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 ...
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Orders of LED backlight products will likely be strong throughout October-November. Although growth of LED lighting has been slowing down, LED firms are optimistic that the LED lighting market will see significant growth in 2013. LED ...
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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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In response to the government's decision to postpone an increase in power prices originally scheduled for the December 10, 2012, Taiwan-based LED chip packaging company Everlight Electronics indicated that the LED lighting market in Taiwan ...
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Lextar Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED backlight units (BLUs) and lighting devices/products, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$923 million (US$30.8 million) for July, growing by 1.59% on month and by 22.58% on year, while ...
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Consumption in the LCD TV market has been less than expected causing firms to adjust capacities accordingly to promote products that can save costs and increase utilization rates such as direct-lit LED TVs. Taiwan-based brands such as BenQ ...
I-Chiun Precision Industry, a Taiwan-based maker of LED lead frames, on July 25 released its financial report for the first half of 2012, recording net EPS of NT$0.15. I-Chiun posted consolidated revenues of NT$2.809 billion (US$94 ...
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Of 46 Chinese LED chip projects planned in 2009-2010, just 20 put into production Reportlinker has made available a new market research report ‘Global and China LED Industry Report, 2011-2012’ from China Research and ...
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Market research shows that total second-quarter 2012 revenues of publicly traded Taiwan-based LED firms reached NT$25.82 billion (US$861 million), an on-quarter increase of 22.7%. LED firms have been expressing concerns about market ...
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While upstream LED firms have been forecasting lower 2012 revenues and falling prices,downstream LED applications are expected to grow continuously through second-half 2012. The world's two largest MOCVD equipment firms Veeco and Aixtron ...
Lite-On Technology has indicate order visibility of LED lighting is clear to September. Nevertheless, the introduction of the second generation of ultrabooks with Windows 8 in second-half 2012 is likely to increase shipments of power ...
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Philips has switched more OEM orders for LED lighting products to Taiwan-based Lite-On Technology from epitaxial wafers and chip maker Lextar Electronics, according to industry sources. Lite-On has landed more orders from Philips ...
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Lee Biing-jye, chairman of Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, has noted the firm's order visibility for TV LED backlight units (BLU) is clear to August. Orders in September will depend on demand in China to gauge consumer demand during the ...
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Although demand for LCD TVs in the China market has appeared to be smaller than originally expected,demand for LED backlight units used in LCD TVs in the second half of 2012 will not shrink,according to Taiwan-based makers of LED chips. ...
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The LED industry saw a recovery in the first quarter with increased orders of large-size LED backlights. This has increased LED firms' utilization rates to around 80-90% and revenues in March will increase as well. This is an improvement ...
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