Epistar, Everlight see weak LED BLU demand

Aug 9, 11:01

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar and LED pacakaging house Everlight Electronics saw their July revenues decrease on month and on year mainly because of weak demand for LED...

Cross-strait cooperation a method to gain market share in China's growing LED industry

Aug 3, 10:25

Taiwan-based LED firms have been eager to enter China's LED market. Through cooperation, Genesis Photonics and Ledtech both signed strategic alliance agreement with China-based Potevio...

Taiwan Bureau of Energy responds to criticism from Everlight chairman

Jul 28, 12:39

Weak demand for LED TVs has been causing stress to LED firms. Robert Yeh, chairman of Everlight, recently pointed out the lack of supporting policies from Taiwan's government for...

Taiwan government should implement policies to help the LED industry, says Everlight chairman

Jul 26, 15:09

Lack of demand in the LED TV market has been putting pressure on players in the LED industry as well. According to Robert Yeh, chairman of Everlight, the growth of the industry in...

Orders for large-size LED BLUs declining in July

Jul 21, 14:41

Orders for large-size LED backlight units (BLUs) from downstream TV makers so far this month have been lower than those received in June, according to sources at LED chipmakers. Since...

Everlight lighting products to debut in Japan in 2012

Jul 20, 01:20

LED packaging house, Everlight, has indicated that Japan has increased the speed of certification for LED lighting products since the earthquake disaster in March. Hence, Everlight...

Everlight to market own-brand LED lighting products in Greater China area, US and Europe

Jul 14, 01:05

LED packaging company Everlight Electronics will begin to market its Everlight-branded LED lighting products in the Greater China area via retail chain stores soon, while distributing...

Everlight to up investments in China LED lighting business

Jul 11, 15:21

The growing LED lighting market in China has prompted many LED firms to increase investments. Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight indicated 700 of its 1,000 employment opportunities...

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...

Tekcore to deal out cash dividend of NT$1

Jun 29, 01:15

LED chipmaker Tekcore announced at its shareholders meeting on June 28 it will deal out a cash dividend of NT$1 (US$0.034). The conflict between Tekcore and Everlight, one of its...

Apple iPhone 5 said to come with dual LED flash

Jun 23, 01:20

Recent market rumors have indicated that Apple's iPhone 5 is likely to come with a dual-LED flash with Taiwan-based LED packaging firms Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On...

Ta-I shipping LED heat sink substrates to Everlight, Delta

Jun 17, 10:08

Ta-I Technology reportedly has cut into the supply chain of LED packaging house Everlight Electronics and lighting system manufacturer Delta Electronics with its LED heat sink substrates,...

Everlight aims to become top-3 in lighting market, says company chairman

Jun 15, 01:30

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...

Taiwan LED industry shows improved May performance

Jun 14, 01:45

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...

Tekcore may advance board reelection

Jun 13, 15:39

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has delayed the reelection of its board of directors trying to fend off control by two major sharehokders, Everlight and Epistar. But the move seems...

Everlight to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$3.60

Jun 10, 14:23

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics announced on June 10 plans to distribute a cash dividend of NT$3.60 for 2010.

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers report mixed May performances

Jun 9, 12:25

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...

Everlight and Unity Opto report strong May revenues

Jun 8, 10:14

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.

Delta Electronics begins use of 3 zero-carbon classrooms in Taiwan

Jun 3, 10:53

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...

Increasing competition in LED lighting market for Taiwan-based firms

Jun 3, 01:05

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...

Tekcore favors independent control

May 23, 15:44

The fight for control of Taiwan-based LED firm Tekcore continues to cast a cloud over the companies involved. Tekcore has stated that even if Everlight decides to pull back the orders,...

Penetration of LED TV is expected to increase in 2Q11

May 19, 12:34

The demand for LED TV was not as transparent as expected in the first quarter. The industry anticipates an increase in penetration rate in the second quarter. Despite the optimistic...

Tekcore fails to bring in strategic shareholders

May 19, 12:09

Tekcore, a Taiwan-based LED chipmaker, held board of directors meeting on May 18. The strategic shareholders scheduled to appear failed to show up causing the planned equity swap...

Everlight Electronics looks to monthly record revenues in 3Q11

May 17, 01:25

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Everlight Electronics has seen increasing orders for LED backlight units of LCD TVs and LED lighting products, with expectations of hitting record...

Everlight Electronics sees capacity utilization rise to 85%

Apr 20, 01:05

LED packaging house Everlight Electronics' overall utilization has risen from 60-70% during the first quarter of 2011 to 85% currently, according to the company at an April 19 investors...

Everlight delivers LED backlight products to Apple for verification, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 18, 14:04

LED chip packaging company Everlight Electronics has delivered samples of its LED backlight products designed to be used in table PCs to Apple for validation, according to a Chinese-language...

Epistar and Everlight mull control of Tekcore, say sources

Apr 15, 16:32

LED chipmaker Tekcore is likely to see a battle for control of the company on June 28 when it holds its annual shareholders meeting, as the combined holdings by its two strategic...

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...

Everlight launches new high voltage LED products

Feb 17, 01:00

Everlight Electronics has launched a range of High Voltage LEDs especially suited for use in solid state lighting integral lamps, aka retrofit lamps, according to the company.

Everlight January revenues down, Formosa and Genesis up

Feb 11, 01:55

LED packaging company Everlight Electronics saw January 2011 revenues drop almost 10% sequentially, while LED chipmakers Formosa Epitaxy and Genesis Photonics saw their January revenues...

Lite-On Tech reports 4% on year growth for December revenues

Jan 7, 02:10

Lite-On Technology has reported December 2010 consolidated revenues of NT$10.02 billion (US$342.56 million), up 4% on year. The sales growth was attributable to Lite-On's ongoing...

Everlight posts December revenues of NT$1.3 billion

Jan 7, 01:55

LED packaging company Everlight Electronics has posted revenues of NT$1.3 billion (US$44.48 million) for December 2010, down slightly by 0.9% sequentially.

Taiwan LED companies raise year-end bonuses for 2010

Dec 17, 15:37

Despite slowing demand from the TV backlight segment, most Taiwan-based LED companies will turn in significant growth in both revenues and profits in 2010, and employee bonuses for...

Everlight may go to Beijing

Dec 17, 01:05

LED packaging company Everlight Electronics is expected to land a cooperation agreement from Beijing as the city needs about twenty LED production lines to supply demand from BOE...

Everlight enters tablet PC backlight supply chain

Dec 16, 01:15

LED chip packaging company Everlight Electronics has reportedly pushed sales of its LED backlight products to the supply chain of table PCs with shipments likely to expand several...