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Monday 24 May 2010
Wistron may gain LED TV orders from Sony
Wistron stands a good chance of receiving orders from Sony for LED-backlit LCD TVs, as the maker's affiliate Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has obtained certification from the...
Monday 24 May 2010
CMI cuts prices to clear CCFL-backlit TV panel inventory
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has cut prices of its CCFL-backlit LCD TV panels in order to clear its inventory, as it plans to increase its production of LED-backlit models, according to sources...
Tuesday 18 May 2010
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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...
Tuesday 11 May 2010
Sapphire ingot supply remains tight, say sources
Current tight supply of sapphire ingots may not ease in the short run, as suppliers' capacity expansions are unable to keep up with demand, according to industry sources.
Monday 10 May 2010
Epistar April revenues up, Tekcore down
LED chipmaker Epistar has reported sequential revenue growth of 12.58% for April, while Tekcore saw its revenues for the month drop 2.48% sequentially.
Friday 7 May 2010
Everlight, Bright LED April revenues up, Lite-On Tech down sequentially
LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Bright LED saw their April revenues increase by 1.6% and 17.79% on month, respectively. Meanwhile, Lite-On Technology saw its April...
Tuesday 4 May 2010
Coretronic announces net profit for 1Q10
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced net profit of NT$1.06 billion (US$33.76 million) for the first quarter of 2010, decreasing by 5% sequentially.
Tuesday 4 May 2010
HannStar gearing up for touch panel modules
HannStar Display expects to have a monthly capacity of one million units at its Nanjing, China touch panel module plant by the end of 2010, according to company president David Joe...
Friday 30 April 2010
Lite-On Tech reports net profit for 1Q10
Lite-On Technology has reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$28.67 billion (US$914.37 million), increasing 47% on year, with a gross margin of 12.4%. First quarter net...
Friday 30 April 2010
Samsung sees sequential decrease in LCD sales in 1Q10
Samsung Electronics has announced revenues for its LCD business in the first quarter of 2010 totaled 6.85 trillion won (U$6.14 billion), down 6.04% sequentially but up 40.37% on ye...
Thursday 29 April 2010
LED companies see revenue growth in 1Q10
LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto Technology and Ledtech Electronics, and LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) have all reported growth in their first-quarter...
Friday 23 April 2010
Sapphire substrates for LED in shortage
Sapphire substrates for LED chip production is in shortage and the supply will remain short until the end of 2010, according to market sources.