184 news items tagged backlight
PCB maker Zhen Ding plans record capex for 2020
Wednesday 13 November 2019Taiwan's top PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) will budget a record high capex for 2020 and expects its revenues for the year to grow significantly from 2019 on stronger shipments...
BLU maker Coretronic sees slow orders for 4Q19
Wednesday 30 October 2019Coretronic expects shipments of its energy-saving products, mainly backlight units (BLU), to register a single-digit sequential drop in the fourth quarter of 2019 due to a reduction...
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.
Epistar reportedly supplies mini LED backlighting for Huawei TV
Thursday 22 August 2019LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has reportedly supplied mini LED chips used to backlight a 55-inch 4K (3840 x 2160) smart LCD TV developed by China-based Huawei Technologies,...
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,...
Uniflex expects to break even in 4Q19
Thursday 11 July 2019Uniflex Technology is looking to break even in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to CEO of the flexible PCB specialist Yuan-chih Lee, who also disclosed plans to downsize its...
Nichia to supply mini LED chips for notebook backlighting
Wednesday 26 June 2019Japan-based Nichia will begin to ship mini LED chips of 100-micron in size for 15- to 17-inch high-end notebook backlighting in fourth-quarter 2019, according to industry sources.
FPCB makers see mini LED, COF as new niche application segments
Thursday 20 June 2019Taiwan makers of flexible PCBs are gearing up to develop niche board products for mini LED and COF (chip on film) applications, which are expected to become their new growth drivers...
BLU makers Radiant, Coretronic see strong sales for November
Tuesday 11 December 2018Backlit unit (BLU) suppliers Radiant Optoelectronics and Coretronic both have reported revenue gains for November, bucking off-peak season trends.
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...
Coretronic sees net profits surge in 3Q18
Tuesday 30 October 2018Backlight unit (BLU) provider Coretronic saw its net profits increase 48% sequentially and 61% on year to NT$674 million (US$21.8 million) in the third quarter of 2018, which translated...
Coretronic Robotics conducting POC field tests for smart drones
Tuesday 4 September 2018Coretronic Intelligent Robotics, a robot-manufacturing arm of BLU maker Coretronic, is currently conducting POC (proof of concept) field tests for its smart drone products designed...
Coretronic net profits surge in 2Q18
Wednesday 25 July 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$455 million (US$14.86 million) for the second quarter of 2018, up 135% on quarter and 75% on year. EPS for...
BLU supplier Radiant reports decreased earnings for 1Q18
Friday 27 April 2018Backlight module supplier Radiant Opto-Electronics saw its net profits decline 81.7% on quarter and 79.9% on year to NT$145 million (US$4.89 million) in the first quarter of 2018,...
Coretronic EPS drops to 5-year low in 1Q18
Friday 27 April 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$193 million (US$6.5 million) for the first quarter of 2018, down 75.7% on quarter and 30% on year. EPS for...
Coretronic reports increased sales for March
Wednesday 11 April 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.74 billion (US$162.3 million) for March, up 40% sequentially and 12% on year. For the first quarter...
Radiant sees BLU shipments rebound in March
Tuesday 10 April 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Radiant Opto-Electronics saw its consolidated revenues increase 21.06% sequentially to NT$3.655 billion (US$124.93 million) in March thanks to a rebound...
Coretronic to merge with display solution subsidiary
Tuesday 27 March 2018Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced plans to merge with Young Lighting Technology, a wholly-owned display solution and lighting module supplier. The merger is scheduled...
Coretronic reports strong earnings for 4Q17
Wednesday 31 January 2018Backlight unit (BLU) supplier Coretronic has reported net profits of NT$795 million (US$27.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2017, up 90% on quarter and 6% on year. EPS for the...
Panel makers look to mini LED backlighting
Friday 22 September 2017As OLED smartphone and TV applications are in short supply with the market segment dominated by Samsung Display and LG Display, LCD panel makers from China and Taiwan are working...
Coretronic acquires Calibre
Thursday 10 August 2017Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced it has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in UK-based Calibre, a supplier of image processing products, specialist scalers,...
BLU supplier Coretronic optimistic about 3Q17
Friday 28 July 2017Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic is optimistic about its business outlook for the third quarter, citing growing shipments of energy-saving devices and display products.
BLU supplier Coretronic sees revenues up sequentially in June
Tuesday 11 July 2017Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.26 billion (US$139.3 million) for June 2017, up 12% sequentially, but down 11.54% on year.
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...
- US jury finds that Enplas willfully infringes Seoul (Mar 27) - Company release
- Climbing backlight market estimated to boost Taiwan's LED makers (April 24) - CENS
- China ups import tariff on LCD panels (March 23) - China Daily
- LG Display touts world's most energy efficient LCD TV (October 9) - Hot Hardware
- LCD TV sports super brightness levels with laser backlight (October 4) - Uber gizmo
- Spreadtrum launches single-chip solutions for multimedia handsets (May 20) - Company release
- Radiant Opto-Electronics to see sales jump 30% in 2011 (May 4) - CENS
- LG's 8G line will produce OLED-backlit LCDs, not true-OLED TVs (March 07) - OLED-info.com
- Mitsubishi electric develops 'Laser backlight LCD TV' (Feb 17) - Techon
- Sony details backlight units of its 3D LCD TVs (March 14) - Techon