Last update: Friday 6 April 2012 [57 news items]
Unity Opto sees monthly revenues double amidst increasing LED popularity
Apr 6, 17:00
LED packaging firm Unity Opto announced revenues in March was NT$400 million (US$13.55 million), a monthly growth rate of 28%, while the company's consolidated revenues came to NT$420...
Lextar, Unity Opto February revenues up sequentially
Mar 6, 01:00
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics and LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw consolidated revenues for February rise on month by 14.37%...
Edison Opto aims to keep 2012 gross margin at 15-20%
Mar 3, 15:22
Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based packaging house of high-power LED chips for lighting, aims to maintain gross margin at 15-20% for 2012, despite pressure from declining product prices,...
Everlight, Edison Opto see decreasing January revenues
Feb 8, 01:10
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight reported January revenues of NT$1.147 billion (US$39 million), down 10.5% on month and 2.4% on year. According to Everlight, the falling...
Edison Opto sees falling 2011 revenues
Jan 5, 01:20
Edison Opto reported December revenues of NT$195 million (US$6.4 million), an increase of 2.01% on year. The accumulated revenues for 2011 reached NT$2.486 billion, a 17% decrease...
Edison Opto expects November revenues to show growth on month
Nov 29, 01:25
Due to urgent orders, Taiwan-based LED firm Edison Opto anticipates November revenues to demonstrate 10-20% of on-month growth. Despite low demand in the LED industry, Edison Opto...

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...
Unity Opto and Bright LED June revenues down 30% on-year
Jul 6, 01:15
LED packaging houses Unity Opto and Bright LED both reported approximately 30% on-year decreases in June revenues. According to industry sources, demand in the TV market has been...
Unity Opto lands orders for LED bulbs from US
Jun 23, 16:59
Taiwan-based LED packaging firm Unity Opto Technology has obtained orders for 10W LED light bulbs worth US$300 million (US$10.4 million) from the US, with shipments to begin in the...
Everlight and Unity Opto report strong May revenues
Jun 8, 10:14
LED packaging houses Everlight and Unity Opto have reported strong revenues for May as demand for LED lighting and shipments of backlight modules for tablet PCs increased.
The future of Taiwan's LED lighting industry: Q&A with Edison Opto chairman Jason Wu
May 12, 12:00
A booming time has come for the LED lighting industry, and its players are optimistic. Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED components firm Edison Opto (Edison), talked about the...

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...
Edison Opto aims at sequential growth of over 30% in 2Q11 revenues
Apr 26, 01:20
Edison Opto, a Taiwan-based packaging house of high-power LED chips, expects its consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2011 to increase by more than 30% on quarter, according...
LED packager Unity Opto sees revenues up nearly 10% on year in March
Apr 7, 01:45
LED packager Unity Opto Technology has posted revenues of NT$550 million (US$18.84 million) for March, up 2.2% sequentially and 9.7% on year. For first-quarter 2011, revenues totaled...
LED packagers mixed, lead frame maker I-Chiun reports sequential drop in February revenues
Mar 8, 15:04
LED packager Unity Opto Technology's February 2011 revenues increased 1.2% sequentially, while fellow packagers Everlight Electronics, Harvatek and Edison Opto saw their February...
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...
Sanan Opto to set up office in Taipei
Feb 17, 16:37
Sanan Optoelectronics, China's largest LED company, is looking to set up an office at the Nankang Software Park in Taipei, Taiwan. Sanan will invest around NT$50 million (US$1.7 million)...
Unity Opto January revenues increase sequentially, Lite-On and Bright LED decrease
Feb 9, 02:10
LED packager Unity Opto Technology saw January revenues increase sequentially by 4.1%, while fellow packagers Lite-On Technology and Bright LED Electronics saw their January revenues...
Unity Opto forecasts strong 1Q11
Dec 21, 01:35
With demand from TV, tablet PC and notebook backlight applications on the rise, LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology expects monthly revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to hit...
LED companies Formosa Epitaxy and Unity Opto increase shipments proportion to China
Nov 30, 11:33
With South Korea TV vendors raising their own LED capacity, orders to Taiwan-based suppliers are expected to see flat growth to merely a slight hike, and hence, LED chip maker Formosa...
Edison launches new high-power customized LED lighting product
Nov 26, 14:23
High-power LED chip packaging house Edison Opto has introduced a series of high-power LED lighting components, the EdiPower II, which offers customized solutions based on different...
Nov 15, 14:44
IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial expects solar wafers, LEDs and touch-panel products to account for about 15-20% of the company's 2011 revenues, up from 9.5%...
Unity Opto, Wah Hong see mixed October revenues
Nov 8, 11:13
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology and optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial saw revenues for October 2010 rise 5.59% and drop 7.20%, respectively, on month,...
Epistar, Lextar, Everlight October revenues down, Unity Opto, Genesis revenues up
Nov 8, 11:07
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Lextar Electronics and LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics saw October 2010 revenues drop sequentially by 7%, 37.51% and 10.63%, respectively,...
Unity Opto to set up subsidiary, joint venture in China
Oct 28, 02:00
Taiwan-based LED-packaging house Unity Opto Technology will invest US$9 million to set up a subsidiary maker of medium- to large-sized LED backlight units and LED lighting products...
Unity Opto September revenues down, Genesis up
Oct 6, 02:00
LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology saw its September 2010 revenues decrease 22.2% sequentially, while LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics' revenues increased...
Unity Opto to rise capital of NT$2.18 billion for capacity expansion
Sep 20, 14:43
Taiwan-based LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology plans to rise a total capital of NT$2.18 billion (US$68.87 million) mainly for capacity expansions in Taiwan and China.
Taiwan LED packagers, chipmakers report sequential drop in August revenues
Sep 7, 11:35
LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw August revenues slip 4.6% sequentially but up 58% on year to NT$670 million (US$20.979 million). Revenues from January through August...
Chicony to invest in Unity Opto convertible bonds
Aug 30, 10:31
Chicony Electronics has announced that Chicony Power Technology (renamed from Hipro Electronics), its wholly owned subsidiary, will invest NT$400 million (US$12.5 million) to acquire...
Unity Opto adds investment of US$2 million in GLT
Jul 20, 13:43
Taiwan-based LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology will invest an additional US$2 million in Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), a Taiwan-based maker of LED backlight units (BLU)...
Unity Opto June revenues hit record for fourth straight month
Jul 6, 14:09
LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology posted revenues of NT$737 million (US$23 million) in June 2100, hitting a monthly record for the fourth consecutive month. June sales increased...
Japan TV vendors come to Taiwan to secure LED supply
Jun 25, 15:17
Amid the surging demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs, Japanese TV vendors recently visited Taiwan to secure LED supplies. LED packaging houses including Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto...
Unity Opto expects 70% sequential growth in revenues for 2Q10
Jun 25, 13:59
LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology expects second-quarter 2010 revenues to increase 70% sequentially with NT$760-800 million projected for June and sales for the full year...
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...
Edison reports May revenues up
Jun 11, 16:09
High-power LED packaging house Edison Opto posted revenues of NT$295 million (US$9.12 million) for May, up 127.92% on year. Revenues for January through May 2010 totaled NT$1.19 billion,...
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips in April 2012, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 13min ago
TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
Bits + chips | 1h 2min ago
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 3h ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 3h 9min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 3h 18min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 3h 35min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 3h 43min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 3h 47min ago
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.



















