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Thursday 28 March 2013
Unity Opto obtains orders for 1 million LED light bulbs
LED packaging house Unity Opto shipped one million LED light bulbs to Europe- and US-based distribution channels in the first quarter and has obtained orders for one million units...
Wednesday 20 March 2013
TSMC SSL to introduce LED chips with 130lm/W brightness in 2H12
TSMC Solid State Lighting (SSL) plans to introduce LED chip products that do not require packaging, with brightness reaching 130lm/W in the second half of 2013. The new product is...
Thursday 24 January 2013
Unity Opto expects 1Q13 revenues to show 60% increase on-year
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto recently received an order for 20,000 street lamps from Europe, therefore, the firm expects first-quarter 2013 revenues to show an on-year...
Monday 21 January 2013
2013 is full of opportunities and risks for LED lighting, says Everlight chairman
Various countries have banned the use of incandescent light bulbs, paving the way for LED lighting to shine. However, due to numerous newcomers in China taking up massive capacity...
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Unity Opto expects 1Q13 LED lighting packaging shipments to reach 200,000 units
As LED lighting is expected to boom, firms have been looking into adopting automated production. Nan Ya Photonics, a Taiwan-based joint venture between LED chipmaker Epistar and the...
Monday 24 December 2012
Edison Opto expands strategic alliance
Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED lighting firm Edison Opto, will also be the chairman for LED packaging house Lumenmax starting January 1, 2013. This will allow Edison Opto...
Thursday 6 December 2012
Epistar, Everlight see November revenues fall on-month
LED chipmaker Epistar has reported November revenues of NT$1.365 billion (US$46.92 million), down 10% on month, but representing an on-year increase of 6%. Accumulated revenues for...
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Digitimes Research: China LED packaging houses Refond, Jufei, Z-Light to continue capacity growth in 2013
Refond Optoelectronics, Jufei Optoelectronics, and Z-Light Optoelectronics are medium-size LED packaging firms in China. These firms have relatively low capital compared to Nationstar...
Thursday 22 November 2012
Sales in 1Q13 to show on-year growth, says Everlight chairman
Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight, has stated that, due to delayed orders for backlighting and lighting products, sales in the first quarter of 2013...
Monday 15 October 2012
Taiwan LED firms report falling total September revenues
The total revenues of Taiwan-based LED firms in September 2012 were NT$9.27 billion (US$317 million), down by 2.28% on month but up by 13% on year, according to market watchers.
Friday 12 October 2012
Ledtech sees September revenues down 14% on-month
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Ledtech Electronics has reported consolidated September revenues of NT$126 million (US$4.3 million), representing a 14% decrease compared to NT$142...
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 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...
Thursday 30 August 2012
Formosa Epitaxy, Unity Opto post mixed results for 2Q12
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy and LED packaging firm Unity Opto Technology have announced mixed results for the second quarter of 2012. Formosa Epitaxy posted net losses of NT$80...