LED chipmakers Epistar and Genesis Photonics both reported losses during the first quarter due to decreasing prices for LED chip products, particularly in backlights for TVs. Epistar reported that its gross profit margin dropped to 5.25% ...
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While Lextar Electronics Corp. estimates its production will run at full capacity by end of the second quarter at the earliest and Genesis Photonics Inc. has been inundated with orders this month, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. and Epistar ...
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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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Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Genesis Photonics and Formosa Epitaxy indicate that capacity utilization rates in first-quarter 2012 should be able to reach around 70-80%. In addition, shipments of TV backlights in the first quarter will ...
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As the LED backlight market entered a plateau period, the lighting market becomes the major battlefield for the global LED makers to compete in. Given the fierce price competition, a number of LED manufacturers have shifted their focus to ...
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Genesis Photonics Chairman, K. J. Chong recently pledged that his company will become number 1 supplier of LEDs and LED light engines in China. Chong noted in an article in Cens that his company, an LED epi-wafer maker, will help ...
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Genesis Photonics Chairman, K. J. Chong recently pledged that his company will become number 1 supplier of LEDs and LED light engines in China. Chong noted in an article in Cens that his company, an LED epi-wafer maker, will help ...
Production value of LED discrete devices rolled out by Taiwan-based LED makers is expected to top NT$64-65 billion (US$2.11-2.14 billion) in 2011, declining 5-8% from a year earlier. Taiwan used to be the biggest supplier of LED chips, but ...
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LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics has completed the construction of its third plant, located at the Tainan Science Park (TSP). Genesis will install a 6-inch epitaxial wafer production line in the plant. David Chung, chairman of Geneis ...
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Taiwan-based LED firm Genesis Photonics recently received orders from China-based customers for indoor lighting and commercial LED light tubes. Coupled with orders from Japan-based customers, Genesis is optimistic about revenues in the ...
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Recently, mainland China and Taiwan major LED manufacturers have paid more attention on the strategy to depeen LED development. As we know, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced its plans to phase out ...
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Several Taiwan-based LED firms have reported falling September and third-quarter revenues showing the low season in the LED industry in the third quarter. Low demand for TV LED backlight modules (BLUs) and falling ASP of LED products have ...
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IMS Research has released the MOCVD chapters of its 300-page Quarterly LED Supply and Demand Report which reveals significant shifts in MOCVD adoption for LED manufacturing. In June, the previous quarter’s report lowered the ...
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IMS Research has released the MOCVD chapters of its 300-page Quarterly LED Supply and Demand Report which reveals significant shifts in MOCVD adoption for LED manufacturing. In June, the previous quarter’s report lowered the annual ...
Taiwan-based LED firms have been eager to enter China's LED market. Through cooperation, Genesis Photonics and Ledtech both signed strategic alliance agreement with China-based Potevio. Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight also have ...
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