Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.[TSE:2393] today announced the launch of its new Corporate Design (CD).The brand update is part of a long-term business strategy. The global optoelectronics specialist with more than 27 years of experience especially in the fields of LED and infrared technologies enters the new decade with a redesigned lettering and new company motto that reflects the rapid development of the lighting markets as well as the own worldwide growth in the past years.

The Hong Series-HNB503 is offering Smaller Packaging and Multiple Colors for Advanced Outdoor Signage Applications

Taiwan LED Lamps maker Lamptech Enterprise Co.,Ltd will show its LED lamps at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show. Lamptech Enterprise Co., Ltd (Taiwan) Lumitech Enterprise Co., Ltd (China) *Lamp Exporter & Manufacturer *Products: Desk Lamps, Floor Lamps, Ceiling Lamps and Wall Lamps *Concentrated on Europe Market *Joined in HK Fair 2009 Presented in LED Lamp Lamptech Enterprise Co., Ltd (Taiwan) – Office Established in 2000 Location: His Chih City, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan

Offering High Power and High Luminosity for Advanced Lighting Applications "Yi [Yi] is the English translation for the Chinese word meaning Dazzling or Sparkling. This multi-chip package has the brightness to illuminate the space around it, a beacon in the dark."

LCD chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy reported October 2010 revenues of NT$400.72 million (US$13.31 million), down 0.04% sequentially but up 58.86% on year. In November, the company pointed out that demand for TV backlighting was picking up on which revenues depended, but the growth was not as significant as in 2009, and December revenues were expected to drop as clients went through inventory stock checks.

TFT LCD driver IC maker Himax Technologies 3Q10 revenues were US$138 million, down 26.3% sequentially but still meeting its adjusted forecast. And gross margin increased 2.5pp to 22.9%. Quarterly net income came to US$400,000. Non-driver IC products accounted for 8.4% in 3Q revenues.

Team House Limited will introduce a series of LED indoor lighting products at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show. Team House has been focused on the development of LED Indoor Lightings for a long time. There are several types of bases with different view angles and watts, for example, E27, MR16, GU10, T8 Light Tube, Track Light, AR111 and 7 Inches 7 Segments Displays.

Established in year 2010, BO SHENG YANG Technology Co.,Ltd (BSY)  aims to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of optoelectronic products in lighting industry, and will bring its LED lighting Products to 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show.

Lite-On Technology Corp. (TW 2301) reported October consolidated revenue of NT$10.32 billion, up 10% on year. The sales growth was attributable to Lite-On’s ongoing expansion in market share, coupled with stable demand. Cumulative sales from January through October reached NT$103.2 billion, up 32% Y-o-Y.

LEDGEND Technology Inc. currently announced a whole brand-new Crystal series, and will show them at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show.

LEDinside has recently conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Guowei Xiao, APT’s Managing Director, who explained why the price of APT’s high power HB LED chips goes against the price downtrend.

Recently, Taiwan-based LED companies reported their October revenues.

A leader of MJC Probe (MPI) reported that its LED production orders had extended to 1Q11. As growing adoption of LEDs for large-size backlighting and general lighting applications, MPI expected sales of its LED-testing tools to grow in 2011, and the company thought the market penetration rate for LED applications in the global lighting market would reach 50% by 2015.

In 2011, Technology licensing company Rambus planed to start quantity production of an LCD TV backlight unit (BLU), with MicroLens' edge-type single-side (on the bottom) LED technology. It is possible that the mount of using LEDs in a 40-inch model would reduce to 142 unite from 240 units at present.

As the ensuing demands for LED backlights, the world's first-tier manufacturers of brand computers have scheduled to tap into tablet PCs in the first quarter 2011, therefore Taiwan's industry executives predict it will create business for Taiwan's LED makers when the market for TV backlights started losing growth steam in the third quarter. According to Taiwan's industry executives, tablet PC backlights are particularly suitable for manufacturers specializing in small and medium backlights for uses in mobile phones and digital photo frames.

The 12th H.K. Int’l Light Fair Autumn Edition has been successfully completed on October 30th. Aeon Lighting Technology Inc. (ALT) has achieved great success on this fair. The exclusive “One Dollar LED Lighting Experience” campaign has received tremendous supports from visitors around the world. Also, brand new Q3 products, which were first launched in H.K. Light Fair, have gathered lots attention and orders.

Taiwan LCD TV maker Amtran Technology October revenues were NT$6.12 billion (US$202.65 million), up 10.7% sequentially and 13.4% on year. The whole revenues in the first ten months of 2010 totaled NT$49.01 billion, down 5.28%. Its consolidated revenues for October go to NT$7.2 billion, up 14.44%. The whole revenues in the first ten months of 2010 totaled NT$57.77 billion, up 8.74%.

AUO has designed a 70-inch, 21:9 ratio beast of a 3D panel, which is co-called the world’s largest 3D TV. It’s also designed with a 240Hz double frame rate, LED scanning backlighting and a ultra-narrow border. The ratio is the same as used in movies theaters, which is why the company is marketing it as the perfect companion to state of the art home theater systems.

It’s reported that Taiwan Delta Electronics has made a contract with Osram for LED light bulbs using chipmaker Epistar `s high-voltage chip, a solution to making LED luminaires adaptable to household 110-220V power outlets.

Taiwan LED company Team House Limited will bring its LED Lighting Products to 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show.

Viewsonic has announced its latest all-LED backlit monitors, the 24-inch VG2436wm-LED and 22-inch VG2236wm-LED,which are as part of its commitment to move its entire display line to LED-backlit technology by early 2011.

It’s reported that Taiwan Delta Electronics is about to sell LED Lighting products on its own Brand in Taiwan’s retail stores at the end of 2010 as well as likely in overseas markets . According to Delta, regulation, standardization and modulization are made up its three main criteria for LED lighting market growth. Besides, product designs in not only aesthetics and light but also color control will also play major roles.

A president of Lextar Electronics estimated, usually, market demand growth will increase significantly when market share reaches 15-20%, and LED-backlit TV market share will reach around 20% in 2010.

In 3Q10, AUO was the only profitable panel maker in Taiwan due to its leading shipments of LED-backlit TVs, in which LED-backlit TV panels accounted for 30% of its total TV panels. But look into 4Q, the company was expected to slow down result from vendors adjust LED-backlit TV shipment goals due to high product prices.

Recently, a leader of Epistar noted, LED-backlit TV market penetration would reach 40% in 2011 from 20% in 2010, and Epistar planed to ramp up capacity by 30% in 2011 after already raising its capacity by 30-40% in 2010. The leader pointed out that because of upstream material shortage, seasonal impacts, downstream LED TV customers adjusting inventory and in the process of transferring to newer models, 4Q10 may become a difficult time for LED backlight companies.

WPG was expected its revenues would reach NT$10 billion (US$328.08 million) from sales of silicon wafers and LED products at least. The company planed to sell LED lighting products for Osram and Cree. Similarly, Wahlee Industrial’s solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers was expected to contribute NT$900 million to NT$1 billion to the company's total revenues in 2010, and the amount is likely to double in 2011.

LCD TV maker Amtran Technology posted 3Q revenue of NT$15.27 billion, up 6% quarter-over-quarter and 5% year-over-year, with EPS of NT$0.63. Operating profit stood at NT$0.438 billion, with the operating margin of 2.87%. Net profit stood at NT$0.49 billion, with EPS of NT$0.63. Gross profit arrived at NT$2.049 billion, with the gross margin of 13.42%. In the first three quarters, accumulated revenues totaled NT$42.863 billion, and net profit reached NT$1.356 billion, with EPS of NT$1.77.

AU Optronics Corp. (2409) recently announced its unaudited results for 3Q10. The company posted consolidated revenue of NT$124,403 million (about US$3,989 million), down 3.3% from 2Q. Gross profit stood at NT$6,241 million (about US$200 million), with the gross margin of 5.0%. Operating profit arrived at NT$232 million (about US$7 million), with the operating margin of 0.2%. AUO's net income for 3Q came in at NT$227 million (approximately US$7 million) after tax.

According to Taiwan's largest LED chip maker Epistar President M.J. Jou's report on the sidelines of the LED Forum 2010 in Taipei, the global penetration rate of LED-backlit TV sets will likely double to 40 percent in 2011, but it expected Q4 of 2010 to remain slow. Jou also predicted that global shipments of LED TVs would grow in 2011 at twice the rate seen in 2010, but he did not offer specific figures.

Bright LED's revenues for 3Q10 slipped by 6% to NT$1.41 billion, but thanks to improved product mix, gross margin up to 16.56% from 15.59% in 2Q. Operation gross profit for 3Q was NT$190 million with an operating margin of 13.52%. Pure income for 3Q was NT$143 million with an EPS of NT$0.73. In the first three quarters of 2010, the company’s revenues totaled NT$3.95 billion, and net profit reached NT$344 million with an EPS of NT$1.75.