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Wednesday 25 March 2009
LED chipmaker Epistar says no acquisition plans
Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED chip maker, has dismissed rumors that it has plans to acquire overseas or Taiwan-based LED makers.
Tuesday 24 March 2009
LED packaging house Para Light sees utilization rate rebound to 60% in March
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Para Light Electronics has seen their utilization rate return to 60% in March, and the order visibility extend to April because of growing demand...
Monday 23 March 2009
LED chipmaker Opto Tech is ready for LED lighting production
LED chipmaker Opto Tech has finished development of outdoor LED projection lamps and LED T-bar lighting products for use in offices and stores in cooperation with Japan-based Nichia...
Friday 20 March 2009
ChipMOS diversifying customer base to minimize impact from Spansion insolvency
Taiwan's ChipMOS Technologies is looking to diversify its memory customer base, while having lowered its dependence on Spansion significantly, according to company sources. The IC...
Thursday 19 March 2009
LED chipmakers have better order visbility and utilization rates
Taiwan LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, and Opto Tech have all reported sequential increases in their February revenues, with their order visibility and utilization rates...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Taiwan Memory to eventually consolidate DRAM makers into one entity, says premier
Taiwan's premier said Wednesday that the government will eventually seek to combine all local DRAM makers into one single entity to compete with Samsung Electronics, but its present...
Monday 16 March 2009
PSC asking workers to take one-week unpaid furloughs, says paper
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) plans to implement a new phase of cost-cutting measures starting from March 20, according to a Chinese-language cnYES.com report.
Thursday 12 March 2009
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy to set up subsidiary in China
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy will invest US$1.5 million to establish a subsidiary in Shandong province, China, with centers for R&D, testing, and the production...
Friday 27 February 2009
LED players Genesis and Lite-On see utilization rates rising
LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics has indicated that its February revenues may return to the level in December 2008 at about NT$60 million, with utilization rates climbing to 50-60%,...
Thursday 26 February 2009
LED chipmaker Formosa revenues halved in 4Q08
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has reported revenues of NT$203.16 million (US$5.83 million) for the fourth quarter of 2008, down 49.64% on quarter and down 51.47% on year,...
Tuesday 24 February 2009
LED chipmaker Opto Tech eying Taiwan street lamp market
LED chipmaker Opto Tech is eying the LED street lamp market in Taiwan, with products currently being validated by the government.
Tuesday 24 February 2009
LED chipmaker Epistar to see utilization rise to 80% in March
Due to recent rush orders, leading Taiwan LED chipmaker Epistar has indicated that February demand has been better than January, and its March orders have already reached NT$500 million...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Epistar receives Samsung LED orders for LCD TV backlighting, says paper
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has received orders from Samsung Electronics for LEDs for use in LCD TV backlighting, according to a Chinese language Commercial Times...
Monday 5 January 2009
LED chipmaker Epistar estimates 38% revenue drop in December
Taiwan's leading LED chipmaker Epistar estimates a 38% drop in December 2008 revenues to about NT$400 million (US$12 million), marking the lowest monthly level of 2008, according...
Friday 26 December 2008
VPEC to close down LED production next month
Taiwan-based Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) has announced that it is going to close down its LED production lines in order to reduce losses and the company will concentrate its sources...