Global demand for LED backlighting and lighting products has been increasing and due to the traditional boom season, Taiwan-based LED firms such as Everlight and Ledlink have reported record high April revenues. The two firms expect May ...
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Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar believes demand for LED lighting will show strong growth in the second half of 2013 and lighting applications may account for 35-40% of its ...
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Shipments of television sets in the United States declined by 11 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to one year earlier, according to a TV Systems Intelligence update from information and analytics provider IHS. U.S. TV ...
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Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, but firms expect demand to slow down after mid-June because China's energy-saving appliance procurement subsidy program is close to an end. Despite the possible demand drop ...
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Taiwan-based high-power LED packaging house Edison Opto plans to provide products for TV backlight applications in 2013. According to industry sources, Edison Opto's TV backlighting products passed verification in the second quarter and ...
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Tons Lightology, which develops commercial LED lighting fixtures for OEM and own-brand sale, aims to increase the proportion of total revenues from own-brand sales from 10% in 2012 to 15% in 2013 through focusing marketing in Japan, China, ...
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Bright Green Technology, a leading provider of LED lighting for advertising and signage, is nearing the completion of a large scale project at Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s new terminal. The terminal, which will open to ...
Sony has started promoting its new 4K Ultra HD TVs, which begin shipping this week. The marketing campaign features Garth Davis, who most recently co-directed Jane Campion 's critically acclaimed miniseries Top of the Lake. After seeing ...
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Output value in the LED upstream ingot segment is expected to reach US$324 million in 2015, according to market research institute Displaybank. The downstream segments of the LED supply chain have been in oversupply, causing market ...
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Rising demand for LED backlight and lighting products helped LED chipmakers see capacity utilization rates increase to 90% in the second quarter. Despite shortages of high-end products, the overall LED industry continues to be in ...
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Sapphire substrate makers have noted that order visibility is clear to May due to expected demand growth in the LED backlighting and lighting markets. Market observers believe prices of sapphire substrates are likely to increase slightly in ...
April 22 marks the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, when millions of Americans turn green or at the very least think about the environment. At Consumer Reports, green--in the form of fuel economy, energy efficiency, recycling, and many other ...
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LED firms that are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) have reported total March revenues of NT$9.39 billion (US$313 million), up by 35.1% on month. These LED firms are expected to see strong performances in the second quarter due to ...
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Improvements to the iPad's LED backlighting will allow Apple to create a thinner iPad 5, according to NPD DisplaySearch's Paul Semenza. "It's likely that part of the thinner/lighter design will be reducing the size of the LED ...
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Demand for backlighting products for large-size TVs in China continues to rise, according to Biing-Jye Lee, chairman of Epistar. Lee added that the firm's joint venture for LED epitaxial wafers and chips in Xiamen, southeastern China, with ...
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