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Monday 24 September 2012
Everlight, Epistar conservative about investments from China
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has been discussing the possibility of increasing the investment limit of China-based funds to Taiwan's LED industry. According to Robert Yeh, chairman of...
Friday 21 September 2012
Everlight reportedly demands managers take 3-days non-paid leave
Despite increasing orders in the third quarter, gross margin among Taiwan-based LED makers has been falling significantly. LED packaging house Everlight has reportedly asked employees...
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Backlight demand for large-size products continues to be strong, says Epistar
Starting September 2012, demand for AlGaInP LED has been weakening, according to LED chipmaker Epistar. Nevertheless, the firm added, demand for backlight applications is still strong,...
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Taiwan market: Deferred hikes in power price to have little impact on growth in LED lighting
In response to the government's decision to postpone an increase in power prices originally scheduled for the December 10, 2012, Taiwan-based LED chip packaging company Everlight...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Sapphire substrate makers report mixed August revenues
Sapphire substrate firms such as Crystalwise and Crystal Applied have both reported on-month decreases in August revenues. Crystalwise saw August revenues fall to NT$90 million (US$3.04...
Monday 3 September 2012
Everlight expects continuous ASP drop in 2H12
Rising price competition and negative impact from the debt crisis in Europe have been causing Taiwan-based LED firms to report on-year decreases in their financial results for first-half...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Epistar, Everlight report falling July revenues
LED chipmaker Epistar has announced July revenues of NT$1.667 billion (US$55.69 million), a decrease of 3.6% on month but a growth of 14.3% on year. LED packaging house Everlight...
Friday 27 July 2012
Taiwan market: Demand for LED bulbs to top 1.5 million units in 2012
Demand for LED light bulbs has been rising fast in 2012 but some labels have been exaggerating their quality. According to the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), 20%...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Taiwan market: Delta introduces co-brand omni-directional LED light bulb with 7-11
In cooperation with 7-11, Delta has announced the launch of an omni-directional LED light bulb. The firm indicated the first batch will be 300,000 units and it expects all to be sold...
Friday 20 July 2012
Everlight to secure NT$6 billion syndicated loan
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight passed to motion to secure a syndicated bank loan of NT$6 billion (US$200 million) over a period of five years at a recent board of directors...
Thursday 19 July 2012
Taiwan LED firms indicate mixed 3Q12 forecasts
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is conservative about third-quarter 2012 market conditions. Despite having clear order visibility for August, September continues to be unclear,...
Monday 9 July 2012
LED firms report rising 2Q12 revenues
LED chipmaker Epistar reported June revenues with on-month increase of 4.3%. LED packaging house Everlight reported June revenues with an increase of 2.9% compared with May revenues...
Thursday 5 July 2012
Commentary: China fights to lead in setting LED lighting standards
The rise of China's LED lighting industry has been supported by the government. Despite the fact that many international lighting firms have been promoting the Zhaga Consortium to...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Everlight showcases series of LED components at LED Expo 2012 in Korea
Everlight recently showcased its new series of LED component products at the 2012 LED Expo in Korea. The company presented a whole series of packages for different applications including...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Guangdong province announces plans to switch to LED lighting for all public areas in 3 years
China's 12th Five-Year Plan has begun and Guangdong province has announced that in three years, all lighting in public areas will be switched to LED across the province. The output...