there are new product release plans to echo the market opportunities

The OLED panel displays textual information. And the inorganic EL panel is used as a backlight source to emit light from behind a color-printed film, giving animation-like effects to the image on the poster.The OLED panel is made with a polymer OLED material. OLED devices are formed on a glass substrate by using gravure printing technology. Compared with the evaporation method, it is possible to make larger, lower-cost panels in a shorter production time, DNP said.The OLED panel measures 32 x 192mm. The drive voltage and the luminance are 12V and 100cd/m2, respectively. DNP is planning to form OLED devices on a plastic substrate for the future.Veeco received a multi-system order for tools to be shipped to YAHAM Lumileds over the next two to three quarters.

Mike Pugh, Chief Procurement Officer at YAHAM Lumileds commented, “We have selected Veeco for several reasons. Veeco’s K465 ultimately provides a high level of automation, helps us reduce manufacturing costs, and provides a flexible platform as we look to the future. Additionally, our confidence level in working with Veeco’s systems and services is very high.Spurred by an influx of orders for the 2010 World Expo Shanghai, LED maker Macroblock’s revenues surged 30% MoM to $4.26 million in August; the growth momentum is expected to extend through September. Macroblock’s third quarter revenues is expected to reach $12 million, a QoQ growth of 34%, which is far higher than the previous estimate of 10~15% growth released at the investor’s conference.

Macroblock recorded total revenues of $16.8 million in the first half of 2009, decreased by 12.4% compared to that of the same period of last year. The consolidated gross profit margin reached 42.8%. The net income was $2.1 million with EPS of $0.069.During the recent investor’s conference, Robert Chen, General Manager of Macroblock remarked that there are new product release plans to echo the market opportunities in the LED field – in addition to demand from the traditional hot season and pending orders from the first half of the year, a series events held in China, such as World Expo 2010 Shanghai, Guangzhou Asian Games 2010, and Oct. 1st China National Day, will further spur demand for LED display and architectural lighting. Macroblock’s third quarter shipment is expected to hit a historic high, and gross margin may bottom out.