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Tuesday 24 November 2009
TV, monitor backlighting to remain chief applications for LEDs in next 3 years, says Epistar chairman
LCD TV and monitor backlighting will remain as the main applications for LEDs for the next three years, but the market for LED general lighting will take off beginning in 2014, according...
Wednesday 18 November 2009
LED to dominate LCD backlights in 2011 with 56% market penetration, says DisplaySearch
LEDs will become the dominant large-size TFT-LCD backlight unit (BLU) light source by 2011 with a 56% share, and to 78% in 2015, according to DisplaySearch. Traditional backlights...
Friday 13 November 2009
Japan-based Nichia to be more aggressive in LED TV backlighting market, say sources
Thanks to increasing demand, Japan-based LED chipmaker Nichia is expected to be more aggressive in the LCD TV LED-backlit market in 2010 in addition to its previous focus on the notebook...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
LED backlighting, 16:9 ratio remain mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010
LED-backlighting and 16:9 aspect ratio will remain as the mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010 with some models featuring touchscreen and 3D functions, according to...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
BLU makers report mixed results for October
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic saw its October consolidated revenues increase 5% sequentially and 28% on year to NT$8.36 billion (US$258.54 million).
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand
The total blue LED chip capacity of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Tekcore, Arima Optoelectronics, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech is expected to increase...
Friday 30 October 2009
Coretronic 3Q09 net profit reaches almost NT$900 million
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced third-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$21.05 billion (US$647.14 million) with an operating income of NT$463 million...
Wednesday 28 October 2009
LED backlighting to be adopted in smaller-size LCD TVs in 2010, says AUO executive VP
LED backlighting will start to be adopted in smaller-size 19- to 24-inch LCD TVs in 2010, and LED-backlit applications will account for 15-20% of total LCD TV panels AU Optronics...
Thursday 22 October 2009
Taiwan market: LG to ship ultra-thin frameless LED-backlit TVs in November
LG Taiwan will ship its SL90 series frameless LED TVs with a thickness of 2.9cm to the local market in November, with the 47-inch model priced at NT$86,900 (US$2,682) and the 42-inch...
Friday 16 October 2009
Lite-On to supply LCD TV backlight LEDs to Samsung and LG Display
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Lite-On Technology has entered the supply chains of Samsung Electronics and LG Display (LGD) for LCD TV backlighting, according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 9 October 2009
Lite-On, Bright LED and Harvatek see year-high revenues in September
LED packaging houses Lite-On Technology, Bright LED Electronics and Harvatek have all reported year-high revenues for September 2009.
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Coretronic and Radiant report differing results in September
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.83 billion (US$212.47 million) for September, a growth of 14.96% from NT$5.94 billion...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Passive component maker Cyntec expected to report higher gross margins in 3Q09
Cyntec's gross margins are estimated to grow 3-4pp in the third quarter of 2009, from 33.7% in the previous quarter, according to market watchers. The company saw its revenues increase...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Global shortage of epitaxial LED wafers will not ease until 2012, says Epistar chairman
The existing global supply shortage of epitaxial wafers used to make LED chips for backlight modules (BLUs) will not relax until 2012, according to chairman of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker...
Thursday 24 September 2009
HannStar to launch FSC-OCB panels in 1Q10
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker HannStar Display plans to launch in-house developed FSC-OCB (field sequential color-optical compensated birefringence) panels in the first quarter of...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research