A glut of manufacturing capacity and near-collapse in rare earth metal prices is driving down the cost and hence encouraging the rapid take-up of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. LED lights are based on semiconductors and therefore do ...
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Abstract The entire LED lighting supply chain can be divided into the following segments: rare earth, MOCVD equipment, sapphire ingots and substrates, LED chips, LED packaging, and LED lighting fixtures. This Digitimes Special Report ...
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Economy (i) GDP Through rough calculation, the GDP of Hainan province in 2005 is 90.36 billion RMB. Converted by the present rate of exchange, the GDP per capita of Hainan is about 1,357 US dollar. Sketch Map on GDP Growth Rate of ...
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Just as the Bronze Age catapulted human civilization to new levels, critical metals are changing the way we live today. Rare earth elements, the group of resources used in the production of certain high-tech goods, from weapons to cell ...
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TOI reported that aluminium industry in the world is set to undergo a revolution. The industry can now hope for much cheaper and environment friendly technology. Orbite Aluminae Incorporated a private company in Canada has developed a new ...
The market for phosphors used in high-brightness LEDs is set to grow rapidly as solid-state lighting becomes a mainstream technology,and reach $1 billion by 2015. That is the prediction from analysts at France-based Yole ...
Reuters reported that Australia's Lynas Corporation expects to start processing rare earth minerals from a plant in Malaysia next month despite opposition from environmentalists over health concerns. Mr Nick Curtis chairman of Lynas said ...
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Analyst: LED phosphor market to reach $1BN by 2015 10 Oct 2012 But Yole Développement report says that shortage of rare-earth elements could persist as incandescent lamps are phased out. The market for phosphors used in ...
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This is particularly true for the Asia-Pacific region, where we have seen massive growth in demand for cutting edge LED technology, particularly in the solar market - this is supported by a recent report from Frost and Sullivan, which found ...
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Everlight has amended its LED patent-infringement lawsuit against Nichia, and has accused its rival of deliberately misleading the US Patent and Trademark Office by quoting fictitious experimental results relating to phosphors for white ...
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Royal Philips Electronics has started working on a technology that will significantly reduce its dependence on rare earth minerals for creating its light-emitting diode ( LED ) lighting products. "We have launched some innovation ...
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The U.S. Defense Department needs to realize the dangerous consequences a potential lack of domestic rare earths may have on the U.S. weapon industry, suggests a latest study by the Congress released last week. The document, titled Rare ...
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Brazilian miner World Mineral Resources (WMR) has found a large reserve of neodymium, one of the 17 rare earth elements, in the western Bahia state (photo), which could bring US$8.4 billion to the country. Local newspaper Nova Fronteira ...
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The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these metals. "China's restrictions on rare earths ...
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China has announced the total quota for rare earth exports in first-half 2012 is 25,000 tons. This is similar to the quota in 2011, said industry sources. However, a new regulation set for the 2012 rare earth export quota divides total ...
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