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Thursday 10 March 2011
Formosa Epitaxy sees flat revenues in February
LED epitaxial wafer maker Formosa Epitaxy saw its revenues stay flat at NT$350 million (US$12.05 million) in February compared to the previous month but up 64.65% from a year earlier...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Lumileds high-power LED capacity to reach 1 billion in 2011
Philips Lumileds expects its high-power LED capacity to reach one billion units in 2011 and aims to reach the level of 200 lumen per US$1 for the cold white LEDs at the end of 2011...
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Episil seeing epi-wafer orders pick up, says paper
Taiwan-based Episil Technologies, which makes silicon epitaxial wafers as well as providing foundry services at its 5- and 6-inch wafer fabs, has seen its epi-wafer production utilization...
Thursday 2 December 2010
Episil expects 4Q10 sales down 10-15% on quarter, says report
Taiwan-based Episil Technologies has seen its foundry fabs run at 60-70%, down significantly from third-quarter 2010 due to a slowdown in demand for CMOS processes, according to a...
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Tyntek announces cooperation with Fuzhou for LED production
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tyntek has announced plans to invest 153 million yuan (US$4.94 million) to set up a LED production joint venture with the Fuzhou government in China.
Wednesday 29 September 2010
TPV may cooperate with Epistar for LED production plant in China
Hong Kong-listed TPV Technology will reportedly work with Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar to set up an LED epitaxy wafer production plant in China in order to secure LED supply...
Thursday 16 September 2010
Episil sales buoyed by tight epitaxy wafer supply, says paper
Episil Technologies has seen its sales being buoyed by an undersupply in the epitaxy wafer market, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Supply is currently...
Wednesday 15 September 2010
Genesis 3Q10 revenues to increase by 40% sequentially
Third-quarter 2010 revenues of LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics are expected to increase by about 40% sequentially amid increasing shipments for TV backlighting...
Friday 10 September 2010
Arima Optoelectronics to set up epitaxial wafer plant in Wujiang
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Arima Optoelectronics has signed an agreement with the government of Wujiang of China's Jiangsu Province to build an epitaxial wafer...
Monday 28 June 2010
Tyntek to set up LED epitaxy and sensor component plant in Taichung
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tyntek will invest NT$1 billion (US$31.26 million) to set up a new venture in Taichung for the production of LED epitaxy and sensor components, according...
Wednesday 23 June 2010
Genesis Photonics lands NT$1.5 billion joint lending for capacity expansion
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics on June 22 signed with 11 local banks and the Development Bank of Singapore for a syndicated loan of NT$1.5 billion...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Tekcore to raise fund for equipment purchase
Board of directors of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore has decided to issue 50 million new shares worth NT$1.5 billion (US$47.38 million) to raise fund for equipment purchase.
Friday 7 May 2010
Genesis Photonics increases prices for green LED epitaxy wafers
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics increased the prices of its green LED epitaxy wafers in April amid increasing prices of sapphire substrates, and expects its price hike...
Thursday 6 May 2010
VPEC posts 1Q10 revenues of NT$390 million
Visual Photomics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) registered revenues of NT$390 million (US$12.35 million) in the first quarter of 2010 with NT$0.69 EPS. Strong orders from the power amplifier...
Monday 22 March 2010
Lextar reports net profit for 2009
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chipmaker Lextar Electronics, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), has announced a net profit of NT$7.41 million (US$233,040) for 2009, with a...