Everlight Electronics

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese company which manufactures light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is the world's seventh largest LED manufacturer.[2]

Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
IndustryElectronics
Founded1983[1]
FounderRobert Yeh
Headquarters
Shulin, New Taipei, Taiwan
Key people
Robert Yeh (Chair)
Productslight-emitting diodes
RevenueNT$11.32 billion (2008)[1]
Number of employees
4,000
Websitewww.everlight.com

History

Everlight Electronics former logo
Everlight Electronics global operations headquarters

Everlight Electronics was founded in 1983 by Robert Yeh.

Initially, Everlight produced indicator lights for home appliances.

By 2006, Everlight was Taiwan's largest manufacturer of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), producing 1.850 billion units every month, and employing 4,000 people.

In 2007, 40% of Everlight's revenue was derived from LEDs used for backlighting of mobile phones, and it also began to expand into backlight LEDs for laptop computers and televisions.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Leadership through Precision". Commonwealth Magazine. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.
  2. "ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS INDUSTRY". Businessweek. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.


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