532 news items tagged LED backlight
PCB makers to see strong 4Q20 shipments for handsets, notebooks
Monday 5 October 2020Taiwan's PCB makers are expected to embrace a strongest-ever fourth quarter in 2020 thanks partly to orders for the year's new handsets concentrating in the quarter and partly to...
Everlight expects staggering growth for TV-use mini LED BLUs in 3Q20
Wednesday 15 July 2020Everlight Electronics expects staggering shipment growth for LCD TV-use mini LED backlight units (BLU) in third-quarter 2020.
Zhen Ding, Flexium to supply mini LED-backlit boards for new Apple devices
Thursday 2 July 2020Taiwan's flexible PCB makers Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect reportedly have entered the supply chain of Apple's upcoming mini LED-backlit iPad Pro and MacBook series...
China LED makers expanding mini/micro LED capacities
Friday 29 May 2020China-based major LED chip makers and packaging service providers, optimistic about demand for mini and micro LEDs, are currently pushing capacity expansions mainly for related applications,...
Flexible board makers see potential in mini LED backlighting
Thursday 3 October 2019With Apple reportedly looking to incorporate mini LED display technology into its iPad and MacBook product lines between second-half 2020 and first-half 2021, Taiwan-based flexible...
Supply chain upbeat about mini LED sector in 2020
Tuesday 24 September 2019Strong demand for mini LED in 2020 is expected offer related equipment suppliers, driver IC vendors, panel makers and materials distributors lucrative business opportunities.
Epson grabs 40% global AR glasses market
Wednesday 21 August 2019Epson has managed to become the top vendor of AR glasses with a global market share of nearly 40% after having rolled out a spate of smart eyeglasses models, including Moverio series,...
Mini LED can serve as LCD display backlight to show diverse performances, says Digitimes Research
Friday 2 November 2018When 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...
China LED industry recovering
Tuesday 4 July 2017As demand for LED end devices has resumed growth amid shortages of LED chip supply, China's LED makers have recently begun expanding their capacities and local governments are also...
New iPhones reportedly to use smaller LED backlighting chips
Monday 25 May 2015Apple, in order for its next-generation iPhones to become slimmer and lighter, will reportedly adopt 0.4t (dimensions of 3.0 x 0.85 x 0.4mm) LED chips for backlight units (BLUs),...
Global LED backlighting production value to fall 10% in 2015, say Taiwan makers
Tuesday 6 January 2015Global LED backlighting production value will drop about 10% in 2015 as production value for TV and tablet applications continue to fall, according to Taiwan-based LED makers.
Consumer demand for LED lighting rises as demand for LED backlighting falters, says DisplaySearch
Wednesday 26 March 2014Although demand for LED chips for backlighting applications in display screens is expected to decline, LED lighting sales are growing, and total shipments of LED chips are on the...
Prices for backlight-use LEDs fall in 3Q13
Monday 19 August 2013Quotes for LED chips used in backlight units (BLUs) of LCD TVs for the third quarter have dropped by 6-9% sequentially and those for LED BLUs for notebooks and LCD monitors by 5-8%...
Macroblock, On-Bright 3Q13 sales to continue growth
Monday 29 July 2013Growing demand for LED backlight products will continue to buoy the revenue performance of LED driver IC suppliers Macroblock and On-Bright Electronics in the third quarter of 2013,...
Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
Wednesday 19 June 2013The growing adoption of the open cell business model in the LCD panel industry has generated different views on the future of the backlight unit (BLU) sector, said Wang Pen-Jan, chairman...
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
Tuesday 18 June 2013LED packaging house Everlight Electronics expects the revenue proportion of LED backlights to increase from 20% in 2012 to 30% in 2013 and that for LED lighting from nearly 10% to...
LED packaging houses face rising technological challenge
Monday 17 June 2013South Korea-based TV makers hope to further reduce the cost of direct-lit LED TVs by using fewer LED chips in backlight modules, hence the firms hope LED packaging houses can increase...
Epistar May revenues reach record high
Thursday 6 June 2013LED chipmaker Epistar has reported May revenues of NT$2.223 billion (US$74 million), showing an on-month increase of 15.8% and an on-year increase of 19.42%. The figure was also a...
LED lighting demand to rise in 2H13, says Epistar
Monday 3 June 2013Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, but firms expect demand to slow down after mid-June because China's energy-saving appliance procurement subsidy program...
Edison Opto enters LED TV backlight market
Thursday 30 May 2013Taiwan-based high-power LED packaging house Edison Opto plans to provide products for TV backlight applications in 2013. According to industry sources, Edison Opto's TV backlighting...
Unity Opto sees 1Q13 revenues up 88% on year
Monday 13 May 2013Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto has announced first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$1.79 billion (US$59 million), representing an on-year increase of 75.6%. Net...
LED upstream ingot output value may reach US$324 million in 2015, says Displaybank
Tuesday 7 May 2013Output value in the LED upstream ingot segment is expected to reach US$324 million in 2015, according to market research institute Displaybank.
Lextar reports 1Q13 revenues with 22% sequential growth
Tuesday 7 May 2013Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar reported first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$2.888 billion (US$97 million), representing on-quarter growth of 22.5% and an on-year growth of...
Booming LED backlight demand to continue until November, say Taiwan LED makers
Thursday 2 May 2013Due to strong global demand for LCD TVs, demand for LED backlight units (BLUs) has become robust since the second quarter of 2013 and the booming demand is expected to persist until...
Sapphire substrate prices may increase in 2Q13
Thursday 25 April 2013Sapphire substrate makers have noted that order visibility is clear to May due to expected demand growth in the LED backlighting and lighting markets. Market observers believe prices...