Industry | Electronics |
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Founded | 1983 |
Founder | Robert Yeh |
Headquarters | Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan |
Key people
|
Robert Yeh (Chair) |
Products | light-emitting diodes |
Revenue | NT$11.32 billion (2008) |
Number of employees
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4,000 |
Website | www.everlight.com |
Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. is a Taiwanese company which manufactures light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is the world's seventh largest LED manufacturer.
Everlight Electronics was founded in 1983 by Robert Yeh, initially making 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.