Last update: Wednesday 23 May 2012 [1428 news items]
TPV steps up LCD TV production
May 23, 16:26
LCD display manufacturer TPV Technology is fast expanding its TV production, thanks to its presence in China and the opportunities offered by the Philips brand.
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
May 23, 11:34
Acbel, a member of Taiwan's Kinpo-Compal Group, recently signed an investment agreement with Samost, a company based in Zhengzhou, China, to focus on developing LED lighting.
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
May 23, 01:20
Second-quarter 2012 LED prices have been flat, according to industry sources. Demand has been high pushing capacity utilization rates to remain high. If prices continue to hold in...
Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
May 22, 01:25
Mighty Bright, designer and manufacturer of LED book lights and task lights, is currently showcasing new additions to their line of eco-friendly LED lights at the National Stationery...
Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
May 22, 01:05
Taiwan LED manufacturers are looking to replace sapphire substrates with silicon substrates to produce LED epitaxial chips, which will help with mass production and lowering costs...
China TV makers to further expand products abroad
May 22, 01:00
China TV makers are looking to expand their TV market abroad with their high end LED-based LCD TVs that also feature functions such as 3D and Internet connectivity in order to further...
China market: Demand for direct-type LED TVs expected to grow
May 21, 16:26
The low-end direct-type LED-backlit LCD TV market in China is expected to grow rapidly and push out the CCFL TV market.
May 21, 15:38
LEDs will displace more than 52% of the global market for lamps in commercial buildings by 2021, according to Pike Research. The cleantech market intelligence firm anticipates that...
Demand for TV LED backlights to hold in 2H12, say Taiwan LED makers
May 18, 15:11
Although demand for LCD TVs in the China market has appeared to be smaller than originally expected, demand for LED backlight units used in LCD TVs in the second half of 2012 will...
May 18, 15:10
Lumenpulse, a manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, recently announced it has received...
Energy Focus receives LED product order to re-light navy ships
May 18, 11:28
Energy Focus, a leader in providing LED lighting products and solutions, announced that it has recently received an additional US$1.5 million order to provide IntelliTube LED fluorescent...
UL launches virtual LED road show
May 18, 11:25
UL (Underwriters Laboratories) recently announced its "UL Virtual LED Road Show," a web-based eLearning program designed to help users gain easy access to the latest in...
Computex expected to generate trade value of US$28 billion
May 18, 01:00
Computex Taipei 2012 is scheduled for June 5-9 with 1,800 exhibitors and 5,400 booths, and is expected to attract 36,000 buyers and 10,000 professionals from overseas. The show is...
BenQ to release 32-inch direct-type LED TV
May 17, 15:26
BenQ is set to release a new 32-inch direct-type LED TV by the end of May that will be priced around NT$11,900 (US$400) in hope that the company will stay in competition with leading...
High Power Opto begins mass production of blue, green LED chips on silicon substrates
May 17, 15:18
High Power Opto LED (HPOLED) chairman KH Huang said the company has begun mass production of blue and green LED chips on silicon substrates, making it the world's third to make blue...
Switch Lighting announces production of LED A-lamps
May 17, 09:53
Switch Lighting recently announced the availability of its family of LED A-lamps, which are liquid-cooled LED A-lamps that can be used in any fixture, any orientation, and anywhere...
Ledtech to see increasing revenues
May 16, 16:06
Ledtech reported that its LED lighting revenues in April were at an all-time high and is expected to grow even more in May with the possibility of its gross margin reaching 50% for...
Washington DC switching to LED street lights
May 16, 15:53
Lighting Science Group, an LED lighting company, recently joined Washington DC Mayor Vincent C Gray and officials from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Department...
Billion Products promotes high pressured LED drivers
May 16, 15:42
Billion Products said it will be producing a series of high pressured LED drivers that will meet the technical demands of the Taiwan government's so-called "CNS 15233" project...
NTL Electronics India sells over 2 million LED bulbs in 9 months
May 16, 10:54
NTL Electronics India recently announced sales of 2.19 million LED lamps for nine months within 2011-2012.
Luminus establishes network for LED design and production
May 16, 10:46
Luminus Devices recently announced its Certified Solutions Partner Program, which assists customers in integrating Luminus LEDs into product designs. The network of independent partners...
Carsem announces manufacturing capability into LED solutions
May 16, 10:43
Carsem, a provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, announced that they are now entering a partnership with a key customer to assemble and further...
Taiwan Market: LED light bulb ex-factory price drops to US$1/W
May 16, 01:35
The ex-factory price of LED light bulbs has been falling to US$1/W, according to Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based high-power LED packaging firm Edison Opto. A continuous fall in...
Large-size LCD panel makers expect shipments to grow by 11%, revenues by 14% in 2Q12
May 15, 16:04
Large-area TFT LCD panel shipments declined in both fourth-quarter 2011 and irst-quarter 2012, reflecting adjustments in supply chain inventories. However, with brands and OEMs increasing...
GE plans world debut of LED bulb to replace 100-watt incandescent
May 15, 11:43
GE Lighting this past week illuminated a light-emitting diode replacement for the 100-watt incandescent light bulb - developed in its East Cleveland, Ohio LED lab - that packages...
Leading LED lighting makers promoting LED replacements for 100 watt bulbs
May 15, 01:05
LED manufacturers are showing increased competition with their LED lighting products as countries are banning the import and manufacturing of 100 watt and higher white incandescent...
Sapphire substrate sales increase in April
May 11, 16:01
Substrate manufacturers such as Crystal Applied Technologies and Wafer Works reported increased revenues during April due to upstream sapphire substrates becoming more in demand as...
Delta April revenues reach over NT$14 billion
May 11, 15:56
Taiwan-based power supply firm Delta Electronics has reported consolidated April revenues of NT$14.707 (US$500 million), a 3% increase on year compared to NT$14.257 billion in April...
Osram laser bars offer higher efficiency with 200W continuous optical output power
May 10, 16:51
Osram Opto Semiconductors has announced new laser bars offering efficiency of up to 65% at 200W optical output power.
LED chipmakers to keep talent by distributing shares to employees
May 10, 15:38
LED chipmakers Epistar, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech have announced plans to distribute restricted shares ranging from 5-15 million units to their employees with an aim of...
Nichia files lawsuit against Everlight
May 10, 11:52
Nichia has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany at the District Court Dusseldorf against the Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight Electronics and its German subsidiary Everlight...
US flat-panel TV prices surge in early 2012 as brands and retailers shift strategy, says IHS
May 10, 10:28
Although flat-panel television shipments are expected to decline in the United States this year, the sophistication of features used in the sets is on the rise, causing a rare, sharp...
China government updates LED subsidy announcement
May 9, 16:20
China's Ministry of Science and Technology recently published development targets for the LED industry. The targets include nurturing 20-30 industry leading firms with core technologies...
Taiwan market: Effects of Windows 8 to emerge in 4Q12, says ViewSonic
May 9, 15:38
The LCD monitor market in Taiwan showed stabilization in the first quarter and is expected to further grow this year as the launch of Windows 8 is likely to stimulate demand in the...
Edison Opto reports increasing sales in April
May 9, 09:57
LED manufacturer Edison Opto reported that it had US$7.6 million in revenues during April, giving the company 6.1% growth and a 9.25% decrease compared with the same period last year...
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:54
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:44
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:41
GE debuts LED bulb to replaces 100-watt incandescents
GE Lighting recently debuted a LED replacement for the 100-watt incandescent light bulb - developed in its East Cleveland, Ohio LED lab. The device packages 27-watts of input power...
Photo: Company, May 21.
HammerHead LED by Mighty Bright
Mighty Bright, a designer and manufacturer of LED book lights and task lights, will showcase new additions to their line of eco-friendly LED lights at the National Stationery Show,...
Photo: Company, May 21.
Driving the next generation of mainstream LED lighting adoption, Cree has introduced the breakthrough XLamp XB-D LED. The first LED based on a new Cree technology platform, the XLamp...
Photo: Company, Jan 13.
Equipment firm GT Advanced Technologies has announced the release of the studies that demonstrated all sapphire, regardless of source, exhibits color at the core level, that the pink...
Photo: Company, Dec 13.
Cree introduces LMH2 LED module family
Cree has announced the commercial availability of the new LMH2 LED module family. The LMH2 is the only LED module delivering 80-lumens-per-watt system efficacy combined with CRI greater...
Photo: Company, Dec 2.
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%. Digitimes sat down with James T Jenson, vice president of Veeco's LED business...
The LED industry has been growing rapidly in China. Digitimes Research recently visited China-based LED chipmaker Hang Zhou Silan Azure (Silan Azure) to gain insights in China's LED...
Current condition and future prospects of LED: Q&A with Lextar chairman David Su
As a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), Lextar has been viewed as a LED backlight module maker. Recently Lextar has set goals to enter the LED lighting market. David Su, chairman...
The future of Taiwan's LED lighting industry: Q&A with Edison Opto chairman Jason Wu
A booming time has come for the LED lighting industry, and its players are optimistic. Jason Wu, chairman of Taiwan-based LED components firm Edison Opto (Edison), talked about the...
The LED upstream boom: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Jessie Lin
With LED chipmakers aggressively increasing capacity to meet fast growing demand from the LCD displays and general lighting markets, suppliers in the upstream are optimistic on outlook...
- LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
- Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
- Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
- Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
- PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
- Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
- Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results
- TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
- MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
- Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
- Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
- TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- China market: April mobile phone users reach 1.03 billion
- Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones
- Taipei 2012 International Lighting Show: A look at the LED lighting trends
- LED lighting uptake to rise sharply in 2012 and reach 25% by 2014, says a new report from Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: LED ceiling lights gain popularity in Japan market
- Digitimes Research: High-brightness LED output value to grow by 13.4% and LED lighting penetration to increase to 11.3% in 2012
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- Two Dominican Republic Establishments Overcome Unreliable and High-Cost Energy Issues with the Installation of GlacialLight's LED Down Lights
- A new 58 Watt LED Panel Light, the GL-PL0312 From GlacialLight
- AZZURRO Semiconductors issues technical status report on product progress for high voltage GaN-on-Si. wafers
24-May-2012 11:44 (GMT+8)
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7114.87 | -32.88 | -0.46% |
| TSE electronic | 271.4 | -0.54 | -0.2% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 102.46 | -0.83 | -0.8% |
| OTC electronic | 131.14 | -1.31 | -0.99% |
- Use of customizable LED lights to increase in car interiors (May 17) - Detroit Free Press
- Philips LED replaces 100-watt incandescent (May 7) - CNET
- Everlight hits Nichia with LED patent lawsuit in US (April 23) - LEDs Magazine
- LED stocks higher on reports of increasing orders (April 18) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Revenue from LED lighting in Asia Pacific will total $11 billion through 2021, forecasts Pike Research (April 23) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- Climbing backlight market estimated to boost Taiwan's LED makers (April 24) - CENS
- LED, OLED technologies highlighted at Light + Building 2012 (April 17) - CENS
- GE debuts landmark LED modules at Light+Building (April 12) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- Photo: Company, May 21.
- Photo: Company, May 21.
- Photo: Company, Jan 13.
- Photo: Company, Dec 13.
- Photo: Company, Dec 2.
Photo: Company, Nov 11.
Photo: Philips, Sep 26.
Photo: Philips, Sep 23.
Photo: Philips, Sep 22.
Photo: Sharp, Aug 25.
Photo: Company, Aug 8.
Photo: Company, May 27.
- LED lighting uptake to rise sharply in 2012 and reach 25% by 2014, says a new report from Digitimes Research
- Digitimes Research: LED ceiling lights gain popularity in Japan market
- Digitimes Research: High-brightness LED output value to grow by 13.4% and LED lighting penetration to increase to 11.3% in 2012
- Digitimes Research: Samsung consolidating LED business
- China government looks to push inward
Demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs has been growing, but CCFL models aren't going away without a fight.
LED lighting firms report mixed financial reports
LED lighting firms in Taiwan reported mixed first-quarter 2012 financial reports
The LED opportunity in the Taiwan market
The Taiwan government's moves to raise energy prices are sending people adopting power-efficient devices, such as LED lights.
LED industry is enjoying the return of demand in first-quarter 2012
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
The LED industry has been growing rapidly in China. Digitimes Research recently visited China-based...
Current condition and future prospects of LED: Q&A with Lextar chairman David Su
As a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), Lextar has been viewed as a LED backlight module maker....
The future of Taiwan's LED lighting industry: Q&A with Edison Opto chairman Jason Wu
A booming time has come for the LED lighting industry, and its players are optimistic. Jason Wu, chairman...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Overview of LCD TV market - May 2010
When the economic recession hit at the end of 2008, the LCD TV market seemed to be heading toward a doomsday scenario in 2009; however, demand turned out to be...
- Taiwan's display system makers - Jun 2007
In addition to pure display makers such as Amtran, Chi Mei, HANNspree, Taiwan-based home appliance makers such as Tatung, Proton, Kolin, several major IT makers...
- Taiwan's display system makers - Jun 2006
Taiwan-based display makers come from a variety of areas in the IT industry, from Compal, which is best known for producing notebooks, to Premier, which also produces...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.