LED automotive lighting module maker Excellence Optoelectronics (EOI) expects to kick off volume production at its new plant in the US state of Michigan in the fourth quarter of 2022, instead of the second quarter set previously.
LED driver IC design house Macroblock expects to post a double-digit sequential revenue increase with high gross margin in the second quarter of 2022, driven by robust demand for high-end niche-market applications.
LED chipmaker Everlight Electronics expects shipments of its miniLED backlight units (BLU) for automotive displays to rise in the second half of 2022, when its Taiwan production capacity for the offering will be expanded sharply, according to industry sources.
Taiwan-based lead frame makers are expected to see business opportunities from China-based vendors' adoption of POB (package-on-board) miniLED backlighting for LCD TVs, according to industry sources.
LED packaging specialist Brightek Optoelectronic has expressed caution about its business prospects for the second quarter, when sales are expected to hit bottom for 2022.
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech has disclosed its first-quarter 2022 operating profit reached NT$6.2 million (US$210,500), decreasing 83.67% sequentially and 85.88% year-on-year.
Coretronic shipped 44,000 projectors and visual solution devices as well as 2.829 million LED backlight units (BLUs) in April, the former decreasing 69% sequentially and remaining unchanged year-on-year, and the latter slipping 39% sequentially and 38% year-on-year.
III-V compound semiconductor wafer foundry service provider Unikorn Semiconductor may return to monthly profits by the end of 2022, according to company chairman Wayne Shih.
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar expects its shipments in May to be impacted by COVID lockdowns in China, but shipments will return to be normal in June, according to the company.
Based on TV vendors' prduct developments, demand for COB (chip on board) miniLED-backlit LCD TVs in 2022 is strong but may see some delays mainly due to impact of inflation and COVID lockdowns in some Chinese cities, according to Patrick Fan, chairman for Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar.
PanelSemi, a provider of display hardware/software integration services, has an ambition of making Taiwan's display industry the global leader in developing third-generation displays, according to the company chairman and CEO Ting Chin-lung.
Porotech, a developer of microLED and GaN-based semiconductor technology, showcased what it called the world's first set of native indium gallium nitride (InGaN)-based red, green and blue microLED displays at 1920x1080 resolution with at least two million nits of brightness at Touch Taiwan 2022.
China-based LED chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics has reported consolidated revenues of CNY3.107 billion (US$489 million) and net profit of CNY46 million for first-quarter 2022, respectively increasing 14.35% and decreasing 43.01% year-on-year.
LED driver IC design house Macroblock will be striving to boost its shipments for high-end and niche-market device applications in 2022, when the company expects to post a double-digit revenue surge.
LED lighting maker Tons Lightology has seen demand in China, the largest market for its lighting projects using own-brand products, rebound significantly, according to the company.
LED backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics have had to defer 40% of shipments for orders received in April 2022 due to anti-COVID-19 lockdown in many Chinese cities, according to company chairman Wang Pen-jan.
Touch display supplier General Interface Solution (GIS) is showcasing its latest transparent and curved LED screens at Touch Taiwan 2022, along with under-display fingerprint sensors and 3D image sensors for multi-sector applications.
Coretronic expects second-quarter 2022 shipments for projectors and visual solution devices to increase about 30% sequentially, and those for LED backlight units (BLUs) to decrease about 30%.
InZiv, a technology provider of high-resolution inspection and repair of microLED, QLED, and OLED displays, announced that it has raised US$10 million in a Series A1 round led by BlueRed Partners, a Singapore based venture capital fund. Co-investors include OurCrowd, a number of Asian family offices, and existing investors. InZiv will use the capital to accelerate its product development of fast electroluminescence (EL) and photoluminescence (PL) automated solutions, make strategic company appointments, and expand its global presence with a particular focus on the US and Asia to support growing customer demand. The company has also announced that Yishai Klein, managing partner and co-founder of BlueRed Partners, and Itzhak Edrei, president emeritus of Tower Semiconductor, will be joining the board of directors.
