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, ...
With the unchanging trend of falling LED prices, chip manufacturers are constantly improving LED chip production process and technologies to lower costs. Semiconductor equipment company GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has developed Hydride ...
For its fiscal first-quarter 2014 (ended 29 September 2013), LED chip, lamp and lighting maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported record revenue of $391m, up 4% on $375m last quarter and 24% on $315.8m a year ago. Fiscal Q1/2013 ...
Tags: Cree LED, Electrical, Electronics
Reshuffling in the LED chip manufacturing industries in Taiwan and China through merger may happen faster than originally expected and larger makers will merge with smaller ones, leaving only two Taiwan-based makers and three China-based ...
Tags: LED Chip, LED packaging
When asked about his views for the LED industry in the next few years, B.J. Lee Epistar chairman said during an interview at LEDforum 2013 that he expects to see steady revenue growth for the company and the continual restructure of the LED ...
Tags: LED industry, Industry Trends
The increased demand for sapphire substrates in non LED applications including for smartphone camera lens caps plus home button covers, the supply and demand situation has had a turnaround. Sapphire substrate used in smartphones will take ...
Tags: Monocrystal, LED applications
China based LED package company MLS Lighting 2013 performance for packaging components and lighting products was good. The company expects to reach the target of RMB 3 billion (US$ 492 million) for 2013. MLS is actively pursuing discussions ...
Tags: LED Package, Packaging Components
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
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has introduced the LMH2 LED module with sunset dimming, enabling a natural dimming profile - similar to incandescent lighting - that was previously unachievable with any ...
Tags: Cree LEDs, LED, Electrical, Electronics, LED chip
The LED lighting market value will rise 47.8% to reach US$35.3 billion by 2014, compared to 2013, according to projections by LEDinside. In addition, LED lighting penetration rates are expected to increase 32.7%, with bulb and tube ...
Tags: LED Lighting, LED chip
Traditionally employed to make LEDs, sapphire substrates now are being used by Apple and other smartphone vendors as covers for camera lenses and home buttons, contributing to a rapid growth in sapphire demand, according to IHS. Demand ...
Some Taiwanese LED manufacturers were affected by decreased backlight shipments, which lead to a clear drop in September revenues, according to LEDinside, a green energy research subsidiary of Trendforce. Korean manufacturers still have ...
Tags: LED Manufacturers, LED Lighting
Rapid LED price drops for LED bulbs have driven up penetration rates, according to the latest CLSA Asia- Pacific Markets report . Chinese LED lighting market penetration rates for 2014 are expected to increase to 15 percent from 3 percent ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has signed a non-exclusive worldwide license agreement with China's Hangzhou Najing Technologies Ltd (NNCrystal US Corp) that provides access to Cree's remote-phosphor ...
Count On Tools Inc (COT) of Gainesville, GA, USA, a provider of precision components and SMT spare parts, has been invited to take part in the Cree Solution Provider program (CSP). The CSP network was created by LED chip, lamp and lighting ...