Edison to list on TSE mainboard

Nov 11, 02:00

High-power LED packaging house Edison Opto will list on the mainboard of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on November 12.

MPI sees LED equipment order visibility through 1Q11

Nov 5, 10:42

MJC Probe (MPI) has seen its order visibility for LED probers and sorters extend to the first quarter of 2011, according to company president Steve Chen.

Delta to sell own-brand LED products at end of 2010

Nov 3, 10:52

Besides LED lighting orders from Japan- and Europe-based vendors, Delta Electronics will start selling own-brand LED lighting products in Taiwan's retail stores at the end of 2010,...

Wellypower announces net profit of NT$171 million for 3Q10

Oct 20, 01:50

CCFL lighting maker Wellypower Optronics has announced consolidated net profit of NT$171 million (US$5.53 million) for the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 694% sequentially,...

Wellypower eyeing consumer lighting market

Oct 15, 12:22

CCFL lighting maker Wellypower Optronics is eyeing the consumer lighting market and has recently launched hot cathode fluorescent lamps (HCFL) T5 light bars in addition to LED lighting...

LED lighting accounts for 5% of global lighting market in 2010, says Philips

Oct 14, 15:52

LED lighting is expected to account for over 5% of the global lighting market in 2010, up from below 2% in 2009, and reach US$4 billion for the year, according to Royal Philips Ele...

TSMC LED lighting center to begin volume production in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 12, 14:27

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will complete phase one of its LED lighting development and production center at the end of 2010 and begin volume manufacturing in...

Wellypower sees 2.3% sequential growth in September revenues

Oct 6, 02:15

CCFL lighting maker Wellypower Optronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$780 million (US$25.13 million) for September 2010, up 2.35% sequentially and 0.47% on year.

Epistar board passes plans to set up LED lighting company in Xiamen, China

Oct 5, 15:04

Epistar's board of directors on October 4 approved plans to invest a maximum of US$70 million to establish a LED lighting company in Xiamen of China's Fujian Province. The Taiwan-based...

PPTC component maker Polytronics pushing sales to LED lighting and lithium battery segments

Sep 29, 13:59

Polytronics Technology (PTTC), a supplier of polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) components, has been pushing the sale of its products to the handset lithium battery...

Neo-Neon to grab cross-strait LED lighting market share with price advantage

Sep 21, 02:17

Neo-Neon LED Lighting International has developed own brand LED lighting products to enter the distribution channels in both Taiwan and China, and plans to establish flagship retail...

Wellypower sees almost 7% sequential growth in August revenues

Sep 7, 13:34

CCFL lighting maker Wellypower Optronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$762 million (US$23.9 million) for August 2010, up 6.81% sequentially and 3.51% on year. Accumulated...

Yangzhou government actively seeking Taiwan investors in solar, LED lighting, e-book readers and smart grid

Sep 6, 11:43

On September 6, the Yangzhou government of China's Jiangsu Province, will host an event in Taipei to attract investments in the solar, LED lighting, e-book reader and smart-grid sectors...

Delta raises 2010 shipment forecast to 1 million LED light bulbs

Aug 19, 10:48

Delta Electronics has raised its LED light bulb shipment forecast for 2010 to one million units on new capacity going online in Dongguan of China's Guangdong Province and orders of...

Japan makers expected to outsource 10% of LED lighting production to Taiwan in 2010

Aug 17, 14:28

Taiwan-based makers of LED lighting products could receive outsourced orders from Japan-based lighting device vendors worth up to 10% of the country's total shipments in 2010, according...

Lextar lands LED lighting OEM orders from Philips and Osram

Aug 3, 11:27

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Lextar Electronics, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has landed OEM orders for LED lighting products from Europe-based vendors such...

Toshiba aims for 350 billion yen in LED lighting sales in 2015

Jul 22, 14:15

Toshiba is aiming to bring global LED lighting sales to 350 billion yen (US$4.02 billion) in 2015, with subsidiary Toshiba Lighting & Technology expected to increase efforts in...

LED chipmakers develop new substrates to improve heat dissipation

Jul 16, 14:48

LED chipmakers are developing new substrates based on copper-tungsten, ceramic or diamond thin-film to replace sapphire substrates to improve heat dissipation amid the surging demand...

Rambus licenses LED lighting patents to GE Lighting

Jul 2, 12:15

To accelerate LED product development, Rambus and GE Lighting, a unit of the General Electric, have signed a broad licensing agreement for the use of Rambus' patented lighting technologies,...

Genesis will not give out dividends for 2009

Jul 1, 15:53

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced that it will not distribute dividends for 2009 due to a net loss of NT$187 million (US$5.82 million) or NT$1.51...

Epistar and Delta to join forces in LED lighting, sources say

Jun 28, 12:23

LED chipmaker Epistar is in talks with Delta Electronics about a strategic alliance that will involve product development and establishment of a LED chip production facility in China,...

Unity Opto expects LED lighting to account for 30% of revenues in 2011

Jun 15, 15:34

LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology currently has 16% of its total revenues coming from monthly shipments of nearly 500,000 LED chips used in lighting devices and expects the...

Lite-On Tech enters all-in-one PC OEM market

Jun 11, 16:51

Lite-On Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of LED lighting and electronics devices, has reportedly entered the all-in-one PC OEM market and is working aggressively to gain orders from...

Qisda to launch 5 LED lighting products in August

Jun 11, 15:12

Qisda plans to launch five high-end LED lighting products through its Qisdesign brand in August 2010, of which the price for the decorative lighting products will be about NT$18,000...

Delta and Everlight to enter Europe market with own-brand lighting products

Jun 10, 15:32

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics and Everlight Electronics plan to push their own-brand LED lighting products in Europe in the second half of 2010 , according to the companies. As Europe's...

Unity Opto tapping Japan LED lighting market

May 25, 16:58

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology began supplying LED light bulbs for 3C retail chains in Japan earlier in May and expects to see significant increase in its...

Wistron may gain LED TV orders from Sony

May 24, 14:46

Wistron stands a good chance of receiving orders from Sony for LED-backlit LCD TVs, as the maker's affiliate Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has obtained certification from the...

LED lighting market may take off in 2010, says Epistar

May 19, 14:20

While many makers of LED chips and light products expect the global LED lighting market to take off in 2012, Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar thinks that the takeoff may start in...

Genesis cooperates with JFE Engineering to tap Japan LED lighting market

May 18, 15:07

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced cooperation with Japan-based JFE Engineering to supply LED lighting products for the latter to market...

Notebook cooling module makers search for new business opportunities

May 14, 16:46

Taiwan-based notebook cooling modules makers are expanding their business as the notebook cooling modules market is becoming mature.

Philips to launch 12 watt LED light bulb in 3Q10

Apr 16, 15:25

Royal Philips Electronics is showcasing its 12 watt LED light bulb at the Light+Building 2010, in Frankfurt, Germany, and the company plans to launch the LED light bulb in the third...

Finetech Japan 2010: LED and OLED lighting a major theme

Apr 15, 15:09

Finetech Japan 2010 kicked off on April 14 in Tokyo, with a strong presence of LED, OLED and other energy-saving lighting products.

UMC announces indirect investment in China for LED lighting

Stockwatch - Apr 13, 16:45

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has revealed an indirect investment worth US$1 million for setting up a new subsidiary specializing in LED lighting manufacturing and sales...

Delta Electronics showcasing LED lighting products at Light+Building fair in Germany

Apr 13, 15:06

Taiwan-based maker Delta Electronics is exhibiting its LED lighting products for streetlights, lamps and luminaries for architectural applications at the Light+Building 2010, in Frankfurt,...

Rambus begins LED operation

Apr 9, 15:06

Rambus has begun operation for its LED business after acquiring technology and a portfolio of advanced lighting and optoelectronics patents from Global Lighting Technologies (GLT),...