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Thursday 27 November 2014
Innolux clarifies Chi Mei Lighting debt issues, looking to secure loan from Taiwan banks
Commenting on one of the Taiwan government-owned banks reportedly having refused to join Innolux's syndicated loan plans because of debt issues at Innolux's ex-affiliate Chi Mei Lighting...
Wednesday 26 November 2014
LED lighting marks a new era: Q&A with Hubie Notohamiprodjo, SSL products marketing director, Dialog Semiconductor
With the global LED lighting application market taking off, and business opportunities emerging fast, semiconductor firms, particularly LED driver IC vendors, around the globe have...
Friday 14 November 2014
WiseChip Semiconductor developing quasi-candela OLED lighting
OLED display maker WiseChip Semiconductor has developed low-color-temperature quasi-candela OLED lighting technology through cooperation with Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University...
Monday 10 November 2014
Philips, Panasonic and Toshiba expected to dominate LED lighting market share in 2014
The global LED lighting market is expected to reach US$25.7 billion in 2014 followed by a market penetration increase to 31% in 2015 as the overall lighting market grows to US$82.1...
Friday 7 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan LED lighting demand to reach JPY507.8 billion in 2015
Japan is the world's leading country in terms of LED lighting penetration and its LED lighting demand in 2015 will reach JPY507.8 billion (US$4.43 billion), increasing by 13.2% on...
Wednesday 5 November 2014
Taiwan makers tapping emerging markets of LED lighting
Taiwan-based makers from the LED lighting sector have been tapping emerging markets, including Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia and Brazil, as they face fierce competition in North...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Innolux refutes rumor about loan issues
Innolux is rumored to have issues acquiring a syndicated loan for NT$60 billion (US$1.97 billion) recently because of debt issues of its ex-affiliate Chi Mei Lighting Technology,...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
China LED packaging firms expanding capacity for 0.2-0.5W 2835 chips
China-based LED packaging houses, including Leedarson Lighting and Yankong Lighting, have fully automated packaging lines for 0.2-0.5W 2835 (specification code) low-power LED chips...
Friday 31 October 2014
MLS, Unity Opto expand LED lighting capacities
In view of fast growing demand for LED lighting in the US, the largest China-based LED packaging service provider MLS has expanded monthly production capacity of LED light bulbs and...
Tuesday 28 October 2014
Samsung to quit LED lighting business in overseas markets, says paper
Samsung Electronics on October 26 announced the stoppage of its LED lighting business operations in all overseas markets due to low-price competition, but it will continue production...
Monday 27 October 2014
Lextar showcasing LED light tubes at Hong Kong international lighting fair
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker as well as LED packaging service provider Lextar Electronics is showcasing a complete series of LED lighting tubes with LM-80 certification...
Monday 27 October 2014
China lighting e-commerce market to become largest LED distribution channel, says LEDinside
China's e-commerce market scale will reach US$445.1 billion in 2014, and the lighting e-commerce market scale in China has reached US$2.4 billion in 2014, according to LEDinside.
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Samsung, TSMC Solid State Lighting reportedly to quit LED lighting business, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Electronics will reportedly withdraw from the global LED lighting market except South Korea due to low-price pressure from China-based makers, while Taiwan-based TSMC Solid...
Thursday 16 October 2014
LED lighting demand weak in 4Q14
Demand for LED lighting products for the fourth quarter will be weak as LED lighting vendors took deliveries in the second and third quarters for products to be launched in the fourth,...
Monday 13 October 2014
Replacement of conventional lighting with LED picks up pace in US, Europe
As power utilities in the US have offered subsidies for LED lighting products with Energy Star certification and the European Union will lower RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances...
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research