Direct-view type LED TV aka chubby TV with its cost advantages and has been a market highlight in 2013. Chubby TV has been using secondary optic lens to continually improve its features. By increasing beam angle, the LED TV has successfully ...
Feit has already delivered a three-way 150W-equivalent LED lamp, through retailer Lowes, that utilizes the new Intematix optic, adding to lower-lumen packages announced earlier. Phosphor specialist Intematix has added to its ...
cJapanese manufacturers are way ahead of competition in LED lighting patent applications. Nine Japanese companies have become major patentee in the LED industry, with Samsung as the sole Korean patent holder. Japanese companies have ...
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Embattled Taiwanese LED packager Everlight and Japanese manufacturer Nichia both published press releases on Nov. 6, 2013 regarding their latest YAG patent dispute in China. The two companies ongoing patent wars has rekindled LED industry ...
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Although, mid and large sized LED backlight market was affected by the economic downturn, LED prices for backlight applications overall declined stably at 3-6% in 4Q13, according to LEDinside’s 4Q13 LED price trend report. LED prices ...
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An AC-LED partnership between Lynk Labs and Thomas Research Products; funding announcements from Ledzworld, EcoSense, and Once Innovations; and new large-diameter patterned sapphire substrates from Rubicon top the recent SSL news space. ...
The gradual initiation of the lighting market trend remains the same. With LED prices overall falling and rising consumer recognition, LED lighting penetration rates are expected to further increase. Backlight market orders have slid as ...
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Streetlights in the Big Apple are getting a major makeover to more energy efficient LEDs, according to reports by Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Newsday. New York will be replacing 250,000 street lights with LED lamps by 2017, said the city ...
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Strong LED backlight and lighting product performances pushed Taiwan LED package manufacturer revenue for Aug. 2013 up 10.13% to NT$ 2.41 billion (US$ 8 million) compared to NT$ 2.19 billion in July. The company announced Monday its ...
Financial reports for first half of 2013 released by several Taiwanese LED manufacturers recently showed Epistar rebounded from losses as subsidy Huga Optotech reached break-even point (BEP) in June. For the first half of 2013, ...
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 ...
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Today Aleddra LED Lighting, a business unit of Lightel Technologies, Inc., announces its LED tube patents and advises users to avoid LED products with false UL labels. Aleddra LED Lighting, a technology innovator in energy-efficient ...
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Soraa launched the first line of high color rendering LED MR16 GU10 120V line voltage lamps. Uniquely, the company has released a 10o spot version, not available in halogen or from other LED manufacturers, as well as a 25o version that has ...
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Some Taiwanese LED manufacturers were affected by decreased backlight shipments, which lead to a clear drop in September revenues, according to LEDinside, a green energy research subsidiary of Trendforce. Korean manufacturers still have ...
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Four major Chinese LED manufacturers have recently announced their projected earnings for 3Q13. This article gives a general overview of Xiamen Changelight Co. (Changelight), Ledman Optoelectronics (Ledman), Honglitronic, and Shenzhen ...
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