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Wednesday 26 January 2011
IC designer ALi expects revenues to decline over 22% sequentially in 1Q11
IC design house ALi expects its revenues to total NT$651 million (US$22.36 million) in the first quarter of 2011, declining 22.3% sequentially, according to a company announcement...
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Delta to introduce 800 lumen 8W LED light bulb with Epistar
Delta Electronics plans to launch a total of 62 LED lighting products under 29 series and three intelligent control systems in 2011, and is cooperating with LED chipmaker Epistar...
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Epistar aims US$1/500 lm goal in 2012
In order to get a upper-hand position in the global LED lighting market, Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will actively lower the brightness cost of LED lighting products and aims...
Thursday 13 January 2011
China market: SMIC lands more IDM orders
Foundry chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has grabbed more chip orders targeted mainly at China from international IDM companies, according to...
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Formosa December revenues down, Genesis up
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...
Thursday 30 December 2010
LED chipmaker Tyntek to raise cross-strait capacity to 40-45 MOCVD sets
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tyntek has plans to raise capacity for LED epitaxy and LED chip production. Its subsidiary will invest US$30 million to add 10-15 MOCVD sets, bringing its...
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Formosa attracts Mitsui to become its largest shareholder through private placement
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has announced that Japan-based Mitsui & Co will become its largest shareholder with a 15% stake through private placement.
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Epistar November revenues down 2.8%
Though LED chip packaging houses mostly saw revenues bounce back in October and November, chip makers still registered weak sales for November with modest decline to flat growth.
Thursday 2 December 2010
LED chipmaker Tekcore to sign syndicated loan
LED chipmaker Tekcore will sign a NT$3.8 billion (US$124.53 million) syndicated loan with a banking consortium on December 2. The new funds will be used to build a new plant as well...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Ralink October revenues grow, decline projected for 4Q10
WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology has reported NT$582.88 million (US$19.34 million) in October revenues, up 3.4% sequentially and 5.6% on year. But the company said fourth-quarter...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Formosa October revenues up, Tekcore down
LCD chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy saw its October 2010 revenues increase slightly by 0.04% sequentially, while fellow chipmaker Tekcore reported a 13.76% sequential drop.
Wednesday 3 November 2010
LED TV panel demand to increase significantly in January-February 2011, says Lextar president
Demand for LED-backlit LCD TV panels will increase significantly in January-February 2011 as TV vendors are planning to launch new models in March, according to David Su, president...
Friday 29 October 2010
Winbond enjoys growth in 3Q10 net profits
Winbond Electronics saw its net profits soar 54% sequentially to NT$1.9 billion (US$62 million) in the third quarter of 2010, bolstered by non-core activities, according to the maker...
Friday 22 October 2010
Epistar reportedly to acquire Tekcore
LED chipmaker Epistar is reportedly to acquire fellow chipmaker Tekcore at NT$45 (US$1.46) per share to take control in Tekcore's operations.
Friday 15 October 2010
Consumer electronics IC suppliers face cost challenges, says iSuppli
The consumer electronics market continues to hold tremendous growth potential as it rebounds from the recession, but semiconductor vendors operating in this fragmented space will...