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% ...
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Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has reported February consolidated revenues of NT$1.259 billion (US$42 million), representing an on-month decrease of 6.7% and an on-year decrease of 12.5%. The accumulated revenues for the first two ...
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LED firm Formosa Epitaxy plans to install 12-13 sets of MOCVD equipment before the end of first-quarter 2013 and expects production to begin in the second quarter. Monthly capacity at the firm's Taiwan plant is likely to increase by 50,000 ...
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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 ...
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The first quarter is a traditional low season and the pricing of LED components used in backlighting and lighting products is expected to fall. In particular, medium-size LEDs used in lighting will see continuous price falls in 2013. ...
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The global output value of high-brightness LEDs in 2013 is predicted to reach US$11.29 billion, representing an on-year growth rate of 15.8%. Increasing demand for LED lighting applications is the reason for the anticipated growth in market ...
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LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar, LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology and fellow maker Lextar Electronics have seen orders increase significantly in March, according to the companies. Due to increased orders for LED ...
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Lighting in a lift is usually fairly unforgiving, but a new show proves that it can be so much better - provided the lift is as big as a stage. Lighting designer Andrew Voller used ETC Source Four LED Lustr+ luminaires to light Lift at ...
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Skyworks Solutions has recently introduced several new backlight LED drivers supporting next-generation smartphones and tablets that are multi-channel products tailored to support display panels ranging in size from 4- to 12- inch, and can ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and LED chip packager Lextar Electronics on March 4 released its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2012, with the 2012 business operation swinging from a net loss of NT$138 million in ...
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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 ...
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Ultra HD TVs—a new breed of higher-resolution sets that promise even sharper, more detailed images than the best 1080p models can deliver—were all the rage at CES last month, but we've been wondering if they can can live up to ...
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LED lighting is the trend of the next generation of lighting products. It is estimated that in 2012 the output value of the global high-brightness LED market will be 13.4 percent annual growth rate, size of up to $ 10.1 billion, Japan, ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar expects January-February capacity utilization rate to be around 70% and is likely to reach full capacity in April due to strong LED backlight and lighting orders. The firm added that orders for March are up compared ...
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As the total LED production capacity in China has significantly exceeded demand due to excessive investment over the past three years, the China government is expected to promote integration or mergers for less competitive LED makers to ...
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