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Lextar Electronics, a maker of LED epitaxy wafers, chips, packaging and lighting applications, is expected to hire 1,300 employees in the second half of 2010 for its operations in Taiwan and China.

Lextar Electronics is an LED company founded by AU Optronics in 2008. The reason for Lextar’s hiring spree is to accommodate the company's rapid capacity build-up in the upcoming quarters. Its new plant in Chunan, Taiwan will go online in the fourth quarter of 2010 and another facility in Suzhou of China's Jiangsu Province will begin pilot run in the first quarter of 2011. Lextar Electronics plans to increase its number of MOCVD machines from 30 sets currently to 130 sets by the end of 2011 in Taiwan and China.

Lextar will add 300 positions for various functions in marketing, research and development, human resources, finance and manufacturing, and 1,000 workers on its production lines.

Lextar exceeded NT$1 billion in monthly revenues for the first time in June 2010 at NT$1.03 billion up 35% on month. Lextar’s outstanding performance in June sales has brought the company to one of the top three LED makers in Taiwan. The company has ambition in lighting market

About Lextar Electronics

Lextar Electronics Corporation (TAI 3698), founded on May 23, 2008, is part of BenQ Group. It specializes in manufacturing high-brightness LED epi wafers, chips and packaging, as well as energy-saving and smart lighting products. The range of applications includes LCD backlighting, professional lighting sourse, consumer lighting source and various lighting equipment. Lextar officially acquired LighHouse Technology Inc. in March 2010. Lextar now houses more than 1,600 employees and the company’s headquarters is in the Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan. Its manufacturing plants are located in the Hsinchu Science Park and the Hukou Industrial Park with plans to set up plants in Chunan in Taiwan and Suzhou in China.