BenQ to release 32-inch direct-type LED TV Julian Ho,Taipei BenQ is set to release a new 32-inch direct-type LED TV by the end of May that will be priced around NT$11,900(US$400)in hope that the company will stay in competition with ...
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A team led by Stephan Brüning from the laser machine specialist Schepers has won the 2012 Innovation Award Laser Technology, for the development of a new three-dimensional metal structuring tool featuring a high-power picosecond ...
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University College Cork spin-out wins big with "microLED" technology. Popping a Cork: InfiniLED celebrates Canadian investment. InfiniLED, a spin-out company from Ireland's ...
Chicago – Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ/NGS: LFUS), the worldwide leader in circuit protection, today announced the addition of the TMOV34S Varistor Series to its Thermally-Protected MOV (TMOV) line of products with UL1449 recognition to ...
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Large-size LCD panel makers expect shipments to grow by 11%,revenues by 14%in 2Q12 Press release;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 15 May 2012]Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments declined in both fourth-quarter 2011 and irst-quarter ...
There is room for Foxconn to cooperate with Sharp in solar,say Taiwan makers Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 15 May 2012]Industry sources in Taiwan have noted that that there is a chance for Foxconn and Sharp,who have ...
US flat-panel TV prices surge in early 2012 as brands and retailers shift strategy,says IHS Press release;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES[Thursday 10 May 2012]Although flat-panel television shipments are expected to decline in the United States ...
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Taiwan market:Effects of Windows 8 to emerge in 4Q12,says ViewSonic Julian Ho,Taipei;Alex Wolfgram,DIGITIMES.The LCD monitor market in Taiwan showed stabilization in the first quarter and is expected to further grow this year as the launch ...
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Toshiba said that net profit for the year to the end of March 2013 may be over 80%up on the previous year at $1.7bn after a 47%drop in net profits to$921m for the year to the end of March 2012.The company expects an operating profit of ...
Tags: Toshiba, bucks Japanese trend, LCD TVs, Apple
Taiwan-based LED firms are keen to compete for backlighting orders from China's LCD panel makers, whose supply to local TV vendors is growing fast. China's top-six TV brands sourced only 5% of their panels from domestic suppliers in ...
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The share of LED-backlit sets is predicted to reach 70% of total LCD TV shipments to the China market this year with the possibility of reaching 100% in 2013 as industry firms are looking to discontinue production of CCFL TVs, according to ...
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LED chipmakers Epistar and Genesis Photonics both reported losses during the first quarter due to decreasing prices for LED chip products, particularly in backlights for TVs. Epistar reported that its gross profit margin dropped to 5.25% ...
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Integration of downstream lighting module and fixture makers will likely bring in revenues of NT$850 million (US$29 million) for Epistar in 2012, according to Lee Biing-jye, chairman of the Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker. ...
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Platts reports Thursday China will start forcing rare earth producers out of business if they don't qualify for new value-added tax permits being allocated from May 1. Officially it's China's latest bid to curb resource plundering, ...
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Samsung Electronics has scored points in marketing direct-type LED-backlit LCD TVs in North America and in order to further reduce production cost of direct-type LED TVs, will decrease the number of LED chips used in such TVs in the second ...
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