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Monday 30 March 2015
Epistar to start production of integrated power drivers based on Si substrates
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has developed silicon substrate applications for integrating power drivers on single-chip devices, with volumes of such devices being 75%...
Thursday 26 March 2015
LED light bulb prices to fall to US$5 in 2015, says Epistar chairman
The lowest price for an LED light bulb will drop from US$8 in 2014 to US$5 in 2015 and ex-factory prices will slip to US$2-3 in 2015, according to chairman Lee Biing-jye for Taiwan-based...
Friday 13 March 2015
Epistar acquires GaN-on-Si technology from Allos
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has announced is has received a license for GaN-on-Si technology from Germany-based Allos Semiconductors and the two firms...
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Epistar 1Q15 gross margin expected to rebound to 20%
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has received orders with shipments scheduled through the end of the first quarter of 2015 and consequently is expected to see consolidated...
Monday 16 February 2015
LED demand rebounds early in 1Q15
Due to strong demand for LED backlighting in smartphones and LED lighting, global demand for LED chips has rebounded in the first quarter of 2015, earlier than previously as the first...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Demand for fine-pitch LED display panels growing, but prices will fall, say Taiwan makers
Global demand for fine-pitch LED display panels grew on year by 70% in 2014 and is estimated to hike at a CAGR of 110% during 2014-2018, but prices are expected to drop in 2015 due...
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Digitimes Research: TSMC SSL merger to enhance Epistar in the LED market
Epistar has invested NT$825 million (US$25.94 million) to merge with TSMC Solid State Lighting (SSL), helping to enhance Epistar's capability in the lighting industry. Before the...
Monday 12 January 2015
Epistar to own 94% of TSMC SSL
Epistar and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have both announced that their boards of directors have approved a transaction of TSMC Solid State Lighting (TSMC SSL)...
Monday 5 January 2015
TSMC subsidiary to merge with Epistar, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will form a strategic partnership with LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar by having its subsidiary, TSMC Solid State Lighting,...
Monday 29 December 2014
Taiwan LED makers eyeing DoB market
Taiwan-based LED firms are targeting DoB (driver on board) orders from 6,000-7,000 small- to medium-size regional lighting vendors mostly in the US and Europe, according to industry...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Epistar expects December revenues to grow sequentially
LED Epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar expects its consolidated revenues for December to increase significantly on month mainly due to orders from China-based LCD TV vendors with...
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Taiwan market: China-based MLS to wage LED lighting price war
China-based LED packaging house MLS has set up a Taiwan subsidiary in a bid to launch LED light tubes and bulbs in the Taiwan market at retail prices 30% lower than market levels...
Tuesday 9 December 2014
Everlight, Epistar see sequential drops in November revenues
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics on December 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.744 billion (US$89.2 million) for November, decreasing on month by 2.21%...
Wednesday 26 November 2014
Epistar sees decreasing capacity utilization
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has seen its overall capacity utilization drop from about 50% in October to below 50% in November and the utilization is expected to further...
Monday 17 November 2014
China-based San'an Optoelectronics to add 100 MOCVD equipment sets
China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker San'an Optoelectronics, due to subsidies of CNY1.0 billion (US$163 million) offered and orders worth CNY3.0 billion arranged from the...