Taiwan-based LED firm Unity Opto has reported July consolidated revenues of NT$785 million (US$26.22 million), a record high figure representing an on-month increase of 10.1% and an on-year increase of 51%. According to the firm, ...
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Despite many uncertainties in the LED industry in second-half 2012, South Korea-based LED firm Seoul Semiconductor and upstream LED chip subsidiary Seoul Optodevice Company (SOC) have been optimistic about third-quarter 2012 performances. ...
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Consumption in the LCD TV market has been less than expected causing firms to adjust capacities accordingly to promote products that can save costs and increase utilization rates such as direct-lit LED TVs. Taiwan-based brands such as BenQ ...
Upstream LED chipmakers have been operating close to full capacity. To meet demand, LED chipmakers such as Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are planning to expand capacity. Nevertheless, market uncertainties continue to cast a cloud over market ...
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Taiwan Ratings Corp downgraded its long-term corporate rating on Everlight Electronics Co, reflecting concerns about the balance sheet of the nation’s biggest LED chip packager over the next one to two years amid negative market ...
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The year 2010 was the springtime for LED industry, but 2011 was the wintertime. For most manufacturers, the cold winter may last until 2013 or 2014. Since 2009, the notebook computer, monitor and TV have started to adopt LED backlight unit ...
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BenQ is planning to release a new 42-inch direct-type LED TV and a 55-inch smart TV in order to meet growing trends among smart products in Taiwan, according to industry sources. BenQ said that according to statistics, 3D TV shipments ...
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Market research shows that total second-quarter 2012 revenues of publicly traded Taiwan-based LED firms reached NT$25.82 billion (US$861 million), an on-quarter increase of 22.7%. LED firms have been expressing concerns about market ...
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Taiwan-based makers of LED chips, mainly due to an expected drops in demand from the LCD TV sector, will see shipments in the third quarter of 2012 drop or remain unchanged on quarter, while LED packaging houses will see small sequential ...
Unity Opto’s global sales revenue in June have set up new record with a two-year monthly high of NT$7.1 billion (US$236.67 million), which mainly benefited from the growing demand for LED TV and new production orders from its ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar reported June revenues with on-month increase of 4.3%. LED packaging house Everlight reported June revenues with an increase of 2.9% compared with May revenues. Both firms saw second-quarter revenues grow sequentially, ...
TCL reports 60.6%on-year increase with LCD TV sales in 1H12 Julian Ho,Taipei;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES [Monday 9 July 2012]China-based TV maker TCL has reported a 60.6%increase in LCD TV sales during the first half of this year compared with ...
TV growth in Taiwan this summer largely due to energy efficiency subsidies Julian Ho,Taipei;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 4 July 2012]Increasing TV sales in Taiwan are due to price drops for 32-inch LED TVs along with energy subsidies ...
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According to price surveys by LEDinside,a research division of TrendForce,affected by dwindling Q1 inventory and Q2 rush orders,LED package price for the backlight application quotes has eased in Q2,with a decline of approximately 3%.On the ...
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Lee Biing-jye, chairman of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, has noted the firm's order visibility for TV LED backlight units (BLU) is clear to August. Orders in September will depend on demand in China to gauge consumer demand during the ...
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