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...

Everlight looks to run at full capacity in 3Q12

Mar 29, 15:31

LED packaging firm Everlight Electronics has seen its utilization rate improve to 60-70% recently and expects the ratio to climb to 80% in the second quarter, according to the company...

LED chipmakers and packaging firms suffer revenue declines in December

Jan 10, 15:58

Affected by seasonal factors, most Taiwan-based LED chipmakers and LED packaging companies have posted declines in revenues for December, with the setbacks suffered by upstream chipmakers...

SPIL steps into LED packaging

Dec 30, 16:48

Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), a Taiwan-based provider of IC packaging/testing service, has stepped into high-end packaging of multiple LED chips, according to company vice...

Bright LED, Ledtech expects increasing November revenues

Dec 5, 15:10

Despite low demand in the market, Taiwan-based LED packaging house Bright LED anticipates November revenues to reach NT$300 million (US$9.9 million). Firms such as Ledtech also anticipate...

Taiwan LED packaging houses outperform chipmakers in October

Nov 16, 15:00

Total revenues of Taiwan-based publicly traded LED firms in October 2011 reached NT$7.69 billion (US$255 million), a 3.47% decrease on month and 10.2% decrease on year. The revenue...

Price of LED packaging may reach 1,000lm/US$ in 2015

Nov 10, 15:40

The LED lighting industry has been targeting a price for LED packaging to reach 500lm/US$ in 2012 and hit the threshold of 1,000lm/US$ in 2015. This target is five years ahead of...

Downstream LED firms outperform upstream peers in 3Q11

Nov 1, 01:05

Taiwan-based LED firms have been reporting third quarter revenues. Upstream LED chipmakers such as Formosa Epitaxy and Huga reported third quarter earnings per share (EPS) of negative...

Wellypower posts losses for 3Q11

Oct 27, 15:09

Taiwan-based LED packaging company Wellypower Optronics has posted net losses of NT$61 million (US$2.02 million) for the third quarter of 2011, compared to a net profit of NT$10 million...

Everlight revenues to be flat in 4Q11; employees to take unpaid leave

Oct 27, 15:01

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics expects its revenues to stay flat in the fourth quarter and the company will require its employees to take a total of eight...

Low demand likely to cause 10% of China-based LED chipmakers to close in 2H11

Oct 13, 14:19

Due to heavy losses resulting from weak demand as well as over expansion, about 10% of LED companies in China are expected to withdraw from the segment soon. The rapid growth of the...

Total sales of LED firms decline in 3Q11

Oct 13, 14:01

Combined revenues of listed LED companies, including LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers and LED packaging firms, in Taiwan totaled NT$24.92 billion (US$819.74 million) in the third...

Chip One Stop stops selling Everlight LED products

Sep 14, 15:19

Chip One Stop, a web-based electronics device marketing company in Japan, has reached an agreement with LED maker Nichia to stop selling white LED products manufactured by Taiwan-based...

LED firms report steady August revenues

Sep 7, 01:15

LED packaging house Everlight reported flat August revenues of NT$1.35 billion (US$46.38 million), representing a 17.19% on-year decrease. Low demand for TV backlight modules (BLUs)...

Everlight reports 2H11 EPS of NT$2.12

Aug 29, 15:03

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight has reported EPS of NT$2.12 (US$0.07) for the first half of 2011. Gross margin in the second quarter was 22.85% with EPS reaching NT$1.03,...

Taiwan LED firms show 18% decrease on year, in July revenues

Aug 18, 15:06

Low demand affected the July revenues of LED firms. According to research institutes, Taiwan-based LED firms' total revenues in July were NT$8.648 billion (US$299 million), a 6.35%...

Cross-strait cooperation a method to gain market share in China's growing LED industry

Aug 3, 10:25

Taiwan-based LED firms have been eager to enter China's LED market. Through cooperation, Genesis Photonics and Ledtech both signed strategic alliance agreement with China-based Potevio...

Ledtech becomes a supplier of Potevio

Jul 20, 01:15

LED packaging house, Ledtech, announced a strategic alliance with China-based Potevio on July 19. According to Ledtech, the cooperation will increase sales and revenues in the second...

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...

Harvatek and TCL to jointly build LED packaging facility in China

Jun 28, 01:15

Taiwan-based LED packaging house, Harvatek, will be cooperating with China-based TCL Corporation to set up an LED packaging facility in Huizhou, China. The facility will begin production...

Formosa Epitaxy to gain more distribution channels in China

Jun 22, 10:37

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has announced the signing of a strategic agent distribution agreement with World Peace Industrial Group to facilitate its LED lighting...

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...

Tekcore may advance board reelection

Jun 13, 15:39

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has delayed the reelection of its board of directors trying to fend off control by two major sharehokders, Everlight and Epistar. But the move seems...

Everlight to deal out 2010 dividend of NT$3.60

Jun 10, 14:23

Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics announced on June 10 plans to distribute a cash dividend of NT$3.60 for 2010.

Tekcore favors independent control

May 23, 15:44

The fight for control of Taiwan-based LED firm Tekcore continues to cast a cloud over the companies involved. Tekcore has stated that even if Everlight decides to pull back the orders,...

Brightek Optoelectronic to debut on Taiwan OTC market in 3Q11

May 19, 16:19

Shenzhen-based, Taiwan-funded LED packaging house Brightek Optoelectronic plans to debut on Taiwan's OTC market in the third quarter. Brightek was founded in 2001 and relocated headquarters...

Cost is the key to prevail in 3D TV market

May 17, 12:07

The market of 3D TV can be divided into two camps: shutter and polarizer types, the former supported by Samsung Electronics and Chimei Innolux (CMI) and the latter supported by AU...

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...