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Taiwan LED Makers Shifting Focus to IR and Sensing Devices as China Expands for LED Lighting

Jan 15, 2018

To cope with increasing price competition in the blue LED segment, Taiwan-based LED packaging firms are shifting the focus of their production to infrared (IR) and sensing devices, reports Digitimes. China’s largest LED packaging ...

Tags: LED market, LED chips

China PV Module Makers Strive to Break Barriers to Shingled Array Technology

Dec 26, 2017

China-based PV module makers are making R&D efforts trying to break barriers of patents concerning shingled array modules owned by Europe- and US-based firms, according to industry sources. Shingled array technology is to equally divide ...

Tags: PV module, shingled array module

Demand for LED Devices Used in LED Lighting May Slip in 3Q17

Jun 12, 2017

LED lighting players have increased LED device inventory levels, and so global demand for LED chips and devices used in LED lighting is likely to decrease in the third quarter of 2017, according to industry sources. In view of growing ...

Tags: LED Devices, LED Lighting

Apple's Rumoured 10.5-Inch iPad Pro 2 Could Launch Very Soon

May 22, 2017

Rumours that Apple is working on a 10.5-inch iPad Pro 2 seem interminable, as industry sources add fresh fuel to the fire. Apple has long been tipped to be developing a next-generation iPad Pro for release in 2017, but the company is ...

Tags: Apple, iPad Pro

Fab Toolmakers Target Advanced-Node Production

Apr 13, 2017

Naura Technology (formerly Beijing Sevenstar Electronics) has started shipping ion etch equipment for the manufacture of 14nm chips to chipmakers, while Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) is being engaged in the development of etch ...

Tags: chipmakers, Electronics, chip

The iPhone 8 Could Pack Apple's Own Battery Tech

Apr 12, 2017

It was just a few days ago that news broke of Apple ending its licence agreement with British graphic chip-maker Imagination Technologies, causing the latter's stock to plummet. As the revelation broke, a statement from Imagination ...

Tags: iPhone 8, graphic chip

Taiwan Local Governments Expected to Procure Over 200, 000 LED Street Lamps in 2017

Apr 7, 2017

The Taiwan government set aside a budget of NT$5.5 billion (US$173 million) in 2016 to subsidize local governments' procurement of LED street lamps to replace mercury vapor street lamps, and some local governments will offer open bids in ...

Tags: LED street lamps, LED

Taiwan Makers Competing in China LED Automotive Lighting Market

Apr 7, 2017

In view of fast growing demand for LED automotive lighting in the China market, some Taiwan-based LED packaging service providers and LED automotive lighting module makers have been competing for orders there, according to industry sources. ...

Tags: LED packaging, LED devices

Demand for LTPS TFT-LCD Panels Is Increasing

Mar 16, 2017

There has been increasing demand for LTPS (low-temperature poly-Si) TFT-LCD panels from China-based smartphone vendors as supply of AMOLED panels by Samsung Display has been insufficient, according to industry sources. While Samsung ...

Tags: LCD Panel, Smartphone

China LED Makers to up Prices Due to Rising Costs

Mar 8, 2017

In response to increased material costs for aluminum substrates, copper foil, plastic and paper boxes for product transportation, China-based LED lamp and light bulb/tube makers will hike quotes by 5-15% and 8-15% respectively, according to ...

Tags: LED lamp, light bulb

Demand for LED Chips for LED Displays to Grow

Feb 10, 2017

Global demand for LED chips used in fine pixel pitch displays in 2017 will increase 30-40% on year, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The growth is due to increasing demand for such displays and increasing density of LED chips per ...

Tags: LED chips, LED Displays

12-Inch Silicon Wafers Price to Continue Growth

Jan 22, 2017

Prices for 12-inch blank silicon wafers are set to continue rising, driven by robust demand from foundries and memory chipmakers, according to industry sources. Wafer suppliers are mulling adjusting upward their contract quotes for ...

Tags: Silicon Wafers, memory chip

150 Million Flexible AMOLED Panels to Be Shipped

Jan 3, 2017

An estimated 150 million flexible AMOLED panels for use in smartphones will be shipped globally in 2017, triple the shipments in 2016, according to industry sources. Apple will launch a 5.8-inch iPhone equipped with flexible AMOLED ...

Tags: AMOLED display, AMOLED panels

Prices of 12-Inch Blank Wafers to Rise 10-20%

Dec 9, 2016

Chipmakers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Micron Technology have been informed by their upstream suppliers that prices for 12-inch blank silicon wafers will rise by up to 20% ...

Tags: Blank Wafers, Semiconductor

China LED Material, Chip Makers Hike Prices

Dec 8, 2016

China-based makers of LED materials, including aluminum substrates, copper foil and plastic materials, have hiked quotes by 30-40%, sending China-based LED chip makers raising prices by about 10%. China-based LED packaging service providers ...

Tags: LED Material, LED Chip

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