2014-03-04

NTL Lemnis Launched LED Lighting Products for the Healthcare Sector

NTL Lemnis, the LED Lighting solutions company, launched a wide range of LED lighting products under the “Pharox” brand especially for Healthcare sector.  NTL Lemnis has created three special categories of products for the Sector, which has wide usage in the hospitals, nursing homes, laboratories and clinics – Ceiling Lights,Down lights and LED Tube lights
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2014-03-04

ISTI Releases New Eco-Friendly LED Lamp Tubes

ISTI provides LED bike lights, LED desk lamps, LED desk lamp tubes, LED modules, and lamp modules for LED advertising light box. Especially, the second-generation LED lamp tube with smaller, simpler and non-slip grip design is launched now! The main feature of the lamp tube is heat venting hole which combines green energy and eco-friendly ideas. We hope to deliver the image of trees to save our green trees by using LED light. 
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2014-03-04

Canada Silicone Provides Materials and Solutions for LED Industry

CSI Chemical is the authorized reseller distributing CANADA SILICONE INC. LED encapsulants, LED die-attachment adhesive, LED lens material, along with LED dam adhesive all offered at competitive market price. CSI is more than capable of satisfying market demands for high brightness LEDS by providing product solutions for the light emitting diode industry.
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2014-03-04

Epoch Lighting Presents LoveWing Series at TILS 2014

''Epoch Lighting'' will be presenting LoveWing series products to show its attractive application concept in Taiwan International Lighting Show 2014 at the end of March.
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2014-03-03

Companies to Profit as Diversity of Sapphire Substrate Applications Grows

The emergence of new sapphire substrate applications has brought many opportunities for the Taiwanese sapphire industry, according to the Commercial Times. Supply not meeting demand is becoming increasingly apparent. Patterened sapphire substrate (PSS) manufacturer Ridgetech Mircoelectronics has taken the top position for profit. Legal persons estimate that the company’s EPS last year reached more than  NT $5 (US $0.16). The doubling of production capacity this year has been driving up stock prices early. Emerging stocks increased 7.62 percent last Thursday with closing price at NT $150, making Ridgetech take the top spot in profit, stock price, and production capacity.
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2014-03-03

Flip Chip Propels Tong Hsing Electronics Industry Ceramic Substrate Technology

Large ceramic wafer manufacturer Tong Hsing Electronics Industries’ annual ceramic substrate for LED revenue grew 10 percent. As LED lighting applications mature, the LED industry is optimistic and is rapidly transforming the industry. New designs, materials, and manufacturing processes are being verified. Among these  flip-chip products were continually launched, driving demand for high heat resistance performance. The market anticipates that Tong Hsing will benefit.
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2014-03-03

Direct-type Backlight Technology in Lighting leads to Price Drop in Modules

With the rapid increase in LED lighting demands, LED manufacturers are continuing to develop module products with lower cost and simpler designs. Manufacturers have taken advantage of past direct-type backlight designs that use package components with few LEDs and include secondary optic lens, which allows for a wider luminosity angle and reduces the need for light guide plates.
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2014-03-03

Taiwan Provides Financial Assistance to Caribbean Island for Installation of LED Lights

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Mr. Lennie Lake said the money will be used to purchase 110 LED lights to be installed in the Frigate Bay area from Sugars Complex to Zenway Boulevard as well as the New Road Community Park.
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2014-03-03

Silicon Base Development Changes Name to Taiwan Semiconductor Lighting

Silicon Base Development has officially changed its name to Taiwan Semiconductor Lighting Co, Ltd. (TSLC), according to a recent announcement. The change will be effective as of March 1, 2014.
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2014-03-03

Epistar Secures Top Spot As New Round of Patent Strategies Begins

Mature LED applications are driving the industry into a new lighting era, and has opened up a new round of patent strategies. Taiwanese LED manufacturers have invested in technology R&D and patent strategies to acquire a niche in upcoming patent competition.
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2014-03-03

Osram Shareholders Formally Approve Chairman and Deputy Elections by the Managing Board and Supervisory Board

At the company’s first, public Annual General Meeting in Munich, the shareholders of OSRAM Licht AG signaled their formal approval of the actions of the members of the Managing Board and Supervisory Board for the 2013 fiscal year with 99.78 and 99.77 percent respectively.
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2014-03-03

DOE Announces 2013 Outdoor Winners for Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition

The 2013 winners in the outdoor category of the Next Generation LuminairesTM Solid-State Lighting Design Competition were announced at the Strategies in Light conference in Santa Clara, CA. Sponsored by DOE, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and the International Association of Lighting Designers, NGL was created to recognize and promote excellence in commercial LED lighting products.
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2014-03-03

Universal Display Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Financial Results

Universal Display Corporation, enabling energy-efficient displays and lighting with its UniversalPHOLED  technology and materials, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013.
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2014-03-03

Kathy Ireland Worldwide and LED Technologies Take Major Position in Skincare

LED Technologies announced today, a dynamic alliance with kathy ireland® Worldwide, to develop reVive™ Light Therapy for the partnership. The products include, luxurious and affordable skincare devices that offer the latest technology in four key areas: anti-aging; uneven skintone and hyperpigmantation; acne and skin healing. These FDA approved products are a new innovation in the skincare industry.
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2014-03-03

Consumers Petition for Option to Turn Off PS4 Controller LED Light Bar

Sony’s latest PS4 controller which comes with a LED bar has irked some consumers, according to a report by Product Review.com.
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2014-03-03

Precision Lighting Lights Up Tate Museum

A multi-stage transformation is currently underway at the Tate Britain. The initial stage sees the restoration of the oldest part of the Grade II-listed building; the Millbank Entrance, Rotunda and galleries in the south-east quadrant.
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2014-03-03

Peace of Mind with Philips EvoKit LED

The following Blog post on Philips EvoKit LED was written by Terry Spencer, Segment Marketing Manager, Office and Education at Philips Lighting.
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2014-03-03

Hubbell Lighting Launches Lighting Upgrade Program for U.S. Universities

In the U.S., colleges and universities spend an average of US$ 31,000 a year lighting a typical 50,000-square-foot classroom building—money wasted on utility and maintenance costs rather than the pursuit of academic achievements. To expedite and encourage savings, Hubbell Lighting announced a new energy efficient lighting program to cut electricity costs by 84%, enhance the quality of light and reduce the financial risk of upgrades.  
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2014-03-03

VIZIO Launches Smart LED Backlit HDTV

VIZIO announced the availability of its all-new 2014 E-Series Full-Array LED backlit HDTV collection. Backed by the brand's leadership in HDTV technology, the VIZIO E-Series line-up – now available at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Costco, Sam's Club, Target, VIZIO.com and Walmart – features Full-Array LED backlighting with Active LED Zones and the latest smart TV platform, VIZIO Internet Apps Plus®.
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2014-02-28

Hot Picks of the Week Feb. 24-28

This week Epistar and Philips catches market attention as the two companies enter a patent cross-license agreement. This is the first time that Philips has signed an agreement with a Taiwanese company. In addition, Samsung and HTC latest smartphones are incorporating dual-flash LEDs. China’s largest AlInGaP maker Changelight has finally made up its mind about entering the InGaN market. For further details please see below:
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2014-02-28

Human Responsive LED Fixture Adjusts to Movement

Canadian based designer Thibault Sld come up with lighting fixtures that are able to adjust and move in accordance to human activity in the room.
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2014-02-28

GLT Releases Omnidirectional LED Light Guides with Custom Distribution Profiles

Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), the world leader in edge-lit, LED-based light guides for general illumination, has introduced a new light guide that produces distinct customized emission patterns of light from the top and bottom surface.
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2014-02-28

Canada Amends Light Bulbs Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

The Canadian government has recently made amendments to minimum energy efficiency for 40W, 60W, 75W and 100W bulbs, according to a WTO custom and tariff website managed by the Chinese government. The new amendment will also allow the commercialization of a halogen lamp that was previously banned under the 2008 regulations.
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2014-02-28

Use of LED’s in Endoscopy and Laparoscopy

It was 1950 when Mr. Hopkins met Dr. Hugh Gainsborough, a gatroentreroligst at St. George’s Hospital London, where he was put forth with a challenge of illumination while operating within abdomen.  By 1954, Hopkins invented flexible glass rods which transmitted light from external light source to the inspecting tissue residing within the body of patient, which came to be known as rod lens system.  Concurrently early 1950 saw the birth of fibre optic light transmitting system which revolutionized the field of communication.
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2014-02-28

ESS LED Tube Lights To Be Available Through U.S. LED Authorized Dealer Networks

Peter Stein of Energy Saving Solutions (ESS) U.S. announced that it will be expanding its innovative energy-saving, guaranteed for life LED product line to include new quick-install, energy efficient LED tube lights, offered through its national authorized LED dealer network beginning in March 2014.
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2014-02-28

U-TEL to Launch Dimmable GU10 MR16 LED Lamp at TILS 2014

Presenting in the 2014 Taiwan International Lighting Show, U-TEL TECHNOLOGY will display a full series of line-voltage Dimmable GU10 base LED MR-16 with the following key features:
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2014-02-28

YEA Solar LED Lighting Introduces Product Portfolio

YEA Solar LED Lighting was devoted to the development and research of core technique of optoelectronics and heat dissipating module for years, we were successfully awarded several patents in USA.  With the rapid growth of LED application in high power lighting, we still continuously devote our attention to seek out all the possibility of higher efficacy for heat dissipation module, eager to provide outstanding and intelligent energy saving LED lighting devices.
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2014-02-27

UBS: Electech to Focus on Distribution Channels and Brand Building

Lower prices and government policies have stimulated the initiation of LED general lighting. From 2013 to 2015, the global lighting market will grow at 36 percent, 37 percent and 38 percent respectively. The residential LED lighting market demand will grow 157 percent, 90 percent and 62 percent respectively.
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2014-02-27

LED Industry Benefits From Rise of Wearable Devices

Wearable devices have stolen the show at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, according to Chinese-language United Evening News. Companies including Samsung, LG, Sony, and Huawei Device have all showcased their wearable designs at the show. Increasing investment from manufacturers is leading to a rise in sapphire material applications. Sapphire material prices began to rise at an average of 5-7% during 1Q14, which stimulated listed company Crystalwise Technology and ACME Electronics Corp. rising stock prices on Feb. 25, 2014. This in turn led to LED stocks strong growth.
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2014-02-27

Samsung Reveals World’s Smallest Flash LED Product

Package free products have been making waves in the LED industry since 2013. LED manufacturers have been investing in R&D for package free and CSP (chip-scale package) products, including Samsung who recently announced the release of  a new CSP product. The company is launching their completely new 1.3mm x 1.3mm flash LED which uses CSP technology, called FC1313. The CSP FC1313 is small in size, has more design flexibility, and low power consumption. It has become known as the world’s smallest flash LED product.
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