manufactures are about to enter the Chinese market

Epistar owns several subsidiaries in China, including Luxlite (Shenzhen, Guangdong), Crystalrich (Guangdong, Guangdong), led high bay light (Xiamen, Fujian), ULED (Jining, Shandong) and the latest addition Epicrystal (Changzhou, Jiangsu). Light products that incorporate Epistar’s manufactures are about to enter the Chinese market.

Epicrystal is invested and founded by Epistar, LiteOn, Konka and Episky and is Epistar’s biggest investment project in China. It is also the first time that Epistar institutes its epi wafer technology in a non-Taiwanese plant. The new plant employs about 250 workers with a registered capital of US$ 120 million and an overall investment of US$ 360 million. The plant mainly engages in the development and manufacture of LEDs, epi wafers and LED wafers, and it also provides technology consulting service.

Epitaxy Department Manager of Epicrystal, stated that Epicrystal’s products will mostly be adopted in the backlight sector. 10 sets of Aixtron 4-inch MOCVD equipment have been installed in the new plant for its production, and the amount is expected to increase to 15 by the end of 2011; the led linear high bay light amount is set to total 30 at the end of the first stage. The plant is planned to be at full capacity by the end of 2013.