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Tuesday 7 September 2010
Epistar takes three seats on Huga board
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Huga Optotech has re-elected the members of its board with fellow chipmaker Epistar taking three seats. Epistar is Huga's largest shareholder with a 46%...
Monday 6 September 2010
Epistar expects 35% in 3Q10 gross margin
Although Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will adjust its shipment mix in the wake of a demand slowdown from the LED-backlit TV segment, the company's internal target for third-quarter...
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Epistar, Lextar see sequential hike in 2Q10 gross margin
In the first half of 2010, LED chipmaker Lextar Electronics posted consolidated revenues of NT$3.691 billion (US$115.474 million), gross margin of 25.95% and after-tax profit of NT$613...
Monday 16 August 2010
Epistar posts NT$1.902 billion in July revenues
LED chipmaker Epistar reported NT$1.902 billion (US$59.539 million) in July revenues, rising by 2.75% on month and NT$57.34% on year to set a sales record for the fifth straight month...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Epistar, Everlight participate in Huga Optotech fund raising
Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics will respectively subscribe to 49.61 million and 18.09 million new shares at NT$30 per unit to be...
Thursday 8 July 2010
FTC approves Epistar and Huga alliance
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved plans for Epistar to acquire a 47.9% stake in Huga Optotech via a stock swap and participation in a private fund raiser.
Wednesday 7 July 2010
Taiwan LED players post strong June sales, annual revenue growth of 30-50% expected, says Epistar chairman
Revenues of Taiwan LED companies will enjoy growth of 30-50% in 2010, according to chairman of LED chipmaker Epistar Lee Biing-jye, who noted that gross margin could contract with...
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Taiwan's LED industry needs to integrate to compete globally: Q&A with Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye
Beginning in 2009, the LED industry saw aggressive capacity expansion and a series of strategic alliances, and Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has been one of the most active....
Monday 28 June 2010
Epistar and Delta to join forces in LED lighting, sources say
LED chipmaker Epistar is in talks with Delta Electronics about a strategic alliance that will involve product development and establishment of a LED chip production facility in China,...
Thursday 17 June 2010
Everlight, Epistar and TPV to form LED packaging JV in China
LED chipmaker and packager Everlight Electronics will establish a joint venture with Epistar and TPV Technology in Fuzhou City in China's Fujian Province for LED chip packaging and...
Tuesday 8 June 2010
Epistar, Unity Opto hit record revenues in May
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar and LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology generated record revenues of NT$1.75 billion (US$54 million) and NT$701.67 million, respectively,...
Monday 31 May 2010
FATC lands LED-backend orders from Epistar, says paper
Memory backend specialist Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), which in late 2008 stepped into production for LED chips, has secured orders from Epistar, according to the Chinese-language...
Monday 31 May 2010
GaAs foundry Win Semi to join Epistar-Huga partnership
GaAs foundry house Win Semiconductors plans to join the planned strategic cooperation between two Taiwan-based LED chipmakers, Epistar and Huga Optotech, according to the company.
Monday 31 May 2010
LED chipmaker Epistar inks strategic alliance with Huga
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has announced a plan to form a strategic alliance with fellow maker Huga Optotech, looking to take a 47.88% stake in Huga to become its largest...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
LED lighting market may take off in 2010, says Epistar
While many makers of LED chips and light products expect the global LED lighting market to take off in 2012, Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar thinks that the takeoff may start in...