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Monday 10 May 2010
Epistar April revenues up, Tekcore down
LED chipmaker Epistar has reported sequential revenue growth of 12.58% for April, while Tekcore saw its revenues for the month drop 2.48% sequentially.
Monday 10 May 2010
LED chipmakers, packaging houses report mixed results for 1Q10
Players in Taiwan's LED industry have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2010.
Friday 30 April 2010
Epistar sees 1Q10 revenues double on year
LED chipmaker Epistar has announced revenues of NT$4.03 billion (US$128.53 million) for the first quarter of 2010, increasing 7% sequentially and doubling on year.
Friday 23 April 2010
Epistar invests NT$839 million in Nan Ya Photonics
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has announced an investment of NT$839.45 million (US$26.79 million) in Nan Ya Photonics, a specialist in high-brightness (HB) LED wafers and chip...
Friday 9 April 2010
LED chipmakers and packaging houses post strong revenues for March
LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI), and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics all saw record monthly revenues in March, while LED packaging house Bright LED Electronics...
Thursday 25 March 2010
Epistar blue LED supply trailing demand by 30-40%, says chairman
Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has indicated that the company's blue LED capacity is fully-loaded, but its order volume is 30-40% higher than its capacity, which is creating pressure...
Tuesday 23 March 2010
Epistar to increase blue LED chip capacity at China subsidiary
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will invest US$16 million to expand blue LED chip capacity at its subsidiary Episky Corporation (Xiamen) in southern China, according to the comp...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Global LED supply not in excess of demand in 2010 or 2011, says Epistar chairman
While some LED chipmakers around the world are quickly expanding production capacity, Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has emphasized that there will not be global oversupply in 201...
Monday 15 March 2010
LED chipmaker Tekcore to increase capital for MOCVD purchase
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore plans to issue 100 million new shares to through private placement that may fetch some NT$3 billion (US$94.38 million) to fund the purchase of new...
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Epistar, Everlight, Lite-On Tech, Harvatek enjoy on-year growth in February revenue
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Lite-On Technology and Harvatek saw February revenues go up significantly on year, mainly due to booming...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
LED chipmaker Epistar denies decreased orders from Samsung
LED chipmaker Epistar has denied rumors that Samsung Electronics has reduced orders for LED chips used in LCD TV backlights by a volume that may result in a 15-20% decrease in Epistar's...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
LED TV vendors ask for smaller, brighter LED chips, says Epistar
Average LED chip brightness is expected to increase by 20% in 2010 as first-tier LCD TV vendors are demanding higher brightness and smaller in size LED chips for LCD TV backlight...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Epistar, Genesis January revenues up, Formosa down
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Genesis Photonics saw their January revenues up sequentially by 3% and 12.1%, respectively, while Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has reported a sequential...
Thursday 28 January 2010
TV backlight applications to contribute more to Epistar sales in 2010
LED chipmaker Epistar expects TV backlight applications' revenues share to increase from 15-20% in 2009 to 35% in 2010 as it has cut into the supply chain of several LED TV players,...
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Epistar receives LED orders for TV backlights from China, says paper
LED chipmaker Epistar has recently received LED orders for LCD TV backlighting from China vendors, and expects revenues for the first half of 2010 to exceed NT$1.5 billion (US$47.12...