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Monday 11 January 2010
Most LED players in Taiwan see revenues decline in December
LED chipmakers Epistar, Tekcore and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Bright LED Electronics and Harvatek have reported mixed results for December...
Monday 11 January 2010
UMC reportedly to invest US$300 million in LED supply chain in China
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is likely to invest a total of US$300 million in founding around nine new subsidiaries located in Jinan in the Chinese province of Shandong,...
Monday 28 December 2009
LEDs to become mainstream for lighting when 1,000 lumens cost US$5, says Epistar chairman
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has indicated that LED lighting will become a mainstream product in the general lighting market when the retail price for...
Tuesday 22 December 2009
Epistar commits to two investments in China
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will carry out two investment projects in China with a total investment amount of US$128 million, according to company filings at the Taiwan Stock...
Thursday 10 December 2009
LED chipmakers and packaging houses see growth in November revenues
LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and Huga Optotech have all seen their revenues grow more than double on year for November, while packaging houses Everlight Electronics...
Monday 7 December 2009
Epistar to invest in Nan Ya Photonics
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has announced it will invest NT$1 billion (US$31.08 million) in Nan Ya Photonics, a specialist in high brightness LED wafers and chips, in order...
Thursday 26 November 2009
UMC to support LED chipmakers to expand LED lighting market in China
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) plans to support Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) with its wafer foundry capacity in order to get a greater...
Wednesday 25 November 2009
Taiwan LED players raise funding of NT$26 billion in 2009
Taiwan LED players have raised funding of an estimated total of NT$26 billion (US$806.39 million) in 2009 in anticipation of strong demand in 2010, according to market sources.
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Epistar LED shipments to Samsung to double in 2010, says paper
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics for supply of LEDs for LCD TV backlighting in 2010, and the supply will more than double compared...
Tuesday 24 November 2009
TV, monitor backlighting to remain chief applications for LEDs in next 3 years, says Epistar chairman
LCD TV and monitor backlighting will remain as the main applications for LEDs for the next three years, but the market for LED general lighting will take off beginning in 2014, according...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
LED chipmakers see October revenues increase
LED chipmakers saw their October revenues increase on the high demand for high-brightness blue LEDs, while LED packaging houses saw sequential drop for October revenues.
Thursday 5 November 2009
Epistar, Formosa, Everlight report net profit for 3Q09
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics have reported net profits for the third quarter of 2009 at NT$606.93 million...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand
The total blue LED chip capacity of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Tekcore, Arima Optoelectronics, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech is expected to increase...
Thursday 29 October 2009
Shortage of LED chips to continue in 1Q10, say sources
The current shortage in the supply of LED chips is expected to continue in the first quarter of 2010 due to significant demand for LED backlighting from the LCD TV and notebook segments,...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Epistar estimated to earn NT$600 million in 3Q09
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is estimated to have generated a net profit of over NT$600 million (US$18.3 million) for the third quarter of 2009 due to increased shipments of...