Increase the backlight panel manufacturers plan radiant opto electronics sales in 2008 30%

Industry reports, backlight manufacturers will Ruiyi photoelectric 2008 sales target of NT $40 billion, the company's 2007 sales of NT $30 billion. In order to achieve this goal, radiant opto Electronics will provide a full series of products to meet the monitor, notebook, TV three major application areas, at the same time, the company two factories in Guangzhou and Nanjing will also be in the second quarter and the third quarter began mass production.

Recently, the South Korean Ruiyi plans to increase investments in subsidiaries, is expected in 2008 from South Korea's panel of customer orders accounted for 30% of sales, far higher than the 20% in 2007.

Although the 2007 fourth quarter sales of radiant opto electronics showed a slight downward trend, and the first quarter of 2008 for the annual sales will be the lowest, but the industry generally believe that the second quarter sales will begin to increase radiant.

Radiant opto electronics expects its 2008 notebook backlight panel production will reach 3 million per month, while the 2007 was only 2 million per month. At the same time revealed that the radiant is development in 13.3, 15.4 and 14.1 17 inch LED backlight panel, because the products are generally required for customers in Taiwan and South korea.

Ruiyi photoelectric pointed out that although the notebook LED backlight panel at the cost is still too high, but eventually will replace the LED backlight cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL).

According to industry reports, hope the radiant opto LED backlight panel total 2008 notebook produced by the backlight panel 10%, and the company will increase the notebook LED backlight panel per month, plans to reach 300 thousand in the second quarter. (http://www.digitimes.com)

Source: China Semiconductor Lighting Network