Global Lighting Technologies to list on TSE

Jul 25, 10:11

Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), a Taiwan-based maker of light guide plates used in LED backlight units (BLU), LED illuminated keyboards and indoor lighting products, will begin...

BLU maker Global Lighting Technologies sets IPO price

Jul 21, 01:45

LED backlight unit and light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) will debut on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) with an initial price of NT$50 (US$1.73) on July 28...

Everlight lighting products to debut in Japan in 2012

Jul 20, 01:20

LED packaging house, Everlight, has indicated that Japan has increased the speed of certification for LED lighting products since the earthquake disaster in March. Hence, Everlight...

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...

Unity Opto lands large volume orders for LED lighting products

Jul 15, 10:18

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology has reportedly landed US$10 million worth of orders for LED lighting products from a client in Europe with shipments to begin...

Everlight to market own-brand LED lighting products in Greater China area, US and Europe

Jul 14, 01:05

LED packaging company Everlight Electronics will begin to market its Everlight-branded LED lighting products in the Greater China area via retail chain stores soon, while distributing...

Everlight to up investments in China LED lighting business

Jul 11, 15:21

The growing LED lighting market in China has prompted many LED firms to increase investments. Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight indicated 700 of its 1,000 employment opportunities...

BLU maker Global Lighting Technologies to debut on TSE in July

Jul 7, 01:40

LED backlight unit and light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has received approval to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The company is expected to make...

LED lighting prices dropping rapidly due to increased competition

Jul 5, 01:05

A large influx of LED firms has been causing the industry to compete by lowering prices. The magnitude of price falls in the first half of 2011 has reached the level of the total...

Chicony starts development of production base in western China

Jun 29, 01:10

Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics on June 28 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its production base in Chongqing City, western China, with production in the first phase...

Qisda to make lighting products for sale under BenQ brand

Jun 27, 10:10

Qisda, a Taiwan-based EMS provider, will use LED chips produced by Lextar Electronics, also a BenQ affiliate, to make LED lighting products for sale under the brand BenQ, according...

Ledtech optimistic about LED lighting industry in 2H11

Jun 21, 01:00

Taiwan-based LED packaging house, Ledtech Electronics, indicated the future of the LED lighting market is in China and the company will likely begin cooperation with China-based Potevio...

Taiwan, China to standardize LED lighting tests

Jun 20, 15:25

Taiwan and China will have a unified set of standards for testing LED lighting components and systems. A cross-strait committee will also be set up to operate related issues.

Taiwan, China to cooperate in specifying common LED lighting, PV, FPD standards

Jun 20, 11:09

At a cross-strait forum on information industries and technology standards taking place in Taipei during June 16-17, the Sinocon Industrial Standards Foundation on behalf of Taiwan...

Digitimes Insight: Panasonic looks to aggressively ramp LED lighting sales in China

Jun 17, 15:24

Panasonic is Japan's top LED lighting manufacturer and the recent power shortages in the country due to the earthquake is likely to help the sales of LED lighting. However, the market...

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...

TSMC to spin off solar and LED lighting business units in August

Jun 15, 01:15

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on June 14 it plans to officially spin off its solar and solid state lighting business units on August 1. TSMC's shares...

Genesis aims to be second largest producer of LED lighting chips in China

Jun 14, 01:40

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics indicated its goal is to become the second largest LED lighting chip producer in China. Its market share in China is expected to exceed...

Lextar aims at the lighting market, says chairman of Lextar

Jun 7, 15:44

Lextar has had a strong emphasis on the backlight modules, but now it is shifting focus to the lighting market, according to David Su, president and chairman of the Taiwan-based LED...

Market for high-brightness LED lighting is optimistic, says Tong Hsing chairman

Jun 3, 01:10

Jay Yang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based Tong Hsing Electronics, is optimistic about the LED lighting market. Yang stated high-brightness LED lighting became mainstream in 2011...

Increasing competition in LED lighting market for Taiwan-based firms

Jun 3, 01:05

Many international firms such as Samsung LED, LG Electronics, and Philips have been aggressively taking market share in the LED lighting market. Samsung has been shifting focus to...

Renesas announces new microcontrollers for LED lighting

May 27, 14:50

Renesas Electronics, a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the availability of five 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), the RL78/I1A family, that implement in...

NXP to cooperate with TCP to provide lighting solutions

May 25, 11:02

NXP Semiconductors recently announced the GreenChip smart lighting solutions to connect lighting networks to the Internet. According to NXP, the market for LED light bulbs will take...

Taiwan-based backlight module makers to expand LED lighting productions

May 24, 01:45

Taiwan-based backlight module makers such as Coretronic, Radiant Opto-Electronics, and Kenmos Technology have been expanding production of LED lighting products. Industry sources...

China market: Samsung aims to be largest vendor of LED lighting in 2013

May 20, 10:37

Samsung Electronics has been extending its LED production from backlights to lighting applications with China being the major market, and will shift production of LED lighting products...

Viking Tech ships LED heat sink substrates to leading LED lighting players

May 18, 14:03

Chip-resistor maker Viking Tech reportedly has begun to ship its LED heat sink substrates to the supply chain of international LED lighting players, including Osram, and has also...

To provide complete lighting solutions is inevitable for LED firms, says Lextar chairman

May 16, 15:26

Taiwan-based LED firms should know the difference between the markets of panel backlighting and general lighting before entering, David Su, chairman and president of Taiwan-based...

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...

Lextar to offer integrated LED lighting solutions

Apr 18, 11:38

Lextar Electronics, a supplier of LED epitaxial wafers, chips and packaging services, will seek to provide integrated LED lighting solutions, according to the Taiwan-based company's...

Edison LED lighting module sales to reach 30% of total revenues in 2Q11

Apr 6, 15:32

High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto expects sales of its LED lighting modules will account for 30% its revenues in the second quarter 2011, buoyed by large-volume orders...

PSU maker AcBel saw revenues increase, but gross margin drop in 2010

Mar 24, 01:50

Taiwan-based power supply unit (PSU) maker AcBel Polytech has announced consolidated revenues of NT$22.08 billion (US$745.82 million) for 2010, up 24.19% on year; however, the company's...

Innotek cooperates with Shanghai Yaming Lighting for Taiwan and China lighting markets

Mar 18, 10:37

Innotek Photoelectric Technology, on March 17, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China-based Shanghai Yaming Lighting to set up a brand to compete in the lighting market...

LED lighting prices to keep falling over next two years, say Taiwan makers

Mar 15, 14:19

Prices for LED lighting products are expected to drop continually over the next two years and demand from the North America and Japan markets will be growing, according to industry...