Epistar, Formosa, Everlight report net profit for 3Q09

Nov 5, 15:32

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and LED packaging house Everlight Electronics have reported net profits for the third quarter of 2009 at NT$606.93 million...

Unity Opto, Harvatek report net profit for 3Q09

Oct 30, 15:46

LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology and Harvatek have reported net profits of NT$328.85 million (US$10.12 million) and NT$102.58 million, respectively, for the third quarter...

DRAM backend supplier FATC nears full utilization

Oct 27, 16:41

Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing service provider, has seen its capacity reach almost full utilization thanks to increased demand...

Camera module maker AOET ready for LED chip production

Oct 27, 14:11

Camera lens and module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has reportedly entered the production of...

Foxconn Chengdu investment to focus on optoelectronics

Oct 19, 16:21

The recent US$1 billion investment Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) promised to make in Chengdu, China will focus on manufacturing of optoelectronics products, according...

Ledtech posts net profit of NT$93 million for 3Q09

Oct 19, 15:41

LED product supplier Ledtech Electronics has posted net profit of NT$93.23 million (US$2.88 million) for the third quarter of 2009 with EPS of NT$0.82, according to the company.

Epistar estimated to earn NT$600 million in 3Q09

Oct 14, 14:41

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is estimated to have generated a net profit of over NT$600 million (US$18.3 million) for the third quarter of 2009 due to increased shipments of...

Everlight to issue common stock to raise about NT$3 billion

Oct 13, 12:27

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics on October 12 announced that the board of directors has approved for issuing common stock to raise an estimated capital of NT$3.33...

Lite-On, Bright LED and Harvatek see year-high revenues in September

Oct 9, 16:52

LED packaging houses Lite-On Technology, Bright LED Electronics and Harvatek have all reported year-high revenues for September 2009.

Epistar to invest in Tekcore through private placement

Oct 7, 11:37

LED chipmaker Epistar has decided to invest in fellow competitor Tekcore by acquiring 43 million common shares via private placement. The total investment is expected to amount to...

Para Light expects revenue growth on China LED streetlamp orders

Sep 22, 15:01

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Para Light Electronics expects orders for LED streetlamps from Nanjing and Lianyuangang in Jiangsu province, China will start benefiting its revenues...

LED chipmakers and packaging houses expect strong demand in 4Q09

Sep 21, 17:10

LED chipmakers and packaging houses are unlikely to see seasonal decline in the fourth quarter, expecting revenues to remain at the levels seen in the third-quarter peak season due...

All Ring Tech to see revenues boost by LED equipment

Newswatch - Sep 18, 16:53

All Ring Tech, a Taiwan-based maker of equipment used in the production of passive components and TFT-LCD panels as well as IC packaging, has seen order visibility extend to the fourth...

Taiwan LED players post 7% revenues growth for August, says LEDinside

Sep 14, 17:09

Taiwan's listed LED manufacturers recorded total revenues of NT$6.41 billion (US$196.25 million) in August 2009, a 7.2% growth from July and a 8.3% growth on year, according to LEDinside...

Taiwan LED packaging houses post growth in August revenues

Sep 10, 16:26

Power supply vendor and LED packaging house Lite-On Technology has reported August consolidated revenue of NT$8.39 billion (US$256.94 million), dropping 1.64% from NT$8.53 billion...

Unity Opto, I-Chiun post strong sales for August

Sep 10, 10:10

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reported August revenues of NT$424.17 million (US$12.9 million), a monthly record level for the fourth consecutive month...

Huga, Edison post record revenues for August

Sep 9, 14:13

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Huga Optotech and LED packaging house Edison Opto both have reported record revenues for August.

Edison to expand high-power LED packaging capacity in China

Sep 2, 15:39

Taiwan LED packaging house Edison Opto will expand its packaging capacity for high-power LED chips at its plant in Yangzhou, China at the end of the third quarter or early in the...

Harvatek posts net profit for 2Q09

Aug 28, 16:13

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Harvatek has reported net profit of NT$14.68 million (US$446,670) for the second quarter with an EPS of NT$0.08. Revenues for the second quarter were...

PCB maker APCB sees substantial profit growth in 2Q09 with increasing orders in LED and CMOS sectors

Aug 28, 16:07

Advence Printed Circuit Board (APCB) saw its second-quarter net profit grow eightfold sequentially driven by recovering demand for niche LED packaging boards and CMOS substrates....

Everlight to raise NT$5 billion for capacity expansion

Aug 26, 14:52

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics on August 25 announced it will issue new shares and unsecured convertible bonds to raise an estimated NT$5 billion (US$152 million)...

AUO subsidiary Lextar to invest NT$30 billion for LED plants at CTSP

Aug 25, 12:24

Lextar Electronics, a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO) plans to invest NT$30 billion (US$912.27 million) to build a total of five LED plants in the Central Taiwan Science Park...

LED packaging houses order visibility expands on increasing demand

Aug 18, 16:42

Taiwan-based LED packaging houses have seen their order visibility expand to 5-6 weeks from a previous four weeks amid increasing demand for high brightness (HB) LEDs used in large-size...

UMC enters China LED market

Aug 17, 17:00

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) reportedly has signed an agreement with the Shandong government in China to set up a LED supply chain that will include LED chip making,...

LED packaging house Everlight to expand capacity in 2H09

Aug 14, 15:54

Taiwan LED packaging house Everlight Electronics plans to expand its monthly capacity for high-power LEDs and SMD LEDs to five million units and 1.2 billion units respectively in...

Wellypower to double SMD LED capacity in 3Q09

Aug 12, 14:09

CCFL maker Wellypower Optronics is expanding its SMD LED chip packaging capacity from 19 lines to 37 lines, able to package 100 million LED chips monthly by the end of September 2009,...

Taiwan high court rules against Everlight in patent lawsuit with Nichia

Aug 10, 17:09

The Taiwan High Court has ruled in favor of Japan-based Nichia in a patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronic.

Unity Opto July revenues up over 70% on year

Aug 6, 14:36

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has announced revenues of NT$402.57 million (US$12.3 million) for July, up 18.37% from NT$340.1 million for June and up 70.41%...

Packaging material supplier Laser Tek to see 30% sales growth in July

Jul 29, 15:54

Taiwan-based Laser Tek is likely to see July 2009 revenues up 30% sequentially, primarily driven by its equipment product lines, according to company sources. Specializing in SMD...

LED packaging house Everlight to see expanded revenues in July, not yet decided to expand capacity

Jul 27, 12:04

Everlight Electronics expects its revenues for July 2009 to grow significantly from NT$908 million (US$27.5 million) recorded in June thanks to growing demand for LED backlight units...

All Ring Tech to rely on LED packaging equipment for revenue growth

Jul 21, 15:32

All Ring Tech, a Taiwan-based maker of equipment used in production of passive components and TFT-LCD panels as well as IC packaging, has extended its production to LED packaging...

Harvatek expects July and August revenues to recover

Jul 16, 16:35

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Harvatek expects its revenues in July and August to recover to the April level at around NT$231 million (US$7.01 million), its highest in 2009, according...

Edison Opto to increase high-power LED module production

Jul 14, 16:25

Taiwan LED packaging house Edison Opto has reported a 15.71% revenue growth in June 2009 and will begin operations at its plant in Yangzhou, China in the third quarter, initially...