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Wednesday 9 May 2012
Edison Opto reports increasing sales in April
LED manufacturer Edison Opto reported that it had US$7.6 million in revenues during April, giving the company 6.1% growth and a 9.25% decrease compared with the same period last year...
Monday 30 April 2012
LED chipmakers report different results in 1Q12
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.
Saturday 3 March 2012
Edison Opto aims to keep 2012 gross margin at 15-20%
Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based packaging house of high-power LED chips for lighting, aims to maintain gross margin at 15-20% for 2012, despite pressure from declining product prices,...
Friday 2 March 2012
LED lighting penetration rate to reach double digits in 2012
LED lighting penetration rate is expected to reach double digit figures in 2012. Compared with a penetration rate of 6-7% in 2011, the large increase in forecast is due to increasing...
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Everlight, Edison Opto see decreasing January revenues
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight reported January revenues of NT$1.147 billion (US$39 million), down 10.5% on month and 2.4% on year. According to Everlight, the falling...
Thursday 5 January 2012
Edison Opto sees falling 2011 revenues
Edison Opto reported December revenues of NT$195 million (US$6.4 million), an increase of 2.01% on year. The accumulated revenues for 2011 reached NT$2.486 billion, a 17% decrease...
Thursday 8 December 2011
LED makers report mixed results for November
Taiwan-based LED makers have reported mixed results for November, with Epistar, Edison Opto, Wellypower, Bright LED, and Ledtech Optoelectronics posting sequential revenue gains for...
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Edison Opto expects November revenues to show growth on month
Due to urgent orders, Taiwan-based LED firm Edison Opto anticipates November revenues to demonstrate 10-20% of on-month growth. Despite low demand in the LED industry, Edison Opto...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
LED firms report falling October revenues
LED chipmaker Epistar reported falling October revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$42 million), representing a 10.6% decrease on month and 26% decrease on year. Epistar indicated despite...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Downstream LED firms outperform upstream peers in 3Q11
Taiwan-based LED firms have been reporting third quarter revenues. Upstream LED chipmakers such as Formosa Epitaxy and Huga reported third quarter earnings per share (EPS) of negative...
Tuesday 11 October 2011
LED firms report disappointing third quarter revenues
Several Taiwan-based LED firms have reported falling September and third-quarter revenues showing the low season in the LED industry in the third quarter.
Thursday 25 August 2011
Edison reports decline in 1H11 earnings
LED packaging and lighting company Edison Opto has reported net profits of NT$170 million (US$5.86 million) for the first half of 2011, down 45% from a year earlier. EPS for the six-month...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Taiwan LED firms show 18% decrease on year, in July revenues
Low demand affected the July revenues of LED firms. According to research institutes, Taiwan-based LED firms' total revenues in July were NT$8.648 billion (US$299 million), a 6.35%...
Friday 8 July 2011
Taiwan-based LED firms invest heavily in China
Taiwan-based LED firms have been aggressively entering the market in China. According to statistics, the accumulated investments into China from Taiwan-based firms have exceeded NT$40...
Tuesday 5 July 2011
LED lighting prices dropping rapidly due to increased competition
A large influx of LED firms has been causing the industry to compete by lowering prices. The magnitude of price falls in the first half of 2011 has reached the level of the total...