The Greater China LED industry went through consolidation in 2012 and many tier-two and tier-three firms exited the market due to continuous net losses. The effects of the consolidations will show in 2013. Since newcomers in China ...
Tags: LED Consolidations, 2012, Effects, 2013
Epistar Photoelectricity (Changzhou), a joint venture LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker established by Epistar and Lite-On Technology in Changzhou, eastern China, will expand its production capacity by adding seven MOCVD machines to bring ...
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Taiwan-based LED chipmakers have been trying to return to profitability but due to continuous price falls, it has been difficult. Market observers believe LED chipmakers such as Epistar, and Formosa Epitaxy will see net losses in 2012. ...
Tags: Taiwan, LED chipmakers, profitability, 2012
Taipei,Oct.5,2012(CENS)--According to the administration of the Central Taiwan Science Park,ProMOS Technologies Inc.and Huga Optotech Inc.have filed applications for large-scale job cuts at their factories in the industrial park. DRAM ...
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has received more orders than originally expected for LED chips used in backlight units (BLUs) from South Korea-based LCD TV vendors in December, according to the company. Due to ...
Tags: Epistar, TV, LCD TV, LED chips, BLUs, more orders, CD TVs
Weak demand is said to have caused Taiwan-based LED firms to consider reducing their workforces. Huga Optotech, Lextar and Everlight are reportedly considering cutting staff. Taiwan-based firms have been seeing disappointing capacity ...
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Taipei, Oct. 23, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's unemployment rate dropped by 0.08 of a percentage point to 4.32% in September, reported the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) yesterday (Oct. 22). A DGBAS official noted ...
Tags: unemployment rate, LED, DRAM, Nan Ya Technology, Huga Optotech
Taiwan-based LED firm High Power Opto has enlisted Semileds to become a shareholder with a close to 10% stake, which makes Semileds the largest single shareholder of the firm. High Power Opto reported net losses of NT$1.108 billion ...
At a shareholders' conference held late September, B.J. Lee, chairman of LED chipmaker Epistar Inc., estimated 2013 would remain a tough year for the LED industry as a whole, constraining the manufacturers' revenue climbing at least until ...
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Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will issue new shares in order to obtain a 100% stake in Huga Optotech, the firm announced on September 28. Huga Optotech has been officially acquired by Epistar. According to Biing-Jye Lee, chairman of ...
Tags: LED backlight
Taipei,Oct.4,2012(CENS)--Affected by the global economic downturn,layoff and unpaid leave is spreading in Taiwan's electronics industry,affecting some 3,000 persons,mainly in the fields of DRAM(dynamic random access memory),LED(light ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar has plans to completely take over subsidiary Huga Optotech through a share swap. Taiwan's largest chip maker, Epistar, has announced it will completely take over subsidiary Huga Optotech through ...
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The LED chip market continues to experience oversupply problems.However,in first-half 2012,most tier-one LED firms in Taiwan were operating with full capacity,which has led to the possibility of expanding capacities.LED chipmaker Epistar ...
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Taiwan Epistar's board of directors has agreed with a proposal to acquire Huga Optotech Inc. as its wholly owned subsidiary by all-stock swap at ratio of one Epistar share for 4.85 Huga shares. Baseline date for the swap is tentatively ...
LED chipmaker Epistar will completely take over subsidiary Huga Optotech through a share swap in which one Epistar share will be exchanged for 4.85 Huga shares, Epistar has announced. The merger will take effect on December 28, 2012. The ...