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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Supertex, Inc. introduced HV9910C, an open loop, current mode, universal high brightness LED driver IC. It is ideal for general and decorative LED lighting, flat panel display backlighting, and other DC/DC or AC/DC input based applications. ...
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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 ...
Global shipments of metal-organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) systems will fall by 46% year-on-year to a total of 148 units in 2013, forecasts a report by Digitimes Research, as LED chipmakers have sufficient capacity and the number ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors has expanded its portfolio of proximity and ambient light sensors with an extremely powerful version with low power consumption. The compact SFH 7776 sensor registers the ambient brightness even behind dark ...
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Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has expanded its portfolio of proximity and ambient light sensors with a new powerful version with low power consumption. The compact SFH 7776 digital sensor registers the ambient ...
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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Due to significant expansion in manufacturing capacity, falling prices, environmental concerns and government incentives, the LED lighting market will double from 16 million units in 2012 to 33 million in 2013 and then nearly triple by ...
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Demand for LED lighting is growing rapidly thanks to significant expansion in manufacturing capacity, falling prices, environmental concerns, and government incentives. According to DisplaySearch, this new opportunity for LED lighting ...
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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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LED makers have been seeing rising demand and capacity utilization rates in the second quarter of 2013. However, China-based makers noted that there is currently CNY5 billion (US$807 million) worth of inventory, and if end market demand is ...
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Global MOCVD equipment shipments in 2013 are expected to total 148 units, representing an on-year decrease of 46%. According to Digitimes Research, this is because LED chipmakers have sufficient capacity and the number of LED chips used ...
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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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OMC is offering full-custom LED backlighting for low volume applications. The supplier's Profiled backlight incorporates single or dual chip LEDs and they are available in full RGB and blue/white colours. "Designers can sometimes source ...
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