| Unity Opto, Formosa Epitaxy Lower 2010 Predictions September 10, 2010...LED chip packaging firm Unity Opto Technology posted August revenues that were down 4.6 percent sequentially but the revenues were up 58 percent on year to NT$670 million (US$20.979 million). Revenues from January through August totaled NT$4.62 billion, exceeding the NT$4 billion for the entire 2009. Unity Opto cited inventory adjustments by panel makers and retailers to lower inventory of CCFL panels and CCFL TVs as the main reason... LCD TV Panel Makers Target 40 Percent LED Penetration in Q4 2010September 3, 2010...LCD TV panel prices fell quickly in Q3’10 due to oversupply and inventory adjustments downstream. However, LED panel prices are falling even faster than CCFL.
According to market analyst company, DisplaySearch, the continuing transition to LED backlights is motivating LCD TV panel manufacturers to develop their supply chains in order to reduce the cost of LED-backlit panels. In DisplaySearch's Quarterly LED Backlight Panel Shipment and Forecast Report reveals that 9.5... AUO Raising LED backlight Proportion for Notebook and Monitor PanelsSeptember 3, 2010...AU Optronics (AUO) is increasing its applications of LED backlights for its TFT-LCD panels used in notebooks and LCD monitors, according to Digitimes article. The company reportedly plans to increase the LED backlight proportion for its notebooks from 98% currently to 100% at the end of 2010. AU Optronic says it also plans to increase the proportion of LED backlit LCD monitors from 25 percent in the... JM Rental Supplys Lighthouse LED Screens for Marina Bay Sands Opening CelebrationAugust 26, 2010...Marina Bay Sands, a business and entertainment destination in Asia, worked with Luminous EMC Singapore to organize an Opening Celebration event involving 1,100 media and 2,500 VIPs.
The event included a spectacular outdoor concert, which featured performances by Grammy-Award winner Kelly Rowland, Broadway’s Jersey Boys, regionally acclaimed artiste JJ Lin, and Singapore Idol 2009 1st Runner-up Sylvia Ratonel.
JM Rental, a experiential marketing agencies worked closely with Luminous.... WLED Charge-Pump Backlight Driver Dramatically Lowers Power Consumption of Handheld DevicesAugust 26, 2010...Analog Devices, Inc. of Norwood, Massachusetts USA, a producer of semiconductors for signal-processing applications, introduced the ADP8870 white LED charge-pump backlight driver. ADI boasts that the ADP8870 lowers the power consumption of battery-operated handheld devices by up to 45 percent without compromising viewing quality.
According to the company, the ADP8870 combines three key functions. It has a programmable backlight LED charge-pump driver and has inputs for a photo transistor to... Newport Digital Launches LED Digitial Signage SolutionsAugust 19, 2010...Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. of Newport Beach, California USA, announced a joint marketing campaign with Ingram Micro Inc., to launch NPDT's LED digital signage solutions into the U.S. As part of these efforts, NPDT and Ingram Micro have begun a comprehensive co-marketing program aimed at educating Ingram Micro's extensive reseller base on the features and benefits of NPDT's Digital Signage products.
NPDT's LED Digital Signage solutions are full featured with... Dow Chemical to build LED, Display Components Plant in South KoreaAugust 19, 2010...Dow Chemical Co., the top U.S. chemicals manufacturer, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the governments of South Chungcheong Province of South Korea and the city of Cheonan to build the factory for light-emitting diodes and display panel components.
The facility will be located in the city of Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul.
The company plans to invest US$45 million to build a plant producing key electronic materials. Construction... Retop Boasts Largest LED Video ScreenAugust 13, 2010...Retop LED Display Co. Ltd. of China has reportedly installed a 9,500 sq. m LED video screen for the 2010 World Expo Opening Ceremony on the night of April 30, 2010. The screen stands along the Huangpu River in Shanghai. It served as the focus of the outdoor part of the opening ceremony. The company claims that the screen is now the largest LED screen in the world as well...
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