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Wednesday 15 December 2010
Bluestone files patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan and Japan LED players
Patent licensing company Bluestone Innovations has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan-based LED chip maker Huga Optotech, according to Huga. Industry sources indicated...
Friday 10 December 2010
LED companies strengthening deployments in lighting segment
A number of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and packaging companies are strengthening their deployments in the LED lighting segment as the market is expected to grow over 50% in 2011,...
Wednesday 8 December 2010
Epistar November revenues down 2.8%
Though LED chip packaging houses mostly saw revenues bounce back in October and November, chip makers still registered weak sales for November with modest decline to flat growth.
Tuesday 30 November 2010
LED companies Formosa Epitaxy and Unity Opto increase shipments proportion to China
With South Korea TV vendors raising their own LED capacity, orders to Taiwan-based suppliers are expected to see flat growth to merely a slight hike, and hence, LED chip maker Formosa...
Wednesday 17 November 2010
LED demand for TV backlighting to take off in March 2011
With vendors completing inventory adjustments, LED orders for LCD TV backlighting started to pick up in November 2010 and will increase significantly in March 2011, helping to boost...
Tuesday 16 November 2010
Wafer Works announces investment in Formosa Epitaxy
Wafer Works on November 15, 2019 announced a US$600,000 investment for a 1% equity interest in Formosa Epitaxy's new subsidiary in Jiangsu, China. Although the acquisition is merely...
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Formosa October revenues up, Tekcore down
LCD chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy saw its October 2010 revenues increase slightly by 0.04% sequentially, while fellow chipmaker Tekcore reported a 13.76% sequential drop.
Friday 29 October 2010
Epistar, Formosa report sequential growth in 3Q10 net profits
LCD chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy saw net profits increase sequentially to NT$1.9 billion (US$61.94 million) and NT$446 million, respectively, for the third quarter of 201...
Thursday 28 October 2010
Unity Opto to set up subsidiary, joint venture in China
Taiwan-based LED-packaging house Unity Opto Technology will invest US$9 million to set up a subsidiary maker of medium- to large-sized LED backlight units and LED lighting products...
Friday 8 October 2010
Formosa Epitaxy sees September revenues down 20% sequentially
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has posted revenues of NT$401 million (US$13 million) for September, decreasing 20% sequentially but increasing 65.7% on year.
Monday 4 October 2010
LED chipmakers expect September revenues to fall further
LED chipmakers including Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy and Tekcore expect revenues in September to continue to drop amid dropping demand for TV backlighting, and gross margins for the...
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Unity Opto, Formosa Epitaxy lower 2010 forecast for global LED TV penetration
Taiwan-based LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology and LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy have downward adjusted their projected proportions of global LCD TV shipment volumes for LED-backlit...
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Taiwan LED packagers, chipmakers report sequential drop in August revenues
LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw August revenues slip 4.6% sequentially but up 58% on year to NT$670 million (US$20.979 million). Revenues from January through August...
Tuesday 31 August 2010
Formosa Epitaxy sees record 1H10 gross margin
Taiwan-based LED chip maker Formosa Epitaxy has released its financial report for the first half of 2010, with results showing a gross margin of 43.58%, a record half-year figure...
Friday 16 July 2010
LED chipmakers develop new substrates to improve heat dissipation
LED chipmakers are developing new substrates based on copper-tungsten, ceramic or diamond thin-film to replace sapphire substrates to improve heat dissipation amid the surging demand...