The proportion of LED chips used in LED lighting will increase from 20% in 2012 to about 25% in 2013, Taiwan-based LED makers cited statistics as indicating. For LED light bulbs, average luminous efficiency is estimated to reach 77lm/W in ...
Taiwan-based LED packaging houses, mainly Everlight Electronics, Lextar Electronics and Unity Opto Technology, are set to start producing 15mm OD (optical distance) backlight units (BLUs) specifically for use in direct-type backlit Ultra HD ...
Researchers in Taiwan have used cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) to increase the power conversion efficiency of three-junction solar cells by around 10% [Ya-Ju Lee et al, Optics Express, Vol. 21, pA953, 2013]. The team was ...
Tags: CdSe CdSe quantum, Three-junction solar cells p-Ge substrates MOCVD
The LED industry has been stuck in a oversupply situation for the past few years but 2014 will finally see the first light to equilibrium. The supply shortage situation is expected to reemerge in 2014 brought on by rising LED lighting ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED chip, LED
Penetration rate in 2013 for low priced direct-view type LED TVs has already increased to around 50 percent. As 2013 comes to a close, various large brand TV manufacturers are already preparing to launch new models in 2014. Large Korean ...
Tags: LED, LED TV, TV, Consumer Electronics
GE’s Immersion™ RV60 LED lighting system offers grocery and convenience store owners the next generation of energy-efficient refrigerated display lighting to help lower energy costs while enhancing the visual appeal of ...
With continual falls in large sized backlight LED TV prices, penetration rates for direct-view type LED TV (aka Chubby TV) is expected to grow in 2014. EMC lead frame drivers have advantages in 1-3W power range, and is expected to lead the ...
Tags: LED Packagers, PCT Package
The possible blue light hazards in LEDs on the eyes have become a hot global topic. The expanding application field for LED lighting has raised consumer awareness towards the possible risks of blue LEDs. In order to clarify the consumers ...
Tags: Blue Light Use, LED package
Security vendor Symantec has discovered a Linux worm called Linux.Darlloz that has been engineered to exploit a known bug in PHP (php-cgi Information Disclosure Vulnerability) that was patched last year. Vulnerable devices include unpatched ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Taiwan is the world’s leader in LED manufacturing with 41 LED fabs representing over 21 percent of the world’s capacity — more than any other region (according to SEMI Opto/LED Fab Forecast report). Meanwhile, worldwide ...
TCL is reportedly looking into expanding its presence in Taiwan in order to further manage supply chains, according to industry sources. The company is expected to purchase NT$30 billion (US$1 billion) worth of goods from Taiwan, ...
Tags: TCL, LCD TV, Handset Chips
The LED market for 2014 will see continued growth for the general lighting market and supply shortage of LED chips due to increasing demands from the LED lighting market, according to a recent report from UBS. In the report, the financial ...
Tags: UBS, outlook, everlight, epistar, performance
For fiscal fourth-quarter 2013 (to end-August), LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $3.4m, down 29% on $4.8m last quarter and down 38% on $5.5m a year ago. Revenue for full-year fiscal 2013 ...
Tags: SemiLEDs, Electronics
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany claims that its new Osram Ostar Medical is the first LED component with a high color-rendering index (CRI) of 95 and the capability of adjusting the temperature of the color white. This ...
Tags: Osram, LED, Electrical, Electronics
Following iPhone 5S adoption of dual-flash LED, smartphones are expected to set off a new dual color flash LED trend. The market is very optimistic about growth in demand for flash LED. The two main supply chains for flash LED are separated ...
Tags: Flip Chip, Flash LED Market