Demand for backlighting products for large-size TVs in China continues to rise, according to Biing-Jye Lee, chairman of Epistar. Lee added that the firm's joint venture for LED epitaxial wafers and chips in Xiamen, southeastern China, with ...
Tags: Epistar LED backlight, LED TV, Lights, Lighting
LED firm Philips introduced the Hue lighting system that consists of three color tunable LED light bulbs and a control device at the end of 2012 with a retail price of US$199/unit. The firm noted that the product will be introduced to Asia ...
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Taiwan-based tier-two LED firms Top Energy Saving System (TESS) and Lumitek have both announced the voluntary delisting of their common stocks from the emerging stock maket in Taiwan. TESS was established in October 2007 and has been ...
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Lextar to introduce T8 LED light tube at Taiwan International Lighting Show Siu Han, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 21 March 2013] The Taiwan International Lighting Show will be held in Taipei from March 26-29 and Taiwan-based ...
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Epistar has been developing LED candle lamps and sales are expected to show growth in the first half of 2013. Currently, order visibility for LED candle lamps is clear through the end of the second quarter, according to Epistar. Epistar ...
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Taiwan-based LED firms are optimistic about the commercialization of LED light bulbs in the US market, as Cree, an US-based LED firm, recently introduced a warm white 40W retrofit LED light bulb with a retail price of US$9.97/unit. In ...
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LED firm Formosa Epitaxy plans to install 12-13 sets of MOCVD equipment before the end of first-quarter 2013 and expects production to begin in the second quarter. Monthly capacity at the firm's Taiwan plant is likely to increase by 50,000 ...
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The first quarter is a traditional low season and the pricing of LED components used in backlighting and lighting products is expected to fall. In particular, medium-size LEDs used in lighting will see continuous price falls in 2013. ...
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LED chipmaker Epistar expects January-February capacity utilization rate to be around 70% and is likely to reach full capacity in April due to strong LED backlight and lighting orders. The firm added that orders for March are up compared ...
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Market observers believe Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar is likely to report 2012 net losses due to losses incurred from investments. However, the benefits Epistar's acquisition of Huga Optotech are expected to show in 2013. Epistar is ...
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US-based LED firm Cree has started with producing LED components and began to expand into LED lighting production in 2012. According to Digitimes Research, Cree's LED lighting revenues accounted for 28.7% of the firm's total revenues in ...
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The Nova Scotia government is investing another $1 million in a company that makes LED lighting for the province’s roads and highways and exports its products around the world. Nova Scotia Business Inc., the province’s ...
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The Greater China LED industry went through consolidation in 2012 and many tier-two and tier-three firms exited the market due to continuous net losses. The effects of the consolidations will show in 2013. Since newcomers in China ...
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Sanan showcases LED products at China optoelectronic expo Siu Han, Shenzhen; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 11 September 2012] The 14th annual China International Optoelectronic Expo was held in Shenzhen from September 6-9, 2012. This ...
Tags: Formosa Expitaxy LED, lighting, Lights, China
PTI reported that Jindal Steel and Power expects to start supplying coal from its Mozambique cearly next year. Mr Naveen Jindal CMD of JSPL on the sidelines of a function said that “We were scouting for mines in Mozambique five to ...
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