Losing R&D professionals may turn Taiwan LED firms into OEM firms: Q&A with Epistar chairman Biing-jye Lee

Aug 10, 10:47

Despite the fact the penetration rate of LED backlight units (BLUs) in TVs has been increasing continuously, shining a light on the LED industry, Biing-jye Lee, chairman of Taiwan-based...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LED chipmakers to see lighting applications account for 30% of 2012 revenues

Jul 30, 10:56

Second-quarter 2012 revenues of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers climbed out of the trough with capacity utilization rates rising to 80-90%. The firms believe third-quarter 2012 capacity...

Taiwan market: Demand for LED bulbs to top 1.5 million units in 2012

Jul 27, 11:04

Demand for LED light bulbs has been rising fast in 2012 but some labels have been exaggerating their quality. According to the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), 20%...

Commentary: Traditional lighting firms increase stakes in LED lighting market

Jul 26, 12:21

The LED lighting market has been attracting traditional lighting firms to adjust business strategies in order to obtain market shares.

Taiwan market: Delta introduces co-brand omni-directional LED light bulb with 7-11

Jul 25, 01:45

In cooperation with 7-11, Delta has announced the launch of an omni-directional LED light bulb. The firm indicated the first batch will be 300,000 units and it expects all to be sold...

China to expand LED lighting subsidies

Jul 23, 16:24

The China government has raised the bar for LED lighting standards used to measure eligibility for subsidy programs in 2012-2013. In addition, firms cannot bid on projects with prices...

Everlight to secure NT$6 billion syndicated loan

Jul 20, 10:32

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight passed to motion to secure a syndicated bank loan of NT$6 billion (US$200 million) over a period of five years at a recent board of directors...

Chimei sets 2012 LED desk lamp shipment target at 40,000 units

Jul 19, 15:44

Taiwan-based TV brand Chimei has been expanding product lines in recent years including LED desk lamps, electric fans and air purifiers. According to the firm, its annual shipment...

Taiwan LED firms indicate mixed 3Q12 forecasts

Jul 19, 01:30

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is conservative about third-quarter 2012 market conditions. Despite having clear order visibility for August, September continues to be unclear,...

Digitimes Research: Shipments of direct-lit LED TVs to rise continuously in 2H12

Jul 13, 10:57

While upstream LED firms have been forecasting lower 2012 revenues and falling prices, downstream LED applications are expected to grow continuously through second-half 2012.

Total 2Q12 revenues of Taiwan LED firms increase 20% sequentially

Jul 12, 14:38

Market research shows that total second-quarter 2012 revenues of publicly traded Taiwan-based LED firms reached NT$25.82 billion (US$861 million), an on-quarter increase of 22.7%...

Price of 40W retrofit LED light bulbs hits sweet spot

Jul 12, 01:20

The price of LED light bulbs that are used to replace traditional 40W bulbs has reached close to US$10-12/unit in both Taiwan and South Korea. Industry sources noted that the price...

Ledtech reports on-month drop in June revenues

Jul 10, 14:21

LED packaging house Ledtech reported June revenues of NT$144 million (US$4.8 million), down 18.6% on month. Nevertheless, shipments of low-temperature LED lighting have been growing...

Commentary: China fights to lead in setting LED lighting standards

Jul 5, 13:11

The rise of China's LED lighting industry has been supported by the government. Despite the fact that many international lighting firms have been promoting the Zhaga Consortium to...

Lextar reports rising June revenues

Jul 4, 01:40

LED firm Lextar has reported June consolidated revenues of NT$910 million (US$30.47 million), its highest in 22 months. The firm indicated revenue growth in June was due to rising...

LED lighting order visibility clear to September, says Lite-On

Jul 2, 11:31

Lite-On Technology has indicate order visibility of LED lighting is clear to September. Nevertheless, the introduction of the second generation of ultrabooks with Windows 8 in second-half...

SAS sees semiconductor products account for 70% of total revenues

Jun 28, 12:02

In a shareholders meeting on June 27, Taiwan-based semiconductor and solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) indicated the plans to increase production of its latest A4+ high...

Commentary: Can government subsidies save the LED industry?

Jun 27, 11:40

Classic economics believes in small government and let the market mechanism run its course. Keynesian economics believes in interventions, in particular, government interventions...

China government delays announcement of firms eligible for LED subsidies

Jun 27, 01:15

The China government said it would announce a list of firms selected for LED lighting subsidies in March. However, this announcement has been delayed. The government planned to introduce...

Philips switching more LED lighting orders to Lite-On Technology

Jun 22, 10:09

Philips has switched more OEM orders for LED lighting products to Taiwan-based Lite-On Technology from epitaxial wafers and chip maker Lextar Electronics, according to industry sou...