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Wednesday 2 September 2009
Coretronics leads BLU makers in 1H09 EPS
Taiwan-based backlight module maker Coretronics led Taiwan's top-five BLU makers with the highest EPS at NT$1.12 (US$0.03) in the first half of 2009, buoyed by increasing demand from...
Wednesday 2 September 2009
GMT shipping LED backlight ICs for netbooks
Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) began shipping LED driver ICs for 8- and 9-inch netbook backlighting in the second quarter and fulfilling orders for 10-inch models in the third,...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Everlight to raise NT$5 billion for capacity expansion
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics on August 25 announced it will issue new shares and unsecured convertible bonds to raise an estimated NT$5 billion (US$152 million)...
Friday 21 August 2009
BLU maker Radiant posts profits for 1H09
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported net profits of NT$236 million (US$7.15 million) for the second quarter of 2009, bringing the total net...
Thursday 13 August 2009
Coretronic posts net profit for 2Q09
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced a consolidated net profit of NT$570 million (US$17.31 million) for the second quarter of 2009, equivalent to an EPS of NT$0.76...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
BLU maker Coretronic reports 4% sequential increase in July revenues
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.32 billion (US$162.17 million) for July, up 4.18% from NT$5.11 billion for June, but down 8% from...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Unity Opto July revenues up over 70% on year
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has announced revenues of NT$402.57 million (US$12.3 million) for July, up 18.37% from NT$340.1 million for June and up 70.41%...
Friday 31 July 2009
LED backlight penetration rate to surpass CCFL in 2014, says DisplaySearch
The LED backlight market has rapidly emerged in the TFT-LCD industry and is expected to continue growing for the next five years, according to DisplaySearch. Specifically, DisplaySearch...
Monday 27 July 2009
LED chip supplies to become tight in 2010, AUO CEO says
The supply of LED chips will become increasingly tight in 2010 due to the growing penetration of LED-backlit notebooks, TVs and monitors, according to LJ Chen, president and CEO of...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
LED-backlit monitor shipments to grow fast, says Innolux chairman
Demand for LED-backlit monitors will start picking up in the third quarter as the price gap between LED backlight units (BLU) and CCFL BLUs narrows, according to Hsing C Tuan, chairman...
Tuesday 14 July 2009
BLU makers 3Q09 revenues to continue growing
Backlight unit (BLU) makers will maintain growth momentum in third-quarter 2009 due to stronger seasonal panel sales. Overall shipments are expected to increase 5-10% compared to...
Thursday 9 July 2009
Coretronic posts 4% on-month revenue growth in June
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.11 billion (US$154.68 million) for June, an increase of 4% on month, despite some orders being postponed...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Large-size BLU optical film demand grows 22% sequentially in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Large-size TFT-LCD backlight optical film demand grew by more than 22% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 56 million square meters from 45.9 million square meters in the...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Radiant ships more than 2 million notebook LED BLUs in June
Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics shipped 2.03 million LED backlight units (BLUs) for notebooks in June 2009, up from 1.88 million units in May, according to the company.
Thursday 2 July 2009
LED packaging house Unity Opto expects double-digit growth in 3Q09
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology expects revenues in the third quarter to see a double-digit growth sequentially as notebook LED backlight units (BLUs) are becoming...