Sanan showcases LED products at China optoelectronic expo Siu Han, Shenzhen; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 11 September 2012] The 14th annual China International Optoelectronic Expo was held in Shenzhen from September 6-9, 2012. This ...
Tags: Formosa Expitaxy LED, lighting, Lights, China
Lextar obtains LM-79,LM-80 accreditation Siu Han,Taipei;Adam Hwang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 6 September 2012]Lextar Electronics,a Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and provider of LED chip packaging services,on September 5 announced ...
Taiwan,China LED industries facing shuffle,says Epistar chairman Siu Han,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 1 October 2012]The LED industry has been seeing rising sales but profitability has been decreasing in 2012.Biing-Jye Lee,chairman ...
Tags: Taiwan, China LED industries, shuffle, LED lighting market
US based insurer Appalachian Underwriters (AUI) has set up an alliance with GlobalOptions to serve as its Special Investigations Unit (SIU) provider. Under the new agreement, GlobalOptions will offer as the SIU provider handling ...
Tags: insurer, Special Investigations, Appalachian Underwriters, GlobalOptions
US-based third party claims and litigation management firm Carl Warren & Company, has selected GlobalOptions as the special investigations unit (SIU) provider for its customers. As part of the agreement, GlobalOptions will be responsible ...
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Hong Kong plans to soon introduce laws on nutritional labeling of baby food, in response to the recent report that imported infant formula from Japan contained less iodine than recommended. Last week, Centre for Food Safety (CFS) Hong ...
Dallas-based P&C insurer, the Republic Group has hired Timothy Wiedmeyer to act as the companies' vice president of claims. Prior to this, Wiedmeyer worked with West Bend Mutual Insurance, a regional property and casualty insurer ...
Tags: Republic Group, Timothy Wiedmeyer, vice president, property insurance
GlobalOptions has appointed Lars Skaar as director of International Strategies, to help assist in expanding the firm's SIU programs throughout Europe and around the world. In his new role, Skaar will be responsible for leading SIU ...
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Vietnam’s economic slowdown is proving a tough hurdle to overcome for mainland Chinese and Taiwanese plastics industry exporters, although some of them say they continue to see long-term potential there. Chinese and Taiwanese firms ...
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 ...
Tags: LED lighting
Commentary:Short-term subsidization will not help LED industry in the long run Siu Han,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 19 October 2012]Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)recently announced plans to subsidize household LED light ...
Tags: Commentary, government, LED lighting subsidy, Taiwan market
Taiwan LED firms report falling total September revenues Siu Han, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Monday 15 October 2012] The total revenues of Taiwan-based LED firms in September 2012 were NT$9.27 billion (US$317 million), down by 2.28% ...
Tags: LED
Taiwan government to extend subsidies for procuring LED light bulbs Siu Han,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 28 September 2012]The Taiwan government plans to increase 2012 energy-saving subsidies from the original NT$700 million(US$23 ...
Lextar to merge with Wellypower Siu Han, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Friday 14 September 2012] Taiwan-based LED maker Lextar, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), on September 13, 2012 announced plans to merge with Wellypower, a CCFL ...
Tags: AUO, LED, Lextar, Wellypower, Taiwan
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 ...
Tags: LED, Lighting, Sapphire Substrate