Last update: Thursday 9 May 2013 [39 news items]
Everlight, Edison Opto see rising April revenues
May 9, 21:24
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics has reported April consolidated revenues of NT$1.935 billion (US$65 million), representing an on-month growth of 4.48% and an...
Edison Opto expanding capacity at China factory
May 8, 14:56
LED packaging house Edison Opto began to expand production capacity at its factory in Yangzhou, eastern China, by 40% in the first quarter of 2013, with the expansion to be completed...
Genesis Photonics lands LED orders from Russia, Edison, Everlight tapping India market
Jan 29, 20:45
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has obtained orders from the largest Russia-based LED packager and lighting maker, with monthly shipments exceeding...
Edison Opto expands strategic alliance
Dec 24, 12:40
Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED lighting firm Edison Opto, will also be the chairman for LED packaging house Lumenmax starting January 1, 2013. This will allow Edison Opto...
Edison planning to step into production of TV-use BLUs
Oct 15, 22:21
Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based provider of LED packaging service for lighting application, is planning to extend its production to LED backlight units (BLUs) for use in LCD TVs, according...
Jun 26, 11:31
Continual drops in price have been driving demand for LED lighting products, with performance/cost ratio of 1W/US$ quoted by manufacturers currently expected to fall to 1W/US$ quoted...
Edison Opto deals out 2011 cash dividends of NT$3.01
Jun 20, 15:56
Taiwan-based high-power LED lighting packaging house Edison Opto held a shareholders' meeting to deal out 2011 dividends of NT$3.01 (US$0.10) in cash and NT$0.50 in stocks.
Edison holds conservative view on LED lighting demand
Jun 12, 01:00
LED packaging manufacturer, Edison Opto, has reported a 7.1% decrease in revenues in May over April, stating that the decline is due to the European economic crisis along with uncertainties...
Edison Opto reports increasing sales in April
May 9, 09:57
LED manufacturer Edison Opto reported that it had US$7.6 million in revenues during April, giving the company 6.1% growth and a 9.25% decrease compared with the same period last year...
Edison Opto aims to keep 2012 gross margin at 15-20%
Mar 3, 15:22
Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based packaging house of high-power LED chips for lighting, aims to maintain gross margin at 15-20% for 2012, despite pressure from declining product prices,...
Everlight, Edison Opto see decreasing January revenues
Feb 8, 01:10
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight reported January revenues of NT$1.147 billion (US$39 million), down 10.5% on month and 2.4% on year. According to Everlight, the falling...
Edison Opto sees falling 2011 revenues
Jan 5, 01:20
Edison Opto reported December revenues of NT$195 million (US$6.4 million), an increase of 2.01% on year. The accumulated revenues for 2011 reached NT$2.486 billion, a 17% decrease...
LED makers report mixed results for November
Dec 8, 11:03
Taiwan-based LED makers have reported mixed results for November, with Epistar, Edison Opto, Wellypower, Bright LED, and Ledtech Optoelectronics posting sequential revenue gains for...
Edison Opto expects November revenues to show growth on month
Nov 29, 01:25
Due to urgent orders, Taiwan-based LED firm Edison Opto anticipates November revenues to demonstrate 10-20% of on-month growth. Despite low demand in the LED industry, Edison Opto...
Edison reports decline in 1H11 earnings
Aug 25, 01:25
LED packaging and lighting company Edison Opto has reported net profits of NT$170 million (US$5.86 million) for the first half of 2011, down 45% from a year earlier. EPS for the six-month...
Taiwan-based LED firms invest heavily in China
Jul 8, 14:43
Taiwan-based LED firms have been aggressively entering the market in China. According to statistics, the accumulated investments into China from Taiwan-based firms have exceeded NT$40...
LED lighting prices dropping rapidly due to increased competition
Jul 5, 01:05
A large influx of LED firms has been causing the industry to compete by lowering prices. The magnitude of price falls in the first half of 2011 has reached the level of the total...
The future of Taiwan's LED lighting industry: Q&A with Edison Opto chairman Jason Wu
May 12, 12:00
A booming time has come for the LED lighting industry, and its players are optimistic. Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED components firm Edison Opto (Edison), talked about the...
The booming season for LED industry may be delayed
May 11, 16:30
Many Taiwan-based LED firms have reported falling revenues for April, signaling the traditional second-quarter booming season may be delayed. Firms including Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy,...
Price of LED light source to halve in late 2011
May 6, 11:29
The price of high-power LED light sources is expected to drop to NT$10 (US$0.35) per 100 lm/W in late 2011 compared to NT$20 currently, a move which is likely to lead to an explosive...
Edison Opto aims at sequential growth of over 30% in 2Q11 revenues
Apr 26, 01:20
Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based packaging house of high-power LED chips, expects its consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2011 to increase by more than 30% on quarter, according...
Edison LED lighting module sales to reach 30% of total revenues in 2Q11
Apr 6, 15:32
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto expects sales of its LED lighting modules will account for 30% its revenues in the second quarter 2011, buoyed by large-volume orders...
LED packagers mixed, lead frame maker I-Chiun reports sequential drop in February revenues
Mar 8, 15:04
LED packager Unity Opto Technology's February 2011 revenues increased 1.2% sequentially, while fellow packagers Everlight Electronics, Harvatek and Edison Opto saw their February...
Edison to kick off LED lighting DMS business in 2011
Mar 7, 16:31
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto has set 2011 as the beginning of its lighting design manufacturing service (LDMS) business and will aggressively bid for overseas orders...
Edison Opto posts record net EPS in 2010
Newswatch - Mar 4, 01:45
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto has reported net profits of NT$491 million (US$17 million) on revenues of NT$3 billion for 2010. The earnings translated into a net...
Edison launches new high-power customized LED lighting product
Nov 26, 14:23
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto has introduced a series of high-power LED lighting components, the EdiPower II, which offers customized solutions based on different...
Edison to list on TSE mainboard
Nov 11, 02:00
High-power LED packaging house Edison Opto will list on the mainboard of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on November 12.
Edison says no impact from Lustrous lawsuit
Sep 28, 15:34
High-power LED packaging house Edison Opto has indicated that a recently filed patent infringement lawsuit will have no significant impact on the company's finances and operations.
Edison reports May revenues up
Jun 11, 16:09
High-power LED packaging house Edison Opto posted revenues of NT$295 million (US$9.12 million) for May, up 127.92% on year. Revenues for January through May 2010 totaled NT$1.19 billion,...
LED maker Edison Opto applies for TSE listing
Newswatch - May 4, 13:58
High-power LED maker Edison Opto has recently renewed its application to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The company withdrew its last application to list on the TSE main...
Taiwan LED players post 7% revenues growth for August, says LEDinside
Sep 14, 17:09
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...
Huga, Edison post record revenues for August
Sep 9, 14:13
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Huga Optotech and LED packaging house Edison Opto both have reported record revenues for August.
Edison to expand high-power LED packaging capacity in China
Sep 2, 15:39
Taiwan LED packaging house Edison Opto will expand its packaging capacity for high-power LED chips at its plant in Yangzhou, China at the end of the third quarter or early in the...
Edison reports net profit of NT$118 million for 1H09
Sep 1, 12:11
Taiwan LED packaging house Edison Opto has posted net profit of NT$118.19 million (US$3.6 million) on revenues of NT$644.25 million for the first half of 2009, with operating income...
Edison Opto to increase high-power LED module production
Jul 14, 16:25
Taiwan LED packaging house Edison Opto has reported a 15.71% revenue growth in June 2009 and will begin operations at its plant in Yangzhou, China in the third quarter, initially...
The future of Taiwan's LED lighting industry: Q&A with Edison Opto chairman Jason Wu
A booming time has come for the LED lighting industry, and its players are optimistic. Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED components firm Edison Opto (Edison), talked about the...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
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- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |
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| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.