Scientech sees increasing 1H12 gross margin due to sales growth of in-house produced equipment

Sep 21, 10:32

Equipment maker Scientech noted that the firm's share in high-end LED wet bench processes has exceeded 50%. The firm expects the LED market to continue expanding. Scientech's new...

Testing solution provider Chroma Ate to post sales growth in 3Q12

Sep 19, 10:34

Chroma Ate, which provides integrated and customized solutions for test and measurement instruments, saw its revenues increase 2.7% sequentially in August 2012. Revenues for September...

MOCVD equipment price falling

Sep 17, 10:50

The upstream LED chip market has been in oversupply causing the price of MOCVD equipment to drop 30-40% compared to the price two years ago.

Csun to start shipping new equipment for LED manufacturing in 4Q12

Aug 30, 01:30

Csun Manufacturing is scheduled to start shipping its new turnkey equipment for the manufacture of patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) in the fourth quarter of 2012 and expects overall...

Veeco sees 2Q12 revenues fall on-year

Jul 30, 10:48

Veeco Instruments announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Toshiba to become the most competitive player in silicon substrate processes, says Epistar

Jul 27, 11:45

Toshiba has announced plans to mass produce LEDs using gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology in October 2012. The technology is a joint product of Toshiba and Bridgelux...

Veeco reports 4Q11 revenues

Feb 9, 13:33

Equipment provider Veeco Instruments has announced financial results for fourth-quarter 2011 and full year 2011.

GT Advanced sees FY 3Q12 revenues decrease

Feb 2, 11:24

GT Advanced Technologies has reported results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended December 31, 2011.

China MOCVD equipment to reach 756 units in 2011

Dec 7, 01:20

The LED market in China has been experiencing low demand, however, due to subsidies provided by local governments, new installations of MOCVD equipment in 2011 will likely reach 420...

GT Advanced Technologies announces FY 2Q12 results

Nov 8, 15:38

GT Advanced Technologies has reported results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended October 1, 2011.

GT Advanced revenues increase due to sapphire equipment

Nov 2, 14:46

GT Advanced Technologies (GT) saw its fiscal 2011 revenues reach US$899 million. Accumulated orders for the firm's Advanced Sapphire Furnace (ASF) product line have reached US$944...

Veeco 3Q11 results meet guidance

Oct 26, 09:54

Veeco Instruments has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. Veeco reports its results on a US GAAP basis, and also provides results excluding...

Veeco opens technology center in Taiwan

Sep 1, 11:02

Veeco Instruments, a supplier of metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment used to make LEDs, celebrated the opening of its new Taiwan Technology Center (TTC) in Hsinchu,...

China LED industry lights up to nearly US$6 billion in 2011, says IHS

Aug 19, 16:45

Buoyed by government support and increased penetration into new applications, China's LED market will jump to US$5.8 billion in 2011, up a robust 23% from US$4.7 billion last year,...

GT Solar renamed GT Advanced Technologies

Aug 12, 09:51

GT Solar has announced that it has completed the process of changing its name to GT Advanced Technologies. As part of the rebranding and new corporate identity, the company is now...

MPI expanding production capacity of LED-packaging machines

Aug 3, 12:28

Probe card maker MJC Probe (MPI) is constructing a new factory aiming to ramp up its production capacity of LED-packaging machines, according to the company.

MPI 3Q11 revenues expected to grow 5-10%

Jul 29, 15:40

MJC Probe's (MPI) revenues are expected to increase 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, buoyed by brisk shipments of LED tools, according to industry sources.

165 billion LEDs shipping in 2011 fueling niche markets for equipment, says Information Network

Apr 20, 14:13

The LED market is expected to explode as unit shipments increase more than 40% in 2011 and double between 2010 and 2013, according to The Information Network.

Aggressive LED fab investment drives 40% growth in equipment spending in 2011, says SEMI

Apr 6, 10:18

With the widespread adoption of LED technology in LCD backlight applications and growing interest in LEDs for general lighting purposes, LED manufacturers are poised to meet the soaring...

YoungTek posts sequential growth in February revenues, Single Well revenues decrease sequentially

Mar 9, 01:40

YoungTek Electronics (YTEC), which provides backend services for LED and semiconductors as well as equipment assembly and distribution, saw its February 2011 consolidated revenues...

MPI sees probe card demand pick up; upbeat on LED equipment outlook

Jan 17, 12:21

MJC Probe (MPI) saw revenues from wafer probe cards increase 20% sequentially in December 2010, as demand for LCD driver ICs and other semiconductor products picked up, according...

Laser Tek reportedly to buy SMT equipment provider

Jan 4, 11:15

Market sources have speculated that Taiwan's Laser Tek will soon announce plans to acquire a small- to medium-sized company specializing in surface-mount-technology (SMT) equipment,...

Lextar produces 6-inch LED epitaxial wafers

Dec 24, 02:00

Lextar Electronics has announced the production of its first 6-inch LED epitaxial wafer, while Epistar is expected to adopt 6-inch wafers to its production process in mid-2011.

MPI sees LED equipment order visibility through 1Q11

Nov 5, 10:42

MJC Probe (MPI) has seen its order visibility for LED probers and sorters extend to the first quarter of 2011, according to company president Steve Chen.

Mirle, Csun and All Ring post sequential revenue growth in 3Q10

Oct 12, 01:00

Equipment makers Mirle Automation, Csun Manufacturing and All Ring Tech enjoyed another record sales in September 2010, thanks to rising demand from the panel and green energy sectors...

MPI to withdraw from solar ingot slicing business

Newswatch - Oct 6, 14:41

MJC Probe (MPI) has announced its board of directors recently approved plans to withdraw from the solar ingot slicing business, in which it began operations in mid-2007. The move...

Equipment maker All Ring to expand capacity in China

Sep 20, 16:19

Taiwan-based All Ring Tech has revealed plans to indirectly buy out the entire stake in a precision components manufacturer located next to All Ring's production hub in Kunshan, China...

China government concerned about overheating in LED investments

Sep 16, 15:03

Current orders for MOCVD equipment, which is used in LED chip production, from China have reached 1,400-1,600 sets, according to sources from the LED sector, and officials from China's...

Equipment maker Csun steps into LED supply chain

Newswatch - Sep 7, 15:20

Csun Manufacturing has developed solutions to produce patterned sapphire substrates for LED chips, and cut into the supply chain of major Taiwan-based LED chipmakers including Epistar,...