Upstream LED chipmakers have been operating close to full capacity. To meet demand, LED chipmakers such as Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are planning to expand capacity. Nevertheless, market uncertainties continue to cast a cloud over market ...
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The China government has raised the bar for LED lighting standards used to measure eligibility for subsidy programs in 2012-2013. In addition, firms cannot bid on projects with prices below production costs. China's LED industry believes ...
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China-based LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics may enter Taiwan's LED supply chain in third-quarter 2012. The firm has been certified by packaging houses such as Everlight and Unity Opto, said industry sources. Sanan has been quoting low ...
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The China government said it would announce a list of firms selected for LED lighting subsidies in March. However, this announcement has been delayed. The government planned to introduce four LED subsidy programs in 2012, but with the ...
Improving lighting efficiency is an investment in the future.While today cost remains a barrier to the adoption of more efficient lighting,particularly LED lighting,those costs are declining rapidly and mass adoption could happen in a ...
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Improving lighting efficiency is an investment in the future.While today cost remains a barrier to the adoption of more efficient lighting,particularly LED lighting,those costs are declining rapidly and mass adoption could happen in a ...
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The subsidy program for upstream LED firms in China ended in 2011. There are many LED firms in China, but less than 20 of them have economies of scale and capacity of more than 20 MOCVD tools. To help the LED industry, the China government ...
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Governments in Asia such as South Korea, China and Taiwan all plan to promote and increase the development of LED lighting in 2012 through various policies. South Korea plans to replace street lamps with LED lighting systems starting ...
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China’s solar-panel supply glut is consolidating the industry and will likely slash the number of domestic manufacturers to 15 within half a decade, according to a research group at the nation’s top economic planning agency. ...
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China’s solar-panel supply glut is consolidating the industry and will likely slash the number of domestic manufacturers to 15 within half a decade, according to a research group at the nation’s top economic planning agency. ...
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Players in the LED industry may be disappointed as the China government's subsidy for their lighting products may be much smaller than anticipated. Previous estimations put the sum of subsidy at as much as CNY8 billion (US$1.3 billion), but ...
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The global LED industry was less buoyant in 2011 than in 2010, and there has been a corresponding slowdown in the deployment of new MOCVD machines. Digitimes Research projects that global MOCVD shipments for 2011 will reach 690 units, a 14% ...
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc on Tuesday said it temporarily suspended manufacturing of its lightweight solar products, is cutting 500 jobs and has hired an advisory firm to help attract additional investment as it struggles to compete in ...
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc on Tuesday said it temporarily suspended manufacturing of its lightweight solar products, is cutting 500 jobs and has hired an advisory firm to help attract additional investment as it struggles to compete in ...
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The increasing awareness of energy conservation and carbon emissions reduction has been driving the growth of the LED lighting market. Many governments around the world have listed the LED lighting industry as one of the main industries for ...
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