GT Advanced Technologies says it has received a $12.6 million follow-on order from Zhejiang Shangcheng Science & Technology Co. for additional sapphire growth furnaces designed to meet expected demand from the LED industry and other ...
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GT Advanced Technologies says it has received a $12.6 million follow-on order from Zhejiang Shangcheng Science & Technology Co. for additional sapphire growth furnaces designed to meet expected demand from the LED industry and other ...
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The Light Emitting Diode (LED) industry is witnessing tremendous growth of late as governments and businesses look for ways to reduce energy consumption. The high-brightness LED (HB-LED) market grew 4.3% year-on-year to $12bn in 2011, ...
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The Light Emitting Diode (LED) industry is witnessing tremendous growth of late as governments and businesses look for ways to reduce energy consumption. The high-brightness LED (HB-LED) market grew 4.3% year-on-year to $12bn in 2011, ...
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Masimo has acquired Spire Semiconductor, Seren Photonics has raised $2.8 million in funding, Quantum Wafer has purchased three Aixtron MOCVD systems, Spring City Electrical has been awarded a US patent Masimo acquires Spire Semiconductor ...
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Intematix, a leading innovator of patented phosphors and phosphor components for high-quality LED lighting, announced it has received $16.2 million in funding from current investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Crosslink Capital, as well as ...
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Intematix, a leading innovator of patented phosphors and phosphor components for high-quality LED lighting, announced it has received $16.2 million in funding from current investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Crosslink Capital, as well as ...
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Epistar reported February revenues of NT$1.185 billion (US$40 million), up 20.91% on month but down 12.92% on year. Epistar noted that February had more working days compared to January which helped increase revenues. Furthermore, demand ...
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Neo-Neon (HKEX:1868&TDR911868) announced that they entered into a patent license agreement with Philips. The license provides Neo-Neon with full access to the Philips’ LED-related patented technologies that Philips makes available to ...
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Epistar has received AIXTRON’s first CRIUS II-XL system in a 19x4-inch wafer configuration for the mass production of ultra-high brightness (UHB) blue and white LEDs. The CRIUS II-XL system has successfully passed the process ...
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AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6, DE000A1MMEF7), a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, delivered in 2011 – despite the market weakness in the second half – EUR 611.0m of revenues and a ...
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AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6, DE000A1MMEF7), a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, delivered in 2011 – despite the market weakness in the second half – EUR 611.0m of revenues and a ...
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Demand in the LED industry has been returning and some LED chipmakers have been enjoying 90% capacity utilization rates. Nevertheless, inventory levels are still high, causing sapphire substrate prices to remain flat. Industry sources ...
Mainland China is likely to enlarge LED-lighting subsidization coverage, including not only more product items but also more supply sources, according to deputy sectary general of China Solid State Lighting Alliance, Tang Gouquin. Tang ...
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The subsidy program for upstream LED firms in China ended in 2011. There are many LED firms in China, but less than 20 of them have economies of scale and capacity of more than 20 MOCVD tools. To help the LED industry, the China government ...
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