LED lighting penetration rate is expected to reach double digit figures in 2012. Compared with a penetration rate of 6-7% in 2011, the large increase in forecast is due to increasing popularity of LED lighting in developed countries. ...
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In 2011, LED supply exceeded demand by 30% due to poor LED TV sales and slow growth in LED lighting. However, this gap is closing in 2012 due to recovering backlight demand and increasing demand for lighting. DisplaySearch expects that the ...
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A recent invesitgation by Digitimes Reseach of the recent LED product prices and trends in the Japan market has revealed that the latest buzz there is the LED ceiling light. LED ceiling lights are more diverse than the traditional ...
Digitimes Research predicts the growth of high-brightness LEDs in 2012 to reach 13.4% with an output value of US$10.1 billion. However, MOCVD demand will shrink to 200 units in 2012. The combined share of high-brightness LEDs in the Japan, ...
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Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Genesis Photonics and Formosa Epitaxy indicate that capacity utilization rates in first-quarter 2012 should be able to reach around 70-80%. In addition, shipments of TV backlights in the first quarter will ...
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As New Year brings new wishes, Taiwan’s major LED industry manufacturer Epistar shows optimistic attitudes on 2012 outlook for the LED market. According to Epistar ‘s Chairman B.J. Lee, global shipments of LED light bulbs to ...
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Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. Chairman Y.F. Yeh, whose company is the world’s No.1 LED packager, estimated price point for LED light bulbs will drop to the US$10 “sweet spot” in the second half of this year, a critical ...
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Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. Chairman Y.F. Yeh, whose company is the world’s No.1 LED packager, estimated price point for LED light bulbs will drop to the US$10 “sweet spot” in the second half of this year, a critical ...
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Global demand for indoor LED lighting is expected to take off in 2012, with retail prices for LED light bulbs to replace 40W incandescent bulbs expected to drop from an average of US$22 at the end of 2011 to US$10 in the Asia market in the ...
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Market research firm, Semi, forecasts that spending for LED manufacturing equipment will decline 18 percent in 2012 following a massive 36 percent increase in equipment spending in 2011. At the same time, Semi projects that worldwide LED ...
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Market research firm, Semi, forecasts that spending for LED manufacturing equipment will decline 18 percent in 2012 following a massive 36 percent increase in equipment spending in 2011. At the same time, Semi projects that worldwide LED ...
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MK Lu, chairman of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS), has indicated the firm was still able to generate profits in 2011 and expects the solar market to warm up in 2012. The price of polysilicon has been increasing ...
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Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in ...
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Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in ...
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High quality picture image and power efficiency are the major driving factors for LED display market whereas LED lighting market will be driven by general lighting segment in next 3 to 5 years due to the increasing awareness about high ...
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