Large players oversupply situation in the LED industry led to LED bulbs continual downward price trend, according to a report by Chinese-language Commercial Times. The Chinese lighting market is entering a low season, and with Indian LED ...
Tags: LED bulbs, LED chip, LED streetlight
In response to the shift in the lighting market toward semiconductor-based technologies creating new growth opportunities, lighting company Osram GmbH of Munich, Germany says that it is to invest about €3bn in new technologies and ...
Tags: Osram, Lighting, Opto Semiconductors
Seoul Semiconductor affiliate’s acquisition proposal of Sensor Electronic Technology (SETi) has been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense, according to a report by The Korea Times. "Seoul Viosys, an affiliate of Seoul ...
Tags: Seoul Semiconductor, UV LED chips, Viosys
Recent patent disputes between Japanese LED manufacturer Nichia and Taiwanese counterpart Everlight has raged on, with new disputes every now and then. Will the two sides ever reach a settlement? And how will these patent issues affect the ...
Tags: LED Patent, Nichia, Everlight
Cree and Epistar announced on Aug. 4, 2015, the two companies signed a global LED patent cross license agreement. The move signals large LED manufacturers strategy of maintaining market positions through patent advantages, said LEDinside ...
Tags: CREE, LED lighting, LED patent
The LED industry is gradually maturing in 2015, with products cost/performance (C/P) ratio becoming increasingly important. Low and mid-power flip chip products are increasingly valued by the industry. To further understand this trend ...
Tags: LED industry, LED chip, Chip Scale Packaging
LED light source module has matured these years. More LED packages are suitable for lighting applications have emerged including chip-on-board (COB) and flip chip. Under this situation, there is a growing emphasis on developing ...
Tags: 3Tech Optronics, LED lighting, LED package
Aucksun’s financial statement for first half of 2015 revealed, the company’s revenue rose 9.73% from a year earlier in 2Q15 to RMB 732 million (US$ 126 million), with RMB 137 million net profit, translating into 31.27% ...
Tags: Aucksun, LED lighting, LED chips
Chinese LED enterprises are spending a fortune in acquiring foreign manufacturers in 2015. A couple of examples include Shenzhen Kaifa Technology (Kaifa) recent acquisition of U.S. LED manufacturer Bridgelux, Shanghai Felio Acoustics ...
Top Taiwanese LED manufacturers Everlight and Epistar revenues for second quarter of 2015 were impacted by trending low LED prices on the market, according to a China Times report. Even though Epistar revenues made a turnaround in second ...
Cree, a market leader in LED lighting, announced revenue of US $382 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, ended June 28, 2015. This represents a 12% decrease compared to revenue of $436 million reported for the fourth quarter of ...
Tags: Cree, LED lighting, Business Restructure
HC Semitek announced Tuesday night that it will be acquiring 100% of Crystaland shares for RMB 1.08 billion (US $170 million), according to a Chinese-language Securities Times report. Following the transaction, Crystaland will become a ...
Tags: HC Semitek, Crystaland, LED tube lights
Dwindling profits in the LED package market has made market competitions far more ferocious, and has even affected phosphor, a key LED material. Whether it is the highly mature yellow powder or the maturing green and red phosphor, ...
Tags: Bree Optronics, LED phosphor, Chinese Market
As of Aug. 21, 2015, 14 Chinese manufacturers have released their financial results for the first half of 2015. Some have become more profitable, while others have continued to incur heavy losses. LEDinside takes a closer look into these ...
UV LED firm Seoul Viosys plans to partner with Watersprint of Medicon Village, Lund, Sweden, which develops water purification products and systems for the disinfection of bacteria, viruses and protozoa. The system will be used to supply ...
Tags: UV LEDs, Seoul Optodevice, Water Purification Technology