Brolis Semiconductors Ltd of Vilnius, Lithuania says it has received shipment of a Veeco GEN200 Edge molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) production system from Veeco Instruments Inc of Plainview, NY, USA. The system will be installed at Brolis' ...
Two AU Optronics (AUO) subsidiaries, Lextar and Wellypower, are set to merge. According to David Su, chairman of Lextar, the only overlapping technology between the two firms is packaging. Wellypower currently has CCFL and SMD LED products ...
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Tokyo-based chemical manufacturer Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has announced to split off and transfer its GaN LED epitaxial wafer and chip production business to its subsidiary TS Opto Co Ltd (which was founded at the end of September at SDK's ...
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At its latest board meeting,Tokyo-based chemical manufacturer Showa Denko K.K.(SDK)has decided to split off and transfer its gallium nitride(GaN)LED epitaxial wafer and chip production business to its subsidiary TS Opto Co Ltd(which was ...
Tags: SDK, GaN LEDs, Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd, chemical manufacture, TS Opto
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar had September revenues of NT$1.616 billion (US$54.7 million), representing a decrease on month of 6.09%, while LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics had sales of ...
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With the Chinese government banning imports and sales of 100W-and-above incandescent lamps in the country starting on October 1, 2012, Taiwanese LED makers who have actively built footholds will hail huge growth potential of the domestic ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Tekcore,suffered a net loss in 2011 and is likely to see continued net losses in 2012 due to large depreciation costs for its 11 4-inch MOCVD sets,according to stock market analysts. Tekcore ...
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 Electronics indicated that the LED lighting market in Taiwan ...
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Nanotronics Imaging LLC of Cuyahoga Falls,OH,USA has introduced new capabilities for its nSPEC product,a fully automatic inspection system for analyzing transparent and semi-transparent wafers for defects. nSPEC now detects and ...
Tags: Nanotronics, Automated wafer inspection system, SiC, GaN, GaAs, InP
Sapphire substrate makers report mixed August revenues Siu Han,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 12 September 2012]Sapphire substrate firms such as Crystalwise and Crystal Applied have both reported on-month decreases in August ...
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China-based LED firms have been producing low-priced LED chips causing oversupply in the upstream LED chip segment to continue.China-based panel maker BOE recently announced plans to set up a new 8.5G production line in Hefei,and also hopes ...
Second-quarter 2012 revenues of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers climbed out of the trough with capacity utilization rates rising to 80-90%. The firms believe third-quarter 2012 capacity utilization rates to remain similar to the peak level seen ...
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Second-quarter 2012 revenues of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers climbed out of the trough with capacity utilization rates rising to 80-90%.The firms believe third-quarter 2012 capacity utilization rates to remain similar to the peak level seen ...
Tags: LED lighting, Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Genesis Photonics, Lextar
China-based LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics may enter Taiwan's LED supply chain in third-quarter 2012. The firm has been certified by packaging houses such as Everlight and Unity Opto, said industry sources. Sanan has been quoting low ...
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Integration of downstream lighting module and fixture makers will likely bring in revenues of NT$850 million (US$29 million) for Epistar in 2012, according to Lee Biing-jye, chairman of the Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker. ...
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