Taipei, May 14, 2012 (CENS)--LED lighting Taiwan 2012, which will take place on June 19-21, has enrolLED around 10% more exhibitors than 2011 event, according to organizer Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA). ...
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Substrate manufacturers such as Crystal Applied Technologies and Wafer Works reported increased revenues during April due to upstream sapphire substrates becoming more in demand as LED sales are rising globally. Wafer works saw a 50% ...
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LED chipmakers Epistar, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech have announced plans to distribute restricted shares ranging from 5-15 million units to their employees with an aim of preventing employees from being raided by rival LED companies ...
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Synopsys has continued its move into the market for optics and photonics design software with the acquisition of RSoft Design Group. The deal,for an undisclosed sum,follows the same company's acquisition of Optical Research ...
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Researchers at Ukraine's Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductor Physics have been studying current crowding and electrical efficiency degradation in vertical indium gallium nitride(InGaN)light-emitting diodes(LEDs)made from material grown on ...
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LED chipmakers Epistar and Genesis Photonics both reported losses during the first quarter due to decreasing prices for LED chip products, particularly in backlights for TVs. Epistar reported that its gross profit margin dropped to 5.25% ...
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While Lextar Electronics Corp. estimates its production will run at full capacity by end of the second quarter at the earliest and Genesis Photonics Inc. has been inundated with orders this month, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. and Epistar ...
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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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According to Taiwan Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), Taiwan’s LED makers will likely benefit from Mainland China’s recent introduction of a subsidization program for LED lighting. According to ...
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The Light Emitting Diode (LED) industry is witnessing tremendous growth of late as governments and businesses look for ways to reduce energy consumption. The high-brightness LED (HB-LED) market grew 4.3% year-on-year to $12bn in 2011, ...
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The Light Emitting Diode (LED) industry is witnessing tremendous growth of late as governments and businesses look for ways to reduce energy consumption. The high-brightness LED (HB-LED) market grew 4.3% year-on-year to $12bn in 2011, ...
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Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics, due to increasing orders from Sharp for backlighting applications for LCD TVs over 50 inches, expects to fully utilize its capacity in late March or early April 2012, ...
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While Samsung Electronics has started a price war for its LED lighting products, Taiwan-based LED fellow makers have the competitive advantage of lower production costs, according to chairman Robert Yeh for Taiwan-based maker Everlight ...
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Prices for 10W LED light bulbs that are meant to replace 60W incandescent bulbs are expected to drop from over NT$500 (US$16.9) currently to below NT$300 at the end of 2012, according to Lee Biing-jye, chairman of Taiwan-based LED epitaxial ...
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Japanese researchers developed a high-efficiency phosphorescent OLED device without using any rare metal. The device was developed by a research group led by Chihaya Adachi and Kenichi Goushi, professors at the Center for Organic ...
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