the company pointed out that demand for TV backlighting

QD Vision is a quantum dot product company that delivers highly differentiated lighting and display solutions. QD Vision's Quantum Light? platform enables step-change advances in current generation solutions, such as LCDs, LEDs and even OLEDs, and ultimately a significant leap over these technologies. Leveraging a first-tier patent position in nanotechnology originating at MIT, QD Vision is a privately held company based in Watertown, Mass.TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies 3Q10 revenues were US$138 million, down 26.3% sequentially but still meeting its adjusted forecast. And gross margin increased 2.5pp to 22.9%. Quarterly net income came to US$400,000. Non-driver IC products accounted for 8.4% in 3Q revenues.

The company thought the decline result mainly affected from china-based customers raised inventory levels in 2Q but the government unexpectedly introduced tighter regulations on white-box handsets. But led high bay light was confident that capacity expansion by China-based panel makers would bring new opportunities for driver IC makers.

With customers having success in clearing inventory, Himax's non-driver IC portfolio included LCOS pico projectors, and CMOS image sensors, and white-light LED driver ICs, started receiving a new order, through its subsidiary.Although the company expected flat sequential growth for 4Q, small-to-medium size driver IC products should still see stable growth.

In November, the company pointed out that demand for LED Linear high bay light was picking up on which revenues depended, but the growth was not as significant as in 2009, and December revenues were expected to drop as clients went through inventory stock checks.