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Monday 12 June 2017
Epistar, Everlight Electronics see slight growth in May revenues
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar and LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics have reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.214 billion (US$73.3 million) and NT$2.368...
Friday 9 June 2017
Demand for LED devices used in LED lighting may slip in 3Q17
LED lighting players have increased LED device inventory levels, and so global demand for LED chips and devices used in LED lighting is likely to decrease in the third quarter of...
Monday 22 May 2017
Epistar expects increases in CSP LED chip shipments for TV BLUs in 3Q17
LED epiwafer and chip maker Epistar expects shipments of CSP (chip-scale packaging) LED chips for LCD TV backlighting to increase beginning third-quarter 2017, according to the com...
Friday 19 May 2017
LandMark, TruLight, Epistar look to growing demand for GaAs-based epiwafers
LandMark Optoelectronics, TrueLight and Epistar expect growing use of VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) 3D sensing in smartphone cameras to increase demand for GaAs-based...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Everlight, Epistar see decreased April revenues
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics and LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar have reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.252 billion (US$74.3 million) and NT$2.188...
Friday 5 May 2017
Epistar starts patent infringement lawsuit in US
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has filed with the United States District Court for the Central District of California a patent infringement charge against US-based Lowe's...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Epistar 1Q17 gross margin hits 11-quarter high
Epistar has released its financial report for first-quarter 2017, recording consolidated revenues of NT$5.731 billion (US$189 million), gross margin of 19.73% which was the highest...
Wednesday 19 April 2017
LED tight supply to remain until 3Q17
Supply of LED chips produced by China- and Taiwan-based makers has been tight and the situation will remain until the third quarter of 2017 when major China makers ramp up their new...
Monday 17 April 2017
Epistar may begin production of Mini LED chips in 2H17
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar is likely to begin production of Mini LED chips with sizes of about 100-micron through cooperation with international clients in the second...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Epistar capacity at full utilization
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has fully utilized its production capacity since March 2017 and has obtained orders for blue-light LED chips with total ordered volume 30%...
Monday 10 April 2017
Everlight, Epistar see on-month growth in March revenues
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics saw March consolidated revenues of NT$2.536 billion (US$83.4 million) increase 18.51% on month and 3.82% on year, while LED epitaxial...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Everlight, Epistar see increased February revenues
LED packaging service provider Everlight Elctronics has reported February consolidated revenues of NT$2.140 billion (US$69.7 million), increasing 4.96% sequentially and 1.72% on year,...
Wednesday 22 February 2017
Epistar to produce VCSELs
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has landed orders for VCSELs (vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers) for use in proximity sensors for smartphones and will begin production...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Epistar lands orders for AlGaInP LED chips from international vendors
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has obtained orders for AlGaInP LED chips from more than two international vendors, with shipments to begin in the second quarter of 2017,...
Thursday 9 February 2017
Epistar, Everlight and Lextar see decreased January revenues
Taiwan-based LED firms Epistar, Everlight Electronics and Lextar Electronics all saw their January consolidated revenues decline.