Last update: Monday 22 April 2013 [80 news items]
Taiwan market: LED lighting demand to take off in 2H13, says Everlight Electronics
Apr 22, 21:55
Demand for LED lighting in the Taiwan market is expected to take off in the second half of 2013, with mainstream power of LED light bulbs to rise from 8W currently to 10-12W and sales...
Local suppliers threaten Taiwan's dominance in China TV LED BLU market
Apr 15, 23:54
China-based LED chip packaging houses have been extending their presence from small-size LED BLUs (backlight units) to large-size models in the China market, posing potential competitive...
Everlight chairman urges tighter Greater China cooperation
Apr 2, 15:05
LED firms in Greater China should cooperate and build a single brand to maximize their competitive advantages, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house...

Everlight, Delta Electronics win government procurement of 500,000 LED bulbs
Apr 1, 21:31
Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics and Delta Electronics have won open-bid procurement of 500,000 9W LED light bulbs at a total price of about NT$94 million (US$3.15 million) from...
China LED firms shift investment focus to downstream segments
Apr 1, 11:26
China government's subsidy programs for upstream LED firms have been causing oversupply of LED chips, inflicting losses on Taiwan-based LED chipmakers. However, the subsidy programs...
Everlight Electronics, Lextar optimistic about 2013 business operation
Mar 26, 21:06
LED chip packaging house Everlight Electronics and LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics hold optimistic outlooks on their business operations in 2013, according to...
Everlight Electronics tapping China LED lighting market
Mar 18, 21:25
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics has begun to tap the China market for its own-brand LED lighting products through setting up a marketing subsidiary in Shanghai...

Everlight, Epistar see increased January revenues
Feb 19, 11:16
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics had January consolidated revenues of NT$1.653 billion (US$56.0 million) growing on month and year. According to the firm, demand...
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...
2013 is full of opportunities and risks for LED lighting, says Everlight chairman
Jan 21, 16:28
Various countries have banned the use of incandescent light bulbs, paving the way for LED lighting to shine. However, due to numerous newcomers in China taking up massive capacity...
Everlight to ship nearly 50,000 LED street lamps to Taiwan government projects by end of 2Q13
Jan 15, 14:18
Taiwan-based Everlight Electronics has won two contracts from the Kaohsiung City Government, southern Taiwan, to each supply about 10,000 LED street lamps, and together with contracts...
Jan 8, 21:53
The government of Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, is in the administrative process to procure 60,000 LED street lamps through an open-bid. Lite-On Technology and Everlight Electronics...
LED makers see sequential drops in December, 4Q12 revenues
Jan 7, 21:55
Epistar and Lextar Electronics, two Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers, as well as Everlight Electronics and Unity Opto Technology, two Taiwan-based providers of LED...
Leotek wins procurement of 6,000 LED street lamps from Taipei government
Dec 24, 22:44
Leotek Electronics, a LED lighting maker belonging to the Lite-On Group, has won procurement of about 6,000 LED street lamps from Taipei City Government through open-bid competition,...
Everlight Electronics wins patent appeal against Nichia
Dec 4, 21:28
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics on December 4 announced that the Japan Patent Office (JPO) has made a judgment to uphold its claim on the invalidity of Japan-based LED...
Taiwan LED firms to reportedly cut staff
Nov 28, 21:17
Weak demand is said to have caused Taiwan-based LED firms to consider reducing their workforces. Huga Optotech, Lextar and Everlight are reportedly considering cutting staff.
Epistar, Everlight see sequential drops in September revenues
Oct 9, 10:36
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar had September revenues of NT$1.616 billion (US$54.7 million), representing a decrease on month of 6.09%, while LED packaging...
Taiwan market: Deferred hikes in power price to have little impact on growth in LED lighting
Sep 18, 01:20
In response to the government's decision to postpone an increase in power prices originally scheduled for the December 10, 2012, Taiwan-based LED chip packaging company Everlight...
Taiwan vendors expected to lower LED lighting prices to US$1.20/W at end of 2012, says Everlight
Jun 8, 01:40
First-tier Taiwan-based vendors currently quote their LED lighting products at US$1.50/W, higher than US$1/W quoted by second-tier vendors but lower than US$2/W charged by international...
Everlight to deal out 2011 dividend per share of NT$2.50
Mar 21, 01:05
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$2.50 for 2011, accounting for 79.62 % of the corresponding net EPS of NT$3.14, according...
Taiwan LED firms have lower production costs compared to South Korea peers, says Everlight chairman
Mar 14, 14:49
While Samsung Electronics has started a price war for its LED lighting products, Taiwan-based LED fellow makers have the competitive advantage of lower production costs, according...
Everlight wins patent infringement lawsuit filed by Nichia in Taiwan
Oct 21, 01:15
Taiwan's Supreme Administrative Court, regarding Japan-based Nichia's accusations that Taiwan-based LED packaging company Everlight Electronics infringed upon its Patent Nos.089 and...
LED makers see mixed growth in September revenues
Oct 7, 01:10
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar and chip packaging house Everlight Electronics saw September revenues increase slightly on month, while fellow makers Unity Opto Technology...
Chip One Stop stops selling Everlight LED products
Sep 14, 15:19
Chip One Stop, a web-based electronics device marketing company in Japan, has reached an agreement with LED maker Nichia to stop selling white LED products manufactured by Taiwan-based...
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...
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...
Most LED companies post sequential declines in June revenues
Jul 7, 01:15
LED chipmakers Epistar and Lextar Electronics and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics all posted sequential declines in revenues in June due largely to inventory checks at clients...
ITRI forms industrial association to develop plant factories in Taiwan
Jun 30, 12:18
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has formed an industrial association aiming to promote the development of plant factories in Taiwan with more than 20 companies...
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 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.
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...
LED makers see mixed growth in April revenues
May 9, 16:26
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy as well as LED chip packager Everlight Electronics had April revenues decreasing on month, while LED packaging...
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...
Four LED firms post growth in March revenues
Apr 8, 15:23
Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Harvatek and Bright Led Electronics as well as LED chip maker Lextar Electronics saw their March 2011 revenues increase on...
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Mobile + telecom | 5h 38min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Bits + chips | 5h 50min ago
Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
Displays | 6h 5min ago
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 6h 7min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 6h 9min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 6h 51min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 7h 2min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 7h 8min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 7h 10min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 7h 12min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 7h 15min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 7h 35min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 7h 48min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 7h 52min ago
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
22-May-2013 markets closed
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| GTSM (OTC) | 120.71 | +0.33 | +0.27% |

| OTC electronic | 145.64 | +1.03 | +0.71% |

- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.




















