On 10 August, a jury of six men and six women rendered a verdict in favor of LED maker Lumileds LLC of San Jose, CA, USA, finding that a Chinese competitor stole trade secrets related to Lumileds core technology for making high-power LEDs ...
Tags: LED, LED technology
The average monthly price of sapphire has fallen by more than 30% year on year this September, according to the latest 2015 Global Sapphire and LED Chip Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. This decline is the result of ...
The LED industry is now fully embracing the fast-growing lighting market as (based on revenues) LED lighting has become the largest sector among LED applications, surpassing LCD backlighting in 2014, and is expected to be the major driver ...
Tags: LEDs MOCVD, LED Chip
Based on LED epitaxial wafer makers' capacity expansion plans, there will be 252 MOCVD sets shipped globally in 2015, growing 10.5% on year and consisting of 186 sets to be added by China-based makers, 30 by Taiwan-based ones, 19 sets by ...
Tags: LED epitaxial wafer, LED Lights
At the 11th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting (SSL CHINA 2014) in Guangzhou (6-8 November) – where representatives from industry, research and governmental organizations gathered to discuss recent developments and ...
Tags: Mocvd Technology, Electrical
After the recession in 2011 and 2012, the LED industry saw a turning point in 2013 when the die and package LED markets rose 8.3% from 2012 to about $15.188bn, according to the 'Global and China LED Industry Report, 2013-2014' from Research ...
Tags: LED market, LED
LED chips are a core component in the LED industry. There are currently many domestic and international LED chip manufacturers in China, but there currently are no categorization standards, according to a report by Chinese-language ...
Tags: LED Industry, LED Chips
The proportion of China's demand for LED chips suplied by China-based makers in 2013 increased to 80%, according to LEDinside. China-based LED chip makers generated production value of US$992 million in 2013, up 16.8% on year, and the ...
Chinese LED chip manufacturer Elec-Tech has been seeking partnership with Taiwan-based manufacturers. Regarding forming partnerships with Chinese LED die manufacturers, Genesis Photonics Inc. (GPI) is open to discussion, as long as it ...
In 2013 the Chinese LED packaging market has grown far quicker than the global average, reckons TrendForce's Green Energy Division LEDinside. LED lighting is still the largest application sector, accounting for 42% of the 2013 Chinese LED ...
Tags: LED, LED Packaging, Electrical, Electronics
U.S. manufacturer Veeco and German company Aixtron that have long possessed China’s LED epitaxal wafer MOCVD market, will be facing “war declarations” issued by Chinese manufacturers, according to a report by Chinese ...
Tags: MOCVD Equipment, Lighting
Chinese LED manufacturer Elec-Tech released their 3Q financial report on October 29th, 2013. Revenue for 3Q reached RMB 916 million (US $150 million), a growth of 27.15 percent compared to 3Q last year, a gross profit margin of RMB 2.44 ...
When asked about his views for the LED industry in the next few years, B.J. Lee Epistar chairman said during an interview at LEDforum 2013 that he expects to see steady revenue growth for the company and the continual restructure of the LED ...
Tags: LED industry, Industry Trends
China-based chip maker San'an Optoelectronics Co Ltd is projected to take the lead in gallium nitride (GaN) LED wafer capacity by the end of 2014, overtaking current leader Epistar Corp of Taiwan, according to market research firm IHS Inc. ...
Tags: LEDs, Electrical, Electronics, Optoelectronics
China-based die vendor Sanan is projected to take the lead in GaN LED wafer capacity by the end of 2014, overtaking current leader Epistar of Taiwan, according to IHS. While Epistar is forecast to continue its spot at the pinnacle in 2013 ...
Tags: GaN LED Wafer, Lighting