Soraa Inc of Fremont, CA, USA, which develops solid-state lighting technology built on 'GaN-on-GaN' (gallium nitride on gallium nitride) substrates, says that Jeff Parker has joined the firm as its new chief executive officer. According ...
Tags: Soraa GaN-on-GaN, LED, LED Lighting, Electrical, Electronics
Financial reports for first half of 2013 released by several Taiwanese LED manufacturers recently showed Epistar rebounded from losses as subsidy Huga Optotech reached break-even point (BEP) in June. For the first half of 2013, ...
Apple's 9.7-inch iPad supply chains are preparing for shipments of more than 10 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to industry sources. The company's supply chains started gearing up for the release of a new 9.7-inch ...
The number of LEDs used in Ultra HD TV panel backlighting in 2014 is expected to reach 497 million units, up 91% on year, according to Digitimes Research. The average size Ultra HD TV panel shipped during the year is expected to be ...
Tags: HD TV Panels, LED
4K UHD TVs are unquestionably a market highlight this year. QD Vision and Sony have joined forces to work on QD technology to reach higher color rendering and a wider color spectrum by using high pressure technology to seal quantum dot and ...
Tags: QD Vision, UHD TV market
The global solid-state lighting (SSL) market is expected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7% from 2013 to $56.79bn in 2018, according to a new market research report 'Solid State Lighting Market by Types (LED, OLED, and ...
Tags: SSL LEDs, Electrical, Electronics, lighting
Packaged LEDs on brink of general lighting take-over 11 Oct 2013 Analysts at IHS expect market to double to $7.1 billion over next three years. Unit sales of packaged LEDs for general lighting are set to triple between now and 2016 as ...
Tags: Packaged LEDs, General Lighting
The largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Sanan Optoelectronics plans to expand production capacity by adding as many as 100 MOCVD sets in 2014, company president Lin Ke-chuang said at LEDforum Taipei 2013 on October 16. ...
As the market for LEDs used in backlighting is approaching saturation, lighting applications are expected to rise to 50% of the global LED production value in 2014, according to chairman Frank Chien for LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker ...
Tags: LED Production, backlighting
Amid falling prices and rising consumer acceptance, LED technology is taking over the lighting business, spurring a 96% increase in packaged LED revenues in the market from 2013-2016, according to IHS. Global revenues for packaged LEDs ...
Tags: Packaged LEDs, Lighting
Taiwan-based LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Unity Opto Technology as well as LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics hold optimistic business outlooks for the fourth quarter of 2013 mainly because demand for LED ...
Tags: Everlight, LED packaging
Amid falling prices and rising consumer acceptance, light-emitting diode (LED) technology is taking over the lighting business, spurring a 96% increase for global revenue for packaged LEDs used in lighting applications, from $3.6bn in 2013 ...
Tags: LED market, LED, Electrical, Electronics
Suppliers explore cooling options and materials, and adopt high-power SMD diodes. The model HFS-5050xx4-A LED module from Shenzhen Hansen uses 5050 SMD LEDs in red, green, blue, or warm, natural or cool white. It has an IP65 rating. ...
Tags: LED Modules, Heat Dissipation
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Lextar Electronics has reported September consolidated revenues reached NT$1.139 billion (US$38.1 million) decreasing 7.89% sequentially but increasing 13.15% on year. LED chip packaging house Unity Opto ...
The Federal Trade Commision won a federal court ruling against Lights of America, while Intematix announces new green aluminate phosphor patents, and Veeco buys Synos to support OLED manufacturing. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ...