Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is conservative about third-quarter 2012 market conditions. Despite having clear order visibility for August, September continues to be unclear,...
While upstream LED firms have been forecasting lower 2012 revenues and falling prices, downstream LED applications are expected to grow continuously through second-half 2012.
General Electric (GE) will step into the LED lighting market in Taiwan and plans to outsource LED bulbs and LED bars to Taiwan-based LED OEMs with shipments to begin in the fourth...
Market research shows that total second-quarter 2012 revenues of publicly traded Taiwan-based LED firms reached NT$25.82 billion (US$861 million), an on-quarter increase of 22.7%...
The price of LED light bulbs that are used to replace traditional 40W bulbs has reached close to US$10-12/unit in both Taiwan and South Korea. Industry sources noted that the price...
Seoul Semiconductor, a South Korea-based LED manufacturer, unveiled a new LED product called nPola. Seoul Semiconductor holds the patented technology rights to the technology which...
LED packaging house Ledtech reported June revenues of NT$144 million (US$4.8 million), down 18.6% on month. Nevertheless, shipments of low-temperature LED lighting have been growing...
Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$10.43 billion (US$349.23 million) for June, up 2% on month and 4% on year. Among major product lines, sales of power supply...
The rise of China's LED lighting industry has been supported by the government. Despite the fact that many international lighting firms have been promoting the Zhaga Consortium to...
LED firm Lextar has reported June consolidated revenues of NT$910 million (US$30.47 million), its highest in 22 months. The firm indicated revenue growth in June was due to rising...
Lite-On Technology has indicate order visibility of LED lighting is clear to September. Nevertheless, the introduction of the second generation of ultrabooks with Windows 8 in second-half...
In a shareholders meeting on June 27, Taiwan-based semiconductor and solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) indicated the plans to increase production of its latest A4+ high...
Touch panel maker Wintek introduces own-brand LED lighting products, Otali. According to Hyley Huang, company chairman, Wintek will develop businesses of OEM and own-brand.
Classic economics believes in small government and let the market mechanism run its course. Keynesian economics believes in interventions, in particular, government interventions...
The China government said it would announce a list of firms selected for LED lighting subsidies in March. However, this announcement has been delayed. The government planned to introduce...
