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Monday 9 May 2011
LED makers see mixed growth in April revenues
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy as well as LED chip packager Everlight Electronics had April revenues decreasing on month, while LED packaging...
Monday 2 May 2011
TV brands shift focus back to CCFL TVs
Although 2011 has been generally seen as the year for LED TV suppliers to shine, some industry observers have noted that leading TV brands have been shifting their focus back to CCFL-backlit...
Monday 2 May 2011
Gross margins slip below 20% for some LED chipmakers
LED chipmakers have announced financial performance for the first quarter of 2011, with Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) both seeing less than 20% gross margins due to decreased...
Thursday 28 April 2011
50% of penetration for LED TV in 2011, says AUO executive VP
Despite the weak demand on the consumer end causing doubts in the growth of LED-backlit LCD TVs, the growth of CCFL models in the market is still curbed, according to Paul Peng, executive...
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Formosa Epitaxy not optimistic about 2Q11 demand for LED TV BLUs, says chairman
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Formosa Epitaxy does not expect demand for LED TV backlight units (BLUs) to rebound until the end of this quarter or early next quarter although...
Friday 1 April 2011
LED makers look to 20-30% sequential revenue growth in 2Q11
Taiwan-based LED chip makers Formosa Epitaxy and Epistar expect their second-quarter 2011 revenues to grow 20-30% on quarter, while LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Formosa posts net lost of NT$1 million for 4Q10
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has announced revenues of NT$1.1 billion (US$37.33 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, an decrease of 23% sequentially. Net loss for the quarter...
Monday 21 March 2011
Formosa Epitaxy expects Mitsui partnership to contribute to revenues in 2Q11
After LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy brought in strategic investor Japan-based Mitsui in 2010, the Taiwan-based company has moved from upstream chip production to LED lighting assembly,...
Thursday 10 March 2011
Formosa Epitaxy sees flat revenues in February
LED epitaxial wafer maker Formosa Epitaxy saw its revenues stay flat at NT$350 million (US$12.05 million) in February compared to the previous month but up 64.65% from a year earlier...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy to delay MOCVD establishment in 2H11 if China ends subsidies
Formosa Epitaxy, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, plans to install 11 sets of MOCVD sets at its subsidiary in Yangzhou City, eastern China, in the first half...
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...
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.
Thursday 23 December 2010
China LED makers to install more MOCVD equipment in 2011
China's LED industry is expected to install 700-800 units of MOCVD equipment in 2011 compared to 330 units installed in 2010, a trend which is likely to enable China's LED industry...
Monday 20 December 2010
LED chip demand for TV backlight to return to 1H10 level in Feb 2011, says Formosa Epitaxy
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy expects LED chip demand to return to the levels of the first half of 2010 in February and March of 2011, and volume shipments for applications...
Friday 17 December 2010
Taiwan LED companies raise year-end bonuses for 2010
Despite slowing demand from the TV backlight segment, most Taiwan-based LED companies will turn in significant growth in both revenues and profits in 2010, and employee bonuses for...