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Thursday 7 July 2011
BLU maker Global Lighting Technologies to debut on TSE in July
LED backlight unit and light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has received approval to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The company is expected to make...
Tuesday 5 July 2011
LED lighting prices dropping rapidly due to increased competition
A large influx of LED firms has been causing the industry to compete by lowering prices. The magnitude of price falls in the first half of 2011 has reached the level of the total...
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Chicony starts development of production base in western China
Taiwan-based EMS provider Chicony Electronics on June 28 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its production base in Chongqing City, western China, with production in the first phase...
Monday 27 June 2011
Qisda to make lighting products for sale under BenQ brand
Qisda, a Taiwan-based EMS provider, will use LED chips produced by Lextar Electronics, also a BenQ affiliate, to make LED lighting products for sale under the brand BenQ, according...
Tuesday 21 June 2011
Ledtech optimistic about LED lighting industry in 2H11
Taiwan-based LED packaging house, Ledtech Electronics, indicated the future of the LED lighting market is in China and the company will likely begin cooperation with China-based Potevio...
Monday 20 June 2011
Taiwan, China to standardize LED lighting tests
Taiwan and China will have a unified set of standards for testing LED lighting components and systems. A cross-strait committee will also be set up to operate related issues.
Monday 20 June 2011
Taiwan, China to cooperate in specifying common LED lighting, PV, FPD standards
At a cross-strait forum on information industries and technology standards taking place in Taipei during June 16-17, the Sinocon Industrial Standards Foundation on behalf of Taiwan...
Friday 17 June 2011
Digitimes Insight: Panasonic looks to aggressively ramp LED lighting sales in China
Panasonic is Japan's top LED lighting manufacturer and the recent power shortages in the country due to the earthquake is likely to help the sales of LED lighting. However, the market...
Friday 17 June 2011
Ta-I shipping LED heat sink substrates to Everlight, Delta
Ta-I Technology reportedly has cut into the supply chain of LED packaging house Everlight Electronics and lighting system manufacturer Delta Electronics with its LED heat sink substrates,...
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Everlight aims to become top-3 in lighting market, says company chairman
LED lighting has been booming and many firms have been trying to enter the lucrative market. Robert Yeh, chairman of LED packaging house Everlight, has revealed the company aims to...
Wednesday 15 June 2011
TSMC to spin off solar and LED lighting business units in August
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on June 14 it plans to officially spin off its solar and solid state lighting business units on August 1. TSMC's shares...
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Genesis aims to be second largest producer of LED lighting chips in China
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics indicated its goal is to become the second largest LED lighting chip producer in China. Its market share in China is expected to exceed...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Lextar aims at the lighting market, says chairman of Lextar
Lextar has had a strong emphasis on the backlight modules, but now it is shifting focus to the lighting market, according to David Su, president and chairman of the Taiwan-based LED...
Friday 3 June 2011
Market for high-brightness LED lighting is optimistic, says Tong Hsing chairman
Jay Yang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based Tong Hsing Electronics, is optimistic about the LED lighting market. Yang stated high-brightness LED lighting became mainstream in 2011...
Friday 3 June 2011
Increasing competition in LED lighting market for Taiwan-based firms
Many international firms such as Samsung LED, LG Electronics, and Philips have been aggressively taking market share in the LED lighting market. Samsung has been shifting focus to...