Epistar expands InGaN LED die production capacity by spending NT$1B in Taiwanese subsidiary

Epistar’s board recently approved a NT$1 billion (US$33.43 million) capital investment plan in a wholly owned Taiwanese subsidiary company that was originally a factory of Huga Optotech, according to Epistar. To meet client demands, some orders will be commissioned to the subsidiary’s factories based in Central Taiwan Science Park. The subsidiary will be mostly manufacturing InGaN LED dies in the future, with productions estimated to begin during first quarter of 2014. 

Although the Taiwanese subsidy was established in 2009, its production plan was stalled till Epistar decided to make a US$33.43 million capital investment in the company this year. The investments are made mainly due to positive outlook of LED market demands in 2014, said Epistar. The company is preparing in advance production capacity to avoid missed opportunities in the fast growing LED market.

The Taiwanese subsidy will be mostly manufacturing InGaN LED dies but is still planning the number of equipments to be deployed, while production scale remains uncertain. Production is estimated to start in 1Q14, since the die manufacturing subsidy belongs to another Epistar company, Huga Opotech, and is spared from factory constructions.

The Taiwanese subsidiary will be introducing Epistar’s embedded LED chip, Power Device, and other new technology and products to its production line, according to a public notice. The company will be entering different lighting applications and niche markets by using its advantages in package free chip technology and flexible designs.

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