One year ago, Seoul Semiconductor filed a patent infringement lawsuit in U.S. Federal District Court asserting that Craig’s sales of LED backlighting unit products infringed five of Seoul’s patents. On July 23, 2015, the court ...
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Over the years, the role of Asia in the global economy has been continuously increasing in its importance, corresponding to the as in the saying that “Asia is the breadbasket of the world.” The value of exports and imports by ...
Tags: LED lighting, Solar energy
As car manufacturers continue to introduce new technologies in their vehicles, blind-spot warning systems and back-up cameras are the technologies mature drivers are most willing to adopt1, according to new research by The Hartford and the ...
Tags: blind-spot warning systems, back-up cameras, smart headlights
Asian propylene term contract discussions for 2016 are likely to conclude at larger discounts than this year due to an increase in supply in the region, market sources said this week. A source at a producer in South Korea estimated the ...
Tags: propylene, spot market
The strike by pilots and tugs in the Greek port of Piraeus was extended by another 48 hours Wednesday, which kept barge loadings from refineries suspended for the third consecutive day. "Until further notice, the strike continues today ...
Tags: high sulfur fuel oil, gasoil, refiner
Despite expectations of a seasonal pickup in the Medium Range tanker market in the Americas in the fourth quarter -- particularly from November onward -- charterers were able to pressure freight rates lower Wednesday, with Medium Range ...
Tags: Freight Rate, USGC-Europe, LR1 tanker
In a dramatic change from the status quo, nearly half of all gallium nitride (GaN) LEDs will be produced on silicon substrates by the end of the decade. That’s according to a new report by analysts at IHS, who forecast that the ...
Tags: LED Production, GaN LEDs, sapphire wafers
The German machine vision (MV) industry is on a stable growth course. According to the latest market data from the country’s VDMA Machine Vision Association, in 2014 the sector will enjoy growth of five percent to surpass the sector ...
Tags: VDMA, Machine Vision, Positive Prospects
Dodge customers who purchase or lease a 2015 or 2016 Dodge/SRT can experience a high-performance driving class with professional instruction and time on the track where they can develop their racing and driving skills in a one-day ...
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The global market for airborne infrared countermeasures will grow at an average rate of less than 3 per cent over the coming five years – despite the ongoing replacement of flares with far more advanced laser-based systems. That ...
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Market and technology analyst firm ElectroniCast Consultants, Aptos, CA, USA, has published a new market forecast for the worldwide consumption of organic light emitting diodes in lighting applications. The global sales value of ...
Tags: OLED lighting, OLEDs, TVs, displays
The fourth Mongolian Dance Competition will be held in Huhhot in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region from Sept 14 to Sept 20. Over 2,000 participants enrolled in the competition for 98 programs. They were chosen from a primary selection ...
Pakistan is set to regain ground in the Asian beverage-grade ethanol market amid recent surge in Brazilian ethanol -- the predominant source of grade B product currently, market sources said Tuesday. With several Pakistani sellers set to ...
Tags: freight rates, Grade B Ethanol, price
Offers for Chinese domestic spot aluminum alloy ADC12 were steady after the fall last week on the sharp drop in primary aluminum prices, while trade remained thin as there was no significant change in physical buying interest, sources said ...
Tags: Aluminum Alloy, trade, vehicle sales
The Northwest European styrene monomer premium over feedstock costs has fallen to a 2015 low, Platts calculations show, as a balanced market left consumers eager to normalize November spreads over feedstocks to levels similar to the start ...
Tags: Styrene, feedstocks, premiums