Industrial LCD display maker Litemax Electronics is developing electronic paper (e-paper) for use in display of transportation information, with revenue contribution expected to begin in 2023, according to company president King Chung-ren.
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech has reported consolidated revenues of NT$502.4 million (US$16.8 million) for July, growing 15.58% sequentially and 35.72% on year.
LED automotive lighting module maker Excellence Optoelectronics (EOI) has seen customer orders on hand hit a record high in value, which will contribute to company revenue between the second half of 2023 and 2024.
Potential growth in the automotive display market segment is encouraging panel suppliers such as AUO to step up their deployments in the field, according to industry sources.
Sharp has released the financial report for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2022 (second quarter of 2022), with sales revenues of JPY562.174 billion (US$4.22 billion) decreasing 6.54% on quarter and 8.08% on year and operating profit of JPY6.115 billion slipping 70.64% on quarter and 66.71% on year, according to the company.
Touch module maker TPK Holding expects revenue to pick up in the third quarter of 2022, buoyed by a ramp-up in orders for tablets and commercial notebooks featuring large-size panels.
As global demand for the next generation of automotive heats up, Indian engineering and R&D giant L&T Technology Services (LTTS) expects the electrification, autonomous, and connected vehicles (EACV) segment to present a sea of new opportunities. Along with five other strategic technology areas, clubbed together as 'Six Big Bets,' EACV will serve as the growth engine of its long-term business model.
AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux and HannStar Display have all reported their LCD panel shipments slipped sequentially in July.
LED lighting ODM and project undertaker Tons Lightology saw inventory turnover time in the second quarter of 2022 rise to 137 days, a 2-year high in comparison with 135 days in the first quarter of 2022 and 132 days in the second quarter of 2021, according to the company.
Ennostar will invest an additional NT$3.627 billion (US$122 million) in Epistar, its wholly owned subsidiary, in a few stages, with Epistar to use all of the additional paid-in capital to set up production capacity for 150mm micro LED epitaxial wafers, according to Ennostar.
Polarizer maker BenQ Materials is expanding production capacity for separator films used in EV Li-ion batteries at its factory in central China, with completion scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022, according to company president Ray Liu.
