Taiwan LED packaging revenue in December reduced by 2-3, Huaxing, East Bay fell

By the consumer demand to cool effect of each application field, coupled with the traditional off-season and year-end factors, Taiwan listed LED packaging factory, December 2008 sales fell last month 20%-30%. But in recent years the lighting market, and low temperature starting smoothly into the Dachang supply chain revenue last month December Huaxing contrarian increase of 3%, ongoing donper December revenue portfolio diversification is only a slight decrease of 1.6% compared to November, compared with the industry performance relative resilience.

Huaxing December consolidated revenue of NT $96 million 670 thousand last month, contrarian growth of 3%, compared with the previous year fell 8.5%. Cumulative total revenue of NT $1 billion 330 million in 2008, an annual growth rate of 2.8%. In recent years, one after another into the United States low-temperature lighting applications IR, WalMart, Pepsi's supply chain, but also in the country to enter the family and other large chain convenience stores indoor and freezer light market. Although the number of days in January for less, the company estimates, January revenue will be some decline, but 2-3 months will have new orders. Driven by the first quarter of 2009 revenue performance.

East Bay December revenue of NT $207 million, a decrease of 1.67% over last year, compared with the same period last year, a decline of 31%. Cumulative 2008 revenue of NT $3 billion 70 million, an annual reduction of 3.9%. The company said, although the backlight orders used in IT products is indeed reduced, but because of lighting products in the company continued to develop new channel, inject new orders, shipments continued to grow, the environment impact is reduced.

Baihong December revenues of NT $176 million yuan, the highest single month since March 2005, a record low of 31% less than last month, compared with the previous year decline of 50%. Cumulative 2008 annual revenue of NT $3 billion 743 million, an annual growth rate of 5%. Although the last few quarters Baihong actively strive for the government and the enterprise standard, including street lamps and other lighting products, traffic lights and so on, but because of consumer electronics products accounted for the proportion of revenues used still amounted to 40%, the consumer demand weakened sharply, revenue is still down.

Acer Qi December revenue fell to 123 million yuan NT, also hit a single month since March 2005, the new low revenue, compared with the previous month, a decrease of 32% over the same period last year, a decline of 45%. Cumulative 2008 annual revenue of NT $2 billion 879 million, an annual reduction of 8.8%. The company said that due to the main product specializing in IT information products, regardless of the phone, NB demand has been affected by the recent boom, so the first quarter of 2009 is expected to remain sluggish.

Billion light within the initial estimate of revenue in December was also reduced by about 20% over the previous month, about 6-7 billion yuan of new Taiwan dollars, compared with the previous year, a decline of about 25% over the same period, and since March 2007, a single month low revenue. Cumulative 2008 revenue of about 11 billion yuan NT, an annual growth rate of about $12%. Although in the domestic LED packaging factory, product portfolio and multi billion light scattered, but including mobile phone, IT and so on backlight application revenues accounted for the proportion is still more than 60%, a rapid contraction in demand for consumer electronics, revenue decline.