Lextar Electronics Corp. (Taiwan, China)

Lextar Electronics Corp. is the leading LED (Light Emitting Diode) maker integrating upper stream epitaxial, middle stream chip, and downstream package, SMT and LED lighting applications. Founded on May 23, 2008, Lextar is a subsidiary of AU Optronics, the leading TFT-LCD and solar PV manufacturer. Lextar specializes in manufacturing LED epi, chips and packaging, as well as energy-saving and smart lighting products. The range of applications includes LCD backlight, commercial lighting source, consumer lighting source and various lighting solutions. Lextar officially acquired LightHouse Technology Inc. in March 2010, the largest LED packaging house in Taiwan for TFT-LCD backlight application. Lextar currently has 3 manufacturing plants in Taiwan, and will set up another one in Suzhou, China in 2011.The new manufacturing site in Suzhou, China is the first flagship LED enterprise in Suzhou Science Industrial Park, integrating the upper stream, middle stream, and downstream manufacturing. Covering a land area of over 240,000 square meters and with projected 5,000 employees, the facility will be ready for production in 2011 with a total investment of USD 500 million. It will become Lextar's biggest LED production base in mainland China.