According to Taiwan's largest LED chip maker Epistar President M.J. Jou's report on the sidelines of the LED Forum 2010 in Taipei, the global penetration rate of LED-backlit TV sets will likely double to 40 percent in 2011, but it expected Q4 of 2010 to remain slow. Jou also predicted that global shipments of LED TVs would grow in 2011 at twice the rate seen in 2010, but he did not offer specific figures.

Bright LED's revenues for 3Q10 slipped by 6% to NT$1.41 billion, but thanks to improved product mix, gross margin up to 16.56% from 15.59% in 2Q. Operation gross profit for 3Q was NT$190 million with an operating margin of 13.52%. Pure income for 3Q was NT$143 million with an EPS of NT$0.73. In the first three quarters of 2010, the company’s revenues totaled NT$3.95 billion, and net profit reached NT$344 million with an EPS of NT$1.75.

Allegro MicroSystems Europe has designed a new family of constant-current LED driver ICs, the A6261/62/64 devices, suitable for internal and external illumination applications in the automotive market.

Taiwan fabless IC design company Princeton Technology Corp. (PTC) will showcase its LED driver and dimming controller lighting solution ICs on November 10-12, 2010 at the FPD International & Green Device Exhibition. The demonstration will include 650V multifunction electronic ballast driver ICs (PT56XX series), high power LED driver ICs (PT69XX series) for LED backlighting, and the CC driver ICs (PT67XX series) for billboard display applications.

Organized by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), in co-operation with the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province (GD-DOFTEC), the first-ever Lifestyle Expo in Mumbai (LEM)2010 was held in Mumbai for three days from October 28-30, 2010.   LEM 2010 presented Indian companies with lifestyle products from leading suppliers in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, China.

LEDforum 2010 is a two-day event organized by LEDinside and the Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute. The agenda for the first day covers on LED components and equipment trends. Focusing on the future direction of LED industry, LEDforum is an advanced conference to grasp new market trend and future opportunities.

There is a particular LED jack-o-lantern, which can scroll the message HAPPY HALLOWEEN. Installed in this lantern is a 5×14 matrix of LED, spaced apart by printing out a grid on paper, taping it to the pumpkin, and drilling 70 holes into its face. According to the creator of this machine, the hardest part of the whole process was inserting all the lights into the pumpkin through the back.

Styron announced the launch of a new customized material solution for durable LED (Light Emitting Diode) applications. Opalescent and tinted versions of CALIBRE™ 301-58LT tailored to customer needs are now available. In addition, UV protection can be provided on request depending on the requirements of the end-application.   High Performance Lighting Resin

Philips unveiled the new dimmable 12 watt Master LEDbulb, which is considered the industry's first LED replacement for the common 60 watt incandescent light bulb used in New Zealand .  

AOC have rolled out six new models of LED backlit displays, including the e2343fs, e2343f, e2243fw, e2243fws, e2043fs and the e943fws ,which have 16:9 aspect ratios and are ghost free thanks to the fast 5-millisecond response time.

Philips has launched its 42-inch Econova LED TV, which has acquired the European Green EV 2010-2011 Award given by the European Imaging & Sound Association. The new TV features 40W of power consumption in eco-mode and offers some other eco-friendly credentials such as a solar-powered remote control, e-manual and the use of recycled aluminum panel.

In 3Q10, Epistar's consolidated revenues reached NT$5.68 billion, up 8.3% sequentially. Gross margin was 40.7%, up from 39% in 2Q. Operating income was NT$1.7 billion with operating margin of 30%. Net profit was NT$1.9 billion up 12% sequentially. For the first three quarters of 2010, Epistar consolidated revenues totaled NT$15.9 billion, gross margin 39.5%, and operating income NT$4.63 billion with 29% operating margin. Net profits were NT$4.6 billion with an EPS of NT$5.81.

AZ e-lite Pte Ltd ("AZ e-lite"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aztech Group Ltd specialising in the design and development of quality LED lighting, is showcasing its range of eco-friendly LED lighting solutions as part of its sustainability efforts at Clean Energy Expo Asia (CEEA) 2010.

LG Electronics’ consolidated revenues reached 13.4 trillion (US$ 11.3 billion) for 3Q10, a 2% decline year on year, and Net profit was 8 billion.

To satisfy the need for military systems engineers to own high brightness color illumination and indication with well-defined patterns, TT electronics Optek Technology has designed a new family of high-reliability, high-sensitivity color LEDs with MIL-PRF-19500-level TX and TXV specifications.

The streets of Wallingford, America have got a LED makeover lately. The Wallingford installations are part of a Seattle citywide upgrade to LEDs that began this summer. City Light will install 5,000 LED streetlights in residential neighborhoods in 2010 and a total of 40,000 during the next five years. The 2010 installations will take place from the Ship Canal to 65th Street.

USDA (the U.S. Department of Agriculture) has given a $4.88 million grant to Purdue University for evaluating LED lighting use in greenhouses.

Nexxus Lighting has completed the sale of certain assets of its legacy Commercial and Pool businesses for Approximately $2.3 Million to Next Step Products, LLC.   The divested businesses contains the manufacture, marketing and sale of fiber optic lighting and LED products used for applications in commercial, architectural, pool and spa markets, but apart from Company's Array business or the business of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Lumificient Corporation.

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., will launch a new series of thermally conductive silicones , which will be used increasing the performance and service life of LEDs and LED assemblies.   The thermally conductive silicones will be offered as the TIA (News - Alert) series of curable thermal gels and adhesives and TIS series of curable thermal compounds.

ATMI, Inc. has invested a minority interest in Lake LED Materials of Daejeon, South Korea, a materials technology company which focuses on providing metal organic precursors to the LED market.

Lite-On Technology (2301) reported 3Q worldwide consolidated sales of NT$31.86 billion, up 20% YoY, while posting a net profit of NT$2.53 billion with EPS of NT$1.14.

Taiwan-based LED maker Epistar has partnered with China Electronics Corp. (CEC) to build a joint venture, which will bring in a large number of MOCVD chambers, and concentrate on production of epitaxial wafers, chips, light sources and lighting products in southern China. It's reported that each company will hold a 45% stake in the joint venture, leaving the remaining 10% to another partner.

- Sequential growth in Orders, Revenues & EBIT continues - - LED lighting gaining momentum - - 2010 Revenue guidance of ca. EUR 750m (ca. USD 1bn) reiterated - - 2010 EBIT margin guidance increased to ca. 35% - - New R&D center open this month – AIXTRON AG,worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced the consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2010.

Co-sponsored by Veeco and the North America MBE organization, the 2010 MBE Innovator Award has given to Prof. Theodore Moustakas of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Boston University.  

Taiwan-based LED sorting and semiconductor testing company YoungTek Electronics (YTEC) announced financial result during the time from 1Q to 3Q in 2010. Revenues reached NT$2.188 billion with an average gross margin of 43.67%, and net profits went to NT$628 million (US$20.48 million), with EPS of NT$6.58.

Currently, Russia imports 98 % of its LED lighting, but this situation will change. State funding and investment from private companies is setting up a domestic LED infrastructure and companies all over Russia dedicated to LED lighting technologies are emerging.

According to Gibler, the CEO of Lighting Science Group Corp. at an interview in Bloomberg headquarters in New York, the company has attracted potential buyers seeking to make use of increasing sales in energy-efficient lighting.

Larson Electronics has launched the first member of a new LED blasting light line up with the BL24-LED 72 watt waterproof LED blasting light, which can be available in the tank, vessel or manway.

According to a Rapid City traffic engineer John Less in America, since changing over to LED traffic lights three years ago, the city has achieved positive results, so it's going to make a pilot program on LED street lights. The city is using a $49,000 federal grant to replace street lights on Main and St. Joseph streets with two different bulbs to see which one produces the best results. Main Street will get LED street light fixtures while Saint Joseph will get induction fixtures similar to fluorescent bulbs.