LED chipmakers and packaging houses see growth in November revenues

Dec 10, 15:52

LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and Huga Optotech have all seen their revenues grow more than double on year for November, while packaging houses Everlight Electronics...

UMC to support LED chipmakers to expand LED lighting market in China

Newswatch - Nov 26, 16:25

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) plans to support Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) with its wafer foundry capacity in order to get a greater...

LED chipmakers see October revenues increase

Nov 11, 16:32

LED chipmakers saw their October revenues increase on the high demand for high-brightness blue LEDs, while LED packaging houses saw sequential drop for October revenues.

Epistar, Formosa, Everlight report net profit for 3Q09

Nov 5, 15:32

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics have reported net profits for the third quarter of 2009 at NT$606.93 million...

Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand

Nov 3, 12:26

The total blue LED chip capacity of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Tekcore, Arima Optoelectronics, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech is expected to increase...

LED chipmakers post high September revenues with full utilization rates

Oct 12, 11:10

LED chipmakers have seen their production run at full utilization and posted high revenues for September. Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and Tekcore have reported revenues of NT$1.26...

LED chip demand set to outpace supply growth in 2010

Oct 5, 14:51

Demand for LED chips is set to outpace supply growth in 2010 due to the increasing penetration rates of LED TVs and LED notebooks, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

LGE, Amtran reportedly take up new shares issued by Formosa Epitaxy

Aug 21, 17:24

Korea-based LCD TV vendor LG Electronics (LGE) and Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology reportedly have acquired a combined 10% share of a NT$7 billion (US$212.12 million) capital...

Taiwan and Japan LED chipmakers ramping up capacity

Newswatch - Aug 21, 16:00

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to expand their monthly capacity by 200 million units each before the end of 2009, while Japan-based Nichia will...

Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy land LED orders from Samsung

Aug 20, 14:28

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy have both recently signed contracts with Korea-based Samsung Electronics to supply LEDs from September 2009 through August...

Epistar and Formosa expected to score new high in July revenues, say sources

Jul 23, 10:46

LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to score historical highs in their July revenues as blue LED orders continue to fully load capacity, according to market wat...

Epistar and Formosa seeing no shortages of sapphire substrates

Jul 17, 14:58

LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are not seeing shortages of sapphire substrates, according to the companies.

LED chipmakers report sequential increase in June revenues

Jul 13, 16:20

LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy and Opto Tech saw June 2009 revenues increase sequentially on surging demand for LED backlight applications.

Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy expected to turn profitable in 2Q09

Jun 25, 17:09

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to turn profitable starting in the second quarter of 2009 due to increasing demand for backlighting and general...

Epistar lands US$120 million LED chip orders for China streetlamps

Jun 19, 15:49

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has landed US$120 million worth of orders from China for LED chips to be used in 400,000 streetlamps, according to market sources.

HB LED shortage may end at 3Q09

Jun 8, 17:05

Short supply of high-brightness (HB) LED chips may be eased at the end of the third quarter, as Taiwan LED chipmakers are expected to ramp up production at their new capacities in...

Formosa Epitaxy to install more equipment on improved order visibility

Jun 4, 12:19

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...

Formosa Epitaxy lands LED orders from LGD

May 8, 14:31

Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy has received LED chip orders from LG Display (LGD) for TV backlighting, according to industry sources.

LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy gains orders from Taiwan-based TV maker

Apr 23, 15:23

Formosa Epitaxy has landed orders for its LED chips from a Taiwan-based TV maker with shipments to begin in June, and it is still discussing the supply contracts with two other LED...

LED ASP decline to slow down

Apr 14, 14:06

The rate of decline for LED ASPs is expected to slow amid tight supply for high brightness LEDs due to a recent surge of rush orders for backlighting use LEDs, according to market...

LED players eying China white-box notebook BLU market

Feb 3, 14:26

Taiwan LED makers are eying the China white-box notebook backlighting market, which is expected to grow fast in line with the global notebook backlighting market trend, according...

Taiwan upstream LED chipmakers see falling profits in 3Q

Nov 3, 16:19

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...

Epistar files LED patent infringement lawsuit against Huga

Oct 8, 15:05

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against competitor Huga Optotech, seeking NT$200 million (US$6.16 million).

Tatung Group extends deployment in LED business via San Chih's investment at Formosa Epitaxy

Sep 8, 15:18

San Chih Semiconductor, a subsidiary of the Tatung Group, has announced it is to invest in LED maker Formosa Epitaxy via a private placement. With the investment, industry watchers...

LED makers postpone expansion

Sep 4, 01:10

Citing more conservative procurement among customers, Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy have decided to hold off their expansion plans, according to company sources.

Revenues of Taiwan LED players up slightly in May

Jun 10, 15:37

Major Taiwan-based LED-related companies, including Epistar, Everlight and Formosa Epitaxy, reported a slight on-month increase in their revenues in May.