Chicony takes seat on Genesis board

Jun 10, 12:03

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics held shareholders' meeting on June 9 and completed reelection for board of directors. PC peripheral maker Chicony takes a seat on the...

China market: Samsung aims to be largest vendor of LED lighting in 2013

May 20, 10:37

Samsung Electronics has been extending its LED production from backlights to lighting applications with China being the major market, and will shift production of LED lighting products...

Gross margins slip below 20% for some LED chipmakers

May 2, 12:20

LED chipmakers have announced financial performance for the first quarter of 2011, with Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) both seeing less than 20% gross margins due to decreased...

Genesis Photonics forms strategic partnership with China-based Potevio

Apr 20, 11:54

Taiwan-based Genesis Photonics, which makes LED epitaxial wafers and chips, on April 19 entered into a strategic partnership with China's state-owned telecom equipment maker Potevio,...

Chicony to invest in LED chipmaker Genesis

Feb 16, 01:15

Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics will acquire 13.3 million new shares issued by Genesis Photonics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, for private...

Everlight January revenues down, Formosa and Genesis up

Feb 11, 01:55

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...

Formosa December revenues down, Genesis up

Jan 11, 15:31

LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy saw its December revenues decrease by 25% sequentially, while fellow chipmaker Genesis Photonics' December revenues increased slightly by 0.5% over the...

Genesis may cooperate with China-based Potevio

Jan 7, 15:00

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics is rumored to form a strategic alliance with China's Potevio Group soon in order to ensure orders from the China market.

Small- to medium-size BLU prices drop 5-10% in 4Q10

Dec 13, 15:02

In order to support operations and revenues during the LED weak season in the fourth quarter of 2010, backlight unit (BLU) makers have started to provide price-cut promotions for...

Genesis Photonics to set up third LED wafer factory in southern Taiwan

Oct 21, 01:05

Taiwan-based Genesis Photonics on October 20 broke ground for a factory with a monthly production capacity of 120,000 LED epitaxial wafers in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP),...

Unity Opto September revenues down, Genesis up

Oct 6, 02:00

LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology saw its September 2010 revenues decrease 22.2% sequentially, while LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics' revenues increased...

Genesis breaks ground for Kunshan joint venture

Sep 24, 01:45

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics, on September 23, broke ground for its joint venture with the Kunshan city government in China.

Genesis 3Q10 revenues to increase by 40% sequentially

Sep 15, 01:30

Third-quarter 2010 revenues of LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics are expected to increase by about 40% sequentially amid increasing shipments for TV backlighting...

Genesis will not give out dividends for 2009

Jul 1, 15:53

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced that it will not distribute dividends for 2009 due to a net loss of NT$187 million (US$5.82 million) or NT$1.51...

Genesis cooperates with JFE Engineering to tap Japan LED lighting market

May 18, 15:07

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced cooperation with Japan-based JFE Engineering to supply LED lighting products for the latter to market...

Genesis Photonics increases prices for green LED epitaxy wafers

May 7, 15:34

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics increased the prices of its green LED epitaxy wafers in April amid increasing prices of sapphire substrates, and expects its price hike...

Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand

Nov 3, 12:26

The total blue LED chip capacity of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Tekcore, Arima Optoelectronics, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech is expected to increase...

Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy report profits for 1H09, other Taiwan LED chipmakers see losses

Sep 1, 14:13

Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) are the only two of Taiwan's major LED chipmakers that have reported profits for the first half of 2009, but the latter's profit was minimal.

Taiwan LED makers gearing up output of LED T-bar lights

Apr 23, 16:36

A number of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers as well as packaging companies, including Ledtech Electronics, Opto Tech, Genesis Photonics, Harvatek and Wellypower Optronics, have all ventured...

LED maker Genesis to raise NT$500 million for capacity expansion

Apr 22, 16:57

Genesis Photonics, a Taiwan-based LED chipmaker, plans to raise NT$500 million (US$15 million) specifically for expanding its production capacity, mainly in regards to MOCVD (metal-organic...

Taiwan upstream LED chipmakers see falling profits in 3Q

Nov 3, 16:19

With LED market demand being affected by the global financial crisis, most Taiwan LED upstream players performed poorly in the third quarter, with net profits from leading makers...

LED player Genesis Photonics receives NT$2 billion loan for new plant

Oct 17, 12:47

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics signed a NT$2 billion (US$61 million) loan with Hun Nan Bank and nine other banks yesterday. The company indicated that the loan is to...

LED chipmaker Genesis sees strong demand from China public displays market

Sep 17, 01:20

Genesis Photonics is seeing China's public displays market driving its LED chip shipments, with its September revenues standing a good chance of hitting a new record for the seventh...

LED players see revenues growth in August

Sep 11, 01:20

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Everlight saw August revenues of NT$1.02 billion (US$32 million), up 10.27% from NT$925 million in July and up 9.5% on year, and exceeding the NT$1...