Market analyst firm IMS Research has cut its forecast for 2012 gallium nitride(GaN)metal-organic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD)shipments from 342 systems to 281,according to the second-quarter 2012 MOCVD update of its'GaN LED Quarterly ...
Samsung has acquired Nanoradio,a developer of low-power wireless LAN chipsets for mobile phones. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Kista,the fabless chip-maker has approximately 60 employees and a seven product range of 802.11 and ...
Although demand for LCD TVs in the China market has appeared to be smaller than originally expected,demand for LED backlight units used in LCD TVs in the second half of 2012 will not shrink,according to Taiwan-based makers of LED chips. ...
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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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Taiwan-based LED chip maker Formosa Epitaxy, in view of increasing demand for LED chips used in backlight units of LCD TV panels and lighting products, will expand its production capacity through adding six MOCVD sets at its domestic ...
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Epistar, a Taiwan-based LED chip maker, will establish a joint venture maker of inexpensive high-performance LED lighting products in Kunshan, eastern China, with Innotek Photoelectronic Technology, a Taiwan-based packager of LED chips for ...
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As production of sapphire wafers by China-based makers will gradually increase, prices for the product in the second quarter of 2012 are expected to remain at current levels, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Taiwan-based makers have ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics, due to increasing orders from Sharp for backlighting applications for LCD TVs over 50 inches, expects to fully utilize its capacity in late March or early April 2012, ...
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Prices for 10W LED light bulbs that are meant to replace 60W incandescent bulbs are expected to drop from over NT$500 (US$16.9) currently to below NT$300 at the end of 2012, according to Lee Biing-jye, chairman of Taiwan-based LED epitaxial ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics and LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw consolidated revenues for February rise on month by 14.37% and 19.07% respectively, according to the companies. Lextar ...
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Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar aims to increase shipments of LED lighting products in 2012, with focus on omni-directional LED light bulbs to replace 60W incandescent bulbs for which retail prices are expected to keep falling to ...
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LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar and chip packaging house Everlight Electronics saw September revenues increase slightly on month, while fellow makers Unity Opto Technology and Huga Optotech saw sequential decreases. Source: ...
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LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics has posted revenues of NT$750 million (US$26 million) for July 2011, decreasing 1.4% sequentially and 22% on year. January-July revenues stood at NT$4.763 billion, up 3.2% from a year ...
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