Strong LED chip to see the third quarter, order visibility

6 Yue 8 news, according to Taiwan media reports, the May revenue than 4 months, 6 months following a single volume are in short supply, the market power to consider hike Sheng Chuanjing chip prices, driven close to a comprehensive collection of red LED groups. Epistar said that the current gap between orders and IMP809SEUR-T datasheet and shipments in two or three estimates, presented in short supply throughout the blue chips, if the June long red LED backlit TV sales, the chip may be an unprecedented price rise.

Chips are prices? Epistar vice president Shih-Hsien Chang admits, "There is in the mention, but the prices depend on favorable factors," he explained, Samsung and IMP809SEUR-T price and Philips LED Backlight TV recently selling well, the main reason leading to the chip supply tight in the third quarter In addition to LED-backlit TVs continue to sell, CULV laptop market, coupled with opportunities for LED lamp, chip demand is indeed very strong, but it really could rise into, or to see the greatest demand for LED-backlit TV.

Shih-Hsien Chang said that the current visibility of orders can be seen in the third quarter, May revenue also exceeded in April, close to one billion Taiwan dollars mark, in June the amount of orders higher than in May, but "may not fully satisfy the order" estimated the gap into two into three. LED plant has expansion plans last year, but frozen by the economy, the industry did not end as planned expansion, rapid reversal now demand, limited capacity, the previous "grab the chip to use the" prophecy is almost true. Formosa Epitaxy

another chip factory in May sales are estimated at 1.5 billion Taiwan dollars, representing growth of 12% in April, close to the level of last years season. Formosa Epitaxy Fu Chen-chen said the spokesman, Formosa Epitaxy plans no price hikes, but the current capacity utilization over Jiucheng, the higher brightness products more missing, almost unable to meet orders, status of orders in June more than 5 months, the visibility of orders up to see to two months.

Fu Chen-chen said, based on historical experience, the chip has never been a record price for the recent call up the chip, Formosa Epitaxy, believes that is unlikely. Corporation that blue-chip prices difficult, very simple to flat, the second half of the emerging LED applications have been released, epitaxial plant will be able to successfully turn around the second quarter of the estimated crystal power, Formosa Epitaxy of each year, earnings per share NT 2.24 and IMP809SEUR-T suppliers and NT 0.6.