The LED industry has experienced unusually good performance during traditional slack season, according to a report by United Evening News. Backlight module manufacturers Unity Opto, Lextar, and Tekcore are optimistic as market demands for backlight rise. Benefiting from high resolution TV trend, TV backlight's high brightness demands have become even more evident, said industry insiders. Prices have stabilized following increase in luminosity despite fewer LED’s used and market polarization has become more evident as large companies expand. 

The LED industry took a hit in Feb. 2014 from fewer work days, due to Chinese Lunar New Year. Many manufacturers saw a dip in revenue from Jan. 2014. In comparison to the previous year manufacturers are seeing higher revenues due to increased demands in LED lighting. LED chip manufacturers Epistar and Epileds showed atypical growth in revenue this Feb. 2014 despite the traditional slack season, demonstrating  outstanding operational performance. 

 “Light” applications are everywhere, as long as a place has humans, there will be a need for light. According to different fields of spectrometer users, UPRTEK had released the uSPECTRUM PC Software for larger screens and create more convenient viewing environment, which allows users to control the MK350 devices with USB connection for multiple measurements comparing, sorting and analyzing data. uSPECTRM is not only provides existing functions of MK350 devices, but also provides .dll libraries for users wishing to custom program for MK350 devices.

The U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released a Snapshot Report on MR16 lamps, which utilizes the LED Lighting Facts® program's extensive product database to help industry stakeholders understand the current state and trajectory of the market for that class of products.

The U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released a special report on LED lamps available through the retail marketplace and targeted toward general consumers. The report follows similar reports published in 2011 and 2012. LED replacement lamps are available through many retail outlets, and CALiPER testing offers insights on performance trends from year to year.

Fairchild Semiconductor recently released a white paper on low power LED market and applications. The paper is written by the company’s Lighting Specialist Brian Johnson and Marketing Specialist James Lee. Below is an excerpt from the paper:

Bharat Book Bureau presents LEDs Used in Night Vision Imaging System Compatible Lighting - Global Market Forecast. This new report provides global market consumption of packaged light emitting diodes (LEDs), also known as component-level bulbs, used in Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compatible lighting for non-civilian use, such as military, law enforcement, emergency medical services (EMS) and related. 

Armin Mayer, Marketing Manager at GE Lighting explores in this article whether UK cities decision to turn off streetlights due to limited budgets is wise.

A researcher from NC State University (NCSU) Department of Chemistry has launched a fundraising project on crowdfunding platform Experiment to make environmental friendly OLEDs.

On Friday 28th of February, 2014 representatives of One World Technology of Suzhou and One World LED PTY LTD of Australia were invited for a meeting with Bright Oceans Corporation (BOCO) in Beijing, China to discuss potential hi-tech cooperation.

One of Edinburgh’s iconic gardens has been transformed into a field of swaying, colourful spheres as part of a unique art installation commissioned by City of Edinburgh Council.

For its 15th anniversary, Canada’s premier festival of lights conquered the hearts of visitors like never before. MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE, triumphed once again and provided plenty of action during its twelve day run from Feb 20 to March 2. Arts, gastronomy, outdoor activities and urban illumination make this top-rated international Lights Festival impossible to ignore. In Montreal, lights are synonymous with joy and fun. With an array of interactive lighting projections the city eclipses all others when it comes to playing and entertaining outdoors in the frigid winter weather. There is nothing like ingenious interactive lighting to get people outside, dancing and sliding in the streets.

LIGHTUP LED released its auto LED light bar collection, which comes with CE and RoHS approval. With CREE LED chips, these LED light bars are waterproof, dust-proof and explosion proof. Their quality and lumens have been greatly improved by the advanced technology and experience of LIGHTUP LED.

Hubbell Lighting announced  a state-of-the-art wireless lighting control solution for new and existing street lights--Hubbell Building Automation's (HBA) wiSCAPE™. Using a combination of universal street light modules and connecting gateways, wiSCAPE™ creates a sophisticated and secure wireless control network for maximum energy savings and intuitive asset management.

Lutron Electronics Co. Inc. will be showcasing its new Quantum® and EcoSystem® range extensions at Light + Building 2014, as well as the company’s latest LED dimming solutions, guest room capabilities, RF window treatments and faceplate style additions.

Taiwanese LED lead frame manufacturer I-Chuin’s revenue dropped in February this year, due to fewer work days during the Chinese holiday season and labor shortages after Chinese Lunar New Year. Consolidated revenue for February reached NT $ 419 million (US $13.8 million), MoM drop of 19.79 percent and YoY decline of 2.48 percent. 

MLS Lighting signed an order of RMB 1.42 billion (US $232 million) with 44 providential and regional dealers in China on Feb. 22, 2014. 

Feb. 2014 revenue for Taiwanese LED manufacturer Lextar reached NT $880 million, a 6.4 percent increase from the same period last year but a 27.7 percent drop from January. Combined revenue for January and February was NT $2.1 billion (US $69.4 million), increase of 18 percent from last year.

Viper Networks, Inc., an intelligent LED lighting solutions provider, is pleased to announce that in partnership with Apollo Metro Solutions, Inc., the Company has received LED Luminaries product approval from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Highways. Furthermore, the Company has forwarded a term sheet from a major U.S. bank to fund a $20 million transaction to finance manufacturing and delivery of Apollo's LED street lights for the initial order from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping.

New studies show that close contact to LED lights cause damage to our retinas. Is this really the case though?

With one stomp of his foot, Zhong Lin Wang illuminates a thousand LED bulbs – with no batteries or power cord. The current comes from essentially the same source as that tiny spark that jumps from a fingertip to a doorknob when you walk across carpet on a cold, dry day. Wang and his research team have learned to harvest this power and put it to work.

Coping with higher temperatures LEDs do have one weakness, though – they are extremely sensitive to variations and spikes in power. To function properly, they need a driver that ensures a constant supply of power at all times. This driver, which takes the alternating current from the grid and converts it into direct current with a reduced voltage, has a profound influence on the light yield and lifetime of the LED lamp as a whole. The demands placed on the driver electronics are correspondingly high. This has prompted researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Appli...

ForceField Energy Inc., a designer, seller and distributor of energy products and solutions, announced the signing of a LED lighting purchase order for the immediate sale and delivery of LED "High Bay" and LED fluorescent replacement lighting products to a warehouse facility of a Fortune 100 company located in southern United States.

The Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS) takes place on March 20-23, 2014, at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. The Zhaga Consortium will have a major presence at the show, thanks to support from its liaison partner Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA), as well as Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).  In the exhibition hall, the Zhaga Consortium can be found at booth number J0916. Visitors will be able to find information about the consortium’s work, and o...

When it arrived a little more than three years ago, the Nissan JUKE used innovation to create a whole new market segment. Just as the Nissan Qashqai pioneered the original crossover market, the JUKE used dramatic design and advanced technology to break new ground in a more compact crossover package.

GE's GTx™ LED traffic signals have been installed in the city of Bauru to provide energy-efficient traffic signal illumination. High visibility and light uniformity offered by GTx™ LED signals led the municipality to choose GE's LED transportation lighting solution. 

For heavy golfers that enjoy practicing moves late at night, a U.S.-based company Night Sport has launched a LED golf ball that illuminates the fairway when hit.

Beijing UgetLight (Ugetlight) is taking advantage of LED replacement trends under worldwide incandescent lamp bans by introducing its new generation of LED-"UGL" liquid-colored LED bulbs at Light+Building 2014 (Booth #10.1-G61), which will be held from March 30-April 4 in Frankfurt, Germany. Adopting liquid-cooling patent technology, liquid-cooled LED lights are now considered as the best replacement for traditional incandescent lamps.

LED stocks delivered the strongest performance on the Taiwan bourse on March 4, 2014, according to a report by Chinese-language Commercial Times.  The report attributed the performance to rising LED market penetration rates and China’s environmental policies discussed at two conferences. Taiwanese LED manufacturers Unity Opto, LedTech Electronics, Tekcore and other stock prices soared, while other LED companies also saw stocks rebound.

The LED industry is entering into the traditionally slack second quarter. LED manufacturers have increased backlight orders in March as large international TV brand manufacturers launch new products this quarter. In addition to rising demands for LED lighting, LED manufacturer production utilization rates have also seen an increase in March. LED chip manufacturer Epistar and LED package manufacturer Everlight saw a rebound in production utilization this month. Operational performance is also anticipated to increase.