Epistar said that it is developing eight-inch silicon substrates for producing LEDs used in lighting applications, with mass production slated in 2014. Large-sized silicon substrates will help lower production costs and are estimated to be ...
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Japan-based LED makers Toyoda Gosei and Showa Denko are forming a joint venture to address the market for high-end LED chip applications. Two Japan-based LED makers, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. and Showa Denko Electronics K.K. (SDK), have ...
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Japanese company, Showa Denko K. K. (SDK) reports that it plans to form a joint venture with Toyoda Gosei for the production and sale of GaN LEDs. Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to split its business in gallium-nitride (GaN)-based blue ...
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Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that it has trained its 500th customer engineer at its state-of-the-art China Training Center (CTC), located in Shanghai. The CTC opened in mid-2011 to help key LED manufacturers, including its two ...
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On March 29, 2012 (the written judgment was served in early April 2012), in the patent infringement lawsuits in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf which Nichia Corporation ("Nichia") filed against Harvatek Corporation ...
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On March 29, 2012 (the written judgment was served in early April 2012), in the patent infringement lawsuits in Germany at the District Court Düsseldorf which Nichia Corporation ("Nichia") filed against Harvatek Corporation ...
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The output of Taiwan's light emitting diode (LED) streetlight manufacturing sector is expected to reach as much as NT$34 billion (US$1.15 billion) by 2018, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Tuesday. Based on the government's ...
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The output of Taiwan's light emitting diode (LED) streetlight manufacturing sector is expected to reach as much as NT$34 billion (US$1.15 billion) by 2018, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Tuesday. Based on the government's ...
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Osram Opto has partnered with Avnet, Radiant Zemax has acquired Optima Research, Lumenpulse has partnered with Technolite and Digi-Key has become Marktech Optoelectronics’ distributor. Osram Opto names Avnet preferred global partner ...
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Veeco Instruments has announced lower revenues in the last quarter of 2011 despite new tool orders from Taiwan and Korea. Aixtron has partnered with a financial firm to provide leasing options on MOCVD equipment. Aixtron offers MOCVD ...
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The worldwide LED market grew 9.8% to $12.5 billion in 2011, with 44% growth in the lighting sector, according to Strategies Unlimited, who revealed the top-ten LED suppliers for the year. However, the outlook remains roughly flat for the ...
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Taiwan-based LED companies have held different views over the outlook for the first quarter of 2012 after most of them posted a decline in revenues in December. Taiwan-based LED firm Unity Opto reported 2011 total revenues of NT$5.76 ...
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Samsung Electronics has announced that it will merge its LED division with its broader corporate entity effective April 1. The Board of Directors of Samsung Electronics has announced its decision to seek a merger with Samsung LED Ltd, the ...
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Raymond Soong, chairman of Taiwan-based Lite-On Technology, indicated optimism for 2012 and for the firm to show single digit growth. According to KC Terng, CEO of Lite-On, the firm has been completing the expansion of capacity and ...
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In 2010, Samsung LED became the first LED firm in South Korea to have revenues exceeding KRW1 trillion (US$863 million) and ranked as number one among LED firms in South Korea. Its third-quarter 2011 revenues reached KRW358.2 billion, much ...
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