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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...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Formosa Epitaxy to install more equipment on improved order visibility
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy will install four MOCVD (metal-organic chemical vapor deposition) machines in addition to the seven units it originally planned for full-year...
Thursday 4 June 2009
High brightness LED chips in short supply, say Taiwan makers
The global supply of high brightness (HB) LED chips is currently in shortage, with Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED chipmaker, foreseeing insufficient capacity until September,...
Monday 25 May 2009
Opto Tech and Harvatek benefiting from LED monitor backlighting orders
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Opto Tech and packaging house Harvatek are benefiting from monitor vendors' launch of LED-backlit models, according to market sources.
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Opto Tech to issue NT$1 billion in common stock
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Opto Tech's board of directors has decided to issue NT$1 billion (US$30.35 million) in common stock through private investment, according to a filing with...
Monday 18 May 2009
Epistar DC LED efficiency to reach 150lm/W before 2012
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar plans to raise the efficiency of its DC LED to 150lm/W and AC LED to 130lm/W before 2012, according to the company.
Thursday 14 May 2009
Epistar and Opto Tech see order visibility extend to September
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Opto Tech have seen their order visibility for blue LED chips extend into September 2009 amid increasing demand for LED backlighting, according...
Friday 8 May 2009
Formosa Epitaxy lands LED orders from LGD
Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy has received LED chip orders from LG Display (LGD) for TV backlighting, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 6 May 2009
LED chipmaker Epistar seeking to acquire Huga, says paper
Major Taiwan LED chipmaker Epistar is seeking to take over fellow competitor Huga Optoteck so as to have sufficient capacity to meet clients' demand, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 3 November 2008
Taiwan upstream LED chipmakers see falling profits in 3Q
With LED market demand being affected by the global financial crisis, most Taiwan LED upstream players performed poorly in the third quarter, with net profits from leading makers...