Wellypower posts losses for 3Q11

Oct 27, 15:09

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Wellypower Optronics has posted net losses of NT$61 million (US$2.02 million) for the third quarter of 2011, compared to a net profit of NT$10 million...

Everlight revenues to be flat in 4Q11; employees to take unpaid leave

Oct 27, 15:01

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics expects its revenues to stay flat in the fourth quarter and the company will require its employees to take a total of eight...

Low demand likely to cause 10% of China-based LED chipmakers to close in 2H11

Oct 13, 14:19

Due to heavy losses resulting from weak demand as well as over expansion, about 10% of LED companies in China are expected to withdraw from the segment soon. The rapid growth of the...

Total sales of LED firms decline in 3Q11

Oct 13, 14:01

Combined revenues of listed LED companies, including LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers and LED packaging firms, in Taiwan totaled NT$24.92 billion (US$819.74 million) in the third...

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...

LED firms report steady August revenues

Sep 7, 01:15

LED packaging house Everlight reported flat August revenues of NT$1.35 billion (US$46.38 million), representing a 17.19% on-year decrease. Low demand for TV backlight modules (BLUs)...

Everlight reports 2H11 EPS of NT$2.12

Aug 29, 15:03

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight has reported EPS of NT$2.12 (US$0.07) for the first half of 2011. Gross margin in the second quarter was 22.85% with EPS reaching NT$1.03,...

Taiwan LED firms show 18% decrease on year, in July revenues

Aug 18, 15:06

Low demand affected the July revenues of LED firms. According to research institutes, Taiwan-based LED firms' total revenues in July were NT$8.648 billion (US$299 million), a 6.35%...

Cross-strait cooperation a method to gain market share in China's growing LED industry

Aug 3, 10:25

Taiwan-based LED firms have been eager to enter China's LED market. Through cooperation, Genesis Photonics and Ledtech both signed strategic alliance agreement with China-based Potevio...

Ledtech becomes a supplier of Potevio

Jul 20, 01:15

LED packaging house, Ledtech, announced a strategic alliance with China-based Potevio on July 19. According to Ledtech, the cooperation will increase sales and revenues in the second...

AUO, CMI shift competition to LED lighting market

Jul 19, 01:40

Taiwan-based panel makers such as AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI) have both been driving LED subsidiaries into the market of LED lighting. One of CMI's subsidiaries, GIO...

Harvatek and TCL to jointly build LED packaging facility in China

Jun 28, 01:15

Taiwan-based LED packaging house, Harvatek, will be cooperating with China-based TCL Corporation to set up an LED packaging facility in Huizhou, China. The facility will begin production...

Formosa Epitaxy to gain more distribution channels in China

Jun 22, 10:37

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has announced the signing of a strategic agent distribution agreement with World Peace Industrial Group to facilitate its LED lighting...

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 aims to become top-3 in lighting market, says company chairman

Jun 15, 01:30

LED lighting has been booming and many firms have been trying to enter the lucrative market. Robert Yeh, chairman of LED packaging house Everlight, has revealed the company aims to...

Tekcore may advance board reelection

Jun 13, 15:39

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has delayed the reelection of its board of directors trying to fend off control by two major sharehokders, Everlight and Epistar. But the move seems...

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.

Tekcore favors independent control

May 23, 15:44

The fight for control of Taiwan-based LED firm Tekcore continues to cast a cloud over the companies involved. Tekcore has stated that even if Everlight decides to pull back the orders,...

Brightek Optoelectronic to debut on Taiwan OTC market in 3Q11

May 19, 16:19

Shenzhen-based, Taiwan-funded LED packaging house Brightek Optoelectronic plans to debut on Taiwan's OTC market in the third quarter. Brightek was founded in 2001 and relocated headquarters...

Cost is the key to prevail in 3D TV market

May 17, 12:07

The market of 3D TV can be divided into two camps: shutter and polarizer types, the former supported by Samsung Electronics and Chimei Innolux (CMI) and the latter supported by AU...

Unity Opto, Lextar sees sequential growth in April revenue

May 6, 12:19

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology saw its April revenues grow by 10.16% on month to NT$606 million (US$20.7 million), while LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker...

Price of LED light source to halve in late 2011

May 6, 11:29

The price of high-power LED light sources is expected to drop to NT$10 (US$0.35) per 100 lm/W in late 2011 compared to NT$20 currently, a move which is likely to lead to an explosive...

Wah Hong and Wellypower report sequential drop in February revenues

Mar 8, 14:50

Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial saw its consolidated revenues decrease by 12.52% sequentially, and CCFL supplier and LED chip packaging company Wellypower Optronics' revenues...

LED packager Lustrous expects to ship 1 million high-voltage units in 2011

Mar 4, 14:10

High-power LED packaging house Lustrous Technology expects shipments to reach one million units in 2011 as shipments are expected to increase significantly in the second half of the...

Edison Opto posts record net EPS in 2010

Newswatch - Mar 4, 01:45

High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto has reported net profits of NT$491 million (US$17 million) on revenues of NT$3 billion for 2010. The earnings translated into a net...

Oxford Instruments and ITRI jointly establish research center for WLP and LED packaging development

Feb 24, 10:35

Oxford Instruments and Industry Technology Research Institute (ITRI) have jointly set up a research center for wafer-level packaging (WLP) process in high-brightness LED and micro...

LED packaging houses expect 10% sequential growth in 1Q11 revenues, chipmakers expect revenues to remain flat

Feb 23, 01:35

Benefiting from the recovering demand for TV backlighting and general lighting, LED players expect strong performance in the first quarter of 2011 despite seasonality, and some packaging...

Everlight January revenues down, Formosa and Genesis up

Feb 11, 01:55

LED packaging company Everlight Electronics saw January 2011 revenues drop almost 10% sequentially, while LED chipmakers Formosa Epitaxy and Genesis Photonics saw their January revenues...

Lite-On Tech reports 4% on year growth for December revenues

Jan 7, 02:10

Lite-On Technology has reported December 2010 consolidated revenues of NT$10.02 billion (US$342.56 million), up 4% on year. The sales growth was attributable to Lite-On's ongoing...

CCFL and LED BLU supplier Wellypower posts record high December revenues

Jan 6, 02:15

CCFL supplier and LED chip packaging company Wellypower Optronics saw its consolidated revenues hit a record high of NT$820 million (US$28.16 million) in December 2010. However, Wellypower...

LED chip packaging company Unity Opto sees revenues up 30% on year in December

Jan 6, 01:50

LED chip packaging company Unity Opto Technology has recorded revenues of NT$510 million (US$17.51 million) for December 2010, declining 8.9% sequentially but increasing 30% from...

Ledtech aims for 50% revenue growth in 2011

Jan 5, 02:00

LED packaging house Ledtech Electronics will focus on the indoor lighting and low-temperature lighting market in 2011, and aims for 50% revenue growth on year, which is about NT$2.6...

Unity Opto to increase investment in Korea-based LEDLitek

Dec 30, 01:25

Eyeing the booming LED lighting market in Korea, Taiwan-based LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology will add an additional investment of US$1 million in Korea-based LEDLitek, bringing...

I-Chiun expects shipments to multiply in 2011

Dec 29, 11:06

With South Korea-based TV vendors projecting their shipments of LED-backlit LCD TV to more than triple to over 40 million units in 2011, I-Chiun Precision Industry, a maker of SMD...