline over 10% sequentially in...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Radiant March revenues hit new high
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has posted higher-than-expected revenues of NT$5.96 billion (US$204.1 million) for March 2011, a record high monthly figure for...
Thursday 7 April 2011
LED 1Q11 chip prices fall 15-20% sequentially
Quotes for LED chips in the first quarter of 2011 dropped an average of 15-20% on quarter, and those for small-size chips even fell over 30%, Taiwan-based makers cited LEDinside as...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
BLU makers Radiant and Coretronic to see revenues edge up in March
Backlight unit (BLU) makers Radiant Opto-Electronics and Coretronic are expected to see their revenues swing upward in March 2011, buoyed by shipments to the tablet PC supply chain,...
Thursday 31 March 2011
Coretronic to invest more in China subsidiary
Coretronic has announced an additional investment of US$9.5 million in China-based subsidiary Nano Precision (Nanjing), which makes acrylic sheets and light-guides.