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Thursday 4 June 2009
Formosa Epitaxy to install more equipment on improved order visibility
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy will install four MOCVD (metal-organic chemical vapor deposition) machines in addition to the seven units it originally planned for full-year...
Monday 25 May 2009
Opto Tech and Harvatek benefiting from LED monitor backlighting orders
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Opto Tech and packaging house Harvatek are benefiting from monitor vendors' launch of LED-backlit models, according to market sources.
Thursday 21 May 2009
Taiwan LED makers to benefit from LED TV promotion
Taiwan-based LED makers are expected to benefit from the promotion of LED TVs by LG Display (LGD) and Samsung Electronics, according to industry sources.
Thursday 14 May 2009
Epistar and Opto Tech see order visibility extend to September
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Opto Tech have seen their order visibility for blue LED chips extend into September 2009 amid increasing demand for LED backlighting, according...
Thursday 14 May 2009
Vizio to adopt direct-type LED backlighting for 55-inch TVs
US-based Vizio, an affiliate of Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology, plans to launch its first 55-inch LED TV adopting direct-type LED backlighting technology in the third...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
BLU makers see revenues increase in April
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers Kenmos Technology, Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology, and Forhouse have reported sequential increases in their April consolidated reve...
Friday 8 May 2009
Radiant April consolidated revenues remain flat sequentially
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.89 billion (US$87.16 million) for April, down from NT$2.96 billion for...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Wellypower reports net loss of NT$142 million for 1Q09
Taiwan-based CCFL maker Wellypower Optronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.07 billion (US$32.3 million) and net loss of NT$142 million for the first quarter of 2009....
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Unity Opto April revenues up almost 30%
Taiwan-based LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology has reported revenues of NT$302.54 million (US$9.13 million) for April, an increase of 29.92% from NT$232.86 million for March,...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
LCD display vendors concerned about demand in 3Q09
LCD display vendors are worried that the current increasing demand in the end-market may not last into the third quarter of 2009, though panel and backlight unit (BLU) makers expect...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
AUO and CMO to launch LED backlit TV panels in 2H09
AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are reportedly gearing up to mass produce LED backlit TV panels in the second half of 2009, according to market sources.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Coretronic sees on-quarter profit increase of 169% in 1Q09
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.33 billion (US$399.82 million) for the first quarter, a drop of 19.9%...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Radiant 1Q09 revenues up 11% sequentially
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$7.21 billion (US$214.01 million), up 11% compared to the fourth...
Friday 17 April 2009
Samsung may launch RGB LED-backlit notebook panel in 2H09
Samsung Electronics is considering launching an 15.6-inch RGB LED-backlit notebook panel in the second half of 2009 for high-end ultra-thin notebooks, according to market sources...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Lextar to invest in LED chipmaker Lighthouse
Lextar, the LED subsidiary of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), has announced it will subscribe to the private placement by LED chipmaker Lighthouse Technology, which is seeking...
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