Sep 2011 |
Stocks listed on the official market trading. |
Jun 2011 |
Chinese subsidiary - Kwong Wah core optical (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. set up the mainland market development and sales of light-emitting diode (LED) chips, grain. |
May 1998 |
Incorporated with paid-in capital NT$31 million |
Jun 1998 |
Started construction of the first fab in Taichung Industrial Park |
Jul 1998 |
Signed a technology transfer agreement with Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology |
Jul 1999 |
Raised paid-in capital to NT$598 million and went public |
Feb 2001 |
Mass produced GaN products |
Dec 2001 |
Granted ISO 9001 |
Dec 2001 |
Filed and granted patent on InGaN epi-wafer |
Mar 2002 |
Filed and granted patent on InGaN epi-wafer structure |
Sep 2003 |
Raised paid-in capital through rights issues to NT$686.37 million |
Mar 2005 |
Installed the sixth MOCVD reactor and started construction of fab 2 |
Dec 2005 |
Expanded MOCVD capacity by adding the eighth reactor |
Apr 2006 |
Lifted paid-in capital to NT$1.1 billion through rights issue |
Jul 2006 |
Raised paid-in capital to NT$1.6 billion by introducing strategic investors |
Aug 2006 |
Approved by National Science Council to move into Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) |
Dec 2006 |
Invested continuously on capacity and R&D. Patents filed or registered reached 55 and the number of MOCVD in use climbed to 16 |
Jan 2007 |
Moved into CTSP and granted raw land for the construction of fab 3 |
Feb 2007 |
Passed ISO 14001 for environmental compliance with EU standard |
Apr 2007 |
Granted TS 16949 for quality assurance of car electronics |
Jun 2007 |
Became fully maneuverable with major brands of MOCVD reactors |
Jul 2007 |
Increased the number of patents filed or registered to over 100 |
| Sep 2007 |
For shareholders, employees capitalization of NT $ 148,533,590 yuan bonus issue of new shares, paid-in capital of NT $ 1,748,533,590 yuan. |
| Jun 2008 |
The first issue is not all listed domestic unsecured convertible bonds total NT $ 1.4 billion. |
| Aug 2008 |
Won the 2008 Deloitte Fast 50 Taiwan high-tech sales appraisal section 40, the first appraisal profit Fast 50 15. |
| Sep 2008 |
For shareholders, employees capitalization of NT $ 252,277,030 yuan bonus issue of new shares, paid-in capital of NT $ 2,000,810,620 yuan. |
| Dec 2008 |
Won the 2008 Deloitte Asia Pacific Technology Fast 214 Fast 500 competitions first. |
| Jun 2009 |
Seoul Semiconductor strategy with a joint venture partnership, to enter the international companies. |
| Aug 2009 |
For domestic convertible bonds into ordinary shares and the conversion of employee stock options, paid-in capital of NT $ 2,471,637,990 yuan. |
| Oct 2009 |
For domestic convertible bonds into ordinary shares and the conversion of employee stock options, paid-in capital of NT $ 2,478,497,990 yuan. |
| Dec 2009 |
The Securities and Futures Bureau for cash capital increase by issuing new shares, paid-up share capital of NT $ 3,678,497,990 yuan. |
| Mar 2010 |
For domestic convertible bonds into ordinary shares (1,787,628 shares), the conversion of employee stock options (1,957,800 shares), paid-in capital of NT $ 3,715,952,270 yuan. |
| May 2010 |
For domestic convertible bonds into ordinary shares (3,575,259 shares), the conversion of employee stock options (2,898,000 shares), paid-in capital of NT $ 3,780,684,860 yuan. Change for the Central Taiwan Science Park headquarters address, Daya Township, Taichung County, Keya Road 22. |
| May 2010 |
The Company and the Board of Directors resolution Epistar both in strategic cooperation by the shareholders of the Company and Epistar share exchange, the two sides tentatively exchange ratio to 2.36 shares of Canton Ga optical renewal Epistar a share, convertible and is expected to participate After the capital increase subscription Epistar shares of the Company will account for total number of shares of the Company after the capital increase of 47.9%. |
| Aug 2010 |
The Securities and Futures Bureau for cash capital increase by issuing new shares total 100,000,000 shares for the conversion of employee stock options (290,000 shares), paid-in capital of NT $ 4,783,584,860 yuan. |
| Sep 2010 |
By the directors unanimously elected Dr. Chen Zepeng as chairman. |
