Lextar has stated 50% of current lighting shipments are for Japan-based customers, adding that lighting will contribute 40% of total revenues by the end of 2011. David Su, chairman...
LED lighting has been booming and many firms have been trying to enter the lucrative market. Robert Yeh, chairman of LED packaging house Everlight, has revealed the company aims to...
The Hsinchu city government signed an agreement with international lighting firm Cree to become the first LED city in Taiwan on June 14. Cree launched the "LED City Program"...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on June 14 it plans to officially spin off its solar and solid state lighting business units on August 1. TSMC's shares...
Industry observers predict LED backlight modules for TV applications will demonstrate apparent volume production in third quarter 2011 as penetration continues to increase. LED lighting...
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics indicated its goal is to become the second largest LED lighting chip producer in China. Its market share in China is expected to exceed...
The Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2011 will take place in Taipei from June 14-16. There will be more than 1,420 photonics and 630 display booths. International firms such as Japan-based...
LED chipmaker Epistar saw May revenues increase on month by 12.7% to NT$1,908 million (US$66 million). The figure also represents a 9.3% increase on year. According to Epistar, the...
LED packaging houses Everlight and Unity Opto have reported strong revenues for May as demand for LED lighting and shipments of backlight modules for tablet PCs increased.
Lextar has had a strong emphasis on the backlight modules, but now it is shifting focus to the lighting market, according to David Su, president and chairman of the Taiwan-based LED...
Delta Electronics on June 2 inaugurated three zero-carbon classrooms, an energy-saving educational facility, inside three elementary schools located in northern, central and southern...
Jay Yang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based Tong Hsing Electronics, is optimistic about the LED lighting market. Yang stated high-brightness LED lighting became mainstream in 2011...
Many international firms such as Samsung LED, LG Electronics, and Philips have been aggressively taking market share in the LED lighting market. Samsung has been shifting focus to...
