Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against competitor Huga Optotech, seeking NT$200 million (US$6.16 million).

Citing more conservative procurement among customers, Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy have decided to hold off their expansion plans, according to company sources.

With Philips set to launch LED lights for the general lighting market this September, Taiwan LED makers such as Lite-On, Epistar, and Everlight are expected to have the opportunity...

Epistar and Everlight Electronics, two major players in Taiwan's LED sector, have both reported single-digit sequential increases in revenues for July to NT$920.3 million (US$29.5...

Many Taiwan LED players are being affected by global inflation and low demand in the consumer market this year, and so are depending on traditional LED products to maintain their...

Although LED demand did not surge during the industry's traditional peak season in the second quarter, LED makers are expected to see improved gross margins in the second quarter...

LED companies Everlight and Epistar are cooperating with Yee Fong Chemical and Everphoton to set up the first concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) power plant in Asia by the end of 2008,...

Taiwan LED chipmaker mostly reported falling June revenues, though most companies saw their revenues grow on year.

With the Beijing Olympics set to begin soon, Taiwan LED players are receiving rush orders from system providers in China that are behind in producing LED-based devices such as outdoor...

Taiwan-based LED players Epistar and Everlight indicated that revenues from high-brightness LED products will grow largely in 2008.

Major Taiwan-based LED-related companies, including Epistar, Everlight and Formosa Epitaxy, reported a slight on-month increase in their revenues in May.

While Taiwan's LED players have been in the midst of a capacity expansion trend since the second half of last year, players are admitting that their order visibility currently remains...