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Friday 20 August 2010
LED chipmakers to provide larger size LEDs for Samsung LCD TV
With Samsung Electronics' move towards single-side edge-type LED backlighting technology, LED chipmakers in Taiwan are in the process of testing 30x40 mil LED chips for shipments...
Thursday 12 August 2010
Most Taiwan BLU makers see growth in July revenues
Despite most Taiwan-based LCD panel manufacturers reporting at least a 10% drop in July consolidated revenues, backlight unit (BLU) makers including Coretronic, Kenmos Technology,...
Thursday 22 July 2010
CMI reportedly considers limiting its component outsourcing to only 30%
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is considering a new strategy for its component supply chain and will have 70% of its component supplies produced in-house with the other 30% outsourced, according...
Friday 16 July 2010
LED chipmakers develop new substrates to improve heat dissipation
LED chipmakers are developing new substrates based on copper-tungsten, ceramic or diamond thin-film to replace sapphire substrates to improve heat dissipation amid the surging demand...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Taiwan BLU makers step up LCM production
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers have stepped up production of LCD modules (LCMs) as a value added service, according to industry sources. Though increased LCM production...
Thursday 1 July 2010
Genesis will not give out dividends for 2009
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced that it will not distribute dividends for 2009 due to a net loss of NT$187 million (US$5.82 million) or NT$1.51...
Friday 18 June 2010
Kenmos expects 20-30% revenue growth for 2Q10
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology expects its revenues in the second quarter of 2010 to increase 20-30% sequentially and its monthly revenues to continue to...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Coretronic, Radiant ship 7.4 million, 8.38 million BLUs in May
Coretronic's BLU (backlight unit) shipments rose 7% on month to 7.4 million units in May 2010, netting sales of NT$5.571 billion (US$171.838 million), up 1% from April and 40% from...
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Radiant expects LCM shipments to reach 3 million units in 2Q10
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects its LCD module (LCM) shipments to reach almost three million units in the second quarter of 2010 with major...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
LED-backlit large-size LCD panel shipments to go up 135% in 2010, says iSuppli
Shipments of large-size LCD panels with LED backlights are forecast to reach 276.7 million units in 2010, up 134.9% from 117.8 million in 2009. In 2010, LED backlights will be used...
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Genesis cooperates with JFE Engineering to tap Japan LED lighting market
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced cooperation with Japan-based JFE Engineering to supply LED lighting products for the latter to market...
Friday 14 May 2010
Taiwan-based BLU makers see growth in April revenues
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Coretronic, Forhouse, Kenmos Technology and Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology have all seen on-month growth in their April revenues.
Thursday 13 May 2010
LED prices likely to go up 5-10%
LED backlight products may see their prices increase by 5-10% as both upstream LED chip and epitaxial wafer prices will rise soon due to strong market demand, according to sources...
Friday 7 May 2010
Genesis Photonics increases prices for green LED epitaxy wafers
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics increased the prices of its green LED epitaxy wafers in April amid increasing prices of sapphire substrates, and expects its price hike...
Friday 7 May 2010
Radiant reports slight growth in April revenues
Backlight unit (BLUs) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.83 billion (US$120.94 million) for April, increasing 3.77% sequentially and 32.7%...