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Monday 17 August 2009
UMC enters China LED market
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) reportedly has signed an agreement with the Shandong government in China to set up a LED supply chain that will include LED chip making,...
Friday 14 August 2009
LED packaging house Everlight to expand capacity in 2H09
Taiwan LED packaging house Everlight Electronics plans to expand its monthly capacity for high-power LEDs and SMD LEDs to five million units and 1.2 billion units respectively in...
Tuesday 11 August 2009
Epistar and Tekcore report growth for July revenues
LED chipmakers Epistar and Tekcore have reported revenue growth for July. Epistar's revenues totaled NT$1.21 billion (US$36.94 million), up 5.33% sequentially and up 31.37% from July...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Epistar to add blue LED manufacturing equipment in 1H10
LED chipmaker Epistar is actively expanding its capacity and plans to add another 10-15 MOCVD (metal organic chemical vapor deposition) devices for blue LED chip manufacturing in...
Thursday 30 July 2009
Everphoton lands HCPV solar module orders from US
Everphoton Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of HCPV (high-concentration photovoltaic) modules/systems, has landed an order for 5MWp (megawatt-peak) HCPV modules from the US, according...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Epistar and Formosa expected to score new high in July revenues, say sources
LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to score historical highs in their July revenues as blue LED orders continue to fully load capacity, according to market wat...
Friday 17 July 2009
Epistar and Formosa seeing no shortages of sapphire substrates
LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are not seeing shortages of sapphire substrates, according to the companies.
Monday 13 July 2009
LED chipmakers report sequential increase in June revenues
LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy and Opto Tech saw June 2009 revenues increase sequentially on surging demand for LED backlight applications.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Youngtek to expand LED sorting capacity by 40%
Taiwan LED sorting and semiconductor testing company Youngtek Electronics (YTEC) will expand its monthly LED sorting capacity by 40% to 2.1 billion LED chips in September from current...
Friday 3 July 2009
LED chipmakers to expand blue LED chip capacity in 2H09
LED chipmakers Epistar and Tekcore plan to expand capacity in preparation for strong high-brightness (HB) blue LED chip demand, according to market sources.
Wednesday 1 July 2009
TSMC in partnership talks with LED chipmaker Epistar, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), seeking a new engine of growth for its sustainable business, is reportedly in talks to forge a partnership with LED chipmaker Epistar,...
Thursday 25 June 2009
Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy expected to turn profitable in 2Q09
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to turn profitable starting in the second quarter of 2009 due to increasing demand for backlighting and general...
Friday 19 June 2009
Epistar lands US$120 million LED chip orders for China streetlamps
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has landed US$120 million worth of orders from China for LED chips to be used in 400,000 streetlamps, according to market sources.
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Taiwan LED players eyeing 1.4 million LED streetlamp business from China
Taiwan LED players are looking to grab a portion of the 1.4 million LED streetlamp business that the China government plans to install by the end of 2009, according to market sourc...
Monday 8 June 2009
HB LED shortage may end at 3Q09
Short supply of high-brightness (HB) LED chips may be eased at the end of the third quarter, as Taiwan LED chipmakers are expected to ramp up production at their new capacities in...
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