153 news items tagged Micro
Trend Micro sets up venture capital fund
Tuesday 27 June 2017Trend Micro has set up venture capital fund of US$100 million for investment in innovation start-up businesses engaged in R&D of new technologies, especially those related to...
Small-size Micro LED applications may emerge in 1-2 years, says Epistar chairman
Friday 23 June 2017Application of Micro LED technology to small-size devices including smart wearables, VR and AR devices is likely to emerge in one to two years, while large-size devices may emerge...
Innolux developing Mini LED as predecessor to Micro LED
Wednesday 21 June 2017Innolux started development of Mini LED technology a year ago and expects to get the technology ready for commercial application. Innolux sees Mini LED as a predecessor to Micro LED...
Taiwan has advantage to develop Micro LED, says AUO chairman
Tuesday 20 June 2017Taiwan's mature TFT-LCD and LED industries create an advantage in the development of Micro LED technology, if the two industries can cooperate on development, according to chairman...
Taiwan makers hold mixed views of Micro LED feasibility
Monday 19 June 2017Robert Yek, chairman for LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics, and David Su, chairman for vertically-integrated LED firm Lextar Electronics are optimistic about Micro...
Micro LED most likely to be used in 50-inch and above displays initially
Thursday 15 June 2017Micro LED technology will most likely be adopted for 50-inch and above displays with resolution of 50dpi initially, founder and chairman Chen Li-yi for Taiwan-based Mikro Mesa Technology...
Micro LED has potential for use in large-size indoor displays
Saturday 3 June 2017While there are differing views of Micro LED production costs and applications, the technology has large potential for large-size indoor high-resolutions displays, because production...
Computex 2017: ITRI develops smart pesticide detector featuring micro optical inspection
Friday 26 May 2017ITRI has unveiled a handheld pesticide residue detector with which the users can immediately learn the level of pesticide residues in their food.
Micro LED to come into trial production in 2H17
Wednesday 24 May 2017A few makers engaged in R&D for micro LED display products, despite many technological bottlenecks, are expected to take the initiative to begin trial production in the second...
Foxconn, Sharp to invest in micro LED R&D
Wednesday 24 May 2017Sharp disclosed it will invest US$7 million to take a 31.82% stake in eLux, a US-based start-up business engaged in R&D of micro LED technology and its application to displays...
Rafael Micro gross margin hits 49% in 1Q17
Monday 15 May 2017Broadband RF IC design house Rafael Microelectronics saw its gross margin hit 49.4% in the first quarter of 2017, thanks to rising shipments of its high-margin silicon tuners and...
Micro LED may have 30% lower cost than fine pixel pitch displays
Friday 12 May 2017There are technological bottlenecks in mass transfer of micro LED chips onto substrates, and if such bottlenecks are broken through, micro LED technology can be used in large-size...
WT Micro expects to post 24-31% revenue growth in 2Q17
Friday 12 May 2017IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$37.5 billion (US$1.24 billion) and NT$39.5 billion for the second quarter of 2017, up 24-31% on year, with...
Alcor Micro unit to list on Taiwan OTC
Thursday 13 April 2017Alcorlink, a subsidiary of Alcor Micro specializing in computer peripherals, expects to soon list on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) market at a tentative price of NT$21 (US$0.69)...
WT Micro 1Q17 revenues beat guidance
Wednesday 12 April 2017Consolidated revenues at IC distributor WT Microelectronics surged about 41% on year to NT$38.38 billion (US$1.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2017, slightly above the company's...
IC distributor WT Micro to acquire Maxtek
Thursday 6 April 2017WT Microelectronics has agreed to acquire fellow Taiwan-based IC distributor Maxtek Technology for NT$27 (US$0.89) per share, or a total of NT$1.897 billion, according to the compa...
WT Micro and Maxtek halt trading amid merger speculation
Thursday 6 April 2017WT Microelectronics and Maxtek Technology both halted trading on April 6 amid speculation about a potential merger or some form of collaboration between the two IC distributors.
Mikro Mesa setting up Micro LED lab in China
Wednesday 1 March 2017Taiwan-based Mikro Mesa Technology is setting up a Micro LED panel laboratory in Chongqing City, western China, through cooperation with China-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chongqing...
WPG January revenues down on year, WT Micro up
Monday 13 February 2017WPG Holdings saw its January revenues decrease 21.6% compared to the same period in 2016, while fellow IC distributor WTMicroelectronics' revenues surged 33.1% on year.
WT Micro net profits fall 14% in 2016
Thursday 9 February 2017WT Microelectronics' net profits fell 14.3% on year in 2016 with EPS reaching a 3-year low of NT$3.61 (US$0.12), due mainly to the loss of accounts receivable from China-based LeEco...
Sony micro LED displays close to commercialization
Wednesday 11 January 2017Sony showcased CLEDIS (crystal LED integrated structure) large-size displays at CES 2017 in Las Vegas during January 5-8, signaling that commercial application of micro LED will soon...
WPG, WT Micro post record 2016 revenues
Wednesday 11 January 2017Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics both saw their 2016 revenues reach record-high levels.
WPG, WT Micro November revenues increase
Monday 12 December 2016Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics have reported November revenues increased 7.1% and 4%, respectively, on month.
WT Micro says it is in talks with LeEco on delayed payment
Monday 5 December 2016Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics has indicated it is in talks with LeEco on unpaid accounts receivable, and expects to reach an agreement to collect them from the China-based...
Ko Ja developing micro LED-based luminous keyboards, logo backlighting
Friday 2 December 2016Notebook-use membrane touch switch maker Ko Ja (Cayman) has disclosed it has cooperated with US-based partners to develop micro LED membrane lighting for luminous keyboards and logo...

Micro Technology shows thin-film color filter at Japan FPD show
Photo: Toni Huang, DigiTimes, Monday 24 April 2006
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