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Wednesday 21 May 2014
San'an Opto and Epistar take more than 50% of China LED chip market share, says LEDinside
The LED chip market reached CNY9 billion (US$1.45 billion) in China in 2013, up 16% on year, according to LEDinside. Spurred by lighting market growth momentum, the LED chip market...
Monday 12 May 2014
Epistar April revenues hit record
Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, posted consolidated revenues of NT$2.510 billion (US$83.0 million) for April, its highest monthly figure on record,...
Monday 21 April 2014
Taiwan LED firms hold rosy business outlook for 2Q14
Taiwan-based LED chip makers and packaging houses are generally optimistic about their business operations in the second quarter of 2014 mainly due to strong demand from LCD TVs and...
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Epistar March revenues hit record
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$2.37 billion (US$78 million) for March, growing 19.54% sequentially and 38.29% on year.
Thursday 20 March 2014
LED industry to enter 3 golden years, says Epistar chairman
Mainly due to fast growing global demand for LED lighting, the L ED industry will enjoy three golden years during 2014-2017, according to chairman Lee Biing-jye for Taiwan-based LED...
Monday 10 March 2014
Epistar, Everlight post mixed sequential growth in February revenue
Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, had February consolidated revenues of NT$1.982 billion (US$65.4 million) increasing by 4.95% on month and by...
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Epistar has order visibility until 2Q14
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has received orders with shipments scheduled through the second quarter of 2014, according to the company.
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Epistar 4Q13 revenues hit record
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar generated consolidated revenues of NT$6.105 billion (US$204 million) for the fourth quarter of 2013, its highest quarterly...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Epistar to increase investments in two China subsidiaries
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has announced it will increase its investments in two China subsidiaries: an additional US$34 million for United LED (Shan Dong), which...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Global LED lighting penetration estimated at 20% in 2013, 30% in 2014, says Everlight
LED lighting as a percentage of all types of lighting in the global market is expected to reach 20% in 2013, and the penetration is likely to rise to 30% in 2014, according to Taiwan-based...
Monday 9 December 2013
Epistar sees increased November revenues
Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, on December 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.075 billion (US$70.1 million) for November, representing...
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Epistar expanding LED capacity at China joint venture
Taiwan-based Epistar is expanding its LED wafer and chip production capacity at KFES Lighting (Xiamen) - a joint venture (JV) with China-based China Electronics in southeastern China...
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Epistar, Everlight post mixed sequential growth in October revenue
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar had consolidated revenues of NT$1.982 billion (US$67.2 million) increasing 6.26% sequentially and 16.96% on year, while LED packaging house...
Monday 4 November 2013
Epistar 3Q13 operation turns into net loss
Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, saw its operation in the third quarter of 2013 swing to a small net loss of NT$83.4 million (US$2.8 million)...
Monday 21 October 2013
There will be consolidation among Taiwan- and China-based LED chip makers by 2015, says Epistar chairman
Reshuffling in the LED chip manufacturing industries in Taiwan and China through merger may happen faster than originally expected and larger makers will merge with smaller ones,...