As many China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers have expanded or are expanding production capacities, several major makers listed on stock markets in China are expected to account for 70% of global output of LED chips over the next 3-5 years, according to chairman Jin Zhang-yu for China-based...

Taiwan-based LCD driver IC-design houses, driver IC backend service companies and IC material suppliers are likely to benefit significantly from the ramp-up of OLED panel production capacity in China after 2019, according to industry sources.

The US government's latest move to slap a 10% tariff on China-made goods has put pressure on Chinese LED firms whose lighting products, especially decorative lamps, are on the list of affected items.

LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Opto Tech and Tyntek expect silicon sensor chips to be the main source of business growth in the future and therefore have expanded production capacities for the product line, according to industry sources.

Japan-based Nichia will become the exclusive supplier of 0.3t LED chips for use in backlighting of LTPS-LCD panels of the new 6.1-inch iPhone to be launched in the third quarter of 2018, according to industry sources.

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has announced that it has agreed to settle a patent infringement lawsuit against US-based lighting distributor All Star Lighting Suppliers.

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar and LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics have reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.816 billion (US$59.7 million) and NT$1.991 billion respectively for June, the former increasing 0.08% sequentially but decreasing 18.89% on year and the latter...

Sanan Optoelectronics received CNY780 million (US$123 million) in local government subsidies in first-half 2018, the highest among all China-based LED firms, according to industry sources.

Lextar Electronics has disclosed its mini LED devices are being certified and will start small-volume shipments in second-half 2018.

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Tyntek will soon expand production capacity for LED chips used in sensing devices by 87.5%, with the new capacity to gradually come into operation beginning September 2018, according to Economic Daily News.

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will exhibit its mini LED applications at Touch Taiwan 2018 display show in Taipei during August 29-31.

Japan-based Nichia will establish a joint venture to produce LED backlighting for smartphones and automotive lighting in southern China in second-half 2018, according to Nichia Taiwan president Dai Zhen-jia.

LED wafer and chip maker Epistar has disclosed its board of directors has decided to spin off the company's VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) epitaxial wafer foundry business by transferring it to a newly-established wholly-owned subsidiary, tentatively named Epistar Semiconductor, with...

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar expects demand for LED chips used in lighting and backlighting to rebound in third-quarter 2018 because clients will replenish inventories in preparation for peak demand in the fourth quarter, company president Jou Ming-jiunn said at a shareholders meeting...

Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is developing micro LED applications for displays of various sizes.

China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers are expected to bring about 300 additional MOCVD equipment sets into operation in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019, according to industry sources in China.

LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics and LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar have reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.985 billion (US$66.4 million) and NT$1.814 billion respectively for May, the former increasing 2.43% sequentially but decreasing 16.16% on year, and the latter...

LED chip makers Opto Tech and Tyntek are expanding production capacities for Si-base sensor chips and will bring additional capacities into operation in July and September 2018 respectively, according to the companies.

Chengdu Xingu Industrial Parks, a mega complex located in Shuangliu District of the largest city in the midwestern area of China, is moving at full throttles to build semiconductor ecosystems associated with IC designs, IC fabrication and terminal applications, aiming to score aggregate annual revenues...

Lextar Electronics will begin small-volume production of mini LED backlighting devices in third-quarter 2018, according to company chairman David Su.

LED chip maker Opto Tech, in order to meet increased orders for silicon-based sensor chips mainly consisting of photo diode and photo transistor chips, is expanding monthly production capacity from about 3.0 billion chips to 3.5-3.6 billion units via investment of NT$400 million (US$13.4 million),...

Demand for mini LED applications will take off in the second half of 2018, and LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will begin to ship mini LEDs for smartphone backlighting and ultra-fine pixel pitch displays in the third or fourth quarter of 2018, according to company president Jou Ming-jiunn...

AU Optronics (AUO) has said that it does not have a specific roadmap as well as a schedule for volume production of micro LED display products currently although it has successfully developed related technology.

LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will spin off two of its existing three business groups as subsidiaries in six months, company president Jou Ming-jiunn has disclosed.

Sanan Optoelectronics and HC SemiTek - the two largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers - and Epistar, their biggest counterpart in Taiwan, have seen inventories piling up to alarming levels, according to industry sources.