Everlight expects LED demand from large-size products to be 6-7 times larger than handset

Apr 1, 16:14

LED packaging house Everlight Electronics expects LED demand from large-size products such as notebooks, LCD monitors and LCD TVs will be 6-7 times larger than the handset segment's...

LED players expect revenues to grow significantly starting March

Apr 1, 15:56

LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology, Everlight Electronics and Ligitek Electronics all expect their revenues to grow strongly in March, with a chance of hitting record levels,...

Everlight to issue GDR

Mar 29, 14:10

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics has announced a plan to issue 85 million GDR (global depositary receipt) shares, according to company filing with the Taiwan...

Bright LED posts profit of NT$240 million for 2009

Mar 26, 16:49

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Bright LED has posted net profit of NT$240 million (US$7.53 million) for 2009, down from net profit of NT$291 million in 2009. Revenues for the year...

Inventec to invest in Bright LED

Mar 25, 11:33

Inventec has announced that it will subscribe to NT$360 million (US$11.3 million) worth of convertible bonds issued by Taiwan-based LED chip packaging house Bright Led Electronics...

LED packaging house Ligitek sees order visibility extend to May

Mar 22, 17:03

LED packaging company Ligitek Electronics has seen its order visibility extend to May and the company expects its revenues in March to reach NT$80 million (US$2.52 million) and exceed...

Harvatek set to declare net profit for 2009

Mar 21, 15:33

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Harvatek is expected to report net profits of NT$180 million (US$5.67 million) for 2009 with an EPS of NT$0.98, according to market observers. The...

LED chipmaker Tekcore to increase capital for MOCVD purchase

Mar 15, 11:49

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore plans to issue 100 million new shares to through private placement that may fetch some NT$3 billion (US$94.38 million) to fund the purchase of new...

Bright LED to issue NT$1.9 billion in bonds; Delta to take NT$720 million

Mar 12, 14:46

The board of directors of LED packaging house Bright LED Electronics has decided to issue convertible bonds worth NT$1.9 billion (US$59.79 million), of which Delta's board of directors...

Epistar, Everlight, Lite-On Tech, Harvatek enjoy on-year growth in February revenue

Mar 9, 12:03

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Lite-On Technology and Harvatek saw February revenues go up significantly on year, mainly due to booming...

Unity Opto, Ledtech report mix results for February 2010

Mar 8, 16:04

LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw February 2010 revenues increase 3.98% sequentially, while Ledtech Electronics saw a 47.53% sequential drop.

Bright LED to see backlighting business account for up to 40% of total revenues in 2010

Mar 5, 15:37

LED packaging house Bright LED Electronics expects backlighting business to account for 30-40% of its total revenues in 2010, up from 18% in 2009, according to company chairman Liaw...

Taiwan LED-backend equipment makers see positive 2010

Feb 23, 11:04

Chroma Ate, All Ring Tech and Single Well Industrial, which supply equipment for LED backend production, have all said demand from customers for 2010 appears much stronger than last...

LED packaging houses Bright LED and Harvatek post mixed results for January

Feb 11, 17:04

LED packaging house Bright LED Electronics saw an on-month revenues decline of about 11.18% in January, while Harvatek had an on-month growth of about 39.52%.

Everlight, Ledtech report sequential revenue growth, Unity Opto sees decrease

Feb 8, 17:07

LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Ledtech Electronics saw their January revenues increase by 10.18% and 20.2%, respectively, on month, while Unity Opto Technology has...

Lextar to set up LED subsidiary in China

Feb 2, 15:55

LED epitaxial wafer maker Lextar Electronics, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), will invest US$20 million to set a subsidiary of its own in Suzhou, eastern China, according to...

Ledtech posts profit for 2009

Jan 14, 16:02

LED packaging house Ledtech Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.33 billion (US$41.86 million) for 2009, with profit before tax of NT$138 million, 38.5% gross margin...

Taiwan LED industry to see 30-50% business growth in 2010, says Everlight

Jan 13, 12:08

Taiwan's LED industry has good prospects in 2010, with business operations expected to grow by 30-50% from 2009, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging service...

Most LED players in Taiwan see revenues decline in December

Jan 11, 15:55

LED chipmakers Epistar, Tekcore and Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Bright LED Electronics and Harvatek have reported mixed results for December...

Unity Opto enjoys increased revenues in December

Jan 6, 15:52

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reported revenues of NT$392.92 million (US$12.2 million) for December, up 0.62% on month from NT$390.48 million and up 89.43%...

Unity Opto receives NT$1.5 billion orders from HannStar, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 5, 17:00

Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology has received NT$1.5 billion (US$47.13 million) worth of orders for LEDs use in notebook backlight units (BLUs) from HannStar...

Amtran to invest in Unity Opto

Dec 28, 15:21

Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology will invest NT$60.36 million (US$1.87 million) to take 3% of the new shares to be issued by LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology through...

Harvatek aims at over 50% revenue growth in 2010, says chairman

Newswatch - Dec 21, 15:11

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Harvatek aims at an over 50% revenue growth in 2010, company chairman Bily Wang was cited as saying by a Commercial Times report today.

Everlight and Unity Opto to hike 2010 capex

Dec 18, 15:14

LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Unity Opto Technology have raised their capex goals for 2010 amid growing demand for LED-backlight applications, according to market...

Unity Opto partners with China consumer electronics player for LED lighting

Dec 17, 15:28

Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology has signed an agreement with China-based Potevio's consumer electronic subsidiary to set up a LED lighting joint venture in...

AUO LED affiliates Lextar and LightHouse to merge

Dec 16, 11:07

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Lextar Electronics on December 15 announced its merger with SMD LED maker LightHouse Technology through a 1:1 stock swap, with the former...

Everlight aims at 3% LED TV backlight market share in 2010

Dec 15, 15:33

LED packaging house Everlight Electronics aims to take 3% of the global LCD TV-use LED backlight market in 2010, according to the company.

HannStar to invest in Unity Opto

Dec 14, 16:18

TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display will subscribe to 60% of the new shares that will be issued by LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology through private placement, according...

Everlight, Lite-On Tech optimistic about 2010 LED business

Dec 2, 16:35

Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Lite-On Technology are optimistic about their operations in 2010. Everlight expects record revenues in first-quarter 2010,...

Foxconn dismisses rumors of Opto Tech acquisition

Stockwatch - Nov 26, 16:12

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has dismissed a Chinese-language report on Economic Daily News (EDN) that it plans to acquire LED chipmaker Opto Tech, according...

Amtran reportedly to invest in Everlight

Nov 26, 14:11

Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology reportedly has picked LED packaging house Everlight Electronics for its planned LED investment, according to market sources.

Taiwan LED players raise funding of NT$26 billion in 2009

Nov 25, 16:19

Taiwan LED players have raised funding of an estimated total of NT$26 billion (US$806.39 million) in 2009 in anticipation of strong demand in 2010, according to market sources.

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.

LED companies post mixed October revenues

Nov 10, 10:11

LED packaging house Ledtech Electronics and LED chipmaker Tekcore have both posted record revenues for October, while LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw a 4.77% sequential...