OLED lighting is receiving a lot of attention in Europe, America, Japan and industries there are actively involved in R&D work for the next-generation lighting technology. Industry sources predict that in 2015 OLED lighting and LED lighting ...
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Epistar, a Taiwan-based LED chip maker, will establish a joint venture maker of inexpensive high-performance LED lighting products in Kunshan, eastern China, with Innotek Photoelectronic Technology, a Taiwan-based packager of LED chips for ...
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Epistar reported February revenues of NT$1.185 billion (US$40 million), up 20.91% on month but down 12.92% on year. Epistar noted that February had more working days compared to January which helped increase revenues. Furthermore, demand ...
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LED lighting penetration rate is expected to reach double digit figures in 2012. Compared with a penetration rate of 6-7% in 2011, the large increase in forecast is due to increasing popularity of LED lighting in developed countries. ...
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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Shunzo Mori) has developed a new silicone encapsulating material product for applications in packaging materials for HBLEDs (High Brightness Light-Emitting Diodes), the ...
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Samsung LED, LG Innotek, Seoul Semiconductors, and other South Korea-based makers together occupied 26% of the global production value for LED packaging in 2011, higher than the 19% share of Taiwan-based fellow makers, according to ...
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The worldwide LED market grew 9.8% to $12.5 billion in 2011, with 44% growth in the lighting sector, according to Strategies Unlimited, who revealed the top-ten LED suppliers for the year. However, the outlook remains roughly flat for the ...
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Philips' acquisition of Indal WRTL is complete, revenues have fallen for LED producers in Taiwan, High Tech Lights has moved, Dialight has doubled its LED-lighting revenues, Albermarle has formed a new metal-organics business unit, and ...
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The market conditions for LED may still be in the clouds in first-half 2012, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight. While attending Lighting Japan 2012, Yeh indicated that the industry might see a ...
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As LED is one of the three main strategic sectors backed by government support, Guangdong province continues to solidify its position as China’s major hub for LEDs. Based on 2011 estimates, the province has doubled its scale in terms ...
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Low demand for LED TV backlight units (BLUs) has been causing LED firms to seek markets elsewhere. Some Taiwan-based LED firms have been trying to enter the agricultural sector by providing lighting sources. The average selling price (ASP) ...
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LED packaging company Ledtech Electronics expects its sales of LED lighting products to the Southeast Asia market to soar in 2012. For the first 11 months of 2011, Ledtech posted pre-tax profits of NT$60.98 million (US$2.02 million), which ...
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Taiwan-based LED makers have reported mixed results for November, with Epistar, Edison Opto, Wellypower, Bright LED, and Ledtech Optoelectronics posting sequential revenue gains for the month, and Everlight Electronics, Unity Opto and ...
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Low demand in the LED market will likely continue throughout first-quarter 2012, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of LED packaging house Everlight. Compared with LED TV backlights, the LED lighting market will have a better chance to ...
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Total revenues of Taiwan-based publicly traded LED firms in October 2011 reached NT$7.69 billion (US$255 million), a 3.47% decrease on month and 10.2% decrease on year. The revenue decrease was most apparent for upstream LED chipmakers. ...
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