Epistar, Taiwan's largest manufacturer of packaged LEDs has decided to trial silicon-based wafers. The company is hoping to take advantage of cost savings in the backend of the LED manufacturing process to in turn broaden SSL deployment. ...
The list of firms that have been chosen in China's first round of LED lighting subsidies has been announced. Market observers believe the 39 firms will obtain a total subsidy for 83.7 million units of LED lighting. The total bid will likely ...
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Epistar hints at'game-changing'silicon LED switch 12 Oct 2012 Giant Taiwanese LED maker works with GaN-on-silicon specialist Azzurro on technology with potential to cut cost of solid-state lighting. Plessey's GaN-on-silicon LED ...
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Gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si)-based LEDs have been fabricated using high‐brightness LED structures of Epistar Corp of Taipei, Taiwan and the patented technology for 150mm GaN-on-Si substrates of Azzurro Semiconductors AG of ...
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Epistar and Azzurro have jointly made breakthroughs on developing GaN-on-silicon based LEDs utilising Epistar's HB LED structures and Azzurro's technology for 150mm GaN-on-silicon in just 4 months. The firms transferred Epistar's existing ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar had September revenues of NT$1.616 billion (US$54.7 million), representing a decrease on month of 6.09%, while LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics had sales of ...
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At a shareholders' conference held late September, B.J. Lee, chairman of LED chipmaker Epistar Inc., estimated 2013 would remain a tough year for the LED industry as a whole, constraining the manufacturers' revenue climbing at least until ...
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Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will issue new shares in order to obtain a 100% stake in Huga Optotech, the firm announced on September 28. Huga Optotech has been officially acquired by Epistar. According to Biing-Jye Lee, chairman of ...
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China's government has been providing subsidies to help its domestic LED industry. Some firms have been benefitting but others remain in limbo amid rapid product price falls. Slowing demand for LED billboards According to sources from ...
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International LED lighting firms have been issuing orders directly to China-based firms. This may marginalize Taiwan-based LED firms. China-based peers have economies of scale and their monthly packaging capacity can reach as high as three ...
In 2010, the future of the Chinese LED market was looking brighter than ever. The world economy was recovering from the "Great Regression," new environmental and efficiency initiatives outlined in the country's twelfth five‐year plan ...
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Taiwan's LED industry has benefited from simmering anti-Japan sentiment in China, due to nationalization of the Diaoyutai islet. Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation (FOREPI) and Epistar to see booming revenues in September, because many ...
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Taiwan's Executive Yuan has been discussing the possibility of increasing the investment limit of China-based funds to Taiwan's LED industry. According to Robert Yeh, chairman of LED packaging house Everlight, no China-based firms have ...
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Driven by market demand, the semiconductor industry progressed toward consensus on building-block standards for automating LED production on 6-in wafers at the Semicon West conference, explains PAULA DOE. ...
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Starting September 2012, demand for AlGaInP LED has been weakening, according to LED chipmaker Epistar. Nevertheless, the firm added, demand for backlight applications is still strong, hence if sales during China's October 1 holidays ...
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