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Price drops of LED products in 2011
The price of upstream sapphire substrates and downstream LED applications have been dropping rapidly in 2011
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Tuesday 6 December 2011
China LED lamp prices tumble in November, says IMS Research
The global average retail price for LED lamps has steadily decreased on a monthly basis from US$30 in September to US$28 in Novembe, according to IMS Research
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Price drop of LED components in 2011 reaching 25-35%
The price of components has been dropping in the LED industry. According to industry sources, the price drop of LED components in 2011 has been around 25-35%. According to David Chung,...
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Consumer electronics market faces reality of weak year, says IHS
A sharp slowdown in spending due to continuing economic chaos will cause revenue growth in the global consumer electronics (CE) market to fall short of growth expectations by more...
Thursday 17 November 2011
Samsung, LG introduce low-price LED light bulbs to gain market share
Prices of LED light bulbs introduced by Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have been lower than Philips and Osram. Samsung is said to introduce LED light bulbs with retail price...
Tuesday 15 November 2011
LED sapphire price to return to stability in 2012
The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates continues to hold at around US$10/unit. However, industry sources indicated starting from the second half of October, there has been some sapphire...
Friday 11 November 2011
LED sapphire substrate makers post mixed results for October
Crystalwise Technology and Tera Xtal Technology have reported sequential growth in revenues for October 2011, while Crystal Applied Technology posted a drop.
Thursday 10 November 2011
Price of LED packaging may reach 1,000lm/US$ in 2015
The LED lighting industry has been targeting a price for LED packaging to reach 500lm/US$ in 2012 and hit the threshold of 1,000lm/US$ in 2015. This target is five years ahead of...
Wednesday 9 November 2011
SemiLEDs revenues decline in FY4Q11
SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, ended August 31, 2011.
Wednesday 9 November 2011
LED firms report falling October revenues
LED chipmaker Epistar reported falling October revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$42 million), representing a 10.6% decrease on month and 26% decrease on year. Epistar indicated despite...
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Sapphire substrate makers report mixed September revenues
The price of sapphire substrates has been low due to weak demand in the downstream LED market. According to sapphire substrare maker, Crystalwise, order visibility has been low despite...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Sapphire substrate price leveling out in October
The price of sapphire substrates continues to fall due to decreasing demand from LED applications. However, industry sources indicate the price decline has been coming to a slow stop...
Tuesday 13 September 2011
LED sapphire substrate firms post poor August sales
Major Taiwan-based sapphire substrate makers Crystal Applied Technology, Crystalwise Technology and Tera Xtal Technology have reported sequential declines in revenues of 52%, 44%...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Major sapphire substrate makers post heavy losses in 1H11
Three major Taiwan-based sapphire substrate makers Crystalwise Technology, Tera Xtal Technology and Crystal Applied Technology all have posted losses for the first half of 2011 due...
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Price of sapphire substrates to drop in 4Q11 due to high levels of inventory
Weak demand in the LED market has been causing the price for upstream sapphire substrates to drop continuously. The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates dropped to US$15-17/unit in...
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Sapphire crystal firms see weak July sales
Weak demand for LED backlight modules has been affecting upstream sapphire crystal growing and substrate firms. According to industry sources, the price of 2-inch sapphire substrates...