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Friday 6 January 2012
LED makers hold mixed views over 1Q12 outlook
Taiwan-based LED companies have held different views over the outlook for the first quarter of 2012 after most of them posted a decline in revenues in December.
Wednesday 4 January 2012
ITRI improves LED light bulb weight
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently declared a technological breakthrough for LED light bulbs. This improvement will decrease the weight of LED light...
Thursday 8 December 2011
LED makers report mixed results for November
Taiwan-based LED makers have reported mixed results for November, with Epistar, Edison Opto, Wellypower, Bright LED, and Ledtech Optoelectronics posting sequential revenue gains for...
Friday 25 November 2011
Taiwan LED device production value to dip 5-8% in 2011
Production value of LED discrete devices rolled out by Taiwan-based LED makers is expected to top NT$64-65 billion (US$2.11-2.14 billion) in 2011, declining 5-8% from a year earlie...
Monday 21 November 2011
Lextar plans to enter LED lighting distribution
Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar has been developing the LED lighting market and receiving OEM orders from international firms such as Philips, Osram and Mitsubishi. Lextar has been said...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
LED firms report falling October revenues
LED chipmaker Epistar reported falling October revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$42 million), representing a 10.6% decrease on month and 26% decrease on year. Epistar indicated despite...
Friday 28 October 2011
Lextar Electronics 3Q11 gross margin falls
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics saw its gross margin for the third quarter of 2011 drop to 8.85% mainly due to decreases in prices and a fall in shipments of...
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Lextar, Aeon Lighting to participate in Hong Kong lighting fair
The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) will take place from October 27-30. Many upstream and downstream LED firms such as Bridgelux, Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar...
Tuesday 11 October 2011
LED firms report disappointing third quarter revenues
Several Taiwan-based LED firms have reported falling September and third-quarter revenues showing the low season in the LED industry in the third quarter.
Friday 7 October 2011
Japan LED lighting market demonstrates healthy growth
The March 2011 earthquake in Japan that caused a nuclear crisis has been driving the country to enthusiastically conserve energy, causing demand of LED lighting to grow. Sales of...
Thursday 6 October 2011
Lextar sees slight increase of September revenues
Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar saw a slight on-month increase of 1.4% in its September revenues. Reported September revenues were NT$890 million (US$29 million), showing a 10.8% on-year...
Friday 30 September 2011
Lextar expects revenue proportion for LED lighting to rise 50% in 2012
Lextar electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, expects the proportion of its revenues for LED lighting products to increase from 40% currently to 50%,...
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Lextar, G-Tech, Chimei Materials to debut on TSE
Panel component suppliers such as LED player Lextar, surface glass maker G-Tech Optoelectronics (G-Tech) and light guide plate maker Chimei Materials are expect to debut on the Taiwan...
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Lextar reports August revenues with 16% increase on month
Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar reported August revenues of NT$880 million (US$30.3 million), representing sequential growth of 16%. Lextar stated the revenues from lighting have reached...
Monday 22 August 2011
LED market shows slight growth in 2Q11
Low demand for LED TVs and the decreasing number of LED chips used per device have been causing the LED market to grow just 12.4% on quarter compared to first-quarter 2011. LED market...