Pierre Yves Lesaicherre succeeds Michael Holt as CEO at LED-maker Philips Lumileds and reports to Philips Lighting CEO Frans van Houten. LED-manufacturer Philips Lumileds kicked the new year off by announcing that Pierre Yves Lesaicherre ...
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Barclays Capital forecasts 2012 as a "subdued year" for the light-emitting diode (LED) industry, plagued by overcapacity, average selling price (ASP) pressures, and only gradual growth in LED lighting demand. Metal organic chemical vapor ...
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EV Group has announced a joint development agreement with Eulitha AG, whereby the companies will combine their expertise in nanolithography to develop a full-field exposure tool for patterning sapphire substrates. EV Group (EVG), a supplier ...
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Market research firm, Semi, forecasts that spending for LED manufacturing equipment will decline 18 percent in 2012 following a massive 36 percent increase in equipment spending in 2011. At the same time, Semi projects that worldwide LED ...
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Market research firm, Semi, forecasts that spending for LED manufacturing equipment will decline 18 percent in 2012 following a massive 36 percent increase in equipment spending in 2011. At the same time, Semi projects that worldwide LED ...
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Following several years of rapid capacity expansion and strong government incentives, a 40% decline in worldwide MOCVD purchases in 2012 will reduce overall LED equipment spending for the first time in over five years, according to SEMI. ...
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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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IMS Research has updated its LED lamp price report, Frost & Sullivan has released a report on LED lighting industry, Osram has met with the China minister, and Rubicon has celebrated the anniversary of its Batavia sapphire production ...
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GT Advanced Technologies has released a case study of evaluating the impact of sapphire color on the LED manufacturing process. All studies were conducted using blind samples of GT ASF sapphire material as well as LED grade sapphire from ...
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Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, today marks the first anniversary of the company’s next-generation sapphire ...
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Lumenpulse has opened its new headquarters in Montreal, Nexxus Lighting has announced it will sell factory-direct replacement lamps, Kingsun has completed its IPO and Arima Changzhi has purchased six MOCVD tools from Aixtron. Lumenpulse has ...
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Seoul Semiconductor has ended its LED patent dispute with Philips by signing a cross-licensing agreement. Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., the Korea-based LED manufacturer, has announced that is has settled its LED patent dispute with Royal ...
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Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany, has launched the Crius II-XL MOCVD reactor with a configuration offering a capacity of up to 19x4 inch. The company claims that the system offers the highest throughput and productivity, and best-in-class cost ...
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Aixtron SE of Aachen, Germany, has launched the Crius II-XL MOCVD reactor with a configuration offering a capacity of up to 19x4 inch. The company claims that the system offers the highest throughput and productivity, and best-in-class cost ...
Rubicon Technology says that it has shipped over 200,000 six-inch sapphire wafers to LED manufacturers worldwide. Rubicon Technology, Inc (Nasdaq:RBCN), a provider of sapphire substrates and products based in Bensenville, IL, says that it ...
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