Growth of LED lighting exceeded expectations, Edison received large orders from mainland China manufacturers, SO it intends to expand capacity with additional capital in the second half of this year, legal representative of Edison forecasts ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, LED, LED lighting
Global MOCVD equipment capacity is still in oversupply while prices of LED light bulbs continue to fall. Among all global operational MOCVD tools, Taiwan-based makers account for 28.1% and China-based firms 22.3%, according Digitimes ...
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LED lighting demand has been rising and Taiwan-based LED packaging house Edison Opto noted that 2013 capex will reach NT$400-500 million (US$13-16 million). Edison Opto disclosed that despite rising demand in the LED lighting market, due ...
China-based solar module maker Hanwha SolarOne saw first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues show a 33.3% sequential growth to CNY1.1129 billion (US$181 million). First-quarter 2013 revenues also showed an on-year increase of 38.4% compared ...
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Prices of sapphire ingots have been increasing causing substrate makers to plan a price hike on patterned sapphire substrates (PSSs). Some firms have been adjusting prices since the end of the first quarter, causing other firms to follow ...
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Europe may levy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar products. This will increase the prices of China-made solar products in Europe. To retaliate, China will likely impose tariffs on Europe-based polysilicon through its on-going ...
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For first-quarter 2013, GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has reported revenue of $26.4m, down 7.2% on $28.4m a year ago and 13.4% on $30.5m last quarter. The firm had ...
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China-based LED firms have slowed down the pace of price cuts as LED chipmakers face shrinking profit margins. Taiwan-based firms noted that China-based LED industry leader Sanan Optoelectronics has been limiting its price decline, easing ...
Subaru, the automobile manufacturing division of Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), is planning to expand the capacity at its Lafayette plant in central Indiana, US, by about 30% to accommodate the production of the Impreza compact car by 2016. ...
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Sapphire substrate makers have noted that order visibility is clear to May due to expected demand growth in the LED backlighting and lighting markets. Market observers believe prices of sapphire substrates are likely to increase slightly in ...
The market of sapphire substrates, an upstream material for LEDs, has been in oversupply with prices falling. The prices are lower than the production costs of many firms. This has also caused many tier-two sapphire firms to purchase ...
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Demand for backlighting products for large-size TVs in China continues to rise, according to Biing-Jye Lee, chairman of Epistar. Lee added that the firm's joint venture for LED epitaxial wafers and chips in Xiamen, southeastern China, with ...
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Destin Pipeline is seeking shipper interest in both existing and additional capacity on its natural gas transmission system in response to increaseing demand in Florida and additional capacity freed up by a drop in offshore production. ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar plans to find important downstream strategic partners by issuing 250 million new shares for private placement, and targeting Europe- and US-based lighting brands as investors. The deal is expected to be completed ...
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For full-year 2012, RF RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has reported revenue of $829.2m, down 7% on 2011’s $896.1m due mainly to a decrease in Mobile Devices ...
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