LED TV vendors are planning to shift their focus more onto edge-lit units in 2014, which are expected to make up as high as 60% of LED TVs in the market during the year. The penetration rate for direct-type backlit LED TVs has been ...
Tags: LED TV, Edge-Lit Units
China and Korea panel makers have plans to produce 48- and 49-inch TV panels in 2014 on their 8.5G lines, with some makers expected to also produce Ultra HD TV panel technology in the same sizes. Market observers believe the makers are ...
Tags: Panel Makers, Ultra HD TV Panels
Corning Incorporated announced a technical collaboration through its High Performance Displays organization with AU Optronics Corp. (NYSE: AUO). Corning is exhibiting AUO’s 5-inch HD720 AMOLED panels that feature Corning Lotus™ ...
Tags: Amoled Panels, Corning Lotus Glass
Lextar Electronics, a Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker as well as LED packaging house, is expected to see consolidated revenues for third-quarter 2013 increase 5-10% sequentially due to growing orders for LED backlight units ...
LED chip manufacturer Chi Mei Technology Corp went out of business last month after a surprise exodus by the company’s board members. A staggering amount of NT$5.6 billion in unpaid debts has lead to anger from creditor banks. The ...
Tags: LED chip, Chi Mei Technology
Taiwan panel makers are continuing to supply China-based handset vendors with on-cell touch technology and are optimistic about shipments of the technology in the second half of 2013, according to industry sources. Beijing Tianyu ...
It is reported that Panasonic is considering providing OLED TV mass production technology for other TV manufacturers by charging. Panasonic has launched negotiation with Japanese manufacturers at home and abroad, including LG Electronics ...
Tags: OLED TV Technology, Panasonic, OLED, TV
Global demand for LED backlighting and lighting products has been increasing and due to the traditional boom season, Taiwan-based LED firms such as Everlight and Ledlink have reported record high April revenues. The two firms expect May ...
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Due to strong global demand for LCD TVs, demand for LED backlight units (BLUs) has become robust since the second quarter of 2013 and the booming demand is expected to persist until November, according to Taiwan-based LED makers. LED ...
Tags: LED backlight, Taiwan, Electronics
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), noted in August 2012 that the firm had changed its position in relation to investments in solar cell maker Motech, shifting from strategic purposes to ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and chip packager Lextar Electronics expects the proportion of LED backlight unit (BLU) orders for clients other than AU Optronics (AUO) - Lextar's parent company - to increase from 40-50% ...
Tags: LED epitaxial wafer, Lextar Electronics, LED backlight unit, AU Optronics
CCFL TV to be Phased Out, LED Specifications for TV Application to be Unified LEDinside’s latest market report showed that in 1Q13, the cost of direct-type LED BLU dropped by approximately 2.7%-4.7%, while the cost of edge-lit LED ...
Tags: LED ASP, TV Backlight, Lighting Applications
Lextar, an LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), officially merged with Wellypower, another AUO LED subsidiary, on February 1, 2013. Market observers believe the merger will boost Lextar's revenues in the first quarter, and profits for the ...
Tags: Lextar, LED, AU Optronics
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012 were NT$99.4 billion (US$3.42 billion), down 3.3% from the previous quarter. Gross profit was US$97 million, with a gross margin of 2.8% while ...
Bridgelux has appointed Brad Bullington as its new CEO, Marl and Bivar have formed a global alliance, KaiStar has ordered more LED manufacturing systems from Veeco, and Lextar has completed its merger with Wellypower. Bridgelux appoints new ...
Tags: LED Business, LED, LED makers