The LED components market in Japan is rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3% during 2014-2019, according to the report 'LED Components Market in Japan 2015-2019' from market research firm Technavio. The Asia-Pacific region ...
Tags: LED market, Lighting market
China-based LED lighting makers recorded total export value of more than US$5 million for LED lamps used for growing plants during January-February 2015, according to China-based research organization GGII. LED lamps can emit light of ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED Lamps
Philips originally planned to spin off its wholly-owned subsidiary Lumileds and automobile lighting business to make them an independent company by the end of the first half 2015. But on March 31, Philips announced a deal to sell a 80.1% ...
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For fiscal second-quarter 2015 (to end-February 2015), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $4.6m, continuing the rebound from the low of $2.3m in fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 and up 56% on ...
The LED industry is now fully embracing the fast-growing lighting market as (based on revenues) LED lighting has become the largest sector among LED applications, surpassing LCD backlighting in 2014, and is expected to be the major driver ...
Tags: LEDs MOCVD, LED Chip
Taiwan topped global rankings last year for LED component output value, and the industry is expected to keep up 14% growth throughout 2015 to reach US $5.37 billion, according to statistics compiled by Taiwan’s Photonics Industry and ...
Tags: LED Component, LED Chip
In late 2013, LEDinside team forecasted major company restructure market trends will continue throughout the year. The trend has been consistent in 2014, as more lighting manufacturers take necessary restructure measures to remain ...
Tags: LED component, LED light
For its fiscal full-year 2014 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $14.5m, down 19% on $18m in fiscal 2013 (with LED chips falling 12%, LED components 23%, and lighting ...
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Samsung has confirmed that it is exiting the global LED lamps business to focus on LED components. The company has issued a statement in which it said: “We have decided to discontinue our LED lamp business in all markets, except ...
UK-based LED specialist Intelligent LED Solutions (ILS) - a division of display and optoelectronics provider Intelligent Group Solutions Ltd (IGS) - has launched a range of high-power UV LEDs suited to demanding industrial applications such ...
Tags: UV LEDs, LED, LED Component
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has filed patent infringement lawsuits in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin to prevent Taiwan-based LED makers Harvatek Corp and ...
Tags: Cree LEDs, Lawsuits, Electronics
The investment was approved by the company’s board of trustees in a recent meeting, according to a Securities Times report. To build another LED factory, the company plans to raise financing to purchase 199 hectares (300 mu) of land ...
As part of the agreement, Cree will invest approximately $83 million to purchase 83 million Lextar shares at a price of NT$30 per share. Lextar and Cree will also enter into a long-term LED chip supply agreement, as well as a ...
Tags: Cree, Lextar, LED Cooperation
Lextar Electronics Corp of Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan (a vertically integrated manufacturer of high-brightness LED epitaxy, chips and packages, as well as smart lighting products) and LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of ...
Tags: Cree, Taiwanese LED Maker Lextar, Electrical
Cree and Taiwanese LED firm Lextar Electronics have entered into a supply agreement for sapphire-based LED chips. As part of the agreement, Cree will invest approximately $83 million (50.1 million) to purchase 83 million Lextar shares. The ...