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Monday 12 October 2009
LED chipmakers post high September revenues with full utilization rates
LED chipmakers have seen their production run at full utilization and posted high revenues for September. Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and Tekcore have reported revenues of NT$1.26...
Monday 5 October 2009
LED chip demand set to outpace supply growth in 2010
Demand for LED chips is set to outpace supply growth in 2010 due to the increasing penetration rates of LED TVs and LED notebooks, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 21 September 2009
LED chipmakers and packaging houses expect strong demand in 4Q09
LED chipmakers and packaging houses are unlikely to see seasonal decline in the fourth quarter, expecting revenues to remain at the levels seen in the third-quarter peak season due...
Monday 14 September 2009
Taiwan LED players post 7% revenues growth for August, says LEDinside
Taiwan's listed LED manufacturers recorded total revenues of NT$6.41 billion (US$196.25 million) in August 2009, a 7.2% growth from July and a 8.3% growth on year, according to LEDinside...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy report profits for 1H09, other Taiwan LED chipmakers see losses
Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) are the only two of Taiwan's major LED chipmakers that have reported profits for the first half of 2009, but the latter's profit was minimal.
Tuesday 25 August 2009
AUO subsidiary Lextar to invest NT$30 billion for LED plants at CTSP
Lextar Electronics, a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO) plans to invest NT$30 billion (US$912.27 million) to build a total of five LED plants in the Central Taiwan Science Park...
Friday 21 August 2009
LGE, Amtran reportedly take up new shares issued by Formosa Epitaxy
Korea-based LCD TV vendor LG Electronics (LGE) and Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology reportedly have acquired a combined 10% share of a NT$7 billion (US$212.12 million) capital...
Friday 21 August 2009
Taiwan and Japan LED chipmakers ramping up capacity
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to expand their monthly capacity by 200 million units each before the end of 2009, while Japan-based Nichia will...
Thursday 20 August 2009
Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy land LED orders from Samsung
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy have both recently signed contracts with Korea-based Samsung Electronics to supply LEDs from September 2009 through August...
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.
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.
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...