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Wednesday 1 March 2023
Epistar to complete first micro LED production line at end of 2023
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will complete its first micro LED epitaxial wafer production line at the end of 2023 and start trial production in the first quarter of...
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Ennostar expects production utilization to improve gradually
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar expect its capacity utilization to improve gradually, starting the first quarter of 2023.
Monday 9 January 2023
Epistar sees large decrease in December revenues
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has reported consolidated revenues of NT$728.0 million (US$23.8 million) for December, slipping 50.00% on month and 62.30% on year.
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Demand for miniLED-backlit automotive displays to take off in 2023
While demand for TV- and IT-use miniLED-backlit TFT-LCD panels has significantly shrunk in 2022, demand for miniLED-backlit LTPS (low-temperature polysilicon) TFT-LCD panels used...
Friday 11 November 2022
Epistar to acquire micro LED epitaxial wafer equipment
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will invest NT$600 million (US$18.8 million) to acquire manufacturing equipment of 6-inch micro LED epitaxial wafers from PlayNitride Display,...
Monday 7 November 2022
Apple supplier Epistar confident of demand for miniLED chips
LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Epistar, in response to the report that Apple may replace miniLED-backlit LCD panels with OLED panels for the iPad Pro to be launched in 2024, is...
Wednesday 12 October 2022
LED makers under pressure of 4Q22 operating losses
In view of the continuous weak demand for TVs, IT products and consumer electronics, mainly due to impact of inflation, LED chip makers and packaging service providers are likely...
Thursday 6 October 2022
Epistar reportedly becomes exclusive supplier of miniLED chips for Meta
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has reportedly supplied COB (chip on board)-based miniLED chips used in VR head-mounted devices exclusively for Meta and has begun small-volume...
Tuesday 13 September 2022
Sanan Optoelectronics cuts prices to compete for Apple orders for mini LED chips
According to industry sources, China's largest LED chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics has decreased quotes by 10-15% in a bid to compete with Taiwan's Epistar for Apple's orders of...
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Ennostar 3Q22 revenues may slip 10% sequentially
Ennostar is likely to see its third-quarter 2022 consolidated revenues decrease about 10% on quarter mainly because demand for AlGaInP LED and miniLED chips has been short of original...
Tuesday 9 August 2022
Ennostar to boost investment in Epistar for 150mm micro LED wafer capacity expansion
Ennostar will invest an additional NT$3.627 billion (US$122 million) in Epistar, its wholly owned subsidiary, in a few stages, with Epistar to use all of the additional...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
No peak season expected for LED makers this year
While the third quarter of each year is traditionally a peak season for LED makers, this year seasonality is not expected to kick in, with demand for various LED devices turning weak,...
Thursday 30 June 2022
Epistar to set up microLED chip production capacity
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar is in preparation for setting up microLED chip production capacity, according to its parent company Ennostar.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Epistar files patent lawsuit against Amazon in US
Taiwan-based Epistar, a subsidiary of Ennostar, has filed a patent lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging certain Amazon Fire TV models...
Thursday 9 June 2022
Ennostar to begin to ship COB mini LED backlight units in 2H22
Ennostar will begin to ship COB (chip on board) miniLED backlight units (BLU) to South Korea- and Japan-based TV vendors in the second half of 2022, with the BLUs mainly used in 65-...