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Tuesday 12 July 2011
Increase drive current can rapidly lower LED costs, says FOREPI chairman
Cost-down has become the focus of competition in the LED industry. According to Frank Chien, chairman of Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI), the IT industry has been focusing on increasing...
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Fire breaks out at Formosa Epitaxy plant
A fire broke out at an LED chip plant operated by Formosa Epitaxy in Taiwan on June 28. According to Formosa Epitaxy, the fire was put out quickly and no injuries were reported.
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Formosa Sumco to hike 3Q11 wafer quotes by 10-20%
Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), a major producer of 8- and 12-inch silicon wafers in Taiwan, has unveiled plans to raise quotes for the third quarter of 2011 by 10-20%. FST noted...
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Formosa Epitaxy to gain more distribution channels in China
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has announced the signing of a strategic agent distribution agreement with World Peace Industrial Group to facilitate its LED lighting...
Monday 20 June 2011
Formosa Epitaxy to sign with China LED lighting sales agent
Formosa Epitaxy, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, will soon sign with a China-based sales agent and retail chain of LED lighting products through arrangement...
Friday 17 June 2011
Formosa Epitaxy expects 20% sequential growth in 3Q11 revenues
LED chip maker Formosa Epitaxy expects demand for LED backlight and lighting to increase in the third quarter and therefore its corresponding revenues to grow by 20% on quarter, according...
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Formosa Epitaxy not optimistic about 2Q11 demand for LED TV BLUs, says chairman
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Formosa Epitaxy does not expect demand for LED TV backlight units (BLUs) to rebound until the end of this quarter or early next quarter although...
Friday 15 April 2011
Formosa Sumco gearing up for capacity expansion
Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) has revealed plans to expand its capacity for 12-inch silicon wafers to 300,000 units a month from the present 180,000. New capacity is scheduled to...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Formosa posts net lost of NT$1 million for 4Q10
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has announced revenues of NT$1.1 billion (US$37.33 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, an decrease of 23% sequentially. Net loss for the quarter...
Monday 21 March 2011
Formosa Epitaxy expects Mitsui partnership to contribute to revenues in 2Q11
After LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy brought in strategic investor Japan-based Mitsui in 2010, the Taiwan-based company has moved from upstream chip production to LED lighting assembly,...
Friday 18 March 2011
Nanya says no supply fears
There is growing concern that upstream materials and wafer supplies could be limited in the aftermath of the earthquake in Japan. Nanya Technology, however, does not anticipate any...
Thursday 10 March 2011
Formosa Epitaxy sees flat revenues in February
LED epitaxial wafer maker Formosa Epitaxy saw its revenues stay flat at NT$350 million (US$12.05 million) in February compared to the previous month but up 64.65% from a year earlier...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy to delay MOCVD establishment in 2H11 if China ends subsidies
Formosa Epitaxy, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, plans to install 11 sets of MOCVD sets at its subsidiary in Yangzhou City, eastern China, in the first half...
Friday 11 February 2011
Everlight January revenues down, Formosa and Genesis up
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics saw January 2011 revenues drop almost 10% sequentially, while LED chipmakers Formosa Epitaxy and Genesis Photonics saw their January revenues...
Tuesday 4 January 2011
FATC December revenues up 12% sequentially
Memory packaging and testing company Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC) has posted NT$1.19 billion (US$40.9 million) in December revenues, up 11.94% on month and 26.7% on year and...