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Friday 19 August 2011
Lite-On expects green products to contribute 50% of revenues in 2011
Lite-On Technology expects revenues from green products to exceed 50% in 2011. Lite-On's Eastern China operation center in Changzhou will begin production in September targeting the...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Taiwan LED firms show 18% decrease on year, in July revenues
Low demand affected the July revenues of LED firms. According to research institutes, Taiwan-based LED firms' total revenues in July were NT$8.648 billion (US$299 million), a 6.35%...
Thursday 18 August 2011
LED players bracing for weak year-end shopping
With TV vendors digesting their inventories, demand for large-size LED backlighting products continues to be gloomy. While demand in the past would usually start picking up in September...
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Lighting to account for 45-50% of revenues by end of 2011, says Lextar chairman
LED chipmaker Lextar has reported revenues from lighting products in second-quarter 2011 reached NT$500 million (US$17 million) and it expects growth of lighting revenues in the third...
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Sapphire crystal firms see weak July sales
Weak demand for LED backlight modules has been affecting upstream sapphire crystal growing and substrate firms. According to industry sources, the price of 2-inch sapphire substrates...
Tuesday 9 August 2011
China-based Tsinghua Tongfang plans to expand MOCVD capacity
China-based Tsinghua Tongfang held a ceremony for the beginning of production at its semiconductor and LED base in Nantong, China on August 8. The completion of the base, which includes...
Monday 8 August 2011
Aixtron reports 1H11 financial performance
During the first half year of 2011, Aixtron's equipment order intake amounted to EUR432.5 million (US$622 million), a 26% on-year growth. Recorded orders continued to be received...
Wednesday 3 August 2011
LCD monitor sales in Taiwan likely to decrease 10% in 2011
The high penetration rate of LCD monitors and the increasing popularity of low-priced notebooks and tablet PCs are likely to cause annual sales of LCD monitors in Taiwan to decrease...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Asia will sustain LED business over near term, says Information Network
While steady and positive proliferation of LED lighting products continues, key price points could trigger real commercial demand, and Korea, Japan, and China have the solutions according...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Increasing TV demand coming from emerging markets
The economies in developed countries have been weak, which has affected shipments of TVs in 2011. Market estimates for total global shipments of TVs will be around 252 million units...
Thursday 28 July 2011
Taiwan Bureau of Energy responds to criticism from Everlight chairman
Weak demand for LED TVs has been causing stress to LED firms. Robert Yeh, chairman of Everlight, recently pointed out the lack of supporting policies from Taiwan's government for...
Thursday 21 July 2011
Orders for large-size LED BLUs declining in July
Orders for large-size LED backlight units (BLUs) from downstream TV makers so far this month have been lower than those received in June, according to sources at LED chipmakers. Since...
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Lower energy costs over the lifetime of the TV will pay back LED premium, says DisplaySearch
Brands are missing an opportunity to market LED-backlit LCD TVs based on cost savings. According to DisplaySearch, analysis of electricity and TV prices together with power consumption...
Monday 18 July 2011
LED industry to grow 5-10% in 3Q11
Demand in the LED industry has not been reviving as expected. Order visibility continues to be low in July, according to industry sources. The quarterly growth is likely to be around...
Friday 15 July 2011
Unity Opto lands large volume orders for LED lighting products
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reportedly landed US$10 million worth of orders for LED lighting products from a client in Europe with shipments to begin...