By KEN LIU At a time when the organic light emitting diode (OLED) lighting industry is still in its infancy, Taiwan’s lighting manufacturers are working closely together to develop a complete supply chain for OLED lighting manufacturing with the aim of attracting partnerships with related enterp

BenQ Corp., a major Taiwanese maker of computer peripherals, recently announced that its global shipments of projectors in the first three quarters of 2014 jumped 24% from the same period of the previous year, or year-on-year (YoY). Research data recently compiled by Futuresource Consulting show

The 16th HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), held on Oct. 27-30, ended up with attendees feeling optimistic about their business of 2015. During the fair, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), its organizer, surveyed 613 buyers and exhibitors on their views o

Market consultant LEDinside forecasts in a survey that the global LED-lighting industry will undergo cut-throat competition earlier than expected in 2015 primarily due to excessive new entrants in Asia. Intense competition makes the consultant believe the global LED-packaging industry would gene

The Taiwan-based China Economic News Service (CENS), a leading media company offering print and online information on the automotive, motorcycle, machinery, hand-tool, hardware, and other industries, recently announced that it will lead an exhibitor group consisting of 120 Taiwanese auto-parts supp

To assure sustainable development as market demand cools down, Taiwan’s top three contract suppliers of golf clubs--the Advanced International Multitech Co., O-Ta Precision Industry Co., and Dynamic Precision Industry Corp.--are moving in different directions in search of diversification. Their eff

Established in 1986, Fimex Taiwan Ltd. is a professional supplier of wiring devices, household electrical materials, and lighting products that are marketed worldwide under the company's own brand. Drawing on its rich know-how about electrical and lighting products, the company provides the follow

LED packager, Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd., announced consolidated revenue of NT$918 million (US$30.6 million) for September, increasing 0.92% from a month earlier and 73.4% year on year to hit a new high for a third month. The September result helped swell the company’s Q3 revenue to NT$2.6

By KEN LIU In 1985, the Wenshui Community in northern Taiwan's Miaoli County had over 800 residents and served as a transportation and business hub for the townships of Dahu, Shitan, and Tai'an. The population later plunged and by 1999 there were only 86 people left, most of them oldsters and ch

By MICHELLE HSU Wood is one of the most ancient of materials. But until recently, it was rarely used in lighting products. Today's new generation of energy-efficient lighting seems especially incongruent with wood due to its high-tech nature. In fact, though, wood has been making a splash in new

By CARMEN LO LEDs are becoming an increasingly popular light source throughout the world because of their lower power consumption, higher luminous efficiency, smaller size, longer life, faster response, lower driving voltage, higher shock resistance, and many other advantages over conventional l

By MICHELLE HSU The outlook for the international lighting market is bright, and Taiwanese manufacturers are well positioned to take advantage of the rosy prospects. Many of the island's lighting companies with their sights set on the mainland Chinese market, such as the LED lighting manufacture

By JENNY WU The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) is renowned for buyer-friendly organization and large number of exhibitors, as well as wide-ranging exhibits, including product inspection and laboratory equipment, LED drivers, transformers and ballasts, LED chips, LED modules,

Taiwan’s LED maker, Lextar Electronics Corp., recently announced striking a long-term partnership deal with Cree Inc., with the latter agreeing to acquire a 13% stake in Lextar through a private placement for US$83 million and licensing Lextar to use patents on LED chips and devices for at least th

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., world’s No.1 LED packager by volume, has announced increasing capital expenditure for this year to NT$1.5-1.7 billion (US$50-56 million) from originally planned NT800 million-NT$1 billion (US$26-33 million) in light of brisk demand. The company’s median annual c

Established in 1986, Fimex Taiwan Ltd. is a professional supplier of wiring devices, household electrical materials, and lighting products that are marketed worldwide under the company's own “Superior” brand. Drawing on its rich know-how about electrical and lighting products, the company suppli

Continuing to promote buyer guides that help Taiwanese manufacturers, exporters and traders explore markets overseas, CENS attended three global trade shows in July, including EASTPO-Shanghai International Machine Tool Fair, PAACE Automechanika Mexico, and EMMA Fair Myanmar. EMTE and EASTPO-Shan

With strong market for LED light bulbs and LED backlights for TVs and mobile phones, Taiwan's LED maker Uni-Opto Technology Co., Ltd. projects Q3 revenue to rise at least 30% from a quarter earlier, with July revenue likely to exceed NT$800 million (US$26.6 million). The company has begun deliv

Thai market for light bulbs and fixtures is growing more than 30% with LEDs are expected to take 50% share in the near future. The government sector extensively promotes the use of energy saving lighting products among users of both household and commercial sectors, while private sector from local

The first edition of the Shanghai International Lighting Fair will take place September 3-5 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Organisez by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, the event is expecting to host over 100 exhibitors, showcasing lighting products and solutions geared tow

With consumers in North America and Europe spending increasing amounts of time in their gardens, the outlook for the garden tool and equipment market is bright. The shopping lists of gardeners, as well as for wholesalers and retailers wanting to take advantage of the business opportunities inher

To help Taiwanese manufacturers, exporters and traders build business globally, CENS attended six overseas trade shows in June to promote product sourcing guides and help advertising clients build contacts. The six shows were Automechanika Middle East, Lightfair International, Guangzhou Interna

By KEN LIU For years, intense competition prevented Epistar Corp. and Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) from joining as one. Ironically, the same reason is now bringing the two together. Epistar announced on June 30 an all-stock merger with FOREPI at swap ratio of one Epistar share for 3.448 FORE

With steadily growing economic cooperation between Taiwan and China making the island increasingly attractive for Japanese investors as an overseas investment destination, as many as 20 letters of intent (LOIs) signed by Japanese firms for investments in Taiwan in the past four years all have been

The Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Association (TLLIA) and the Taiwanese LED chipmaker, Formosa Expitaxy Inc. (FOREPI), recently announced forming a strategic partnership with the TCL Group, a major consumer-electronics manufacturer in China. F.R. Chien, chairman of both TLLIA and FOREPI, signed t

By MICHELLE HSU The 2014 Taiwan International Furniture Show (TIFS), organized by the Taiwan Furniture Manufacturers Association (TFMA) and held Feb. 21-24 at the Taipei World Trade Center, is a major global furniture exhibition held in Taiwan. This year, an international seminar was held alongs

Sustainable, intelligent and project-lighting market development and LED-technology integration were the four themes at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2014, held June 9-2 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex. At the opening ceremony, Lucia Wong, Deputy General Manger

With plastic processing technology it has gleaned since 1982 from the manufacturing of computer keyboards, Behavior Tech Computer Corp. (BTC) will promote waterproof LED bulbs, LED high bay lights, and moderately intense blue LED light tubes at Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2014, as w

At the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2014, the Taiwanese gauge maker AsenseTek Inc. will demonstrate its smart spectrometers “Lighting Passport”, a handset sized LED-lighting gauge integrated with an optical sensor only one-sixth the size of a business card. Compact size makes

Endorsed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA), and the Taiwan Optoelectronic Semiconductor Industry Association (TOSIA) have co-formed the Taiwan Intelligent LED Ligh