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Friday 18 September 2015
LED lighting vendors shifting orders to Taiwan in wake of recall
In the wake of Cree's and Osram's recent recall of defective LED light tubes, many international lighting vendors have shifted their orders to Taiwan-based makers from China's out...
Monday 14 September 2015
MLS to invest in Epistar China joint venture
MLS, the largest China-based LED packaging service provider, will invest CNY180 million (US$28.3 million) to acquire a 10.91% stake in KFES Lighting (Xiamen), a China-based joint...
Friday 11 September 2015
Industrial and commercial LED lighting market to grow at a 30.8% CAGR as governments ban incandescent bulbs, says report
A new report published by Transparency Market Research has found that the global industrial and commercial LED lighting market is expected to grow from US$12.92 billion in 2012 and...
Tuesday 8 September 2015
Global revenues from LED lighting systems expected to total US$216 billion from 2015-2024, says Navigant Research
LED prices have declined far enough that this type of lighting is now the economical choice for almost every setting and use, and heavy attention is being paid to the ongoing energy...
Friday 4 September 2015
Costs for new OLED lighting modules from Mitsubishi and Pioneer to drop 60%
Mitsubishi Chemical and Pioneer recently announced they have successfully developed the first blue light-less OLED lighting module made with a wet coating process for the light-emitting...
Tuesday 1 September 2015
Digitimes Research: Osram expected to keep leading status in automotive lighting
Germany-based Osram has become a main international LED automotive lighting vendor and due to its particular capability in OLED lighting and laser lighting is expected to maintain...
Wednesday 12 August 2015
Ledlink Optics becomes supplier for Germany-based automotive lighting maker
Ledlink Optics, a Taiwan-based maker of secondary optical lenses used in LED lighting, has landed lens orders for use in LED headlights from a Germany-based automotive lighting maker,...
Wednesday 12 August 2015
Everlight, Lextar licensed to use PFS phosphor from GE Lighting
LED packaging service providers Everlight Electronics and Lextar Electronics have obtained licensing from GE Lighting for using PFS (potassium-fluorosilicate)-based phosphor (so-called...
Friday 24 July 2015
Epistar licenses LED filament patent to China-based Leedarson Lighting
LED Epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has licensed its LED filament patent to China-based LED lighting maker Leedarson Lighting for making LED filament style light bulbs. The...
Monday 20 July 2015
Global LED lighting production value in 2014 estimated at US$28.8 billion, says PIDA
Global LED lighting production value in 2014 is estimated at US$28.8 billion, accounting for 26.3% of total production value for all types of lighting products, according to Taiwan-based...
Monday 13 July 2015
Networked lighting control revenues expected to reach US$4.8 billion in 2024, says firm
Increasingly, regulations around the world are calling for the adoption of lighting controls and are encouraging more advanced control systems to minimize energy consumption. While...
Friday 3 July 2015
LED lighting forecast to reach 32% of total lamp revenues in office lighting during 2015
LED lighting is forecast to reach 32% of total lamp revenues in office lighting during 2015, according to IHS. Total worldwide revenues for office lamps are projected at US$3.5 billion,...
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Digitimes Research: LED makers extend development to IR, UV applications
An international LED forum held in Taiwan in mid-June showed that makers have extended development and production from general lighting to IR (infrared), UV (ultraviolet) chips, and...
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Chicony Power distributes dividends and appoints new chairman
Taiwan-based lighting and power component maker Chicony Power Technology has announced it will distribute a dividend of NT$2.30 (US$0.07) in cash and NT$0.05 in stock and the company's...
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Lextar showcasing products at Taipei 2015 LED Lighting
Vertically-integrated LED firm Lextar Electronics is showcasing LED lighting products including lamps, light panels, light engines and ultraviolet (UV) applications at the 2015 LED...