Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision will start construction of a factory in first-half 2020 and another in the second half, according to company CEO Lin En-ping.
Largan acquired a plot of 13,880 square meters in 2017 and another two - 24,460 square meters and 11,570 square meters respectively - in 2019, Lin said. Construction on the 13,880-square meter site will begin in the first half of 2020, while that on the 24,460-square meter one is pending local government approval and construction is expected to begin in the second half of 2020, Lin noted. There is also a plan to begin construction of a thrid plant on the 11,570-square meter site in 2021, Lin said.
The first two factories are scheduled for completion in 2023, Lin said. Since there will be no additional production capacity until the end of 2023, Largn will select orders, giving priority to those for high-end lens modules and placed by long-term clients as well as maximize yield rates to improve efficiency, Lin indicated.
Largan has 13 factories in central Taiwan, and another two in China - one in Suzhou, and one in Dongguan, which the Dongguan plant focusing on production of glass lens pieces, Lin said.
Largan has filed with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas a charge against HP, Taiwan-based optical lens makers Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET) and Newmax Technology for allegedly infringing on four of its US patents.
Involved in the alleged patent infringement are lenses of IP cameras built in 15 HP notebook models, with AOET and Newmax being the main suppliers, Largan said, adding three of the four patents concern 4P (4 plastic lens pieces) specifications and the other 3P ones.
Laragn said it has obtained about 2,700 patents globally.
Largan Precision CEO Lin En-ping
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Article translated by Adam Hwang
