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Wednesday 15 June 2011
Everlight aims to become top-3 in lighting market, says company chairman
LED lighting has been booming and many firms have been trying to enter the lucrative market. Robert Yeh, chairman of LED packaging house Everlight, has revealed the company aims to...
Wednesday 15 June 2011
TSMC to spin off solar and LED lighting business units in August
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on June 14 it plans to officially spin off its solar and solid state lighting business units on August 1. TSMC's shares...
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Genesis aims to be second largest producer of LED lighting chips in China
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics indicated its goal is to become the second largest LED lighting chip producer in China. Its market share in China is expected to exceed...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Lextar aims at the lighting market, says chairman of Lextar
Lextar has had a strong emphasis on the backlight modules, but now it is shifting focus to the lighting market, according to David Su, president and chairman of the Taiwan-based LED...
Friday 3 June 2011
Market for high-brightness LED lighting is optimistic, says Tong Hsing chairman
Jay Yang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based Tong Hsing Electronics, is optimistic about the LED lighting market. Yang stated high-brightness LED lighting became mainstream in 2011...
Friday 3 June 2011
Increasing competition in LED lighting market for Taiwan-based firms
Many international firms such as Samsung LED, LG Electronics, and Philips have been aggressively taking market share in the LED lighting market. Samsung has been shifting focus to...
Friday 27 May 2011
Renesas announces new microcontrollers for LED lighting
Renesas Electronics, a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced the availability of five 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), the RL78/I1A family, that implement in...
Wednesday 25 May 2011
NXP to cooperate with TCP to provide lighting solutions
NXP Semiconductors recently announced the GreenChip smart lighting solutions to connect lighting networks to the Internet. According to NXP, the market for LED light bulbs will take...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Taiwan-based backlight module makers to expand LED lighting productions
Taiwan-based backlight module makers such as Coretronic, Radiant Opto-Electronics, and Kenmos Technology have been expanding production of LED lighting products. Industry sources...
Monday 23 May 2011
GLT LED-based edge lighting brings higher brightness and efficiency to new ceiling lights
Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has combined its edge-lit LED light guide technology with extensive Far East mass production capabilities to create a new and improved troffer downlight...
Friday 20 May 2011
China market: Samsung aims to be largest vendor of LED lighting in 2013
Samsung Electronics has been extending its LED production from backlights to lighting applications with China being the major market, and will shift production of LED lighting products...
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Viking Tech ships LED heat sink substrates to leading LED lighting players
Chip-resistor maker Viking Tech reportedly has begun to ship its LED heat sink substrates to the supply chain of international LED lighting players, including Osram, and has also...
Monday 16 May 2011
To provide complete lighting solutions is inevitable for LED firms, says Lextar chairman
Taiwan-based LED firms should know the difference between the markets of panel backlighting and general lighting before entering, David Su, chairman and president of Taiwan-based...
Thursday 12 May 2011
The future of Taiwan's LED lighting industry: Q&A with Edison Opto chairman Jason Wu
A booming time has come for the LED lighting industry, and its players are optimistic. Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED components firm Edison Opto (Edison), talked about the...
Friday 6 May 2011
Price of LED light source to halve in late 2011
The price of high-power LED light sources is expected to drop to NT$10 (US$0.35) per 100 lm/W in late 2011 compared to NT$20 currently, a move which is likely to lead to an explosive...