Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer Epistar saw earnings turn to losses in 3Q13, due to loss on valuation of financial liability. Although, the company’s gross profit rebound rate was much lower than expected in 2013, higher gross profits ...
With the continual low price trend of in the LED market, manufacturers are beginning to consider options for lowering productions costs. LED package free products have become the focal point of the industry in 2013 with many manufacturers ...
Tags: LED Market, LED Package
Taiwanese LED chip manufacturer Epistar has released their 3Q13 financial results. Feeling the effects of LED for TV backlight applications inventory adjustments in 3Q, consolidated revenue for the quarter reached NT $5.75 billion (US ...
Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, saw its operation in the third quarter of 2013 swing to a small net loss of NT$83.4 million (US$2.8 million) due to a non-operating loss of NT$281 million, according to ...
The gradual initiation of the lighting market trend remains the same. With LED prices overall falling and rising consumer recognition, LED lighting penetration rates are expected to further increase. Backlight market orders have slid as ...
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For third-quarter 2013, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries) has reported revenue of $11.1m, down 45% on $19.9m ...
Dual-LED Flash is hoped to become a trend in smartphone application. Taiwan LED manufacturer Genesis Photonics and Everlight have both recently announced their entry into the Japanese smartphone supply chain. LED package manufacturer ...
Tags: Flash LED, Everlight, Smartphone
"These guidelines should permit the discovery of new and improved phosphors in a rational rather than trial-and-error manner," said Ram Seshadri, a professor in the university's Department of Materials as well as in its Department of ...
Tags: Optimizing Phosphors, Lighting
By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting & Energy Center (SSLEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED lighting –– allowing for ...
The trend in lowered prices in the LED market has not changed. With LED chip prices expected to drop substantially in the next few years, packaging is also facing pressure to lower costs. According to current LED component costs, package ...
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Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA (which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries) has launched what it claims is the first commercial line of large-diameter ...
Tags: Rubicon Sapphire substrates, LED, Electrical, Electronics
Rubicon Technology, Inc.yesterday reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2013. “We are very pleased with the customer response thus far and believe that PSS will be a strong growth driver for our wafer ...
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XNOVA delivers world-class performance, quality and value Luminus Devices, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lightera Corporation, will be launching its XNOVA line of high performance LEDs for professional and general lighting at the Hong Kong ...
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LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany, which makes in-situ metrology systems for thin-film processes focusing on compound semiconductor and photovoltaic applications, says that Epistar Corp (Taiwan's largest LED chipmaker) has qualified the Pyro 400 ...
Tags: LED, Electrical, Electronics, semiconductor, photovoltaic applications
For third-quarter 2013, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €46.2m, down 26% on €62.2m a year ago but up slightly on €45.3m last quarter. In spite of the lower percentage of ...
Tags: Aixtron MOCVD, Electrical, Electronics