Due to strong global demand for LCD TVs, demand for LED backlight units (BLUs) has become robust since the second quarter of 2013 and the booming demand is expected to persist until November, according to Taiwan-based LED makers. LED ...
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Taiwan-based LED firms aim to expand share in the Japan market in 2013. Japan-based firms used to have strong competitive advantages due to patents. However, some of the lawsuits recently filed against Taiwan-based LED firms by Japan-based ...
LED firms that are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) have reported total March revenues of NT$9.39 billion (US$313 million), up by 35.1% on month. These LED firms are expected to see strong performances in the second quarter due to ...
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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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Spending on LED fab manufacturing equipment will decline 9.2% in 2013 as the industry faces weak long-term demand and consolidates manufacturing capacity. According to the SEMI LED/Opto Fab Forecast, spending on LED fab manufacturing ...
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With increasing awareness of global climate change and the importance of energy conservation, more and more countries have launched LED lighting projects and subsidy policies. As a result, even though the growth of the LED market in 2012 ...
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China-based LED firms Sanan Optoelectronics entered the Taiwan market in 2012, heating up competition and causing LED chip prices to fall. Some firms believe Sanan may become relatively slower in improving technology and others believe the ...
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At the first temporary meeting of the Taiwan LED Lighting Alliance, Frank Chien, chairman of Formosa Epitaxy, stated that Taiwan-based firms need to find new markets and business models instead of focusing on taking OEM orders. The alliance ...
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Scientists at the University of Georgia claim to have developed the world's first LED lights that emit warm white light using a single emitting material. The move means that LEDs could soon become even more suitable for people to use in ...
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Due to oil and electricity price hikes, the second wave of energy-saving home appliance subsidies introduced by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in 2012 showed positive effects. According to MOEA, total sales stimulated by the ...
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The HB-LED Standards Committee of industry association Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) has approved its first standard ‘SEMI HB1: Specifications for Sapphire Wafers Intended for Use for Manufacturing High ...
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Several SEMI task forces have been developing standards related to LED manufacturing, and the first of these, describing specifications for 150-mm-diameter sapphire wafers, has now been approved. The HB-LED Standards Committee of SEMI, the ...
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The benefits of LED lighting have long been known by some,but it is only in the last few years that the majority people have started to notice the energy and monetary savings that can be made when using the illuminations. Indeed,the ...
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According to the new set-up Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance, Taiwan's LED industry is expected to benefit from high growth in the global LED lighting business in 2013. Taiwan's LED industry to benefit from global LED lighting brisk ...
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The global market for LED lights is growing all the time as an increasing number of people and companies are coming around to the energy-saving benefits of the illuminations. Indeed, the market is set to grow by as much as 32 per cent ...
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