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Monday 3 June 2013
Patent infringement lawsuit with Ledray does not affect operations, says Ledlink
Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker Ledlink recently lost a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Taiwan-based LED heatsink maker Ledray, but the firm has stated that the case is not...
Monday 3 June 2013
LED lighting demand to rise in 2H13, says Epistar
Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, but firms expect demand to slow down after mid-June because China's energy-saving appliance procurement subsidy program...
Thursday 30 May 2013
Tons aims to hike revenue proportion of own-brand LED lighting
Tons Lightology, which develops commercial LED lighting fixtures for OEM and own-brand sale, aims to increase the proportion of total revenues from own-brand sales from 10% in 2012...
Thursday 30 May 2013
Edison Opto enters LED TV backlight market
Taiwan-based high-power LED packaging house Edison Opto plans to provide products for TV backlight applications in 2013. According to industry sources, Edison Opto's TV backlighting...
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Digitimes Research: Global LED light bulb shipments to reach 842 million units in 2013
LED light bulb penetration rate in Japan is likely to reach 60% in 2013. LED light bulb commercialization grew rapidly in Japan, but because the lifespan of products is around 40,000...
Monday 20 May 2013
LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
International LED firms such as Cree and Osram have introduced LED light bulbs priced below US$10/unit and EUR10/unit (US$12.83/unit), and price competition is expected to heat up...
Monday 20 May 2013
Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
Apart from gradually replacing traditional lighting, LED lighting is targeting the high-end market with more value-added products. In addition, commercialization of OLED lighting...
Friday 17 May 2013
Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013 will be held in China from June 9-12. As China is one of the major LED lighting markets in the world, Taiwan-based firms such...
Thursday 16 May 2013
LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for LED lighting for plant factories is estimated at 27% from 2011-2018, according to Taiwan's Photonic Industry and Technology Development...
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker, Ledlink Optics, saw its first-quarter gross margin fall to 43%. According to Telung Tang, CEO of Ledlink, performance in the second quarter is...
Monday 13 May 2013
China LED firm NVC bans distributors from selling Everlight products, say reports
China-based LED lighting firm NVC Lighting Technology has reportedly banned cooperating local distributors from displaying and selling LED products from Taiwan-based LED packaging...
Monday 13 May 2013
Unity Opto sees 1Q13 revenues up 88% on year
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto has announced first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$1.79 billion (US$59 million), representing an on-year increase of 75.6%. Net...
Friday 10 May 2013
Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
April 2013 prices of 40W and 60W retrofit LED light bulbs in Japan were JPY1,743/unit (US$17.25/unit) and JPY2,357/unit, respectively, showing an on-month decrease of 4% and 12.5%,...
Friday 10 May 2013
Lite-On Technology adjusts merger plans
Lite-On Technology has announced adjustments to its planned merger with Lite-On IT. As of May 7, 2013, Lite-On Technology has obtained 93.76% of Lite-On IT shares. According to regulations,...
Thursday 9 May 2013
Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
Over-investment has caused rising inventories in the sapphire industry. Although demand has been returning in the first-half of 2013, to reduce inventories, sapphire prices are unlikely...