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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...
Thursday 4 December 2008
Epistar executives take pay cut, says paper
Executives of Epistar, Taiwan's leading LED chipmaker, have taken a pay cut since November, as the company strives to reduce costs amid the economic downturn, according to a Chinese-language...
Wednesday 26 November 2008
LED chipmaker Genesis expects 10% revenue drop in 4Q
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics expects a 10% sequential drop in its fourth-quarter revenues, according to York Lin, exclusive assistance of the chairman.
Wednesday 17 September 2008
LED chipmaker Genesis sees strong demand from China public displays market
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...
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Weak demand a drag on Taiwan LED chipmakers' June revenues
Taiwan LED chipmaker mostly reported falling June revenues, though most companies saw their revenues grow on year.
Tuesday 24 June 2008
Taiwan LED chipmaker Tekcore to swing to profits in 2Q
While Taiwan LED chipmaker Tekcore lost NT$16 million (US$526,300) in the first quarter of 2008, market watchers estimate the company will swing to profits in the second quarter.