LED packaging firm Unity Opto announced revenues in March was NT$400 million (US$13.55 million), a monthly growth rate of 28%, while the company's consolidated revenues came to NT$420 million, a monthly increase of 20%. Unity Opto said that ...
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Warren Chen, CEO of the Taiwan-based Lite-On Group, has indicated seasonal factors have been causing first-quarter 2012 revenues to be 5% less than fourth-quarter 2011. Nevertheless, performance in the second quarter will be better than in ...
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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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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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Demand in the LED industry has been returning and some LED chipmakers have been enjoying 90% capacity utilization rates. Nevertheless, inventory levels are still high, causing sapphire substrate prices to remain flat. Industry sources ...
Leading Taiwan-based makers of polysilicon solar wafers, viewing that orders are on the rise and current prices are lower than production costs, are negotiating with clients for an upward adjustment in quotes from US$1.25 per 6-inch wafer ...
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The price of upstream sapphire substrates has been stabilizing and shipments of 4-inch substrates have been increasing steadily. The current price of 2-inch sapphire substrates has been around US$7-8/unit. Industry observers believe the ...
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