Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar Electronics, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2012. The firm reported consolidated revenue of NT$2.894 billion (US$99 million), up 10.9% from the ...
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Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has reported third-quarter 2012 revenues of NT$5.004 billion (US$171 million), representing a slight growth of 2% on quarter. Gross margin in the third quarter fell to 20.37% from 23.97% in the second ...
Taiwan-based LED secondary optical lens maker Ledlink Optics has reported third-quarter net profits of NT$45.10 million (US$1.54 million), representing an on-quarter decrease of 2.36%. Accumulated revenues for the first three quarters of ...
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported sales in the third quarter reached NT$2.962 billion (US$101 million), with gross margin of negative 10.86%. According to the firm, due to falling average selling price (ASP), ...
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Philips has reported third-quarter 2012 comparable sales growth of 5% to EUR6.1 billion (US$7.9 billion). According to the firm, comparable sales were up 5%, with all three sectors contributing to growth, sales in growth geographies were ...
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Kumba Iron Ore(Kumba)confirms that production at the Company's Sishen Mine continues to ramp up following the end of the illegal occupation of the mine by a small group of striking employees on Tuesday,16 October 2012.Sishen's normal shift ...
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Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epileds saw September revenues drop by 8.9% on year to reach NT$103 million (US$3.51 million). The firm reported third-quarter revenues of NT$321 million, representing an on-quarter decrease of 23.7%. Epileds ...
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Acme Electronics is expected to report flat or slight sequential growth in consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012, buoyed by rising sales generated by sapphire ingot-making subsidiary USI Optronics, according to market sources. ...
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Benefiting from the increasing demand from China's October 1 holiday, certain LED manufacturers have been receiving more backlight orders. The demand growth in the Chinese market is attributed to China's subsidy policy for energy-saving ...
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LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy and LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology have both piled up a backlog of orders for the third quarter of 2012, ensuring that the two firms will post strong revenue growth in the quarter, according to ...
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According to LEDinside, the LED research division of TrendForce, despite the rush orders during 2Q12 which kept LED chip and package makers’ utilization rates high, the 3Q12 outlook for LED backlight market turns murky due to the ...
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Prices of LED-backlit products for TVs are likely to continue dropping 5-6% in the third quarter of 2012 after suffering a reduction of 1-2% in the previous quarter due to low order visibility, according to LEDinside and industry sources. ...
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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AU Optronics (AUO) president Paul Peng has indicated plans to mass produce 4.3-inch AMOLED panels in the third quarter. The product has resolutions up to 257ppi, the highest AMOLED resolution in the industry. Peng said the company ...
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Rising June revenues for LED chipmakers helped upstream sapphire substrate makers such as Crystal Applied, Crystalwise, and Tera Xtal see June revenues reach above NT$160 million (US$5.34 million). Despite rising demand from LED ...
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