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Wednesday 17 March 2010
Global LED supply not in excess of demand in 2010 or 2011, says Epistar chairman
While some LED chipmakers around the world are quickly expanding production capacity, Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has emphasized that there will not be global oversupply in 201...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Taiwan market: Philips expects huge growth in 2010 LED business
Royal Philips Electronics expects its 2010 LED business sales value in the Taiwan market to be four times the amount for 2009, according to Philips Taiwan general manager Edward Po...
Monday 15 March 2010
Creative freedom for luminaire designers
Flexibility, great freedom of design and high efficiency – these are the main advantages of the new PrevaLED Core light engines by Osram. The PrevaLED range is designed using...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
TSMC to install equipment at LED R&D center in 4Q10, say sources
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to start equipment installation for the first-phase construction of a new LED R&D center in the fourth quarter of...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Epistar, Genesis January revenues up, Formosa down
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Genesis Photonics saw their January revenues up sequentially by 3% and 12.1%, respectively, while Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has reported a sequential...
Friday 22 January 2010
Cree brings the LED lighting revolution home
DURHAM, N.C., January 20, 2009 — Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces the demonstration of a new 6-inch LED downlight designed for the residential...
Tuesday 19 January 2010
I-Chiun expected to see 30-40% growth in 2010 revenue
Taiwan-based leadframe maker I-Chiun Precision industry is expected to see an 30-40% increase in revenues in 2010 amid increasing LED leadframe orders for lighting products from the...
Monday 18 January 2010
Competition in Japan LED lighting market to benefit Taiwan contract makers

The LED lighting market in Japan is expected to expand significantly in 2010 as major vendors, including Sharp and Toshiba, will continue to utilize aggressive pricing strategies...
Monday 11 January 2010
UMC reportedly to invest US$300 million in LED supply chain in China
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is likely to invest a total of US$300 million in founding around nine new subsidiaries located in Jinan in the Chinese province of Shandong,...
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Weltrend sees high revenues in December 2009
IC design house Weltrend Semiconductor saw revenues increase 4.45% on month and 136.66% on year to NT$187 million (US$5.87 million) in December 2009. Revenues for the year totaled...
Monday 28 December 2009
LEDs to become mainstream for lighting when 1,000 lumens cost US$5, says Epistar chairman
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has indicated that LED lighting will become a mainstream product in the general lighting market when the retail price for...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
LED chip supplies to remain short for 2 years, says Neo-Neon
The global supply of LED chips will remain short over the next two years due to increasing use in LCD panel backlightings and even faster increases in lighting applications, according...
Monday 21 December 2009
Taiwan market: Philips aims at 30% of home lighting market by 2014
Philips plans to launch over 200 home lighting products in Taiwan, about 20 of which will be LED models, and the vendor aims to take 30% of the market in five years, according to Philips...
Thursday 17 December 2009
Unity Opto partners with China consumer electronics player for LED lighting
Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology has signed an agreement with China-based Potevio's consumer electronic subsidiary to set up a LED lighting joint venture in...
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Global LED market reach US$7.4 billion in 2009, says iSuppli
The 2009 holiday season has turned into the coming-out party for the use of LEDs for general illumination, paving the way for double-digit sales growth in 2009 and a near doubling...