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Friday 1 April 2011
LED chipmaker Tekcore to set up epitaxial wafer plant in Nanjing, says paper
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has signed an agreement with the Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone to set up an epitaxial wafer plant in Nanjing, China, according...
Thursday 17 March 2011
Tekcore and Seoul Semiconductor to form joint venture
The board of LED chip maker Tekcore has approved plans to form a new sales and distribution venture with Seoul Semiconductor and the South Korean company's subsidiary Seoul Optodevice...
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Epistar February revenues down sequentially, Tekcore up
LED chipmaker Epistar saw its February 2011 revenues drop 1.95% sequentially, while fellow chipmaker Tekcore reported an 12% increase on month.
Thursday 10 February 2011
LED companies post mixed results for January
Taiwan's top LED chipmaker Epistar saw its revenues decline 3.5% sequentially to NT$1.39 billion (US$47.65 million) in January. Fellow chipmaker Lextar Electronics also saw its revenues...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Bluestone files patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan and Japan LED players
Patent licensing company Bluestone Innovations has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan-based LED chip maker Huga Optotech, according to Huga. Industry sources indicated...
Friday 10 December 2010
LED companies strengthening deployments in lighting segment
A number of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and packaging companies are strengthening their deployments in the LED lighting segment as the market is expected to grow over 50% in 2011,...
Thursday 2 December 2010
LED chipmaker Tekcore to sign syndicated loan
LED chipmaker Tekcore will sign a NT$3.8 billion (US$124.53 million) syndicated loan with a banking consortium on December 2. The new funds will be used to build a new plant as well...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Formosa October revenues up, Tekcore down
LCD chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy saw its October 2010 revenues increase slightly by 0.04% sequentially, while fellow chipmaker Tekcore reported a 13.76% sequential drop.
Friday 22 October 2010
Epistar reportedly to acquire Tekcore
LED chipmaker Epistar is reportedly to acquire fellow chipmaker Tekcore at NT$45 (US$1.46) per share to take control in Tekcore's operations.
Thursday 9 September 2010
Epistar sees modest August revenue growth, Tekcore and Huga posts slight declines
LED chipmaker Epistar has reported NT$1.935 billion (US$60.649 million) in August revenues, up 1.7% sequentially and 55% on year. The weak growth is mainly due to a slowdown in demand...
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Tekcore improving emission power of LED chips
Taiwan-based Tekcore, seeing that industry standards for power emitted from 10x24 mil LED chips have improved from 28-30mW in 2009 to 30-32mW in 2010, is making efforts to increase...
Monday 26 July 2010
LED TV BLU application to account for 50% of Tekcore's revenues by end of 2010
LED chipmaker Tekcore expects shipments for application in LED-backlit LCD TV to account for 50% of revenues, up from 40% at present, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Monday 7 June 2010
LED companies post strong revenue gains in May 2010
Most Taiwan-based LED chip, packaging and leadframe makers have posted strong revenues for May 2010, with Formosa Epitaxy leading with the highest on-year growth of 179%, according...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Tekcore to raise fund for equipment purchase
Board of directors of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has decided to issue 50 million new shares worth NT$1.5 billion (US$47.38 million) to raise fund for equipment purchase.
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.