Last update: Thursday 9 February 2012 [1310 news items]
Feb 9, 16:48
Digitimes Research predicts the growth of high-brightness LEDs in 2012 to reach 13.4% with an output value of US$10.1 billion. However, MOCVD demand will shrink to 200 units in 201...
Epistar sees January revenues down 12% on-month
Feb 9, 01:15
LED chipmaker Epistar announced January revenues of NT$980 million (US$33 million), down 12.26% on month and 29.4% on year. Epistar indicated capacity utilization rate in January...
Digitimes Research: Japan develops substitutes as China tightens control over rare earth exports
Feb 8, 16:06
China has announced the total quota for rare earth exports in first-half 2012 is 25,000 tons. This is similar to the quota in 2011, said industry sources. However, a new regulation...
Penetration rates of 3D and LED TVs continue to rise in January
Feb 8, 15:03
Market research showed that the penetration of 3D TV and LED TV reached 40% and 70% respectively in January 2012.
Lighting Japan 2012: Japan LED firms aim at various lighting applications
Feb 8, 12:02
At Lighting Japan 2012, Taiwan- and China-based firms focused on showcasing LED light bulbs while Japan-based firms displayed various LED lighting applications.
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...
Taiwan market: Delta installs 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu
Feb 7, 14:25
Delta Electronics has announced the completion of 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu County, Taiwan.
Alltek looks to wireless and LED products for 2012 revenue growth
Feb 7, 12:18
IC distributor Alltek Technology expects products used for wireless and LED applications to drive its revenue growth in 2012. Overall, the company is more optimistic about its sales...
Sapphire substrate maker Wafer Works Optronics reports net loss for 2011
Feb 6, 14:20
Weak demand in the LED market in 2011 caused pricing of upstream sapphire substrates to decrease as well. 2-inch substrates have been quoted around US$8-10/unit.
Oversupply continues in LED market in 2012
Feb 4, 14:53
The number of LED epitaxial wafer equipment sets increased tremendously in the past few years causing LED capacity in 2011 to show an oversupply. The market predicts the conditions...
CCFL maker GIO to further consolidate workforce
Feb 4, 14:30
Having reportedly slashed its workforce by 30% in the second half of 2011, CCFL and LED light bar maker GIO Optoelectronics plans to once again cut the number of its employees soon,...
Everlight reports 2011 revenues down
Feb 4, 11:19
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight reported 2011 total revenues of NT$16.238 billion (US$552 million), down 3% on year. 2011 total pre-tax profits reached NT$1.597 billion,...
LED lighting penetration rate to reach 10% in 2014
Feb 3, 12:15
The global lighting market output value reached US$92.2 billion in 2011, according to studies. Growth of the market was only 1% compared to 2010 due to economic woes in Europe and...
ITRI debuts 330-degree beam-angle LED light bulb
Newswatch - Feb 1, 01:30
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on January 31 unveiled Light&Light, a LED light bulb featuring a plastic body, a beam angle of...
Taiwan LED chipmakers expect 1Q12 LED TV backlight shipments to rise
Feb 1, 01:20
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Genesis Photonics and Formosa Epitaxy indicate that capacity utilization rates in first-quarter 2012 should be able to reach around 70-80%. In addition,...
Epistar expects prices for 60W-equivalent omni-directional LEDs to fall to US$12.99 in 2012
Jan 31, 01:15
Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar aims to increase shipments of LED lighting products in 2012, with focus on omni-directional LED light bulbs to replace 60W incandescent bulbs for...
Philips reports 4Q11 net losses
Jan 30, 14:51
Philips has reported fourth-quarter 2011 sales of EUR6.7 billion (US$8.8 billion) with lighting sales up by 7% on year. Fourth-quarter 2011 net losses resulted in EUR160 million due...
Everlight to enter Japan lighting market in 2012, says chairman
Jan 20, 11:50
The market conditions for LED may still be in the clouds in first-half 2012, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight. While attending Lighting...
Low-cost direct LED backlights to reduce premiums for LED-backlit LCD TVs, says DisplaySearch
Jan 19, 10:43
Due to lower-than-expected consumer adoption of LED-backlit LCD TVs, TV makers have changed their strategy to develop a product that utilizes less power and lowers costs, according...
LED lighting shipments to grow 3-fold in 2012, says Epistar chairman
Jan 19, 01:15
The volume of LED lighting in the world will increase in 2012, Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has said. Epistar's 2012 revenues are likely to show growth and reach NT$20 billion (US$668...
Tyntek expects 10-15% growth in 2012 revenues
Jan 17, 15:16
Tyntek, a Taiwan-based maker of LED chips, reported 2011 revenues of NT$3.03 billion (US$97.7 million), a decrease of 16.3% from 2010 but expects 2012 revenues to increase by 10-15%...
Prices for 40W-, 60W-equivalent LED light bulbs expected to fall to US$10, US$12-15
Jan 17, 01:35
Global demand for indoor LED lighting is expected to take off in 2012, with retail prices for LED light bulbs to replace 40W incandescent bulbs expected to drop from an average of...
More governments to set standards for LED lighting
Jan 16, 15:30
More governments around the globe are expected to set compulsory standards for LED lighting devices in 2012, which in turn will help reduce vicious price competition in the LED lighting...
Global demand for MOCVD equipment to decrease by half
Jan 16, 11:30
The number of LED chips used in LED TVs has been decreasing. Industry sources believe LED TVs will only require 10-12 units of high-power LED chips in the future. Hence global demand...
Total December revenues of Taiwan LED firms down by 20% on-year
Jan 13, 10:51
Market research indicates the total December revenues of Taiwan's listed LED firms were NT$6.54 billion (US$218 million) decreasing 11.99% on month and 19.6% on year. In addition,...
SemiLEDs reports loss for fiscal 1Q12
Jan 12, 11:38
SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended November 30, 2011. Revenue...
Quotes for 2-inch sapphire substrates in China fall to US$6/unit
Jan 12, 11:28
The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates from China suppliers has fallen to around US$6/unit, with the low price adding pressure on Taiwan-based makers, according to industry source...
Konka pulls out of Epistar joint venture
Jan 12, 11:05
TV maker Konka has decided to terminate its partnership with Epistar in a joint venture running an epitaxy plant in Changzhou, China. But Epistar indicated that the exist of the China-based...
Coretronic posts December shipments of 102,000 projectors, 4.52 million BLUs
Jan 11, 15:09
Taiwan-based Coretronic shipped 102,000 projectors and 4.52 million backlight units (BLUs) to bring in consolidated revenues of NT$5.893 billion (US$194 million) in December, according...
Funding of Taiwan LED firms decreases 80% in 2011
Jan 11, 14:56
Taiwan-based LED firms accumulated financial capital of NT$13.8 billion (US$460 million) in 2011, down 80% compared to NT$76.2 billion in 2010. Industry sources believe low demand...
Japan LED lighting penetration rate ranks number one in 2011
Jan 11, 01:45
The global LED lighting market continues to heat up with Japan being the biggest market. According to studies, Japan's December LED light tube penetration rate reached 40%. The industry...
LED chipmakers and packaging firms suffer revenue declines in December
Jan 10, 15:58
Affected by seasonal factors, most Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and LED packaging companies have posted declines in revenues for December, with the setbacks suffered by upstream chipmakers...
Taiwan market: Government allocates NT$2 billion for LED street lamps
Jan 9, 15:13
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) plans to have a budget up to NT$2 billion (US$66 million) to switch 326,000 units of street lamps into LED lightings. Many LED firms hope...
LED makers hold mixed views over 1Q12 outlook
Jan 6, 14:31
Taiwan-based LED companies have held different views over the outlook for the first quarter of 2012 after most of them posted a decline in revenues in December.
Wellypower posts flat revenues for 2011
Jan 6, 11:17
CCFL and LED lighting device maker Wellypower Optronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$737.42 million (US$24.35 million) for December 2011, up 3.1% on month but down 10.1%...
Driving the next generation of mainstream LED lighting adoption, Cree has introduced the breakthrough XLamp XB-D LED. The first LED based on a new Cree technology platform, the XLamp...
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Equipment firm GT Advanced Technologies has announced the release of the studies that demonstrated all sapphire, regardless of source, exhibits color at the core level, that the pink...
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Cree introduces LMH2 LED module family
Cree has announced the commercial availability of the new LMH2 LED module family. The LMH2 is the only LED module delivering 80-lumens-per-watt system efficacy combined with CRI greater...
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Aixtron CRIUS II-XL MOCVD reactor 19x4 inch
Aixtron has announced the CRIUS II-XL MOCVD with a reactor capacity as high as 19x4 inch, providing high throughput and productivity. CRIUS II-XL builds on the hardware setup of...
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Philips' penlight is a high-performance LED inspection lamp meant to provide high light output to illuminate confined dark spaces, for instance when servicing a motor vehicle engine...
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Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%. Digitimes sat down with James T Jenson, vice president of Veeco's LED business...
The LED industry has been growing rapidly in China. Digitimes Research recently visited China-based LED chipmaker Hang Zhou Silan Azure (Silan Azure) to gain insights in China's LED...
Current condition and future prospects of LED: Q&A with Lextar chairman David Su
As a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), Lextar has been viewed as a LED backlight module maker. Recently Lextar has set goals to enter the LED lighting market. David Su, chairman...
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...
The LED upstream boom: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Jessie Lin
With LED chipmakers aggressively increasing capacity to meet fast growing demand from the LCD displays and general lighting markets, suppliers in the upstream are optimistic on outlook...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
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