Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED UPSTREAM | May 21, 19:55
Lextar Electronics is expected to see gross margin rise from 6.82% for the first quarter of 2013 to 13-14% for the second due to growing orders for LED backlight...
LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
LED UPSTREAM | May 21, 11:35
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar expects LED applications to account for 30% of total revenues in third-quarter 2013, up from the current 20-25%,...
Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
LED APPLICATIONS | May 22, 10:57
Global LED tube lighting shipments in 2013 will increase to 220 million units to account for 5.5% of the entire lighting market, as LED tube lights' luminous...
Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
LED UPSTREAM | May 24, 11:26
Revenues for South Korea-based LED firms have been rising due to the introduction of affordable LED direct-type TVs and lighting products since 2012. Digitimes Research expects strong performance from Korea LED firms in 2013.
Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
LED UPSTREAM | May 21, 10:42
New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
LED UPSTREAM | May 15, 21:46
Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
LED UPSTREAM | May 15, 14:30
Sanan suspends fund-raising plan
LED UPSTREAM | May 13, 11:56
Unity Opto sees 1Q13 revenues up 88% on year
LED UPSTREAM | May 13, 10:26
LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
LED APPLICATIONS | May 20, 13:54
Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
LED APPLICATIONS | May 20, 12:31
Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
LED APPLICATIONS | May 17, 11:24
LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
LED APPLICATIONS | May 16, 14:15
China LED firm NVC bans distributors from selling Everlight products, say reports
LED APPLICATIONS | May 13, 10:50
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
DISPLAYS | May 24, 10:42
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
GREEN ENERGY | May 24, 10:37
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
GREEN ENERGY | May 23, 21:42
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
MOBILE + TELECOM | May 23, 21:39
Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
IT + CE | May 23, 11:47
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
IT + CE | May 24, 16:11
Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
IT + CE | May 24, 15:30
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
BITS + CHIPS | May 24, 15:28
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
IT + CE | May 24, 15:20
Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
BITS + CHIPS | May 24, 14:50
Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
May 9, 14:39
LED price drops ease in China
May 9, 12:26
Lextar reports 1Q13 revenues with 22% sequential growth
May 7, 10:22
Booming LED backlight demand to continue until November, say Taiwan LED makers
May 2, 19:39
Sapphire substrate prices may increase in 2Q13
Apr 25, 21:43
Sapphire substrate market in oversupply
Apr 24, 14:58
China market: Veeco, Aixtron cut MOCVD prices by 30-40% due to competition from local makers
Apr 16, 21:42
Commentary: Sanan financial report scandal stirs subsidy controversy
Apr 15, 11:34
I-Chiun sees March revenues increase 29% sequentially
Apr 9, 10:58
Ledlink reports 43.34% gross margin in 1Q13
May 9, 13:54
LED upstream ingot output value may reach US$324 million in 2015, says Displaybank
May 7, 13:54
Prices for 2-inch sapphire wafers may rise, say Taiwan makers
May 6, 16:14
LED market oversupply may delay investment projects
May 2, 14:56
GaN and SiC Power IC market set to rise by factor of 18 from 2012 to 2022, says IHS
Apr 25, 20:46
Everlight optimistic about 2Q13
Apr 19, 10:31
Taiwan LED firms report rising total March revenues
Apr 16, 12:18
Epistar to begin LED lighting filament volume production at end of 2Q13
Apr 11, 21:21
Epistar lands orders with shipments scheduled until May, says chairman
Apr 9, 20:32
Four LED makers see large sequential growth in March revenues
Apr 8, 22:41
Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
May 10, 15:56
Everlight, Edison Opto see rising April revenues
May 9, 21:24
Unity Opto sees April revenues increase 41% on year
May 7, 10:20
Everlight hopes to expand share in China LED lighting market
Apr 29, 14:36
Cree reports financial results for fiscal 3Q13
Apr 26, 14:46
Taiwan market: LED lighting demand to take off in 2H13, says Everlight Electronics
Apr 22, 21:55
International brands lead LED light bulb price competition
Apr 22, 14:14
China LED tube, light bulb penetration rate to exceed 15% in 2013
Apr 17, 22:14
Local suppliers threaten Taiwan's dominance in China TV LED BLU market
Apr 15, 23:54
China LED firms may begin dumping in 3Q13
Apr 15, 11:41
Lite-On Technology adjusts merger plans
May 10, 10:38
Edison Opto expanding capacity at China factory
May 8, 14:56

Radiant Opto-Electronics April BLU shipments down over 20% sequentially
May 7, 15:02
Taiwan makers expected to compete for China government LED lighting procurement
Apr 29, 21:21
Digitimes Research: LED TV to account for 100% of Samsung TV products in 2013
Apr 26, 15:47
Lextar sees growing orders for LED TV BLUs
Apr 23, 20:30
Taiwan LED firms eying Japan market in 2013
Apr 22, 15:53
Global average prices of 40W and 60W retrofit LED light bulbs fall in March, says LEDinside
Apr 22, 10:50
LEDs to account for a quarter of global lighting market by 2016, says DisplaySearch
Apr 17, 13:55
Digitimes Research: March LED light bulb prices rise in Japan, fall in other markets
Apr 15, 11:44
Digitimes Research: MOCVD shipments to reach 148 units in 2013
Apr 12, 11:52
Demand for COB packaging used in high-power LED lighting to grow fast, says Lextar
Apr 2, 20:53
Foxconn denies closing Cybermart in Taiwan
Apr 2, 12:05

24-May-2013 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |

| TSE electronic | 310.89 | -0.43 | -0.14% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 118.64 | -0.71 | -0.59% |

| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |

- Cree introduces high-efficacy color LEDs (May 22) - Company release
- US, Europe prepare to settle China solar panel cases (May 20) - New York Times
- Worldwide LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million in 2013 (May 23) - Benzinga
- Osram leads research on LED-based adaptive headlamps for autos (May 14) - LEDs Magazine
- US DOE research projects potential LED energy savings (May 6) - LEDs Magazine
- Path to 80% market share for LED lights (April 30) - Greentech media
- LED streetlamp aims to improve public view of stars (April 25) - BBC News
- Samsung touts ZigBee-based smart lighting at LFI 2013 (April 24) - LEDs Magazine
- The bright future of Taiwan optoelectronics industry
- Global LED lighting market will be worth US$25.4 billion in 2013, says new report from Digitimes Research
- Interview with AZZURRO Semiconductors CEO Erwin Wolf: Mass production of 200mm GaN-on-Si wafer will drive significant shift of LED market
- New publication details ARC Energy's CHES furnace advantages for high-brightness LED production on large diameter sapphire substrates
- Emerging Technologies and Trends in Industrial LCD Panels
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Personal opinion: LED light bulbs are for lazy people
- On-site: 2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show, and a cafe
- LED lighting uptake to rise sharply in 2012 and reach 25% by 2014, says a new report from Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: LED ceiling lights gain popularity in Japan market
- Linear announces synchronous buck LED driver controller
- iWatt targets high power density in ultra-small overall adapter size with new devices
- ViewSonic announces ultra-portable LED projector line
- Chimei expects LED models to account for over 30% of its monitor revenues in 2010
- Photonics Festival in Taiwan: Everlight showcases LED agriculture lamps

2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show
The 2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show was held in Taipei, Taiwan, from March 26-29, 2013.

Taiwan's LED industry is optimistc about 2013

Philips, Osram, Genesis Photonics, Opto Tech, Panasonic, Toshiba Lightech and Everlight participate in Lighting Japan 2013.

Epistar takes over Huga Optotech
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker expands capacity and plans to take over Huga Optotech through share swap

GaN-on-Si for LED: Q&A with Azzurro vice president of sales and marketing Erwin Ysewijn
GaN-on-Si is a new technology that has the potential to replace sapphire substrates in the LED supply...

Despite the fact the penetration rate of LED backlight units (BLUs) in TVs has been increasing continuously,...

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

The LED industry has been growing rapidly in China. Digitimes Research recently visited China-based...
- 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...
- Overview of LCD TV market - May 2010
When the economic recession hit at the end of 2008, the LCD TV market seemed to be heading toward a doomsday scenario in 2009; however, demand turned out to be...
- Taiwan's display system makers - Jun 2007
In addition to pure display makers such as Amtran, Chi Mei, HANNspree, Taiwan-based home appliance makers such as Tatung, Proton, Kolin, several major IT makers...
- Taiwan's display system makers - Jun 2006
Taiwan-based display makers come from a variety of areas in the IT industry, from Compal, which is best known for producing notebooks, to Premier, which also produces...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

























