Taiwan-based LED firm Wellypower is currently showcasing the new Ceres LED light bulbs with a 270-degree emission angle at FPD International 2011 in Yokohama, Japan. The firm plans to mass produce the product in first-quarter 2012. Since ...
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Cree’s net profit has unsurprisingly dropped following the Ruud acquisition, EcoSense has received series-B funding, and Nanoco is pushing forward with quantum-dot development. Cree sees profit fall following Ruud deal Cree, Inc. ...
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Cree’s net profit has unsurprisingly dropped following the Ruud acquisition, EcoSense has received series-B funding, and Nanoco is pushing forward with quantum-dot development. Cree sees profit fall following Ruud deal Cree, Inc. ...
The United States is spending tens of millions of federal economic stimulus dollars to replace streetlights and traffic lights nationwide with energy-efficient ones made mostly in Asia, a Tribune-Review investigation found. An exemption in ...
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The United States is spending tens of millions of federal economic stimulus dollars to replace streetlights and traffic lights nationwide with energy-efficient ones made mostly in Asia, a Tribune-Review investigation found. An ...
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KLA-Tencor has announced that Epistar, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of LED chips, has adopted its Candela substrate and epwafer inspection system. KLA says this order marks the growing adoption by LED device manufacturers worldwide ...
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Several Taiwan-based LED firms have reported falling September and third-quarter revenues showing the low season in the LED industry in the third quarter. Low demand for TV LED backlight modules (BLUs) and falling ASP of LED products have ...
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Lextar electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of LED epitaxial wafers and chips, expects the proportion of its revenues for LED lighting products to increase from 40% currently to 50%, according to company chairman David Su. Lextar has cut into ...
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China’s 12th Five-Year Plan, which got under way this year, is expected to give a strong boost to the country’s LED industry. The plan includes a number of subprojects designed to bolster the development of local emerging ...
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Bridgelux will cut about one-fifth of its workforce in Livermore, a move brought about by its decision to shift to cheaper ways to produce light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. Livermore-based Bridgelux is cutting 53 out of 250 jobs at its ...
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The LED industry has no accepted protocol for measuring and characterizing luminaire lifetime, but a new guideline from SSL Quality Advocates considers the key issues. A DOE Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Quality Advocates working group, a ...
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Russian company releases first 60 W replacement product in its domestic market, with a global launch and price reduction slated for 2012. Optogan, the Russia-headquartered manufacturer of LED chips, components and luminaires, has ...
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Slower-than-expected TV backlight penetration and overcapacity will keep nitride LED market growth to a minimum. Despite sharp growth in general lighting applications as LEDs emerge as viable replacements for conventional lamps, the ...
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Epistar general manager Chou Ming-chun said that demand for LED chips is weak for September 2011 due to sliding sales of LED TVs in the consumer market. It is difficult to forecast the fourth quarter outlook of the LED industry given ...
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After a fiscal year that Cree CEO Chuck Swoboda called "successful and challenging" for the the LED lighting developer, the company's fourth quarter revenues ultimately landed at the top end of expectations. Revenues for Q4 reached ...
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