OLED TV's manufacturing cost and retail price will decide whether it can rise to popularity among consumers, according to players in Taiwan's LCD panel industry.

Low demand affected the July revenues of LED firms. According to research institutes, Taiwan-based LED firms' total revenues in July were NT$8.648 billion (US$299 million), a 6.35%...

LED chipmaker Lextar has reported revenues from lighting products in second-quarter 2011 reached NT$500 million (US$17 million) and it expects growth of lighting revenues in the third...

Weak demand for LED backlight modules has been affecting upstream sapphire crystal growing and substrate firms. According to industry sources, the price of 2-inch sapphire substrates...

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics has posted revenues of NT$750 million (US$26 million) for July 2011, decreasing 1.4% sequentially and 22% on year. January-July...

The LED market continues to be weak. Growth in the third quarter is uncertain, hence LED chipmaker Huga Optotech noted recently it would delay its plans to apply for listing on the...

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics has managed to swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2011 generating a net profit of NT$112 million (US$3.87 million)...

LED chipmakers Epistar and Lextar Electronics and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics all posted sequential declines in revenues in June due largely to inventory checks at clients...

As a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), Lextar has been viewed as a LED backlight module maker. Recently Lextar has set goals to enter the LED lighting market. David Su, chairman...

Lextar has stated 50% of current lighting shipments are for Japan-based customers, adding that lighting will contribute 40% of total revenues by the end of 2011. David Su, chairman...

Industry observers predict LED backlight modules for TV applications will demonstrate apparent volume production in third quarter 2011 as penetration continues to increase. LED lighting...

Hsinchu, Taiwan, June 09, 2011 – Lextar Electronics Corporation (Lextar) is launching the world's brightest* 6 watt LED candle lamp and ultra bright 1500 lm LED bulb, along...

Lextar has had a strong emphasis on the backlight modules, but now it is shifting focus to the lighting market, according to David Su, president and chairman of the Taiwan-based LED...

Taiwan-based LED firms should know the difference between the markets of panel backlighting and general lighting before entering, David Su, chairman and president of Taiwan-based...

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology saw its April revenues grow by 10.16% on month to NT$606 million (US$20.7 million), while LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker...