Last update: Monday 13 May 2013 [81 news items]
Unity Opto, Lextar sees sequential growth in April revenue
May 6, 12:19
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...
Edison Opto aims at sequential growth of over 30% in 2Q11 revenues
Apr 26, 01:20
Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based packaging house of high-power LED chips, expects its consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2011 to increase by more than 30% on quarter, according...
LED packager Unity Opto sees revenues up nearly 10% on year in March
Apr 7, 01:45
LED packager Unity Opto Technology has posted revenues of NT$550 million (US$18.84 million) for March, up 2.2% sequentially and 9.7% on year. For first-quarter 2011, revenues totaled...
LED packagers mixed, lead frame maker I-Chiun reports sequential drop in February revenues
Mar 8, 15:04
LED packager Unity Opto Technology's February 2011 revenues increased 1.2% sequentially, while fellow packagers Everlight Electronics, Harvatek and Edison Opto saw their February...
Edison Opto posts record net EPS in 2010
Newswatch - Mar 4, 01:45
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto has reported net profits of NT$491 million (US$17 million) on revenues of NT$3 billion for 2010. The earnings translated into a net...
Sanan Opto to set up office in Taipei
Feb 17, 16:37
Sanan Optoelectronics, China's largest LED company, is looking to set up an office at the Nankang Software Park in Taipei, Taiwan. Sanan will invest around NT$50 million (US$1.7 million)...
Unity Opto January revenues increase sequentially, Lite-On and Bright LED decrease
Feb 9, 02:10
LED packager Unity Opto Technology saw January revenues increase sequentially by 4.1%, while fellow packagers Lite-On Technology and Bright LED Electronics saw their January revenues...
Unity Opto forecasts strong 1Q11
Dec 21, 01:35
With demand from TV, tablet PC and notebook backlight applications on the rise, LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology expects monthly revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to hit...
LED companies Formosa Epitaxy and Unity Opto increase shipments proportion to China
Nov 30, 11:33
With South Korea TV vendors raising their own LED capacity, orders to Taiwan-based suppliers are expected to see flat growth to merely a slight hike, and hence, LED chip maker Formosa...
Edison launches new high-power customized LED lighting product
Nov 26, 14:23
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto has introduced a series of high-power LED lighting components, the EdiPower II, which offers customized solutions based on different...
Nov 15, 14:44
IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial expects solar wafers, LEDs and touch-panel products to account for about 15-20% of the company's 2011 revenues, up from 9.5%...
Unity Opto, Wah Hong see mixed October revenues
Nov 8, 11:13
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology and optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial saw revenues for October 2010 rise 5.59% and drop 7.20%, respectively, on month,...
Epistar, Lextar, Everlight October revenues down, Unity Opto, Genesis revenues up
Nov 8, 11:07
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Lextar Electronics and LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics saw October 2010 revenues drop sequentially by 7%, 37.51% and 10.63%, respectively,...
Unity Opto to set up subsidiary, joint venture in China
Oct 28, 02:00
Taiwan-based LED-packaging house Unity Opto Technology will invest US$9 million to set up a subsidiary maker of medium- to large-sized LED backlight units and LED lighting products...
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...
Unity Opto to rise capital of NT$2.18 billion for capacity expansion
Sep 20, 14:43
Taiwan-based LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology plans to rise a total capital of NT$2.18 billion (US$68.87 million) mainly for capacity expansions in Taiwan and China.
Taiwan LED packagers, chipmakers report sequential drop in August revenues
Sep 7, 11:35
LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw August revenues slip 4.6% sequentially but up 58% on year to NT$670 million (US$20.979 million). Revenues from January through August...
Chicony to invest in Unity Opto convertible bonds
Aug 30, 10:31
Chicony Electronics has announced that Chicony Power Technology (renamed from Hipro Electronics), its wholly owned subsidiary, will invest NT$400 million (US$12.5 million) to acquire...
Unity Opto adds investment of US$2 million in GLT
Jul 20, 13:43
Taiwan-based LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology will invest an additional US$2 million in Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), a Taiwan-based maker of LED backlight units (BLU)...
Unity Opto June revenues hit record for fourth straight month
Jul 6, 14:09
LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology posted revenues of NT$737 million (US$23 million) in June 2100, hitting a monthly record for the fourth consecutive month. June sales increased...
Japan TV vendors come to Taiwan to secure LED supply
Jun 25, 15:17
Amid the surging demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs, Japanese TV vendors recently visited Taiwan to secure LED supplies. LED packaging houses including Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto...
Unity Opto expects 70% sequential growth in revenues for 2Q10
Jun 25, 13:59
LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology expects second-quarter 2010 revenues to increase 70% sequentially with NT$760-800 million projected for June and sales for the full year...
Unity Opto expects LED lighting to account for 30% of revenues in 2011
Jun 15, 15:34
LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology currently has 16% of its total revenues coming from monthly shipments of nearly 500,000 LED chips used in lighting devices and expects the...
Edison reports May revenues up
Jun 11, 16:09
High-power LED packaging house Edison Opto posted revenues of NT$295 million (US$9.12 million) for May, up 127.92% on year. Revenues for January through May 2010 totaled NT$1.19 billion,...
Epistar, Unity Opto hit record revenues in May
Jun 8, 16:17
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar and LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology generated record revenues of NT$1.75 billion (US$54 million) and NT$701.67 million, respectively,...
LED players see April revenues rise
May 6, 16:06
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology both saw 20% on-month growth in April revenues with LED chipmaker Tyntek and LED leadframe maker...
LED maker Edison Opto applies for TSE listing
Newswatch - May 4, 13:58
High-power LED maker Edison Opto has recently renewed its application to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The company withdrew its last application to list on the TSE main...
LED companies see revenue growth in 1Q10
Apr 29, 15:19
LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto Technology and Ledtech Electronics, and LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) have all reported growth in their first-quarter...
Unity Opto, Ledtech, Ligitek report growth in March revenues
Apr 7, 15:37
LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology, Ledtech Electronics and Ligitek Electronics have reported sequential increases of 38.74%, 91.14% and 23.34%, respectively, for March rev...
LED players expect revenues to grow significantly starting March
Apr 1, 15:56
LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology, Everlight Electronics and Ligitek Electronics all expect their revenues to grow strongly in March, with a chance of hitting record levels,...
Opto Tech expects 1Q10 LED order volume to rise by 20% on year
Feb 2, 14:30
LED chipmaker Opto Tech is receiving many urgent orders for AlGaInP and invisible-light LED chips and thus expects the total order volume for the first quarter of 2010 to increase...
Unity Opto enjoys increased revenues in December
Jan 6, 15:52
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reported revenues of NT$392.92 million (US$12.2 million) for December, up 0.62% on month from NT$390.48 million and up 89.43%...
Unity Opto receives NT$1.5 billion orders from HannStar, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 5, 17:00
Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology has received NT$1.5 billion (US$47.13 million) worth of orders for LEDs use in notebook backlight units (BLUs) from HannStar...
Everlight and Unity Opto to hike 2010 capex
Dec 18, 15:14
LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Unity Opto Technology have raised their capex goals for 2010 amid growing demand for LED-backlight applications, according to market...
Unity Opto partners with China consumer electronics player for LED lighting
Dec 17, 15:28
Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology has signed an agreement with China-based Potevio's consumer electronic subsidiary to set up a LED lighting joint venture in...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 8h 34min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 8h 46min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 9h 1min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 9h 3min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 9h 5min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 9h 47min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 9h 58min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 10h 4min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 10h 6min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 10h 8min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 10h 11min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 10h 31min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 10h 44min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 10h 48min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
22-May-2013 markets closed
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
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In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















